Gala & Auction
2024 Dunn School Gala
Friday, April 12, 2024
Roblar Farm, Santa Ynez, CA
THANK YOU! We extend our most heartfelt gratitude to this wonderful community for your incredible support, which made this year's Dunn School Gala a tremendous success! Once again, our families, alumni, trustees, and community members came together to focus on what truly matters — supporting our students and professional community so that we may provide remarkable educational and experiential opportunities.
Your collective support at the Gala upheld our mission to educate whole students to their fullest potential, preparing them for a life of learning and responsible leadership, and also fueled essential school programs and opportunities, both in and out of the classroom.
Contributions through the inspirational Paddle Raise will focus on Experiential Learning opportunities, such as :
- allowing more students to participate in domestic and international travel excursions through Winter Term and Round Square
- providing growth and expansion for our Middle School's Academic Adventure
- bringing experts from around the world to campus to enhance our speaker series
- boosting professional development experiences for our teachers and administrative staff
- enhancing Outdoor Education opportunities for all 6-12 grade students
- and more!
Together, we raised a grand total of $511,000, a new record for our school's annual fundraiser. This exciting success is all thanks to YOU, our wonderful school community.
Again, we sincerely appreciate the generosity of every individual who sponsored, attended, worked at the event, donated auction items, and raised their paddle high!
If you missed out on the big night out, you can still support Dunn School and the Gala through the following:
Relive the night's celebration with these fun photo albums! Enjoy!
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!
DIAMOND
Autumn Badelt-Fanning '99 and Steve Badelt, P '28
Mike Boone '79
Janice & Julian Gangolli, P '27
Alice Gillaroo & Susan Jorgensen
Round Barn Ranch
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation
PLATINUM
Flik Independent School Dining
Santa Ynez Valley Family School
Two Wolves Wine
Winn Dental Sedation and Implant Center (Eric & Maria Winn, P '24 & '27)
Zaca Coffee (Hayley Firestone '77 & Dennis Patrick)
GOLD
Jarrette & Walmsley, LLP (Marlea Jarrette & Robert Walmsley, P ’04 & ’27)
Know Yourself (Nancy & Tim Howes, P ’26)
Grace Pacheco, P '02 & G '28
Peggy & Christopher Polos, P'26
SILVER
Stephane de Bord ’90 & Kimberly Branagh, P ’21 & ’23
BRONZE
Karen & Patrick Anderson, P '22
Jay & Nadege Conger, P '17 & '20
Jodi & Sean Pitts, P '26
Peggy & Christopher Polos, P'26
About the Gala
This year's theme is "Coming into Focus." As the school turns a corner post-Covid, as our Head of School embraces his 3rd year on campus, as our Strategic Plan becomes the guiding force for our school's development, more and more about what we are doing, creating, offering is coming into focus.What may have started as ideas, thoughts, inspiration is now becoming our community's reality. On April 12, we will see what else is coming into focus with the generosity and support from our remarkable community. All funds raised at this special event directly support our school's academic, athletic, and arts programs, as well as tuition assistance.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
We couldn't coordinate this special event without the dedication, time, and talents of our wonderful volunteers. We are so grateful to each of you, and we are excited to experience this special event with you all!
- Julie Dunstan, P '28
- Janice Gangolli, P'27
- Emily Garcia, P '30
- Esron Gates, P '27
- Katie Greer, P '28
- Sarah Harris, P '28 & '29
- Christine Hartshorn, P '29
- Deanna King, P'29 & '30
- Perla Navarro Lewis
- Lila Ormond, P'27
- Jodi Pitts, P'26
- Gina Plastino
- Peggy Polos, P'26
- Monika Prince, P'28
- Kelsey Sullivan '06
- Gary Thorne, P'28
- Shannyn Tupper, P'18 & '27
- Alex Wilson, P'28
- Lara Zekaria, P '27 & '27
- Christina Zimmerman '16