Joie de Vivre Experienced by All at This Year’s Spring Benefit
Chair Lynn-Anne Huck Chair-Elect Marcelle Decuir
By Kathryn Banks, Development Staff The sights and sounds of a Paris theatre were everywhere at the 2010 Spring Benefit: Passage to France, which took place on Saturday, April 17. The annual black-tie gala, organized by the Development Office and headed by parent volunteers, included a lively silent auction and cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner featuring French cuisine and exciting live auction. The unique decor, with the theme of “backstage at a Parisian theatre” in the ballroom, paid homage to a country with a long and rich history. The Spring Benefit started in the late 1980’s to support AIS’s mission of providing the increasingly global Atlanta community with an outstanding independent school. All proceeds from this benefit contribute towards financial aid scholarships, faculty development programs and continued preservation of the historic campus buildings. Chaired by Lynn-Anne Huck, this year’s Spring Benefit was a sold-out event attended by over 500 of the school’s community.The honorary chairs of this year’s Benefit were longtime friends of Atlanta International School, Anne Cox Chambers and Gerry Hull. Mrs. Chambers grew up in a house on Sheridan Road, just down the street from the AIS campus.
Advisory Committee Beatrice Anquez Edith Dehem Rose Ferguson Aisha Malik Jean-Christophe Pandolfi Pascale Viala Auction Chairs Peyton Nunez Jennifer Rudderman Auction Set-Up Chairs Linda Bruner Traci Slosberg Corporate Sponsorship Chair Eleanor Ratchford Newsletter Astrid Fontaine Student Art & Auction Preview Cynthia Normark Graphic Design Lisa Cannon Taylor Student Art Chair Betsy Carpenter Video Production John Mcafee Parent Baskets Bengu Sezer, Coordinator Elizabeth Azani Lois Beserra Lorraine Charman Verna Jennings Cleveland Christina Crawford Roxanna Dan Michelle Decoufle Robin Francis Zeynep Guenther Janice Howell Marie-Louise Kirchner Christine Le Corvec-Lefort Corinna Matthies Owen Caroline Pardy Susannah Parker Eleanor Ratchford Eileen Rose Sabine Sprott Jena Toledano Sylvia Williams Latife Yazmanoglu Committee Volunteers Emmanuelle Badarani Stephanie Bell Nadine Chamseddine Jennene Cheshire-Rea Isabel Coto Jennifer Culley
Mary Kay Darradji Nicci Mackey Dozier Farhad Eghtesadi Stefani Glass Dorothee Guimbal Dawn Hawkins Linda Heaviside Cherry Hymes Nathalie Israelite Roane Loudermilk Laurie Marion Kimberly Mitchem Rasmussen Cecile Noziere Silvia Nystrom Catherine Pandolfi Shefali Patel Mylene Petre Laura Poffenberger Deslie Quinby Beth Reeves Maschanika Richardson-Joseph Kathy Sanghani Amelia Schaffner Birgit Schwade Adi Selimovic Sonia Simon Jennifer Terwindt Stefan Terwindt Leslie Thomas Heather Triea Amparo Mantilla Vickers Patty Webb Marijan Yavari Special Thanks for Committee Cultivation Lisa Cannon Taylor Millennium Gate Museum, Atlantic Station Anis Bistro & Café Wine Styles Linda Bruner Lorraine Charman Verna Jennings Cleveland Eileen & Damon Rose Andrew Whitney Pascal Le-Deunff, French Consul Carole Scipion, “Attachée Culturelle,” French Consulate Michèle Oliveres, French American Chamber of Commerce Laura Murvartian Arnaud Michel AIS Faculty & Staff Volunteers AIS Development Department Event Volunteers
Atlanta International School Newsletter / Spring 2010 • Globetrotter
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