What a fun evening celebrating Saint James School at the 1950s Sock Hop Gala & Auction Fundraiser this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us, as well as those that participated in our auctions and class basket raffle. In addition to it being a fun social event for our families, together we raised over $25,500 for our awesome school!
Thank you to our parent volunteer event chair Caitlin Dennehey and the entire 2026 Gala Committee for all their efforts to make this event such a great success!
We would like to give a HUGE shout-out to our premier sponsor, Highland Park Market (and the Devanney family) for providing us with an amazing buffet, passed appetizers, and dessert. We absolutely agree – “Nobody Does it Better!”
Please consider supporting those who support us!
For all the details, check out our 2026 Gala & Auction Program.
Other Sponsors:
Thank you to our very generous SJS family Multi-Platinum Sponsors (please click an image to visit their webpage):
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors:
And, our Gold Sponsors: Fred’s Package Store (Manchester), Aldrich Construction Company (Manchester), Bushnell Associates (Manchester), Connecticut Propane & Petroleum (Marlborough), and New England Financial Group (West Hartford).
Lastly, another huge thank you to:
**Our AWESOME Emcee/DJ – Becca Small (DJ Bex: 860.833.2835) who donated her time and talent to support our school and make the night a huge success.
**Our equally AWESOME Photographer Josh, of J. Fiereck Photography, whose time and talent was donated by Jennifer Fiereck.
**Blue Line Photo Booth and Two Pour Guys, both of whom we’ve used at our gala’s for several years and always do a wonderful job!
Gala Basket & Silent Auction Winners
Please note, anyone who won a Gala basket that was not at the event has been notified. Additionally, we are working on distributing Silent Auction prizes to those winners. If you have any questions, please reach out to HSA@SaintJamesSchool.net.
Below are some pictures from the event. If you attended the event and would like to view the entire picture gallery, you can do so HERE.
