GALA ND/SMC held it’s premier event of the 2015 fundraising campaign in New York City on November 12th, 2015. Over 80 alums and friends attended. The evening included cocktail and hors d’oeuvres and featured a video of stories from current LGBT students and how GALA has worked to improve their experience on campus. LGBT Student Video. The host for the evening was Phil Donahue, ND alum (class of ’57).
NYC Host Committee
- David Pais ‘72
- Liam Dacey ‘04
- Tom Hubbard ‘72
- John Flanagan ‘93
- Brian O’Connor ‘01 & Pavlo Chernyshenko
- Bryce Ramos ’09, MS ‘10 & Ram Ballesteros ‘09
- Matt Skinner ‘06
- Kyle Sommer Law ‘09
- Martin van Koolbergen ‘94
- Robert Caines ’81
- Jack Bergen ’77 (GALA Chair)
- Elizabeth Scharpf ’99
Shown here are some pictures of the event. More can be found on GALA’s Facebook Page- NYC Fundraising Event 2015.
Weekend Activities
The weekend concluded with a game watch for the ND/Wake Forest game at Boxers in Chelsea.
Game Watch at Boxers