Thank you to everyone who came out to the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel last week to celebrate our Eighth Annual Big Cheese Reads Gala! Each year the party gets bigger and better – here are a few of our favorite moments from the night:

 

Raffle Table 2012 Gala

Our exciting closed-end raffle – there were only 54 chances to win 4 tickets from Jet Blue!

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Board members Joe Antonellis and Martin McDonough with guests

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Bidding was fierce at the silent auction…

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

and our Red Sox speed auction drew a crowd!

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

The first glimpse of the Boston Ballet’s new Nutcracker Bear, posing with students from the Eliot K-8 School

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Our Executive Director, Pamela Civins

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Melissa MacDonnell of Liberty Mutual poses with David Shapiro, CEO of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, our honoree for the evening

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Emcee David Wade talks to mentor Nicole Davis and her mentees, Jose and Gerard

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Special guest Wally stirs up the crowd

Boston Partners in Education - Big Cheese Reads Gala 2012

Guest speaker Emilio poses with his mentors of nine years, Heather and Lou

Keep an eye out for more great photos on our Facebook page!

All photos © 2012 Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo