Football and Education Unite at 2025 MEF Jeans & Jerseys Gala

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The Merrillville Education Foundation once again hosted its Jeans and Jerseys Gala on November 2, 2025, at the Croatian Center in Merrillville. It was a great afternoon filled with fun tailgate food; exceptional beer, wine and spirits tasting; basket raffles; friendly fellowship; DJ music and photo booth; and football games to watch while wearing their favorite team shirt. Everyone enjoyed themselves, plus we raised needed funds to continue our mission!

Many thanks to our sponsors and donors of our 2025 MEF Gala! With your support, the foundation continues to provide unique and valuable education opportunities for Merrillville students. We appreciate you!

2025 MEF Jeans & Jerseys Gala Sponsors
Many thanks to our sponsors of the 2025 MEF Gala! With your support, the Foundation continues to provide unique and valuable education opportunities for Merrillville students.

Our heartfelt gratitude to the following sponsors for “Making a Difference”

Platinum Level – $1000
Andrew Draper/Prudential Financial – www.prudential.com/advisor/andrew-draper

Gold Level – $500
Corvirtus, Inc., Jennifer Yugo – www.corvirtus.com
Dominic Nicolini/Orchard Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley – www.advisor.morganstanley.com/dominic.nicolini
Puntillo & Crane Orthodontics PC –  www.puntilloortho.com

Silver Level – $250-$499
DeLena Thomas
Family Express – https://familyexpress.com
Geminus Corporation – www.geminus.care
Peoples Bank – https://www.ibankpeoples.com
Regional Care Group – www.regionalgroup.care
Tech Credit Union – www.techcu.org

Bronze Level – $101 – $249
Catch Restaurant, Merrillville – www.catch22nwi.com
Centier Bank – www.centier.com
Joanne Casteel
Lincoln Carry Out Restaurant – lincolncarryouts.com

Purple Level – $100
ATC Ambulance – aroundtheclocktranspo.com
Barrick Real Estate Group – https://dbarrick.coldwellhomes.com
Gail Nicolini
Joe and Annette Allegretti
Marge and Melissa Kerr
McMahon & Associates, CPA’s –  https://mcmahonpc.com
Strack & VanTil – https://strackandvantil.com
Tony and Allyson Lux

Our heartfelt gratitude to the following Business and Patron Gift Donations for “Making a Difference”