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NEWS &
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DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
“BACK TO THE FUTURE” BALL
Release date:
February 18, 2008
For
additional information, please contact:
Phone: (630) 637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Honorary Chairperson Brenda C. Barnes
Invites You to the “Back to the Future Ball” April
26th
DuPage Children’s Museum, a top Chicagoland
cultural attraction, and Honorary Chairperson Brenda C. Barnes (Chairman and
CEO of the Sara Lee Corporation) invite you to come to Oakbrook to enjoy a
fun-filled evening to support programs that help kids learn how to succeed. The
Museum’s 2008 gala fundraiser will be held the evening of April 26, 2008 at the
Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort.
You’ll be transported back more than 50 years to
The Museum’s annual gala is known for its uniqueness and
creativity and will include drawings, the silent auction and an exhilarating
live auction, leading up to musical entertainment from R-Gang, so you can dance
the night away! Set the circuits in your
time machine now to save the date for
Saturday, April 26, 2008—it will be a truly enchanting experience!
The Museum board, staff and
volunteers are assisting with preparations for this very special night. Proceeds
from this gala will provide critical community funding for the Museum, located
in Naperville, which relies on donations for over $4 of every $10 of its budget
each year, to support programs and exhibits that enhance the lives of thousands
of children, and will help the Museum further
its mission to stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking, and problem-solving
in young children.
To help sponsor this event, reserve a table or reserve your place for
dinner, please contact
WHO: DuPage
Children's Museum, a top Chicago area
cultural attraction located in Naperville, Illinois, is the place where learning comes in to play™! The Museum is a well-known non-profit
organization and depends on donations and sponsorships each year, for over $4
of every $10 of its annual budget.
WHAT: This “Back to
the Future Ball” special gala
fundraiser will allow DuPage Children's Museum to continue helping
kids learn how to succeed, making
a positive impact on children’s lives by providing critical community
funding, to allow:
·
Access for ALL families (regardless of their
ability to pay) through partnerships with over 50 social service agencies
·
Educational programs for 25 school districts – igniting passion for math,
science and the arts
·
Resources for 300,000+ visitors a year; with exhibits and programs
focused on helping kids learn how to succeed.
WHEN: Saturday,
April 26, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. – Midnight
·
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour /
Hors d’oeuvres / Greetings / Silent Auction
·
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner / Live Auction
·
9:00 – Midnight R-Gang music
to dance the night away!
WHERE:
Additional
location information is available online at: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chimc-oak-brook-hills-marriott-resort
(map is
available online at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/chimc-oak-brook-hills-marriott-resort).
VISUALS: This
“Back to the Future” inspired event will have you feeling like you’ve stepped
right into the movie, transported back in time to the 1955 Hill Valley High
School dance “Enchantment under the Sea”.
Gala guests will meet Marty McFly, Doc Brown and enjoy the DeLorean
"time machine”. The auctions
contain unique items.
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM:
DuPage
Children's Museum helps kids learn how to succeed. Throughout any given day, hundreds of visitors
come through the Big Red Door of the Museum to engage in three floors of fun, hands-on
activities. It is a playful environment where children 6 months to 10 years old
and the important adults in their lives learn and play together in thoughtfully
planned “neighborhoods”, with exhibits and programs designed to promote skill
development in math, science and the arts.
It helps prepare them for a future where curiosity, creative thinking,
imaginative problem solving and learning skills will be needed to interact with
technology that is yet to be invented, to solve problems we can’t imagine and
work in new kinds of jobs that don’t exist today.
DuPage
Children’s Museum, a top
Location:
Phone: 630-637-8000
Hours*
Monday: 9 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9 am
- 5 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 12 - 5 pm
*Call for special seasonal hours.
General Admission: $7.50 per
person, ages one through 59.
$6.50
per person, ages 60 and over.
Admission
is never charged to shop the Explorer Store.
Free Parking. Wheelchair
Accessible. Quick walk from
Annual Memberships: Several types
of memberships and gift memberships are available. Please visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000
for more information.
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