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Party for Prep
2021
Thank you to our sponsors!
PARTY FOR PREP
BY MAMIE HOLLINGSWORTH
PAT President
From left: Co-chairs Ashley Pittman, Lissa Kellum, (Chair), and Mamie Hollingsworth PAT Party for Prep volunteers from left: Amanda Puckett, Liz Mehrle, Jane Claire Williams, Barbara Craft, Laura Barbour, and Christy Marion
After more than a year of canceling, rescheduling, and deferring plans of all kinds, the Prep family was more than ready to gather for a celebration. Party for Prep 2021 provided the perfect opportunity for parents, teachers, alumni, and friends to come together and celebrate our Prep community while raising money to support the PAT.
Held on April 9 at the District at Eastover, this year’s Party for Prep was a celebration of so many things: a long-deferred coming together of friends, the sustained efforts of Prep faculty and staff throughout a challenging year, and the light at the end of the tunnel of COVID restrictions—just to name a few. In spite of many challenges and uncertainties, Party for Prep Chair and Prep Alum Lissa Kellum and her co-chair Ashley Pittman, along with a committee of generous and talented Prep parents, worked hard to quickly plan an exceptionally well-attended “Urban Cowboy”-themed event. “We were almost sure this event was not going to happen,” Lissa said. “From COVID to the threat of lightning and tornadoes the night of the event, we had to think through so many scenarios. We were really happy it all came to fruition.”
Although the weather prevented outdoor mechanical bull riding, it didn’t stop many party-goers from dressing the part of Urban Cowboy and coming out to enjoy festive music by Mustache the Band, an extensive silent auction, and delicious cocktails crafted specially for the event.
Funds raised through the event not only support the work of the PAT but also provide welldeserved end-of-year bonuses for Prep faculty as well as classroom items from the teachers’ wish lists.
The PAT would like to extend our sincere thanks to each Corporate Sponsor, Super Friend, and Friend of the party as well as to the each of the many Silent Auction donors for their generous support. Your gifts make a tangible and significant difference in the life of each Jackson Prep student and teacher.
