GATES MILLS, Ohio — Nearly 400 guests attended Gilmour Academy’s “A Night in the Garden: Celebrating Our Stars” fundraiser held Saturday (Sept. 20) on the school’s grounds, 34001 Cedar Road in Gates Mills.
The event was held as a celebration of Gilmour’s “stars” — its faculty and students. All proceeds from the event will be directed to faculty and student programming.
Held outdoors under tents, “A Night in the Garden” was, as its name suggests, held within the campus’s Tudor Gardens, behind Tudor House.
The evening included dinner, cocktails, entertainment by The Bluewater Kings Band, and silent and live auctions.
Auction offerings included private dinners at EDWINS and Cru Uncorked; trips to Cancun, Park City and Rattlesnake Island; premier Notre Dame football tickets; dinner at The Shoreby Club, followed by a chauffeured sunset cruise; tickets to a concert at Sphere Las Vegas; a private charter flight and golf for four at Conway Farms Golf Club in Chicago; Disney Park Hopper passes; a 14kt diamond bracelet; and more.
Serving as the event’s honorary chairs were Jim and Kathy Pender, Gilmour trustees and past Gilmour parents and grandparents who have been loyal supporters of the school for more than four decades.
Co-chairs were current and past parents Stephanie and Bryan Panteck, and past parents Christina and Dave Peterson.
Joe Girvan was the evening’s auctioneer, while emcees were long-time Gilmour faculty members Carmel Fantelli, social studies department chair and Middle and Upper School social studies instructor, and John Malloy, who serves as head coach of Gilmour’s boys varsity A hockey team and girls golf team, is assistant athletic director for ice programming, and is also an admission/advancement officer.
Fantelli is in her 28th year at Gilmour, and Malloy his 29th.
Table sponsorships and event sponsorships ranged from the $1,000 level to the $50,000 level. Top sponsors included Kathy and Jim Pender, Dr. Kevin M. and Kristen S. Stein, H&M Landscaping, Brunswick Auto Mart, Michael J. and Jacqueline Baird, Gregory and Jennifer Fritz, Jeffrey D. and Nicole L. Haas, The Howley Foundation, Medina Auto Mall, Panzica Construction Co., Zenith Systems, and Jon S. and Brandis Deitelbaum.
