Adam Noonan ’13, Sydney Clark ’13, Marie Zaccagnino ’14 and Lauren Randaccio ’13
The 35th Anniversary Derby Day Auction by Genevieve Carbone On May 5, Nichols celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Derby Day Auction. The Auction was an astounding success, attributed to the dedication and hard work from the Chairs of the event, Kristan Carlson Andersen ’80 & Robin Bronstein and Cynthia & Frank Ciminelli II. For this epic occasion, the original chairs of the 1979 Derby Day Auction, Connie & Jack Walsh ’63 and Bonnie & Fritz Spitzmiller ’57 served as our Honorary Chairs. For our 35th anniversary event, we are elated to announce we raised $260,000 – the most funds ever for the School! We could not have achieved this great success without the dedication of our Committees and parent volunteers who worked diligently throughout the year. A special thank you to all of our additional Committee Chairs: David & Jessica Brason, Carol Sibick, Jenna Brinkworth, Monica Angle, Traci Ackerman, Clare Poth ’81, Rich Gicewicz, Kevin Hogan, Pam Marcucci, Siobhan Millar, Darcy Donaldson Zacher ’86, Anita Ballow, Sheila Kowalski, Laura Reindl, Sasha Yerkovich, Cheryl Zaccagnino, Jackie Ennis, Michelle Rosenberg Parentis ’86 and Kevin & Joanne Ryan. The Derby Day Auction gained momentum early on, boasting sold-out sponsorships months in advance. We are infinitely grateful to our generous sponsors: M&T Bank, Triple Crown Sponsor; Amstar of Western New York, Buffalo Neurosurgery Group, Noco, Secretariat Sponsors; The Courtyards LLC, Phillips Lytle LLP, Uniland Development Company and Union Concrete. To all our generous donors, guests and sponsors, it could not have happened without your time, talent and efforts. Additionally, we would like to thank all who attended the event. We received overwhelming generosity and truly appreciate your continued support. We are excited to announce our 2013 Chairs, Joseph & Sheila Kowalski and John & Laura Reindl! We look forward to your new ideas making next year’s event a great success.
Jan Robinson, Daphne Williams and Kathy Gabryel
Kristina Saperston Semple ’98 & Craig E. Semple ’98 and Alexis Muscato Agnello ’98
Fall/Winter 2012
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