Photos from last night’s gala:
![20190413_190715.jpg Posterboard welcome at the entrance of the event.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_190715.jpg?w=436&h=327&ssl=1)
Posterboard welcome at the entrance of the event.
![20190413_191444.jpg People mingling in a garden-like setting with the church in the background](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_191444.jpg?w=216&h=162&ssl=1)
A view of the steeple at Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles from the courtyard where the cocktail hour was held.
![Interior of St. Vibiana's People gathering for a dinner of about 300 with subdued lighting for the evening](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_194539.jpg?w=216&h=161&ssl=1)
The interior of a retired Catholic church makes an interesting gathering space for a dinner event
![20190413_194721.jpg A table with wine service set up in front of the church's wooden paneled confessional area.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_194721.jpg?w=216&h=162&ssl=1)
A wine station in front of the old confessionals? How apropos.
![20190413_200249.jpg A 40 page blue booklet whose cover reads "Celebrating Children Spring Gala"](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_200249.jpg?w=216&h=162&ssl=1)
The program for the evening
![20190413_200335.jpg View of the hall from table 14 as three people pose for photographs on the dais.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_200335.jpg?w=216&h=162&ssl=1)
Debra Manners and Robert Pynoos receive proclamations from a local dignitary.
![20190413_200612.jpg A purple orchid with about 20 blooms lit from above with special lighting](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_200612.jpg?w=216&h=162&ssl=1)
The lovel y orchid centerpiece at our table.
![20190413_205305.jpg Pacheco in a suit at the front of the church sings while guests finish their meals](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_205305.jpg?w=216&h=161&ssl=1)
Nathan Pacheco entertains the crowd with the accompaniment of a piano and a cello.
![20190413_205650.jpg Shot from table of the people across the table from me.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_205650.jpg?w=436&h=327&ssl=1)
Some of my dining companions from Dignity Health at table 14
![20190413_205659.jpg Two people enjoying the music for the evening.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_205659.jpg?w=326&h=245&ssl=1)
Jennifer and Todd at Dignity Health’s table #14
![20190413_205715.jpg View from the middle of the church with a view of a major screen above the altar space featuring Pacheco so that the people in the back have a better view of the festivities.](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_205715.jpg?w=326&h=245&ssl=1)
Nathan Pacheco returns for a second mini-set of singing.
![20190413_210726.jpg View of the archwork and decoratively lit ceiling in the church](https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190413_210726.jpg?w=656&h=492&ssl=1)
Vibiana has a striking interior