The Light Shines On - 17th Annual Purple & Gold Gala
Date and time
Friday, March 27th, 2026
5:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT

Organizer

Thank you to our sponsors!
Saint John Baptist De La Salle
Kathy and Mike Ozimek '92, P '24, P '26
Lisa and Darryll Towsley '94, P '30, P '29
Brother Aloysius Myers Lane
Anne and Jim O'Toole, P '12 & P '19
Sheryl and Will Anthony '81, P '13, P '14, P '15, P '18
Capital Bank / Gordon Companies
Airline Drive

Gialanella Family Dentistry - Dr. & Mrs. Guy Gialanella P '23, P '26
The McCormick Family - Tom ‘07 & Dan ‘12

The University at Albany Foundation
De La Salle Road
Beth, Brian '82, and Will '20 Devane
Carm and Sheila Basile P '07, P '11
Barbara & Joe Morbidelli, Joey Morbidelli '23
Laurel and James Schlegel
Bill Toomey '73
The Bronner Family - 1928, 1962, 1999, 2002, 2032
D/N Excavating / Clear Skin & Laser - Don & Kristine Nusbaum P '26
Joe '17 and Dan '72 Cunningham
Josepha and Charles Abba
Kim and Chris Scaringe '82
Kristin and Tim Vivian P ’05, ’12, ’17, ’21
Lydia and Joseph Reilly '56
Maureen O'Brien and Paul Vogt P'22
Michele and Robert Shields P '08
Tracey and Todd Tidgewell P '25, P '27
Lynn F. and Eugene J. Zielinski '58
Lodge Street
Academy of the Holy Names
Christine and Todd Mesick '85
Bill Cunningham '73
Dancing with the Capital Region Stars
Pamela and Gordon Heeps '94, P '31
Jessica Morelli P '23, P '26, P '28
John V. O'Connor Jr. CPA 1975 Partner at BST & Co CPAs
Kathy and Joe Toomey '79
Kelly and Alexander Ford '07
Liam Waldie '24 & Family
Megan and Todd Johnson
Paycor Inc. - Ryan Johnson '99
Susan and David Doemel '71
The Sabatino and AuClaire Families







































