Havana Nights

This past weekend hundreds of us gathered in celebration at the TSF 11^th annual Everything Is Possible Gala. We weren’t JUST celebrating though, we were also working in an effort to raise money for TSF, camp, and the CARES initiative so we can continue with our mission of providing kiddos and their families, who have been impacted by cancer, services and support. This year’s theme was Havana Nights and it was BEAUTIFUL! From the live band to kick off the night, the styles that filled the room, to the Cubana style dinner, Havana vacations, and LIVE performance everything was absolutely incredible.

The room was filled with so much love. We had guest speakers, Robby Medina, TSF COO who talked about camp, volunteers, and the love we all share for the work that we do. We were blessed to hear from Peter Schroder, father of Kimi, who shared the immense impact The Seany Foundation had on him and Kimi. The impact was far greater than any one week at camp, we become family who care, who love, who support, and who will be there in the best of times as well as the most challenging. We also got to witness Phil Pace of Phil’s BBQ receive his TSF Community Service Award. Phil has been such a champion and supporter of TSF and his generosity set the bar for the night! Phil has the biggest heart of anyone I have seen and for him to continuously support and show love for TSF and the families we serve is such a great honor. 

As a first-time gala attendee, I must say, the bar has been set incredibly high! I don’t believe there were any dry eyes left in the room, the love was abundant, the support was incredible, and overall the night was magical. It was a beautiful opportunity sharing space with both the volunteers and the supporters of TSF as it is rare that we all get to be together. Typically, those of us who dedicate our time to camp share camp songs, dirt, mountains, and children climbing on us but this weekend was different. This was probably the first time we got to see each other with make up on, our hair done, and dressed to impress. 

May I also add how FUN the night was! Of course we get a case of the "feel goods" when our heart strings are being tugged at! There was also the fun of the bidding. For anyone who has never been, it was like a scene straight out of a movie! Paddles were flying as cheers filled the room. People were winning and donating back then winning some more. My eyes must have looked like a pin ball machine trying to keep up with the action, yet those who were in the midst of it were cool as a cucumber! In my humble opinion, the auctioneer stole the night, he was SO FUN!! If you've never witnessed an auctioneer live please do yourself a favor and add that to your bucket list! I promise, you won't regret it!

If you weren’t there you definitely missed out on a night to remember! The good news is that there will always be next year! 

Thank you to Phil Pace and Phil’s BBQ for the continued support and congrats on the much deserving and well earned Community Service Award! Thank you to EVERYONE who came out and SHOWED out, our work is made possible because of supporters like YOU!