History of the Renewal Ball

History of the Renewal Ball
Year
Theme
Chair
Vice-Chair
Amount Raised
 2018  Celebrating 150 Years - Vibrant Past-Brilliant Future Sheila McGuire   Pending
 2017  Thanks for the Memories...Here's to the Next 35 Years! URA    $26,400
 2016  Evanston's Got Taste! A Culinary Road Trip Across America Julie O'Connell    $70,000
 2015  Find Your Paradise Karen Buzarde Amy Grenfell $46,500
 2014  The Show Must Go On-Play It Again, Strand   URA   $55,000
2013 The Wild, Wild West Lisa Hansen Lisa Green $76,000
2012 The Mad Hatter's Ball - A tip of the hat to 30 years of community progress! Patsy Madia Lorretta Gerrard $75,000
2011 A Taste of the Past, A Toast to the Future! Leslie Lunsford N/A $67,000
2010 A Midsummers Night Dream Robin Ogg Leslie Lunsford $72,500
2009 Premier of the Roundhouse... Walk the Red Carpet Rachel Reifon /
Jessie Dolezal
N/A $99,200
2008 Betting on Our Future.. The Best is Yet to Come Karen Buzarde N/A $108,400
2007 Roaring 25s - Silver Anniversary Karen Buzarde Tracy Ciprick $96,500
2006 A Black Diamond Affair Ashley Bateman Karen Buzarde $76,400
2005 100 Years on Main Street Deb Griffin N/A $75,000
2004 Launching Our Past - Preserving Our Future Linda Fusselman N/A $54,000
2003 21 - Renewal Ball Comes of Age Lynn Fox N/A $55,000
2002 20 Years of Class Jana Marko N/A $29,000
2001 2001 - A Space Odyssey Jana Marko N/A $32,000
2000 Off to the Races Kate Edwards John Edward $29,000
1999 Party Like It's 1999 Barbara Burchell Suzanne Seppala $20,000
1998 Sweet 16 - Come as You Were Susan Marrs Barbara Burchell $35,000
1997 There's No Place Like Home The Renewal Agency N/A $31,000
1996 Evanston Takes Flight Linda Ottley Gerda Robison $35,000
1995 Mardi Gras Magic Cammy Adair Linda Ottley $41,000
1994 A Dozen Years of Diamonds & Denim LaDean Andreasen Cammy Adair $40,000
1993 Golden Past - Brilliant Future Lynn Fox Lori Alexander $38,000
1992 Decade of Elegance Carol McKinley Susan Henderson $26,000
1991 Ethnic Harmony Patricia Henry /
Sue Schuetz
N/A $25,000
1990 Remembering When... Joice Mander /
Gerda Robison
N/A $21,000
1989 All Aboard Sue Schuetz /
Ann Park
N/A $15,000
1988 Heritage Ball Patricia Henry /
Janice Bodine
N/A $10,000
1987 Evanston: The 1900s Sue Davenport /
Rachel Ollar
N/A $7,000
1986 Big Band Era Joyce Doss /
Carol Stephen
N/A $6,000
1985 Roaring 20s Betty Graban /
Kay Solarz
N/A $6,000
1984 A Century of Progress Lulie Lehman N/A $6,000
1983 A Touch of Class Mary Lou Pexton N/A $6,00