We held our inaugural Cabaret fundraiser
on April 26, 2008, at Chambers,
the Luxury Art Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. Some
200 PFund supporters attended the event at a fantastic venue,
enjoying a cabaret of musical entertainment, food and friends.
Lori Dokken produced our event with these amazing
entertainers who rocked the evening: Dennis Spears
Ellis Dan Chouinard "the girls" - Lori Dokken, Judi Donaghy,
Erin Schwab & Patty Peterson
Jared and Noni Mason - "The Lovers" Scott Rohr Theater Latté Da
Maria Isa
Thank you to these fabulous artists for supporting PFund!
• The PFund Power of One award was presented to an amazing
individual making a difference in the GLBT and allied communities:
Anne Phibbs. See
news release.
• Our auction generated $41,900! Thank you so
much to all our auction donors:
Janet and David Berry for the condo in Mexico
Lois Carlson for the sailboat in Greece for a week
CHambers Hotel in NYC for a weekend, with dinner
Susan Cogger and Terry Williams for the Brunch
Mayor Chris Coleman for the Art Tour Trolley
Senator Scott Dibble for attending the Brunch
Judd's Hill Wines for a dozen fabulous wines
Tom Knabel and Kent Allin for the Cocktail Party
Level Vodka
Diane Napper for the perfect Cabaret logo and invitation
Connie Nyman and Joann Usher for two Shrimp
Boil parties
PFund Board of Directors for the Yard Clean-up and Nifty-Fifty
Wine Cellar
Mayor R.T. Rybak for the Art Tour Trolley
Jordan Smith for the Pizza Dinner at his new restaurant
Sven Sundgaard for joining the Yard Clean-up
Sun country Airlines for the tickets to New York City
Theater Latté Da for the piano
Twin Cities Trolley for the Trolley for the Art Tour
Bill Venne and Douglas Kline for their northwoods "Retreat"
Village Hair Company for the full-day spa
Judith Wagner for the oil paining of your pet
and
Jeffrey Caron of Studio 411 for donating a second full-day
spa
A special thank you to Randi Reitan
for sharing her son Jake's story about the impact of receiving
a PFund scholarship in 2000.
