Guests at this year’s Make Them Shine gala for St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development enjoyed live and silent auctions, dinner and an inspirational program at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis.
The event, which featured KARE-TV’s Rena Sarigianopoulos as emcee and WCCO-TV’s Frank Vascellaro as auctioneer, raised funds for the center’s Twin Cities area early childhood education, mental health and autism services and “life-phase” programs.
Bob and Jean Murphy. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Frank Vascellaro and Rena Sarigianopoulos. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Kim McNiff and Heather Schmid. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Tom and Colleen Johnson. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Michael and Shao Vue. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Alia and Issa Abu-Saleh. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Barbara and Bob Paulson. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
CEO Julie Sjordal, Ken Vittera and Maureen Walsh, chief advancement and strategy officer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
James and Devon Diebel. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![Bob & Jean Murphy at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719 Confirmed the names even though her nametag read differently.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GTCCZWUF6JKJQE6EFMV3SUUDPA.jpg?&w=1080)
![Frank Vascellaro and Rena Sarigianopoulos at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TMKH2IJMF2WOHVQKPOMQPF7XTI.jpg?&w=1080)
![Kim McNiff and Heather Schmid at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NFVVEKAYVQOCRIOUI55IPBBCFA.jpg?&w=1080)
![Tom & Colleen Johnson at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QIWG3QSRNBXTKV5ZXOIOZB5IUA.jpg?&w=1080)
![Michael & Shao Vue at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GFRHJHDOEMTEWZ6HXVGGQV3HZM.jpg?&w=1080)
![Alia and Issa Abu-Saleh at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/G63QYFAQ32ZBQXYHPW3DJ73GQI.jpg?&w=1080)
![Barbara & Bob Paulson at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/D3VXSEAPNLJOPLQEI54YH7KI6M.jpg?&w=1080)
![St. David’s Center Chief Executive Officer Julie Sjordal, Ken Vittera, St. David’s Center Chief Advancement and Strategy Officer Maureen Walsh at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719 Maureen is an influential voluntee](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/VQMY7PUNEOYPI2C33DNKBGI5BI.jpg?&w=1080)
![James & Devon Diebel at the St. David's Make them Shine gala. ] Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala, University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rena Sarigianopoulos, Frank Vascellaro, 1008218734 FACE031719](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZXUIKUB6Y3YKOKHVRJK57PX52Y.jpg?&w=1080)
