Event Information

8th Annual Great Hearts Gala: Gold Rush

An evening of elegance and fortune

Friday, November 7th

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Join Great Hearts Arizona for an evening of live music, a delicious buffet, and a hosted bar, all while partaking in exciting opportunities to give back through our live and silent auctions, wine pull, diamond drawing, and paddle raise.

All proceeds support our Teacher Excellence Fund providing bonus compensation to reward and retain our best Great Hearts Arizona teachers.

Dress Code:

Cocktail with Black, Gold, and Cream Accents. Visit our Pinterest page for inspiration.

Event Timeline

5:30PM: VIP Entry

6:15PM: VIP Reception

6:30PM: General Admission Entry

6:45PM: Meet and Greet

8:00PM: Great Hearts Program Begins

Scottsdale Prep Chamber Choir

Bard Performance

Live Auction

Exceptional Teaching Award Presented

Paddle Raise

Diamond Drawing Winner Announced

We are deeply grateful for our 2025 Great Hearts Gala Committee:

Brian Piper and Shar Najafi-Piper (Scottsdale) - 2025 Committee Co-chair

Eric and Amanda Ryan (Scottsdale) - 2025 Committee Co-chair

. . .

Joel and Emily Blosser (Anthem)

Enrique and Marilyn Ortega (Anthem)

Craig and Tiffany Bottolfson (Arete)

David and Maria Lipp (Arete)

Tom and Valerie Spengler (Cicero)

Andrew and Rebecca Altman (Glendale)

Anthony and Desarae Puchta (Glendale)

Bryan and Marybeth Burt (North Phoenix)

Sean and Helen Herd (North Phoenix)

David and Rachel McDaniel (North Phoenix)

Al and Amy Hawks (Scottsdale)

Amit and Tejal Misra (Scottsdale)

William and Katie French (Veritas)

Valery Peep (Veritas)

Kent and Korenna Wilson (Veritas)