Day raise of an additional $ 105,500 . Lastly , the unsung heroes of this effort are the staff at Saint David ’ s who worked hard from behind the scenes to help communicate our message and support the volunteers every step of the way . Thank you to Maureen Barry , JP Hormillosa , Francesca Russo , RoseMarie Alfieri , Peter Martin , and Gian Jalaan for helping us cross the finish line .
Despite the numerous challenges this year has presented , the Saint David ’ s community rallied behind the cause and supported the C . O . R . E . Emergency Aid Fund wholeheartedly . The Fund raised over $ 561,000 , which included $ 457,000 in direct donations from 166 families . This surpassed our initial goal of $ 500,000 .
We are truly blessed to have such a supportive Saint David ’ s community in such an extraordinary year . To thank our community , in late February we hosted a virtual mocktail / cocktail demonstration which was generously
“ We belonged to a cause greater than ourselves and worked together in true Saint David ’ s fashion .”
donated by Geoffrey and Margaret Zakarian . The event included a Saint David ’ s cocktail shaker to help make the drinks , some great Saint David ’ s trivia and the opportunity to show our appreciation to the Saint David ’ s community . Thank you to the Zakarians for helping us close the Fund with such a festive evening .
Even though we could not enjoy our traditional Benefit Dinner Dance and Auction this year , we were able to keep the most important part of the Benefit alive . We banded together as a community . We stayed connected despite the distancing requirements . We belonged to a cause greater than ourselves and worked together in true Saint David ’ s fashion . It is the magic of belonging to this community that makes being at Saint David ’ s so special . Thank you to everyone who helped make the C . O . R . E . Emergency Aid Fund successful . See you at next year ’ s Benefit ! M
Cindy Wagner , current parent , chaired the C . O . R . E . Emergency Aid Fund .
To celebrate the success of the C . O . R . E . Emergency Aid Fund , Geoffrey and Margaret Zakarian generously provided a virtual mocktail / cocktail demonstration .
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