JESUIT PERSPECTIVES • SPRING 2017 33 A Gorgeous Gaudiosa 2017 600 guests who provided recordsetting support for Jesuit’s fi nancial aid program. (Gaudiosa 2014 also raised a little more than $700,000.) Under the direction of Auction Chair Kathryn Sutton, P ’18 and Auction Catalog Chair Cathy Hohs, P ’17, more than 300 sensational silent auction items were showcased, and live auction items included world-class dining with French-trained chef Fr. Douglas Hypolite, S.J. (who returned to Gaudiosa again this year from where he teaches at Strake Jesuit in Houston), and vacations to Italy, Napa Valley, and the British Virgin Islands. A student classical guitar ensemble, spectacular Flamenco dancers from the Columbia Restaurant, amazing student art used both as decorations and as prized silent auction items, a live band, and dancing all contributed to the vibrant atmosphere. Student speaker Matthew Olivera- Guzman ’17 provided the most impactful moment. Olivera-Guzman Amy Rivait (center) with Virginia and Marcus Damm, P ’19, Gaudiosa Grand Underwriters Classical guitar ensemble Matthew Olivera-Guzman ’17 Gaudiosa dance fl oor Laura and Michael DeLucia, P ’05, ’08, Gaudiosa Grand Underwriters Live auction bidding helped raise shared his remarkable family story, beginning with his parents coming to the United States from Peru and Mexico with little means, to his love of the brotherhood he has experienced at Jesuit, which would not have been possible without fi nancial aid. And the evening also featured the announcement of a major capital gift. Steve Jenkins ’75, the CEO of Pharmaceutical Associates, for years has demonstrated exemplary leadership in helping advance the mission of Jesuit. At Gaudiosa, before more than 600 enthusiastic Jesuit supporters, school president Fr. Richard C. Hermes, S.J. announced that Jenkins and his wife, Carole, had made an extraordinary $2.5 million gift toward Jesuit’s $40 million ‘For Greater Glory’ capital campaign. (For more information about Jenkins’ transformative donation, see p. 30.) Scan here to view a video recap of Gaudiosa 2017: An Evening in Barcelona Decorations Co-Chairs Elvia Rivera, P ’14 and Annette Sanchez, P ’17 Carole and Steve Jenkins ’75 made a $2.5 million capital campaign gift $703,000 at Gaudiosa 2017
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