As I write this, we are getting ready for our Live at the Palm Gardens Gala event next weekend.  It is always amazing to me how wonderfully our community pulls together to make these sorts of events successful, and I hope this event will be no different.  We have a great collaboration with several businesses to help underwrite the 2007 Gala costs.  Special thanks to Quad Graphics for sponsoring the Entertainment, which included the Wilson Knights Band, Some Goodfellas, and DJ Sound Express; State Farm Insurance for sponsoring the Money Booth Game; Layton State Bank for sponsoring our Gala Bank; Library Square for sponsoring a Roulette table; Majdecki’s Sentry for sponsoring a Craps table; Pteris Floral Design for the Centerpieces; and our in-kind Dessert Sponsors: Antigua Latin Restaurant, Crawdaddy's, Freese's Candy Shoppe, Gourmet Cheesecake Shop, Tony C's Bakery & Deli and Starbucks. 

And a huge thank you to all of the companies and individuals who donated to our silent auction and raffle:  Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Adoption Resources, Alstadt Tyborsky Ermenec McLeod, Average Joe's Gym, Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Broadway Baby Dinner Theatre, Burnham Bowl Hall, Capt.'n Nick's, Charles Allis Art Museum, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Lyric Opera, Circus World, City of West Allis, Designs Hair Salon, EAA Airventure Museum, ERDT/ Share!, Festa Italiana, Germanfest, Green Bay Packers, Heart of America, Heidel House Resort & Evensong Spa, Heritage Printing, High Rollers, Hub Chrysler Jeep South, Inn at the Auditorium Bed & Breakfast, Jimmy John's, K. Steven Remodeling Inc., Klement Sausage Co. Inc., L’Bri Pure & Natural Skincare, Lakeside Manufacturing, Layton State Bank, Lifetime Credit Union, Little A-Merrick-A, Majdecki's Sentry, MATC, Meadowmere Mitchell Manor, Mid-America Bank, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Boat Line, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Panthers, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Wave, Modjeska Theatre Company, Next Act Theatre, Office Depot, Onionmania, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Paintball Dave's, Paul’s Jewelers, Pendarvis Historic Site, PL Travel, Potowatomi Bingo-Casino, Quality Candy/Buddy Squirrel, RB Management, Reiman Publications, Residence Inn Marriott, Salon Dovini, Saz's State House, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Schlotzsky's Deli, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Shedd Aquarium, Skylight Opera Theatre, Sport Clips, Sprecher Brewing Co., Inc., State Farm Insurance-Alex Toole, Tyrol Basin Ski & Snowboard Area, UWM Peck School of the Arts, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, West Allis Memorial Hospital, West Allis Players, West Allis Police Department, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Wisconsin Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Yanni's Steakhouse! 

Apologies in advance if we missed anyone between the time we posted this and the actual event.