Inspiration
Our Fifth Annual gala came to an end and became part of our history on March 27, 2010. It will be remembered for many firsts:
1. The first Latin extravaganza ever hosted by Caritas. Thank you to Myrna Kahan, Toni Reyes and the incredible entertainers that brought culture, and outstanding performances of dance to the event.
2. The first sell out Gala in our history. We sold out and added 17 extra seats to accomodate some of the additional requests we had for seats.
3. The first Gala to have a Title sponsor of $25,000.00. Thank you, Emery Village BIA and Giorgio Mammoliti.
4. The first Gala to feature Miss World International as a spoksperson for Caritas and the work we do.
5. The inspired singing of Grace by our friend, Robert Pilon.
6. Most importantanly, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and guests, the first Gala in our history to raise $100,000.00 to fund the Caritas Project!!!!!!
On behalf of the Boards of Caritas, I want to express our sincere gratitude in showing your support for the work we do and most importantly for helping us help the residents that need us. Your generosity helps make this world a better place for them, their families and our community.
Reflecting on the success of the Gala, I would be remiss not to mention the hard work and dedication of our Gala Committee, Silvana Tibollo, Paula DiBattista, Maria Chiodo, Lina Variano, Erma Varrano, Lucia Sturino, Teresa Tiano, Franca Linardi and Myrna Kahan. I hope they find the time to repeat what they did next year and perhaps even build on it to make it bigger and better!
I was at a lunch a few months ago and a priest was asked to say Grace. He stood up and said, the shortest and best prayer I ever heard. It was one simple word that if truly appreciated and said with sincerity is all that one needs to say. I want to pray for all of you that have through generosity of time and money made this the most successful event of our history. As I said, the prayer is one simple word and I ask that you accept it from the hearts of our Boards, volunteers, staff and residents, “Thank you” .
