Sip ’n Bid

2021 Merion Mercy Academy

Merion Mercy hosted our 45th annual Sip ’n Bid, Let it Snow, a gala auction and dinner party on November 20, 2021.

We are so grateful to all those who generously supported our biggest annual fundraiser, Let it Snow Sip ’n Bid, attended by our current parents and caregivers, alumnae, parents of alumnae, faculty, staff, trustees, and friends. With the help of over 100 volunteers, our audience totalled more than 1,000 participants and donors from across the county and around the world. In-person guests were treated to signature cocktails from award-winning Revivalist Spirits, donated by Scott and Margaret Avellino, P’22.

This time-honored event has become one of the most anticipated social fundraisers of the year. The best part of this event? We come together as a community and raise crucial funding to support every aspect of a Merion education. The monies you raise and contribute go directly to providing more than 400 girls—and our future girls—an experience steeped in Mercy values that will continue to provide its promise of living Mercy and seeking justice for years to come.

Faculty member Pat Sack and Maria Miele Boyd ’72, P’05 Meghan Gaffney Wells ’02 joins the live bidding for Phillies tickets.

WE EXTEND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, WHO HELP FUND OUR AUCTION AND ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT. WE LOVE OUR LET IT SNOW SPONSORS!

Premier Sponsor MMA Board of Trustees

Sapphire ($5,000+) Jim & Debbie Lee Gaffney, P’00, ’02, ’04 and Goshen Mechanical Contractors

Platinum ($2,500+) Scott and Mimi Avellino, P’22 and Revivalist Spirits David and Annabelle Mirra, P’23 and Affairs To Be Remembered Moore Brothers Wine Company Dan and Lisa O’Mara, P’23 and O’Mara State Farm Insurance Agency Brian and Miriam Polillo O’Neill ’78, P’07, ’09, ’16

Gold ($1,000+) Aramark Carlino’s Market Christopher and Linda Hillmann P’23 and Hillmann Consulting, LLC KDI Office Technologies Jane Licata Massey, P’08 In Memory of Gregory J. Nowak, Father of Elise ’12 & Madeleine ’18 Trevis and Alexandra Parson, P’22 Kelly and Sean Ryan, P’24 and Ashwood Solutions Francis and Renee Scullin, P’22 and Event Strategy Group Laura Vague, P’22 Siver ($500+) Balfour Publishing Laura and Tony Farrell Jones Turf Lou and Lisa Marchese, P’14, ’15 and Marchese Opticians & Sunglasses Boutique Joseph and Mary Beth McMahon, P’22 O’Connell & Co. Lorri Palko and Love, Money, Purpose LLC Waldron Mercy Academy Bronze ($250+) Rebecca Rimmer Antczak ’90 Brendan and Jennifer Arnott, P’22 Jennifer and Anthony Assetto, P’25 and In The Fringe, LLC B & E Sportswear Biddle Design The Ciminero Family, P’23 Hung Dang and Xuanthuy Pham, P’24 Elfant Wissahickon REALTORS Theresa Tensuan-Eli and Quinn Eli, P’22 John and Lisa Figge, P’25 Charles Friel, Inc. Louis and Tanya Grandizio, P’25 Amy and TJ Lynch, P’25 Berdj and Liz Mazmanian, P’19 McCloskey Financial Group Neumann University Norman Carpet One Octo Designs Martin and Lisa Purcell, P’09, ’15, ’23 Shamrock Food Distributors Eva Girod Wertman ’65