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
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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