Our Christmas Party at The Windsor Court and 6th Annual Holiday Auction Fundraiser was HUGE Success!
December 20, 2025 |
News
The 6th Annual SKAL New Orleans Holiday Auction/Fundraiser proved to be a tremendous success, bringing together 112 SKAL members and guests to our Christmas Party in the elegant setting of The Windsor Court. Our spectacular dinner (including passed hors d’oeuvres and four amazing courses) were so delicious. It was truly a very special occasion for everyone. Photos can be seen here.
For those members who were unable to attend, we not only pinned two new members – Abby Jones (DOSM at Legends Global) and Ralph Mahana (GM, The Windsor Court), we also made a very special surprise presentation to a special guest, Klara Cvitanovich with Drago’s Restaurant, which brought the crowd to their feet with cheers and applause!
We would like to thank Skalleague Stu Barash for taking on the enormous task of coordinating the entire Holiday Auction for the 6th year! Countless hours go into this project over the last 3 months and Stu continues to do an absolutely astounding job!
Additional thanks to the following for making this happen:
- Ralph Mahana, General Manager, Megan Uram Plauche, Director of Sales & Marketing and the entire staff at The Windsor Court
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Valerie Landry with Element
- CJ Barash for all the help she was to Stu as well as putting up with storing all items in their living room for several weeks.
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All SKAL New Orleans Members who generously donated items to the auction, as well as several friends of SKAL.
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All bidders whose participation made the auction a success.
Here is the recap of the auction:
- We had 47 silent auction items
- 4 Live auction items
GRAND TOTAL: $16,382. These funds will be divided equally between UNO/HRT and The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation, helping to further their important missions.
This was the highest amount we raised in the 6 years of holding the auction/fundraiser.
2023 was $16,000
2024 was $14,000
2024 was $14,000