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IGNITE
The Annual Can ’ t-Miss Event at the Prep Funding Jesuit Education Since 2018
Guests at IGNITE 2022 : An Evening in Spain on April 9th , 2022 .
S ince 2018 , current and past parents , as well as alumni spanning classes from 1960 through 2015 and their guests have gathered on campus for the annual Igniting Our Mission ( now IGNITE ) benefit , the most prominent of Fordham Prep ’ s annual events .
The popular party at the Prep , which has raised $ 2.2 million to date , features a live auction with MC and NBC sportcaster Bruce Beck , a strolling dinner , open bars , whiskey tables sponsored by Tony Russo ’ 57 of Aries Wine & Spirits , specialty cocktail stations , live music , and dancing . Each year , the benefit ’ s festive atmosphere makes for an event filled with special moments for members of the Fordham Prep community and friends to enjoy .
Funds raised at the annual event help the Prep to continue providing its students with a quality Jesuit education in the Bronx in enhanced learning environments . Funds have gone to support iSTEAM and other educational programs , Global Education , IGNITE Scholarships , and capital improvements such as the East Wing Project and the Adlerman Makerspace .
“ The IGNITE event at Fordham Prep is known as the best party of the year !” said Co-President of the Past Parent Association Joanne Aventuro P ’ 15 , ’ 18 , ’ 21 . Her husband , Chris Aventuro , agrees . “ Each year the Commons is transformed into a festive party venue where more than 500 guests celebrate being part of Fordham Prep . It is a special
night where the community supports the school ’ s Jesuit mission ,” she continued .
While the pandemic canceled the in-person benefit in 2021 , the Virtual Igniting Our Mission celebration with viewers at home still managed to break records . The event , which traditionally attracts a crowd of over 500 people , won two CASE Circle of Excellence
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