The Christian Brothers' Auxiliary Generations of Support for the Lasallian Mission of DLS The Christian Brothers’ Auxiliary, the CBA, is built on traditions that date back to 1926 when De La Salle Collegiate opened its doors at Conner and Glenfield. Mothers of those first students met to meet the needs of the Christian Brothers who were sent to educate the young men in the Detroit area. Over the past nine decades, the CBA has expanded its mission to include fundraising events to support the needs of the school and its students.
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ers - the Fall Afternoon High Tea, the Christmas Arts and Crafts Show, and the Annual Fashion Show - the CBA has other special events, including Christmas and June parties, and their annual May Crowning in the school Chapel. The moms have also gone on tours and had potluck dinner meetings.
Notably, since 1982, the CBA has contribCurrent President Leslie Cahill, Brother Pat presents Rose DiVirgilio with her uted nearly $1.8 million, whose son Patrick graduated in 2000, 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award and in September gave said, “We are an enthusiastic group of the Capital Campaign new Moms and Alumni Moms who International Robotics Competition. $25,000, for a total of $400,000 to proudly serve together to make a difAnd they enabled every Brother to be ference in the DLS community, and we the Preserving the Legacy Campaign, able to see out of our windows and to begun in 2004. have fun at the same time. “ be warm in the winter. “ In addition to the Capital Campaign Leslie added, “Throughout the years, In 2009, the CBA initiated its Gifts, the CBA has provided things hundreds of women have continued to Lifetime Achievement Award to like chairs for the Chemistry lab and devote their time, talents, and finanrecognize women who have been the windows for the Brothers’ house, made cial contributions to help make CBA best examples of tireless service and donations to the Senior All-Night projects possible. Their dedication has lifelong dedication. helped bring success to our endeavors.” Party and the Music Boosters. At each Brother Tom notes that the CBA is graduation for the last several years, Their presence at De La Salle the CBA has presented a $500 award to more than just a fundraising group. adds an indefinable spirit to “Their presence at De La Salle adds an a senior. the school. indefinable spirit to the school. I could Brother Thomas Lackey commented, Brother Thomas Lackey get mushy and call it love. And yes, DLS President “The Christian Brothers’ Auxiliary is maybe that’s what it is.” one of the most important groups at Today the CBA, affectionately called De La Salle. They raise more revenue “The Mothers’ Club,” is made up of for the school than any other group The 2013 CBA Fashion Show many dedicated women, from new reby far. Their commitment helped will be held on Wednesday, cruits and freshmen moms, to the more build the new academic wing at DLS. March 13 at experienced members who stay on long They sent, and I say this with admiPenna's of Sterling. after their sons have graduated. ration and affirmation, a group of Tickets on sale ‘geeks’ to California to compete in the January 17, 2013 In addition to their three big fundrais-
