Event Recap

Magnificat “Reaches for the Stars” and Beyond!

This year’s Magnificat Gala, Under the Stars, was a record-breaking celebration bringing our community together in person for the event for the first time in three years.

President Moira Clark ’77, Mary Kay Schwarz Curtis ’91, Julie Schriner Nader ’79, Terry Coyne, Ann Litzler Coyne ’88, Mary Therese Dwyer-Kueller, and Board Chairperson Colleen Moran O’Neil ’88.

A sell-out crowd of nearly 500 guests enjoyed a magical evening of celebrating our 2022 gala honorees while enjoying dazzling food and drinks and extraordinary silent and live auction packages. Thanks to the leadership of the Gala Committee — chaired by Jen Coughlin Kennedy ’95 and Matt Kennedy — the event raised over $570,000 to benefit tuition assistance, making it the most successful Gala in Magnificat history! Attendees were welcomed to this celestial event with a magnificent 20-foot long, lit up Magnificat marquee sign and giant blue and white balloons. Signature cocktails and delicious appetizers were served in the Marian Commons and a bourbon tasting experience was featured in the LGI. People were then escorted to the Main Gym by the Magnificat Dance Team where they enjoyed a stellar dinner prepared by A Taste of Excellence. The program went on to recognize this year’s incredible and deserving award recipients: Ann Litzler Coyne ’88 and Terry Coyne with The Magnificat Award; Julie Schriner Nader ’79 with the Alumnae Award of Excellence; Mary Kay Schwarz Curtis ’91 with the True Blue Volunteer of the Year Award; and Mary Therese Dwyer-Kueller with the Sister Carol Anne Smith, HM Award. Congratulations to all our award winners! After dinner and the most successful paddle raise in school history, guests returned to the Marian Commons to end the night with dancing to Cleveland’s own Breakfast Club. The entire evening was filled with a special energy and unparalleled generosity, all focused on affording more young women the advantage of a Magnificat High School education. A big thank you to all who sponsored, attended, volunteered, purchased raffle tickets, raised paddles, and donated auction prizes!

2022 MAGNIFICAT GALA BY THE NUMBERS

Record-breaking total raised $573,000

Highest paddle raise in history $200,000

Another record total raised in auction! $61,815