40 North | 88 West: Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council
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ART MATTERS Gala 2012

Thank you to everyone who attended the 40 North ART MATTERS Gala! With all your support we were able to raise over $20,000 to benefit the 40 North mission of cultivating creativity in Champaign County! For amazing photos of the event from McGown Photography click HERE.

Special thanks to our spectacular Gala Committee:
Karin Ballsrud (chair)
Lauren Dodge
Ellen Kirsanoff
Mary Knight
Jimmy Luu
Jenny Roether
Zoe Stinson
Rachel Witt-Callahan

And this event would not have been possible without these folks:
Doug Larson
Michaels' Catering
Jimmy Luu
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Amanda Hartman
Ralph Roether
Don Denny
Erin Lippitz
Lawrence McGown
Cory Hatfield
Lisa Bowden
Janet Soesbe
Megan Wolf
Amy Mente
Ann Marie Cody
Jean Ballsrud
Limelight Studios
Joanna Strauss
Kathy Sowinski
Jo Ellen Devilbiss
I.D.E.A. Store
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi Omega
Bonnie Woolard
Jeff Mellander
Rebecca McBride
No Comment
No Strings Attached
The Swing Society
Traci Buras
Lillian Wilcoxen
Caitlin Drake
the Champaign County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
City of Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

THANK YOU!!!


Extra special thanks to our sponsors:
Busey; Barbara Mettler Trust; Sullivan-Parkhill; Larson Real Estate, LLC; Ameren; Carle; First Bank; Orange & Blue; Safeworks Illinois; Tatman’s Towing; Whitsitt & Associates; MTD; Smith/Burgett Architects