St. Joseph's Academy Annual Auction February 23 at School

The annual St. Joseph's Academy auction will be held on the evening of Saturday, February 23 in the school's gymnasium and reception area.

The theme is an "Evening in Paris" and the outer area of the gym will be transformed into a French market place.

Co chairs of the event are Beth Pelch of Webster Groves who has daughters Anna, senior and Mary Clare, sophomore in the school and Carol Mullenix of Warson Woods who has daughters Paige, senior and Peyton, freshman attending St. Joe.

A Mass will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m., followed by cocktails, hors d'ouvres and silent auction at 5:30 p.m., and a gourmet dinner and live auction at 7 p.m. Dan Buck of St. Louis Cardinal Glennon Hospital for Children is the master of ceremonies.

There will be many spectacular items to bid on. None better will be a 12-week Bijon Shih-Tzu, Joe.

Other items to bid for will be:

• Trip for 2 to Napa Valley (California)
• Caribbean trip to the Bahamas
• Throw out the first pitch at a Cardinals game
• Ride the Zamboni at a Blues hockey game
• Taylor Swift concert tickets
• Senior PGA golf package
• Signed Cardinals jersey

Tickets are $100, sold through the school or the website. For more information, go to the auction link on the school's home page.