The Spirit of Mardi Gras at
the 8th Annual Foundation Gala

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Andrew Cuomo, Sr. Lucille Souza, MSC, Dan Rubino, Chair of Cabrini Mission Foundation Board, Vincent Tese, CMF Board member, Judith Giuliani, Cabrini Spirit Award Honoree and Sr. Bernadette Anello MSC gather for a photo at the Gala.
Special guest Sam Friedlander, a longtime Cabrini supporter, with students from Cabrini High School
Auctioneer Dietch gets Cabrini guests into the swing of bidding
Spirit of Cabrini honoree Katie Couric with presenter High Voltage, guests, and students from Cabrini High School
From New Orleans, Cabrini High School President, Ardley Hanemann, and his wife, Liddy, along with Foundation board member Eugene McCormick, greet Katie Couric
Honorees Katie Couric and Judith Giuliani
Honorees Katie Couric, Dr. Rock Positano, Judith Giuliani, and Joe Piscopo, emcee.
Board member Jane Brown, John Hopen, a Gala Guest, and Craig Suhrbier, CMF Board member
Dennis O’Hara and his wife, Sandy Fox O’Hara, Province Project Coordinator, visit with Dick O’Shea, Board Chair of St. Cabrini Home, Inc., West Park, NY
Jayne Pickett, Campus Minister, Mother Cabrini High School, joins Tom Francis, 2004 Josephine Tseui Awardee and Eileen Zebrowski, former Co-Director of Cabrini Mission Corps
Dr. Rock Positano, Judith Giuliani, and Joe Piscopo
Cabrini Mission Foundation chairman Dan Rubino, Rudolph Giuliani, Sr. Lucille Souza MSC, Judith Giuliani, and Sr. Bernadette Anello MSC
The gorgeous room at Cipriani Wall Street, dressed for the Gala
The students from Cabrini High School greet special guest Michael Milken


Auctioneer Dietch gets Cabrini guests into the swing of bidding

From New Orleans, Cabrini High School President, Ardley Hanemann, and his wife, Liddy, along with Foundation board member Eugene McCormick, greet Katie Couric

Board member Jane Brown, John Hopen, a Gala Guest, and Craig Suhrbier, CMF Board member
Dennis O’Hara and his wife, Sandy Fox O’Hara, Province Project Coordinator, visit with Dick O’Shea, Board Chair of St. Cabrini Home, Inc., West Park, NY
On an unusually balmy November night, more than 500 friends and supporters of Cabrini Mission Foundation were treated to jazz and Mardi Gras beads as homage to the strength and courage of New Orleans at the 8th Annual Cabrini Mission Foundation Gala and Awards. Mother Nature ushered in warm winds to New York in time for the celebration at Cipriani Wall Street.

Honoring a New Orleans legend, Ambassador Corinne C. “Lindy” Boggs, and a man with charm reminiscent of a Southern gentleman, Daniel T. McGowan of HIP Health Care of New York, this year’s Gala raised over $550,000 to continue to provide grants for the many programs offered by the myriad of Cabrini Institutions.

The night was emceed by actor and comedian Joe Piscopo, who also emceed the live auction. Live auction items generated over $20,000 for the Foundation and included premium and priceless items such as a ride on a genuine Mardi Gras float with a threenight stay at the Sheraton New Orleans during Mardi Gras, a weeklong stay at a villa in Tuscany and a baseball clinic for children by New York Yankees player Derek Jeter.

Yvonne Hrapmann, Principal of Cabrini High School in New Orleans, received the Sr. Josephine Tsuei Cabrini Mission award for her resiliency and leadership during the Katrina crisis. Sr. Lucille Souza, MSC commended Yvonne for her determination in reuniting the Cabrini High School community by promptly reopening the high school only a few months after the devastating storm while dealing with the challenge of re-establishing a home for her and her family.

Sr. Bernadette Anello, MSC recognized the Cabrini Institutions represented that evening and presented Dan McGowan and Ambassador Boggs with the Spirit of Cabrini Awards. In her introduction, Sr. Bernadette thanked Dan and his assistant, Kathy Walsh, for their immense support of the Foundation. From planning to fundraising, Dan has been an integral part of the Gala. Due to her illness, Ambassador Boggs was unable to attend the Gala but thanked everyone personally through a videotaped acceptance speech. Daniel D. Rubino, Esq., Chair of the Foundation’s Board, introduced William R. Bell, the Foundation’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

The night was capped with entertainment by a jazz trio from the Juilliard Jazz Studies program headed by director and New Orleans native Victor Goines and students Jonathan Batiste and Etienne Charles, also from New Orleans.

2006 Spirit of Cabrini Award Honorees

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