St. Jude Parish to honor outstanding individuals at 19th Annual Gala
Story, photos by Barbara McCormick
BOCA RATON — St. Jude Catholic Church of Boca Raton will honor a group of outstanding individuals who positively impact the lives of others in the parish and in the community at the 19th Annual
Gala.
The impressive affair will be celebrated in the Crystal Ballroom at the Delray Beach Marriott Hotel, 10 North Ocean. Blvd. on Saturday, November 19, 2011, beginning at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the evening’s festivities, which will include a social hour, dinner, dancing, raffle prizes, live entertainment and the presentation of the Crystal Awards to the honorees. The Christine E. Lynn Mt. Carmel Award will be presented to Very Reverend Michael T. Driscoll, O.Carm. for his dedication to St. Jude Parish since 1994.
Janna & Michael Chiappetta will receive the Ronald G. Assaf Benefactors Award for their generous contributions to St. Jude Church and the New Parish Family Life Center.
The St. Jude Special Recognition Award will honor Susan Lawton for her talents and loyalty as an administrator at St. Jude School.
Longtime community leaders Ron & Kathy Assaf will serve as the event’s honorary chairs.
Tickets for the gala are $175 per guest. Suggest dress is black tie optional. Bus transportation to the gala will be offered from the church parking lot to the Delray Beach Marriott by reservation.
For gala tickets, benefactor opportunities and information, contact Marie Leible, Event Chairwoman, at the St. Jude Office of Institutional Advancement at 561-314-1250.
