Deal Gala Credits

THANK YOU Deal families for joining us for a fun evening of community and for opening your hearts and wallets!  A massive thank you to the team that made it possible:

Vendors

1) Lissy Melia, Deal parent, for incredible floral arrangements 

https://www.lissymeliadesign.com/

2) Eli Staples, Deal parent, from Parsec Live and the rest of his musicians and technical crew for incredible musical entertainment

3) Goodbar Restaurant Group including Gordon Banks and Katie Harris Banks, Deal parents, and their partner/co-owner Jackie Greenbaum for delicious food and refreshing cocktails

Let's show them some Deal love by visiting Bar Charley, Charley Prime Foods, El Chucho, Little Coco's, and Quarry House Tavern

Parent Community 

1) Sherin Koshy, Gala Lead extraordinaire

2) Auction Committee, lead by Darci Vetter, and rounded out by Leigh Connery and Meklit Berhan for the painstaking work of sourcing a fantastic catalogue of auction items

3) Day-of volunteers including Monica Ashar, Craig Chanoff, Jashawn Dorn, Shaune Gokey, Laura Nelms, Emmanuelle Salvator, David Schlendorf, Everett Schlendorf, Luba Sivokhina, and Beatrize Vaksman

Deal Administration and Staff 

1) Mr Smyers, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Wells from custodial staff with special thanks to Mr. Smyers for a double shift with Big Deal Day

2) Sargent Jeeter, Officers Pender, Freeman, and Mack for friendly and efficient security

3) Deal teachers for donating so many great items and for attending with gusto

4) Ms Dillard for flawless preparation and execution and Coach Downing for logistical support

5) Principal Neal for her partnership, as always

Special thank you to our fellow board members for tireless efforts including Becca Ruiz for family engagement, Shannon and Pam for communications, Randy and Andrea for all things financial, and Alexis and Dorina for support.

With your help, we raised $60k so far (some items still available!) to support our students and staff for all the things that make Deal special.

We did it!