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2007 Fr. Carron
Scholarship Fundraiser Recap
"Would You
Like to See the School?"
That was the question posed by Loyola 9th
and 10th graders as they greeted guests who were enjoying a
glass of cider after leaving the Chapel from the 2:30 Mass that
began our Sunday, October 14th Malcolm Carron Scholarship Fundraiser,
An Afternoon at Loyola.
Even though many guests had visited Loyola before, most opted for
the tour…and all remarked on how special it was to see the
classrooms, labs, and library through the eyes of a young man relatively
new to the tour guide business who was so pleased to show off "his"
school, his home away from home.
Chaired by Marianne & Bill Bolton and Mary Lynn &
Pete Prokop, who were assisted by a Steering Committee of special
friends of the school, An Afternoon at Loyola was a warm,
friendly gathering of over 200 guests who helped raise $80,000 plus
for Carron Scholarships. After seeing the school, guests enjoyed
cocktails and a light supper in the gym, which was dressed for the
occasion with round tables covered in terra cotta and goldenrod
colored clothes with centerpieces of fall flowers. The wonderful
sounds from Brassjar Music, a group lead by John Rutherford
(son of long-time Loyola friends, Pat and Charlie Rutherford),
provided just the right background music.
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special focus of the afternoon was the presentation of the Malcolm
Carron Award to Jane and Ray Cracchiolo, two of Fr. Carron’s
special friends. In introducing them, Rev. David Mastrangelo, S.J.,
told how Jane and Ray had attended the 1993 Opening Mass for Loyola
at the St. Francis Home for Boys (where Loyola spent its first year),
of their continued interest in the students from those early days
and their unwavering support of the school. In accepting the award,
Ray spoke of his and Jane’s commitment to Loyola’s unique
mission and their joy in seeing the progress of the young men. [Click
on the photo for a larger image.]
The afternoon concluded with a truly remarkable announcement
by Rev. Robert Scullin, S.J., Provincial of the Detroit Province
Jesuits, of a $2 million gift from the Province to Loyola’s
Faith in the Future campaign. In sharing this good news, Fr. Scullin
spoke of the Jesuit’s commitment to the mission on Loyola:
educating teenage males from Detroit and surrounding suburbs who
need a little extra help to reach their full academic potential.
Not only did Fr. Scullin’s announcement mark the public phase
of the Faith in the Future campaign, but it also served to emphasize
that it is the friendship and support of friends such as Jane and
Ray, as well as many others, that has allowed Fr. Carron’s
vision for Loyola to take hold and flourish…which is the reason
for the campaign.
[Click
on any photo below for a larger image.]
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(left to right) Long-time friends of Loyola, Grace Hoey, Bishop
John Quinn,
Carolyn and Dennis Flynn enjoyed an Afternoon at Loyola. |
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De’Angelo Harris ’09 shows Mary Jo Wall the fetal
pig he waiting to dissect this spring in his Biology class. |
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(left to right) Trayon Nash ’09 and Thomas Hervey ’09,
show Stuart Dow a copy of last year’s Loyola Yearbook. |
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Guests enjoy cocktails and a light supper is Loyola’s
gym, which never looked better! |
STEERING
COMMITTEE
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Nancy
& Tom Angott
Vicki & Richard Baks
Margaret & Bill Beauregard
Anne & Chris Blake
Joanne & Ed Cherney
Honorable Maura Corrigan
Linda & Mike Costello
Mary Jo & Chip Dawson
Betty & Terry Desmond
Pat Donaldson
Carolyn & Denny Flynn
Grace Hoey
Ann & Mark Houska
Tony Jenkins
Anne & John Kennedy
Maureen & Frank Jerneycic
Anne & John Kennedy
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Dianne
Jones & Joe Laymon
Bishop John Quinn
Kathleen & George McCann
Colleen & Mike Monahan
Linda & Bill Morrow
Anne & Gerry Mularoni
Mary Kay & Jim Noteman
Gerri & Ed Parks
Cathy & Norm Schmitt
Colette & John Sirhal
Denise & Joey Starr
Frank Stella
Honorable Michael Talbot
Joan & Mike Timmis
Mary Jo & Steve Wall
Joan & Wayne Webber
Monsignor John Zenz |
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