The 2011 “Celebration of the Crest”- Brother Martin Extravaganza, sponsored by the Parents Club, was held on Saturday, December 10th at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel. This year was the largest turnout in the history of the event, as over 950 Crusader friends partied in grand style, complete with an ice sculpture of the school crest, all to the benefit of the Brother Martin student body. Parents, friends, alumni of St. Aloysius, Cor Jesu, and Brother Martin, as well as faculty and staff enjoyed an evening of great food, drink, music and a selection of over 300 silent and verbal auction items at one the premiere hotels in New Orleans. The Crusader Jazz Band members directed by Mr. Dominick Caronna ’85 and Mr. Chris Bailey ‘86 performed at the Patron Party, while the Student Ambassadors and Cheerleaders assisted during the main event. The parent Chaircouple for the event was Tina & Larry Mayes and the Co-Chaircouple was Mia and Scott Corrente ’83.
Among the many items included in the Verbal Auction were 2 tickets to the LSU-Alabama BCS Championship game, a week at a vacation home in Costa Rica, an original painting by Br. Carl Bouchereau, S.C., and dinner with the school administration.
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