On Sunday, October 19, over 120 guests enjoyed paella, tapas, sangria and beautiful sunny fall weather while celebrating the heritage of St. Dominic with our DSPT fundraiser, Sunday in Spain. Our annual auction, in the new venue of our own beautiful campus garden, was a great success, raising funds for the school through a silent auction, live auction and a special fund-a-need appeal for equipment to assist the DSPT distance learning program. This year’s event exceeded our goals on all counts.
Moving the event to our Berkeley campus afforded us a wonderful opportunity for our students and friends to gather to prepare for the event. Dedicated volunteers spent many fun hours, planning, cooking and preparing, both before and during the event, building a genuine esprit de corps within our community. A very special thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers!
On behalf of our President, Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP, we want to extend our thanks to the many benefactors who attended and supported our event. We are especially grateful to all who donated to the silent and live auctions, attended the dinner and generously bid on the wonderful items.
Lastly, thank you to our own Auction Committee: Event Chair and DSPT student, Debra Nichols and Committee members Eileen Bitten, Bill Comstock, Marilyn Knight and Ciel Mahoney. Thank you also to all our staff, who created such a successful afternoon, and to all our students, friends and supporters who helped to make this a memorable event. We sincerely hope to see you all again next year!
