We are so grateful for the entire Dunes Learning Center community who came together to bring this year’s gala to life.
To all who were in attendance, to those who donated and bid on the live and silent auctions, and to the sponsors who made the entire event a possibility, thank you for your continued support of environmental education for kids.
Thank you to our auction item donors
4th St. Theatre | 18th St. Theatre | Albanos | Anderson’s Winery | Ballyea Celtic Jewelry Design & Irish Gifts
Matt Benus | Matthew Berg | Tony Bianco | Blondies Hair Detailing | Emily Burnett | Chef Blair Carothers
Central Park Creamery | Chesterton Art Center | Chesterton Feed & Garden Center | Chesterton Toys | Chicago Marriott
Pat Conrath | Nina Diamond | Donut NV | Duneland YMCA | Dunes Summer Theatre | El Cantarito | Field Museum
Fred Astaire Dance Studio | Friends of Indiana Dunes | Gary Southshore RailCats | Goblin & The Grocer | Jaime Golba
Anne Gross | Harbor Country Tours | Bill Higbie | Horses Landscaping | Hot Shop Valpo | House of Rufus | Humane Indiana
Indiana Audubon | Indiana Furniture | Indiana Landmarks Indianapolis Zoo | Irish Touch Grooming
JL Entertainment | Cleo Johnson | Ted Katsahnias Lakeshore Learning | The Laser Leaf | Lettuce Restaurants
Locks of Fun | Lost Marsh Golf Course | Jim Louderman | Lowes | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Tracy Melcher
Memorial Opera House | Melissa Mills | Laura Meyer Dale Nichols | Over Yonder Dunes Gift Shop | Patagonia
Peddlers Pizza | Piper and the Plant | Porter County Sheriff's Department | PRP Wine International | Rainfield Farm
Red Cup Cafe | Roots Cafe | Running Vines | Sanctuary by Design | Sand Creek Country Club | Sandy Pause Yoga
Schoolhouse Shop | Sophia Stratton | Heather Hahn Sullivan | Stephanie Swanson Jewelry Design
Susan Swarner | Tethan’s Candy & Confections | Theatre at the Round | Third Coast Paddling | Three Moons Fiberworks
Three Wicked Apples | Tiny’s Coffee Bar | Gabrielle Unzicker | Vale Park Animal Hospital | Valparaiso University
Valparaiso YMCA | Valpo Velvet | | Kim Vander Vinne | Theresa Weakland | Wild Birds Unlimited
Wilderness Inquiry | Rafi Wilkinson | Ana Yoder
Annual Corporate Sponsors
Cleveland Cliffs
NIPSCO
BP
Keramida
Stantec
Urschel
Friends of Indiana Dunes
Indiana American Water
Pratt Industires
Franklin Pest Control
GAF
Wickcraft Boardwalks
Mark Mihalo Family Dentistry
Strack and Van Til
T. Ernst & Associates - Stoffregen Family
Journeyman Distillery
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