Tickets to this year's event are officially sold out!

We are thrilled by the overwhelming response to this year's gala.

VASJ is excited to offer online and mobile bidding again this year for our Continue the Dream silent auction!

Beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, you'll be able to bid online for silent auction items through GiveSmart using your smartphone, tablet or computer. Online bidding is fun, easy and secure! Now everyone can bid on items prior to Continue the Dream or even from home if you can't attend this year's gala.

Simply visit vasjgala.givesmart.com to get started. In the upper right-hand corner, click the blue box that says "Sign In or Register." If you already have a GiveSmart account, please sign in. Otherwise, click on "Register Now" to create a new account.

Add your credit card to your GiveSmart account to make checkout quick and easy the night of the gala. Make sure to also opt in to text messages in your GiveSmart account to receive auction updates, like if you've been outbid on an item so that you can bid again!

Once you're logged in, click on the blue button that says "View Auction Items" to browse through all of our amazing items.

Remember, in order to participate in the silent auction, you must create an account on GiveSmart.

The silent auction will close around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.

Join the fun, and don't forget to bring your smartphone with you the night of the gala. Happy bidding!

Thank you to our sponsors:

PLATINUM: 
Frances FitzSimons '66

GOLD: 
Michael Gallagher '75
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland

SILVER:
Anonymous
Baskets, Brunch & Bubbly
Don '70 & Mary Jo Dailey
KeyBank
McKeon Education Group
St. Joseph Class of 1970

Funds raised through our annual Continue the Dream gala directly support VASJ’s mission of helping students grow spiritually, academically and personally. 

We invite you to partner with us in ensuring the success of this year’s gala as a sponsor. At any level, your generous support of the gala is deeply appreciated and helps VASJ continue its mission to our students and their families. 

Below is information about various sponsorship opportunities available. 

Sponsorship form

Questions? Please contact the VASJ Advancement Department at 216-481-8414 ext. 150 or advancement@vasj.com. 

Purchase items on our Amazon Wish List to help us create baskets and silent auction packages! 

Click here to view VASJ's Amazon Wish List. 

VASJ parents who donate any items with a value of $50 or more will be entered into a drawing to win one of three prizes!

Raffle prizes: 
First prize: Tuition assistance voucher
Second prize: VASJ bookstore merchandise
Third prize: $50 gift card

Items must be purchased online or dropped off at the school by Monday, April 3 to be eligible for the raffle. 

In the gift message box during the Amazon checkout process, please include your name and your student's name. If dropping off items at the school, please include a note with your name and your student’s name. 

No item is too big or too small to be donated to our Continue the Dream gala! Please consider donating a luxury item, service, travel package, or experience. We're also in need of gift cards for our raffles. Your generosity will be prominently displayed during the event. 

If you're interested in donating an item for our silent auction, please fill out and return the form below. 

Auction and Raffle Donation Form 

Monetary donations are also appreciated and can be made at vasjgala.givesmart.com.

For questions about donating an auction item, please contact the VASJ Advancement Department at
216-481-8414 ext. 150 or advancement@vasj.com.

Ads may be purchased to be displayed in the Continue the Dream program, which will be handed out the night of the gala.

There are a variety of ad levels available. Click below for more information. 

Program Advertisements

Questions about placing an ad? Please contact the VASJ Communications Office at 216-481-8414 ext. 235 or kmott@vasj.com. 

We​ ​need​ ​your​ ​support​ ​to​ ​help​ ​us​ ​make​ ​this​ ​year’s​ ​event ​an​ ​even​ ​bigger​ ​success!

The Continue the Dream gala is successful because of our valued volunteers and donors. We need volunteers to assist with set up, tear down, registration, decorating, auction and raffle tables, and more.

We hope you will consider being a part of this exciting event. 

To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please contact the VASJ Advancement Department at 216-481-8414 ext. 150 or advancement@vasj.com.