St. Serra Celebrates a Successful Anchor Ball: Denim & Diamonds Gala

St. Serra Catholic School hosted 300 guests for Anchor Ball 2023: “Denim & Diamonds”, the school’s largest fundraising event of the year, on Saturday, March 4 on the St. Serra campus with a gala experience that benefitted the students at St. Serra. Anchor Ball raised an AMAZING $236,000, plus an additional $50,000 donation from the Christopherson-Bilbruck Family. 

The evening opened with a western cocktail reception on the transformed “Serra Ranch” complete with a champagne wall, wine and whiskey pull and live music. Guests were then invited into the “Diamond Ballroom” for dinner, dancing, an exclusive VIP whiskey lounge and live auction. Cocktail reception hors d'oeuvres, a delicious plated short-rib dinner and donated wine and spirits were provided by Hanna’s Restaurant and Bar. Auction items included a once-in-a-lifetime experience to play with NFL pros like Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Palmer, four tickets to the Taylor Swift Concert, a trip to the Dominican Republic, and a private luau for ten hosted by The Royal Hawaiian.

Guests were treated to line dancing instruction and western entertainment from Sway Ballroom Dance and lively music by Extreme DJ Services. Striking Elegance and Total Production Group provided a beautiful backdrop to set the western glam theme for the evening.  

VIP level sponsors included: The Rooftop, La Casa Del Camino/The Ham Family, Shur-Dry/The Ebner Family, Skorheim & Associates and Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Other major sponsors included: St. Kilian Catholic Church and Happy Jewelers. This event directly benefits the students at St. Serra, furthering our mission to provide high quality education with academic excellence and faith formation as the pillars of our school. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a huge success, we could not do it without your support!

We are grateful to all our Sponsors for their continued support of St. Serra!