The Messenger - Paradise Island 2021

Summer 2021

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IWA Hosts Annual

Our Virtual Fundraiser was a success because of YOU!

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The Impact your support makes Sponsors, Angels and Donors Auction Donors Our volunteers have big hearts Raffle results Chromebooks Event photos

Thank you for making a difference!

We were truly honored by all of the support that poured forth to make our signature fundraiser a success. This year’s event was coined Paradise Island reboot 2.0, because our 2020 event had to be canceled. While we were hoping to host our 2021 fundraiser in person, it was not God’s plan for this year. Thankfully, we already had a strategy in place and had access to all the tools necessary to go virtual.

In order to host a successful virtual event, we redesigned how and when our specialty auctions and raffle were held. Thanks to our mobile bidding platform, we were able to sprinkle our auctions throughout the year and our raffle went 100% virtual.

We are deeply grateful to our volunteers, faculty and staff, parents, students, sponsors, angels, donors, and auction donors who helped make our virtual event a success.

And all thanks goes to Jesus, the Incarnate Word, who was our guide and held our hands so that no difficulty could move us. He led us forth to do the work necessary to achieve our goals for our precious Angels.

We look forward to celebrating Paradise Island with you all in person next year!

THE IMPACT YOUR SUPPORT MAKES Proceeds from Paradise Island benefit every student on campus and provide immediate resources directed to several key areas, including: • • • • • •

Tuition assistance (expanding access to an IWA education for a diverse population) STEM (advancing science, technology, engineering, and math education) Fine arts Athletics Professional development for faculty Campus Security and facility enhancements

Our Volunteers have big hearts!

2021 PARADISE ISLAND CO-CHAIRS

Christine Garcia

Brenda Schultz

Carrie Manna

Pictured from left to right: Matt Hoskins, Lisa Hoskins, Sandra Ficenec, Matt Ficenec

Kayla Felderhoff

Loren Rock ’03

Sherry Rumley

Sara Phillips

Sylvia Sepulveda

Sandra Sepulveda

Ben Willborn

Mai Sultenfuss

Michelle Steen

Sunshine Moore

Travis Felderhoff

Sandra Ficenec

Our Volunteers have big hearts!

Cynthia Longoria

Marissa Ovalle

Brook Kern

Matt Hoskins

Lisa Hoskins

Marisa Telge-Masur

Marrianella Carlisle

Laura Tosto

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Bishop Michael Mulvey for presenting our blessing, Jake Ward for his special performance, IWA Communications and Technology teams, Elementary, Middle, and High School Level PTOs, IWA administrators, faculty and staff, IWA parents, grandparents and students.

Click to listen to a special performance by Jake Ward

Bishop Michael Mulvey

Jake Ward

Our Generous Sponsors, Angels and Donors GOLDEN ARCHANGELS

TRIROCK ENERGY Amy & Tim Ehrman ’86

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK AUCTION ANGEL

BRONZE ARCHANGEL Donald Taft and Susan Milloy Taft ‘62

Our Generous Sponsors, Angels and Donors ARCHANGEL SPONSORS

Adelle & E.B. Bottom Carlisle Insurance Coastal Bend Eye Center Diocese of Corpus Christi & Office of Catholic Schools The Dobson Family Lt. Col. Henry Fey, CCCA ‘56 Sandra and Matt Ficenec Fulton Construction Donna and Bobby Gough H-E-B Hicks Automotive Group The Hilliard Family Industrial Piping and Steel The Matl & McNiff Families Christine Canterbury Murray ‘84 & John Murray Navy Army Community Credit Union Rock Engineering and Testing Laboratory Sherry & David Rumley Sisters of Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament St. John Paul II High School St. Pius X Catholic Church Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi

CHRISTMAS AUCTION ANGEL Frank J. Miles and Jeanette E. Stryk Miles ‘60 - In Memory of Olga and Adolph Stryk

CHILDRENS ART AUCTION ANGEL Ingrid & Gasper D’Anna

RAFFLE ANGEL Shea Physical Therapy

LIVE AUCTION EXPERIENCE ANGEL Frost

SUMMER UP SILENT AUCTION ANGEL KM Premier Real Estate

And that’s a wrap!

The pandemic presented us with many challenges that required us to look at our fundraiser with a different set of eyes. Virtual, mobile, curbside and Zoom were our official 2021 buzzwords. Thankfully, we had access to all of the tools necessary to host a virtual interactive event, including a mobile bidding platform, social media, a web presence, Zoom and our incredibly talented IWA Technology and Communications teams.

October 2020 - Estate Sale December 2020 - Christmas Auction January 2021 - Spirit Auction March 2021 - Coolest Cooler Auction March 27, 2021 – The Big Event April 2021 - Raffle and Estate Sale May 2021 - Summer up Silent Auction

2021 Paradise Island Auction Donors We are extremely grateful to these businesses and individuals who stepped forward to support our Paradise Island auctions.

We hope you will think of them the next time you are in need of a product or service.

20/20 Vintage AA Woodworks Al Kruise Tennis Center Jacinta & Travis Albrecht Allison Flooring America Anthony’s Aveda Concept Salon & Day Spa Archery Outfitters International Arm Garnish – Catherine Longwell Art Center of Corpus Christi Art Museum of South Texas Artesano Robbi & Darrell Atkins B&J’s Pizza Lily Bagala Ashley Woodson Bailey Bella Coast Jewelry – Janice Clark Belleeah’s Apples & Treats Best Western Marina Grand Hotel Bien Mierte BKK thai kitchen + bar Blissful Bites by Mariah Bottomless Pit BBQ Brewster Street Ice House Traci & Kevin Burke Angela & James Bush Butler Signature Events Callaghan Ranch Aislynn Campbell Amy Snell Canterbury Car Compound LLC Detail & Supplies Pamela Carrillo Mary Cheaney Amy & Chase Clark Coastal Bend Eye Center Margot Ortega-Coco and Joe Coco Cynthia Collins

Contender Crossfit Corpus Christi Driving School Corpus Christi Institute of Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Suzzanne Cortes Cindy Cox Danny’s Tires Ramona & Craig Day Cris DeLeon Traci & Miguel Deleon Design Concepts Salon & Boutique Nina Drath Ed Hicks Imports Amy & Tim Erhman ‘86 Steve Olmeda Exxon Melanie Fairchild Travis Felderhoff Sandra & Matt Ficenec John Flood Trial Lawyers Patti & John Flood Fonzie Munoz Photography Friends of Incarnate Word Academy FSG Lighting and Electrics Deeanne Galvan Mary Ellen Galvan Alicia & Ivan Garcia Christine Garcia Gatherings Leslie Green Clutter Queen The Grooves Sammie H. Grunwald Stephanie & Casey Hannigan Harbor Driving Harkness Yoga H-E-B Helium Muse

2021 Paradise Island Auction Donors We are extremely grateful to these businesses and individuals who stepped forward to support our Paradise Island auctions.

We hope you will think of them the next time you are in need of a product or service.

Hester’s Tiffanie Hoover Lisa & Matt Hoskins Scott Humpal IWA Chess Club Julian Gold Andy Kretsinger Anna Kretsinger Isabel & John Kretsinger Latitude 28° 02’ Dr. Michael Lavoi Lazy Beach Brewing Learn to Sail Texas Let Them Eat Cake Holly Lewis Leanne Little Lorelie Brewing Nancy Madsen Mail Center USA Eloisa Martinez Mathnasium Corpus Christi Katia Mccabe MH Designz Sunshine Moore Georgina Mortera John Murray & Christine Canterbury Murray ‘84 James Nesheim & Melissa Skutca Nesheim ’85 Doug Nichols, REALTOR, Coldwell Banker Pacesetter Steel Northshore Country Club Nueces Brewing Oh My Goodness Penny and the Wolf Pet Grooming Sara Phillips

Railroad Brewing Co. The Raimondo Family Coach David Ramirez Robin Jackson Photography Roy’s Bait & Tackle Kinsey Rubio Sherry & David Rumley Jessica and Ed Sachanowicz Priscilla Santillan Saxum Medical Services Brenda & Lloyd Schultz Shannon’s Distinctive Fashions Shoreline Sandwich Company Sign Dreamers Skinfin8te - Jennifer Morey South Texas All-Star Basketball Stitch It Embroidery & Screenprinting Studio 102 Mai Sultenfuss Taylor Center Deli Texas A&M University – Kingsville Texas State Aquarium Texas Surf Camps Texas Surf Museum Alyssa & Stephen Thomas Mariana Thomas Tipsy Barrel Laura & Keith Tosto Trapp Food Kitchen TVV Medispa Whataburger Veronica & David Wilson Linda Wright Yola cocina mexicana

Celebrating Years of Religious Profession Each year, we are privileged to honor the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament who celebrate jubilees of profession. Because of our canceled 2020 event, we also recognized those who celebrated jubilees during the last year.

