American Idol Finale Bash 2009
For the second year in a row, we have been fortunate to be involved with the Madison Claire Foundation's American Idol Finale Bash. (You may recall the images from last year's event on the blog). For those of you whom are not familiar with the Madison Claire Foundation, it was created in memory of Madison Millington who passed away at the age of 2 from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in 2004. We have had the pleasure of getting to know the Millington family over the past couple of years and have been honored to be a part of this event. Inspired by Madison's memory, a committee was formed in March 2007 with the goal of building a coalition of individuals and businesses to develop and build a universally accessible playground in Woodbury. Madison's Place will provide all children the opportunity to play together and look beyond the differences in one another, fostering friendships, acceptance and understanding as they grow into adulthood.
The American Idol Finale Bash was held at the Lake Elmo Inn this year and was a HUGE success! We had nearly 300 people in attendance....half of whom were kids!! As you can see from the video, there was lots of entertainment other than the main event, the finale, itself!! A kids' magician, karoake, a kids' raffle, silent auction, wall of wine...just to name a few!! What a nite!! And to top it off....Kris Allen won American Idol!!!
Madison Claire Foundation's fundraising goal to build this playground is $600,000. If you are interested in learning more about the foundation or contributing to the Universal Playground, please check out the website: http://www.madisonclairefoundation.org/
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