Due to sudden illness, Larry King was unable to attend, but thanks to the ingenuity and cooperation of many people, a LIVE SATELLITE feed was arranged so that Larry could join us from Los Angeles. The room was brought to tears as Ryan Corbin and his mother, Lindy Michaelis performed “Lean On Me,” for Larry. Ryan fell from a rooftop two years ago and has been a miraculous recovery story.

Silent and live auctions contributed to raising more than $1 million for The Starkey Hearing Foundation. Auction items included a mission to South Africa with an opening bid of $100,000, sports memorabilia, fine jewelry and a variety of sporting goods.

The evening would not have been possible without the support and generosity of many businesses and organizations, including: Gennum Corporation, Sonion Microtronic, LaSalle Bank, Resistance Technology, Inc., Walker’s Game Ear, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Micro-Tech, Knowles Electronics, DSP Factory, Ernest and Young, Henkel Loctite, Van Buerden Insurance Services, Dorsey and Whitney LLP, Unisys, Hewlett-Packard, Marriott Corporation, Glenrose Foral, Beacon Mailing, Pohlad Family Charities and Creek Lithographics.

Photos

Bill Austin twists with Chubby	Arnold, Shawn King, Bill, Marlee and Norm	Norm, Warren, Bill, Robert Culp
Ruta Lee, Tani, Treva Paparella	Davis Gaines “Phantom”	Peter Graves
Sam Moore “Soul Man”	Marlee Matlin