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KEEPING THEIR
Promises JDRF
Promise Gala – “Rockin’ for a Cure”
SCOTT AND KELLIE MINGUS
ALISON AND DAN O’NEILL
Highlights: A generous donor matched, dollar for dollar, all donations made at the $2,500 level and below in the Fund A Cure program. Bret Michaels offered an auction package which included VIP tickets to a concert of the bidders choice and an autographed guitar. The package sold three times for $30,000 each, raising a total of $90,000. He also hosted a meet and greet for top sponsors. Amount Raised: $945,000 (a record breaking year for JDRF’s Omaha Gala) Proceeds will go to type 1 diabetes research. Venue: CenturyLink Center Omaha
JESS AND DANA ZEISS, ALISON AND DAN O’NEILL, REBECCA AND BRINKER HARDING WITH LORI AND JEFF MOEHN
Mission: JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. Number of Attendees: 730 Entertainment: Bret Michaels acoustic song “Every Rose has its Thorn”; Finest Hour played the After Party. Honorary Chairs: Alison & Dan O’Neill
SHANNON AND PAUL STUKE
ANNE LEWIS WITH SCOTT AND JENNIFER PRIEST Event Chairs: Rebecca & Brinker Harding, Lori & Jeff Moehn, and Dana & Jess Zeiss
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Presenting Sponsor: First National Bank
JEANIE AND RON CARSON WITH BRET MICHAELS
Theme: Rockin’ for a Cure. There were guitar picks in the programs, guitars and light-up cassette tapes on the centerpieces, and concert t-shirts on each chair. More information: 402.397.CURE (2873) | jdrf.org STEVE AND ALICIA LOFTUS WITH DAUGHTER ELIANNA
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