INEVENTS
ST. LUCY’S AUXILIARY TO THE BLIND 52ND MEDALLION BALL
The 52nd Medallion Ball was held at the
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, and it was an
evening all about the girls! St. Lucy’s
Auxiliary to the Blind (SLA) honored 112
Medallion Candidates for their commitment
to volunteer service and dedication to
putting others before themselves. The Most
Reverend David A. Zubik, D.D., presented
the medallions during the event. The 2015
Medallion Ball honored young women from
all over the region, including Allison Park,
Mars, McMurray, Carnegie, Mt. Lebanon,
Upper St. Clair, Jefferson Hills, Glenshaw,
Bridgeville, McKeesport, Peters Township,
Cranberry, Presto, Shadyside, Sewickley,
Oakmont, Wexford, Moon Township,
Gibsonia, Murrysville, Export, Fox Chapel
and Bethel Park.
Over the past three years, these young
women volunteered a total of approximately
24,000 hours to serve those in need. To
qualify for the Medallion Ball, the candidates
were required to complete a minimum of
150 hours of volunteer service, but many
completed much more. At the 2015 event,
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Lauren Wholey was specially honored,
having completed 487 total volunteer hours
— the highest of the 2015 candidates.
2015 Honored Medallion Ball Candidates:
Isabella Alampi, Sarah Anania, Samantha
Andrekanic, Rachael Bartlett, Mackenzie
Bittner, Molly Bootman, Paige Borst,
Katherine Brosky, Emma Buerger, Candace
Burgess, Katherine Carnivale, Aubrey
Carson, Dominique Cognetti, Tatyana
Cook, Christine Cooper, Cecelia Cromer,
Anna D’Alesandro, Emily De Iuliis, Gina
DiCarlo, Amy Donahue, Regina Dongilli,
Lauren Drake, Madeline Drexler, Bridget
Ebbert, Kiersten Elliot, Frankie Exler, Sara
Falso, Jane Fitzgerald, Emily Fleming, Mira
Fontana, Michele Gala, Maggie Gallegos,
Emme Germanos, Megan Gibbaons, Paige
Gilberg, Kara Gisleson, Olivia Gottschalk,
Nora Gregor, Martha Groninger, Kenadi
Grumski, Kassandra Grumski, Kelly
Haggerty, Nathalie Hassoun, Paige Hennion,
Jenna Hertzer, Emily Hoover, Stephanie
Hopta, Kathleen Horner, Holly Jewart, Bailey
Kocent, Jessica LaLama, Kate Lehr, Abbey
LoBello, Gretchen Loeffler, Annamarie
Lovre, Mary Rose Lowman, Alexandra
Lugares, Isabelle Maher, Allison Manalo, Eve
Matten, Colleen McCarthy, Megan McGann,
Katharine McGhee, Anne McGonigle, Sarah
McGrady, Lucy McKeever, Leigh McLinden,
Elizabeth McMurry, Victoria McNemar,
Kelly McSteen, Ashley Mell, Caysie Moody,
Jacqueline Noca, Mary O’Brien, Erin Pacalo,
Sydney Pell, Elizabeth Pierce, Elizabeth
Pokol, Christina Pollice, Kayla Powers,
Athena Pyros, Jessica Rach, Cara Ravasio,
Rachael Ray, Riley Restori, Kristine Riley,
Claudia Ripepi, Emily Robosson, Isabella
Salvi, Molly Saszak, Sadie Saxton, Hayley
Schlosser, Maura Sheedy, Fabiola Shipley,
Carolyn Skowron, Emma Sledge, Jennifer
Snyder, Alexandra Steve, Mackenzie Stewart,
Martha Stock, Stephanie Stoessel, Rachel
Sudo, Isabel Tarcson, Marina Thornton, Mia
Vento, Vanessa Vogel, Elizabeth Watson,
Maura Wells, Reilly Welsh, Reagan Whelan,
Lauren Wholey, Gabrielle Zacharia, Anna
Zacur, Andrea Zagorski.
PHOTOS BY RON RICHARDS PHOTOGRAPHY