2021 Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance Silent Auction

On behalf of the Office of Recreation, Involvement, and Student Engagement (RISE), and the Taylor Richmond Benefit Committee, it is our honor to announce that all proceeds for the 21st Annual Taylor Richmond Benefit are to be donated to AT Children’s Project in honor of Taylor Richmond. Taylor was the son of former Saint Mary’s staff member, Nikki Richmond, and was born with ataxia-telangiectasia, a degenerative genetic disease that severely limits movement, depresses the immune system and leads to a host of debilitating symptoms. AT Children’s Project works to fund international research in an effort to find life-improving therapies and a cure for ataxia-telangiectasia. With this year’s fundraising efforts, we are looking to provide monetary support to this group, who provides a host of information and resources for individuals with ataxia-telangiectasia and their caregivers.

The Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance and silent auction has become an annual student tradition since it’s start in 2000 in honor of Taylor. Taylor was the son of former Saint Mary’s staff member, Nikki Richmond, and was born with ataxia-telangiectasia, a degenerative genetic disease that severely limits movement, depresses the immune system and leads to a host of debilitating symptoms. Each year, this event benefits some person or organization in need who has ties to the Saint Mary’s community. Although Taylor passed away in 2013, his memory lives on at Saint Mary’s University.