Enter your bids to support the Katie Trocheck Abel Scholarship Fund! Mary Kay Andrews is auctioning off TWO fabulous prizes online. Bid for your chance to name a character in a future MKA novel and to have MKA meet live over Zoom with your book club which includes 12 copies of SUMMERS AT THE SAINT care of MKA herself.

On Saturday, March 9, 2024 the Tocheck and Abel families and their friends will gather for an unforgettable evening at the 2nd Annual Shamrock Shenanigans Ultimate Trivia Night, dedicated to supporting the Katie Trocheck Abel Scholarship Fund at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Decatur, GA. We know lots of folks outside the Atlanta area may want to help honor Katie's memory and donate in her name. If you can't be with us in person on March 9th, and won't have the opportunity bid on our truly fabulous raffle and auction prizes on-site, this online auction is a way to take part in the Shenanigans from afar. Here you will be bidding on the chance to name a character in a future Mary Kay Andrews novel. All funds raised in this auction will go to the scholarship created in Katie's honor.

After a brief battle with illness, Katie passed away in 2022, and her parents, Tom and Kathy (aka Mary Kay Andrews) Trocheck, decided to establish a scholarship fund in Katie’s honor. Having seen two generations of children and grandchildren attend St. Thomas More, the Trochecks recognized the value that a loving, Catholic community can provide not only for the enrichment of the mind but also for the development and support of the soul. By creating this scholarship fund, the Trocheck’s hope to recognize worthy students who will also benefit from the lasting impact that being a part of the St. Thomas More community provided to their daughter.

Katie Trocheck Abel was a selfless member of her community. Having herself served as a consistent volunteer at the school and after building lifelong friendships within the St. Thomas More family, today Katie’s legacy lives on in support of the church and school which embraced her family in its darkest moments. As a result of her parents’ generous donation, many donations from family and friends, and partnership with the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, now more children will have the opportunity to grow up in a community surrounded by the faith-filled disciples of Christ who offered so much to Katie in her life.

Don't want to bid, but still want to support the cause? You can DONATE directly to the scholarship fund!

Shamrock Shenanigans with Mary Kay Andrews

Bid to Support the Katie Trocheck Abel Scholarship