LARKation Raises $560,000 in Support of Regis Jesuit

LARKation: Your Getaway Awaits

A Fun Evening in Support of Regis Jesuit’s Students and Mission

Thank you to everyone who joined us locally, nationally and globally on April 24, 2021, to celebrate and support the RJ community. LARKation, Regis Jesuit High School’s 48th annual auction and second virtual experience netted proceeds of more than $560,000 (including the LARK Raffl e, Online Auction and Paddle Raiser).

LARK event proceeds support the Inspire & Ignite Fund to ensure faculty excellence, essential formative programs, campus renewal and innovation and fi nancial aid for all qualifi ed students. The Paddle Raiser funded the Ignatian Immersion and Solidarity Endowed Fund, which will create a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding, allowing Regis Jesuit to build on the successes of our service immersion program and ensure these life-changing experiences are aff ordable for all students. Thank you to all of the generous parents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends who made a gift to benefi t the RJ experience for all students.

Special thanks to our emcees: Kyle Dyer West, Cami Evangelista '21 and Dawit Gebremariam '21, Zoom tech support: Tommy Gaessler '16, LARK Advisory Team: Mary Beth Baer, Cheryl Hall, Christina Morley, Christie Philopoulos-Hughes, Katy Truitt, as well as the entire LARK Steering Committee, event support crew, sponsors, underwriters and catalog supporters for partnering with the Advancement team on helping to make Regis Jesuit’s largest community event fundraiser a success!

LARK 2021 BY THE NUMBERS

DOLLARS RAISED IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND MISSION

$50,575

Raffl e

$216,250

Online Auction

$258,915

Paddle Raiser

Stay tuned for more information about the 49th annual LARK, coming spring 2022! We remain hopeful we will be able to gather in person next year. Thank you for your continued support.

Watch highlights from the virtual program online at www.regisjesuit.com/LARK2021

 STUDENT SINGERS Sabrina Miklos '21 and Soren Freund '22 performed "Amazing Grace" to begin the LARKation Mass with the Jesuit Community.

WELCOME FROM ALUMNI AROUND THE WORLD  Kyle Barella '05, Jeremy Levine '93, Matt Coughlin '98, Reilly Hilbert '14, Megan (Harrison) Franco '11 and Stephanie DePrez '07 said hello from global landmarks and shared what their RJ community, classmates and teachers mean to them, even from thousands of miles away!

 STUDENT SPEAKERS Maddie Proctor '21 and Kevin Reyes '21 refl ected on their Regis Jesuit experience as the faculty and staff -elected student speakers.

IGNATIAN IMMERSION & SOLIDARITY ENDOWED FUND PADDLE RAISER  This year’s LARK Paddle Raiser supported the creation of an endowed fund that will provide critical funding in perpetuity for Regis Jesuit’s Ignatian immersion experiences. This will ensure that all students have access to these lifechanging experiences in their local communities and abroad. You can still make a gift online at www.regisjesuit.com/LARKPaddleRaiser.