Ban the Bootleggers Bash
More than 200 sisters and guests enjoyed an evening of good company, great music, incredible hors d’oeuvres, and local beverages at the special 170th anniversary fundraiser, Mother Ignatia's Ban the Bootleggers Bash, last Saturday. Scroll down for pictures. We are grateful for our event sponsors: $3,000 Speakeasy Sponsors, Betsy Vorsheck and Kathleen Scheppner; $1,000 Bootleg Bar Sponsors, Paula Michalegko and Chuck Guagliardi; $500 Lakefront Sponsor, Bob and Linda Lentz; $170 Anniversary Sponsors, Cheryl Bough, Mary Hoffman and Mary Ellen Lieb, Margaret Kloecker, Pam Mead, Diane and Paul Morris, Kathleen Pae, Barb Roseborough, In honor of the Sisters who taught at St. Gregory School.
Monastery kitchen, maintenance, and communication and development staff helped make the event possible with the coordination of Michelle Basista, CFRE, Development Associate. Many volunteers helped plan, decorate, prepare baskets, take tickets, and park cars. The extended Benedictine community came together in beautiful ways to create a beautiful evening and raise funds for the good works of the Erie Benedictines. Enjoy the pictures below.
