On Saturday, April 18, we hosted our biennial Benefit at the beautiful Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles. This year’s theme was La Dolce Vita, and the sweet life was well represented by more than 250 attendees, all there in support of our new Leadership Initiative. We could not be more grateful to our Benefit Co-Chairs, Felina Mahoney P’26 28 30 and Emily Vencatachellum P’27 31, and Auction Co-Chairs Donna Glassford P’27 and Gabriela Le Marie P’29. Thank you to Morgan King P’29 ’23, who zipped in on his Vespa to serve as our Maestro dell'entusiasmo.The committee chairs and their volunteers spent countless hours making this such a successful and special evening, truly embodying the notion that leadership is a mindset, and to serve is to lead. It is fitting that we are raising funds for an endowment that will help to foster these skills in our students.

We don’t have our official numbers yet, but we believe this is our most successful benefit to date. Thank you to our incredible sponsors and underwriters, auction donors, and winners, and a special thank you to all the generous donors who participated in a paddle raise that generated over $250,000. The leadership reflected in our community is inspiring. Grazie mille!