Blessed Marie Rose Society PRESIDENT’S DINNER

Each year, the Academy hosts the Blessed Marie Rose Society President’s Dinner to honor members of the BMR Society for their generosity and dedication to the school. Named for our foundress, Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, the society recognizes contributors of cumulative gifts of $1,500 or more during each fiscal year. Guests gathered in the Michael and Candace Valdes Gallery on the evening of Oct. 6 for cocktail hour and hors d’oeuvres followed by the dinner reception and program on the Lynch Family Stage. Entertainment from the Quarter Notes and a heartfelt speech from Academy senior Raquelle Elson enhanced the celebratory night.

Raquelle shared, “I will be forever grateful for all of you and the gifts you have given this school. Without you, my life would be completely different, and many of the things I have accomplished thus far would only exist in my wildest dreams.” Her words reaffirm our work as a Catholic school founded and guided by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.