Benefit

List of 6 items.

• A Letter from our Benefit Chair, Malvika Behl

  Dear Priory Community,
  

  Please join us for Priory’s annual fundraising event on March 20, 2021. Our theme for this year’s Benefit (formerly known as the Gala) is PrioryStrong - signifying strength in community. While we'd  love to gather, this year our benefit will be virtual and streamlined - as it is the safest course. 
  Our Priory community is extraordinary, generous, inclusive, and caring. We have shown incredible strength and have come together in an unprecedented year. Each and every facet of our school has been reimagined this year - from how the teachers taught their classes to how sports practices, performing arts, and chapel were conducted. Our parent community has had to be creative with their volunteer assignments, and our new Head of School has had to lead us in these most unusual circumstances. 
  

  The funds raised will support Priory during these challenging times with a special focus on funding Covid protocols. As always, Our Fund A Future fund supports financial aid, allowing for our community to be both robust and diverse. These funds are critical to the success of our school this year.

  Here’s what to expect for this year’s Benefit:

  • Online Auction: March 13th - March 20th. Shop for Count-Me-In Parties, Buy-it-Now Parties, our PrioryStrong Spirit Items , and Wine. 
  • Live Event: March 20th at 5:30 pm. Join us as we celebrate Priory at our virtual event which will include a live Auction and Fund A Future. 

  We will not be looking for underwriters for the event. However, we do depend on revenues from sponsorships so we are in search of generous families to serve as PrioryStrong Benefactors for our 2021 Benefit.

  So let’s show our Priory Spirit, by taking this unusual year and making it one to remember. I urge you support our school and show your Priory Spirit. Please join me and my awesome host committee of past gala chairs from previous years and my benefit committee to make PrioryStrong a success.

   

  With warm regards,

  Malvika Behl

  Benefit Chair 2021

  
  

   

• Benefit Committee Members

  PrioryStrong Benefit Chair
  Malvika Behl
  
  Host Committee
  Cynthia Mahood Levin, 2018, 2020 Chair
  Lisa Putnam, 2019 Chair
  Carolyn Putney, 2016 Chair
  Jennifer Youstra, 2017, 2018 Chair
  
  Committee
  Kathy Avery
  Norma Alvarez
  Courtney Caccia
  Stephanie Day
  Julie Dickerson
  Stephanie Flynn
  Anshu Gupta
  Debbie Kan
  Elaine Pao
  Olga Rodstein
  Julie Sheng
  Linda Thomas
  Evita Twerdahl
  Hattie Shieh
  Anne-Marie Strohman
  Patricia Qaqundah
  Chauntelle Trefz
  Olivia Zwaantra

• Item Wishlist

  Every year we work hard to find unique and unusual items for our families to bid on and this year is no exception. Here is our PrioryStrong wish list:

  • Vacation Homes - especially those just a drive a way!
  • Special Access to Wineries 
  • Access to Private Chefs and Private Aviation
  • Golf Outings
  • Wine & Spirits
  • Parties - both Count Me In and Buy the Whole
  • Online Experiences: wine tasting, cooking class, book groups

  Once-in-a-lifetime items do well, so get those creative juices flowing! Remember, your donation is tax-deductible and you will receive a written acknowledgment for your donation. Our auction Item deadline is Friday, February 12, 2021 
  
  DONATE HERE
  
  
  

• Parties - Count Me In & Buy Out

  Parties are our most popular items. We are looking for party hosts to plan small outside gatherings for the spring or even lectures and classes via zoom. We hope to offer larger post-vaccine gatherings in the Fall. Host with your friends or other parents from your class. Our goal is to offer a mix of casual, fun, and fancy events for parents. 

  • Hikes in local open space or urban areas. 

  • Cocktail parties for moms only.

  • Cooking classes or demonstrations. 

  • Luncheons or brunches highlighting books, speakers, or other topics. 

  • Group workouts or adventures like cycling, tennis, golf, yoga, mountain biking, urban races, or scavenger hunts.

  • Games nights or lunches with play and/or instruction in bridge, poker, bunco, mah jong or other games.

  • Evening parties for 10-30 guests. Some themes include:

  • Progressive dinner or cocktails (3 homes within walking distance).

  • Wine or other drink/food "tasting" party; or Farm-to-Table outdoor supper

  • A favorite TV show pr cult Movie theme like Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Dallas, the Godfather, Indiana Jones, Star Wars

  • Global cuisines like Mexican, French, Spanish, Indian, Chinese, Japanese.

  • Special Events Viewing – Super Bowl, Oscars.

   

  Great Creative! 

  To donate a Count Me In party click here

  For a worksheet of ideas, click here 

• Sponsorship

  This year like no other, we will depend on generous Benefactors to support our largest school Fundraiser, PrioryStrong. This one check donation will include your Fund A Future gift as well as your benefit donation - you will be allowed to designate the percentage for each gift. We are most grateful to all of our donors.

   

   

   

• Volunteer

  JOIN US 
  We need all of you to keep PrioryStrong! Whether you have a few hours or a few minutes, we have large and small projects to help us reach our fundraising goals. Please contact Benefit Chair Malvika Behl or Priory's Development Associate Stephanie Kruse to learn how to get involved.