A SLAM DUNK

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February 25, 2025

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Notre Dame Prep's upcoming Irish Legacy Gala and Auction will feature an original painting by professional artist and author Joe Borri ND'80.

The 1st annual Irish Legacy Gala and Auction will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Palazzo Grande in Shelby Township. The event, conceived by the Parents Club, will make for an exciting evening of fun, fundraising, and incredible auction items all designed to benefit scholarships for future Fighting Irish students.

Co-chaired by Alkida Offer, Paula Collins, Luain Hajjar, Nicole Rocco and Angela Donovan, this must-attend charity event will feature a strolling dinner and appetizers, live music, raffles and door prizes, and an auction led by renowned auctioneer Lamoreaux & Associates.

The Gala committee, which has been hard at work soliciting corporate sponsorships and high-end ticket items for the auction, are excited to announce today that they have acquired an original painting by renowned professional artist, writer and humorist Joe Borri, an alum from Harper Woods Notre Dame High School's Class of 1980, for the auction. 

The 24"x36" painting on canvas, titled "1988 Dunk Contest," depicts basketball legend Michael Jordan as he won the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a perfect 50-point dunk from the free-throw line. 

Borri, who says the painting would be perfect for someone's "man-cave," was happy to contribute his art for the good of the school. An amazingly prolific artist with an impressive portfolio of creative work, he also was featured in the inaugural issue of Notre Dame Prep's IRISH magazine in 2008.

Find more on Borri and his work at motorcityjoe.com.

Tickets for the Gala can be purchased online at ndprep.org/gala and are $125 per person. Sponsorships can also be purchased online via the same link. For questions, including how to donate items, experiences, or packages for the auction, email ndpgalacommittee@gmail.com.

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School
"At Notre Dame Prep, we inspire our students to become the best versions of themselves. We challenge them through an experience of academic excellence, focused on active, project-based learning. We invite them to explore a world of opportunities beyond the classroom. We guide them as they grow in spirituality within a community strong in its Catholic and Marist identity."

Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. Notre Dame Preparatory School's upper school enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame Prep's middle and lower schools enroll students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. All three schools are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDP is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the National Association of Independent Schools. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School, visit the school’s home page at www.ndprep.org.