2020 Jubilarians

Sr. Maria Irma Gonzalez, IWBS Celebrating 50 years

Sr. Mary Paul Hon, IWBS Celebrating 60 years

Sr. Agnes Marie Tengler, IWBS ‘43 Celebrating 75 years

2021 Jubilarians

Sr. Marilyn Grace Springs, IWBS Celebrating 25 years

Sr. Martha O’Gara, IWBS ‘51 Celebrating 70 years

Sr. Dorothy Anhaiser, IWBS Celebrating 75 years

Servicing the Counties of Aransas, Bee, Bell, Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Victoria and Willacy Coastal Bend Region

Commercial – 520 Lawrence Street – (361) 884-7582 Holly – 5324 Holly Road – (361) 985-2004 Northwest – 15122 Northwest Blvd., Suite 3 – (361) 241-0693 Island – 14937 S. Padre Island Drive – (361) 949-8500 Rockport – 2819 Highway 35 North – (361) 729-3563

Rio Grande Valley

McAllen – 4900 N. 10th St., Suite E-3 – (956) 688-5611 Harlingen – 714 E. Harrison – (956) 428-1800 Brownsville – 2335 Hudson Blvd. – (956) 504-5522

TexasFile

7605 San Jacinto Place – Plano – (214) 705-6400

www.SanJacintoTitle.com

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TRIROCK ENERGY Amy & Tim Ehrman ’86

Fund-A-Need

Chromebook 3100 Our Goal $10,000

40 - Dell Chromebook 3100

Donors Andy Benoit Jana Bickham Traci and Kevin Burke Clare Canterbury Kayla and Travis Felderhoff Sandra and Matt Ficenec Vanessa and Demetrio Gonzalez Sammie Grunwald Bridget Sanders and James Jackson Kimberley and Ben Leeson Priscilla and Larry Olivarez Lauren and Nicholas Power Julia and Tim Powers Donald Taft and Susan Milloy Taft ‘62

Thank You The COVID-19 pandemic has redesigned our classrooms. As a result, school work is assigned and submitted via Google Classroom so all students in grades 2-12 are required to have computers with them for each class. Students either bring their own device or check out a loaner from the school. This allows them to login into Google Classroom to read materials, complete and submit their assignments and take tests.

Although we have computer labs and some classroom computers, the labs do not provide adequate technology support for the new online platform. In addition, the devices prove to be a great testing tool for teachers since the Chromebooks can be locked during a quiz or test, restricting access to browsers, websites, and apps.

The increased technology will enable us to provide loaners for students who may not have their own device or to provide them with a back-up device in the event that one stops working.

2021 Raffle Results

Thank you!

• Elementary Level, Middle Level, and High School Level PTOs and Administrators for coordinating our virtual raffle ticket sales • Parents, faculty and students for selling tickets • Our incredible Communications team who made our virtual raffle possible

Congratulations winners! $ GRAND PRIZE WINNER - Amanda Orrell $ 1ST PRIZE WINNER – Amanda Barrera $ 2nd PRIZE WINNER – Maria Balboa

Proceeds Proceeds went toward our Paradise Island fundraising goal. The Elementary Level, Middle Level, and High School Level PTOs each received 50% of the proceeds from sales at their levels.

• Elementary Level PTO - $11,025 • Middle Level PTO - $5,315 • High School Level PTO - $5,050

FRENCH POLYNESIA

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022 6:00PM - 12:00AM

Shop, Dine, and Dance the night away!

Contact Amy Snell Canterbury to join our committee (361) 883-0857 Ext. 104 or canterburyamy@gmail.com