SPECTACULAR AUCTION SETS NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD

April 15, 2023 was indeed spectacular!

Thanks to the incredible selflessness and leadership from our 2023 Spectacular Auction Co-Chair Couples, this year’s event edged out the previous fundraising record from 2021. Shannon & Patrick Lillis served as the first Legacy Co-Chair Couple, returning to service after co-chairing the 2022 auction. They were joined this year for “Rock Solid” by Natalie & Kyle Hartman ’91, Christy & Mike Poe, and Amanda & Lawrence Tynes

Shannon Lillis, who also serves Rockhurst as a Trustee, remarked of herself and her husband, Patrick, “We are both Jesuit-educated, and we deeply believe in the mission of the Catholic, Jesuit education provided by Rockhurst. It can truly be life-changing.” She continued, “We hope that the leadership continuity that the Legacy Co-Chair system provides will create momentum from year to year and set up Rockhurst

Spectacular for even greater success in the future, allowing more students to receive the level of financial assistance they need to receive a Rockhurst education.”

“Rock Solid” reached capacity, selling out at 575 registrations a week before the event. With a full house, Fr. Vince Giacabazi, SJ, Principal, and David Laughlin, President, entertained guests throughout the night of fun and entertainment in support of The Rock. Ten incredible items, ranging from a one-of-a-kind NFL Draft experience to a dinner with the Rockhurst Jesuits to a puppy, were auctioned off live by the Nigro Brothers; and hundreds of other great items were available for bidding online.

Dinner, live music, dancing, and a toast in memory of “Rockhurst’s Mom,” Judie Scanlon, were also highlights of the night.

Spectacular raised more than $1.51 million to support Rockhurst tuition assistance. These proceeds impact 47% of currently-enrolled families, making the Rockhurst experience possible for their sons.

Make sure you are part of the Spectacular fun next year — mark your calendar for April 20, 2024!

This annual blessing would not be possible without the alumni, parents, grandparents, past parents, and friends who annually help build the Rockhurst eyrie (the nest of a hawk) which supports the young men of our great Catholic, Jesuit tradition at Rockhurst. Thanks to this community support, as our Hawklets soar from this eyrie, they in turn become leaders in the community.

EYRIE FUND contributions are annual gifts supporting the daily operations of Rockhurst High School to keep Jesuit formation and education a vibrant and accessible option for families throughout the Kansas City metropolitan region. Every student at Rockhurst benefits from your support because the operational gap between tuition and operating costs is $2,195 per student.

Gifts to the EYRIE FUND enable us to enact our mission, as your gifts to this fund provide resources supporting everything we do, including academics, co-curriculars, athletics, community service, and pastoral ministry.

Your philanthropic generosity also allows us to provide $2.7 million in financial assistance direct to students who would not be part of our Rockhurst community were it not for donor generosity.

Your prompt commitment to provide support of the EYRIE FUND will enable your gift to create impact right away.

If you’d like to speak with someone directly about your philanthropic support, please call Diane Marty, Vice President of Philanthropy & Engagement, at 816.363.2036 x538 or email dmarty@ rockhursths.edu.

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Whether you are an alumnus, parent, grandparent, past parent, or friend you know the impact of a Rockhurst education for our graduates - and, as men for others - for the world.

We look forward to embarking on another year of thriving for your collective sons, brothers, and friends, and invite you to make Rockhurst High School your top philanthropic priority for the results you are experiencing yourselves… and watching take flight in today’s Hawklets.

Your gift is their present… and their future.

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