CuriOdyssey Gala Lights Up Hillsborough

By CuriOdyssey | Thu November 1, 2018

Andrea Irvin & Patricia Dassios

Thank you to the many supporters who came together to make the ninth annual CuriOdyssey Gala an incredible success! More than 320 guests gathered at the elegant home of Danielle and Gil Simon for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet dinner, and a lively silent disco. The event included our most successful and exciting live auction ever, raising $124,000. In total, generous donors at the CuriOdyssey Gala contributed a record-breaking $250,000 to support free and low-cost education programs and to provide support for CuriOdyssey’s animals.

Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed meeting our Animal Ambassadors, experiencing a new IlluminOdyssey exhibit prototype, and joining together to support the cause for revolutionizing children’s science education in our community. Contributions from guests and sponsors will help provide impactful education programs free of charge and at deeply subsidized rates for under-represented schools, groups and families. Support from this gala will offer free science workshops to 912 K-5 students at two local elementary schools, continue CuriOdyssey’s afterschool science workshops, provide field trips to more than 1,500 underserved students, and enable an extra Community Day to give thousands of free visits for families who might not otherwise have access to CuriOdyssey’s hands-on, inquiry-based approach to science.

Danny & Nahall Fells

We are grateful to the generous donors who contributed to our outreach programs during the CuriOdyssey Gala. Thank you for helping to give the superpower of science to all children in our community!

Steve & Laurel Miranda with Connie Sevier

Michael Hasenstab, Patrick Chiang, Mary Ann Hasenstab

Thank you to our volunteers

Cinthia Simon, Jen Keane, Danielle Simon

Many thanks to the hard-working volunteers who devoted countless hours to creating this year’s gala.

Co-Chairs: Jennifer Prentiss Keane, Cinthia Simon, Danielle Simon

Auxiliary: Patricia Dassios, Amy Fenton, Christine Grieve, Laura Hansen, Mary Ann Hasenstab, Alicia Isero, Teri Kil, Lara Krpata, Lisa Mendell, Nicole Salama, Tara Samuels, Minnie Sanford, Cindy Sohn, Rita Walia, Patrice Wilbur, Gerri Wong

Thank you to our donors

Sincere thanks to our gala donors, whose generosity resulted in a record-breaking $250,000 raised to give children of all backgrounds and means the superpower of science.