The Monthly Newsletter for Gill St. Bernard’s School
December 2013
A Day of Fashion, Friends and Finds More than 240 guests joined together November 12 for the Parents’ Association’s 18th annual fall Fashion Event: In Style, Every Day, Every Wear at the Bridgewater Manor. This year, the Fashion Event raised $39,000 for the GSB Parents’ Association, which helps financially support the school to enrich the lives of students. Event goers received a look at this season’s hottest trends during a Fashion Show presented by The Red Toad women’s fashion boutique of Gladstone, N.J. and special guest Hunter Bell— season two winner of NBC’s Fashion Star. In all, Taking a moment to celebrate a successful Fashion Event, (l. to r.) Parents’ 12 parents, faculty members and administrators, Association President Lee Amoroso P ’11, ’13, ’19 with Fashion Show Co-chairs Sharon Macak P ’20, ’22, ’25, ’27, Sheri Cohen P ’22, ’23 and Tracey Sloan P ’19, including Danielle Babinec P ’21, ’22, Julie and Headmaster Sid Rowell. Bliss-Chan P ’20, ’22, Ilona Bozek P ’24, Allyson Daly P ’28, ’27, Jill Gateman P ’17, ’20, Kassandra Hayes P ’18, Diane Lipnickey, Julie Margolis P ’16, ’20, Pippa Michaels P ’18, Elise Smith, Takisha Sulton P ’20 and Janine Udoff P 16, ’18, ’21, ’23 volunteered to rock the runway. Event Co-chair Tracey Sloan P ’19, who managed the school’s partnership with The Red Toad and helped coordinate the show, extended a special thanks to all models and also to The Red Toad’s owner Barbara Davis P ’11 without whom the event would have been impossible. “Barbara spent countless hours and donated countless resources to make this year’s Fashion Show a truly unique and fashion-forward event for our parents and friends,” said Sloan. When not perusing gift and fashion merchandise from boutique vendors like The Furnished Paw, Enjou Chocolat and Abra Couture, many tested their luck on the ever-popular Pandora’s Box. This year’s keys offered contestants a chance to win up to 23 luxury items, from fine jewelry to handbags and more. Others took a chance on the 57 Not-Just-Baskets on display—containing between $250 and $800 in fabulous prizes. The well-received BLING item—“No Apron Needed”—also featured over $1,200 in gift cards to area restaurants! Along with Sloan, Co-chairs Sheri Cohen P ’22, ’23 and Sharon Macak P ’20, ’22, ’25, ’27 created an exciting and successful event. A warm thanks to all who attended, donated to and supported this year’s fundraiser.
Far right: A total of 12 parents, faculty members and administrators, including Kassandra Hayes P ’18, volunteered to rock the runway at this year’s Fashion Show; Bottom row, from left: A job well done! Tracy Silverschotz P ’18 (l.) congratulates Pippa Michaels P ’20 on her debut on the runway; Fashion, friends and finds for (l. to r.) Not-Just-Baskets Co-chair Kathleen Brown P ’24, ’26, her guest Liana Chirachella, LaShonda Chaney P ’18, ’20 and Melissa Lapper P ’21, ’24; With key in hand, Lisa Connell P ’11, ’13, ’16 makes a wish that this is the key that will unlock Pandora’s Box.
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