Wonder Works, a Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois, provides a hands-on, multi-generational learning environment intended to strengthen the social, emotional and intellectual development of children all over the Chicago area
A Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois

Supporters

2009

$10,000 and Over
Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, The Chicago Community Foundation
The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Museums for America Grant, Institute of Museum and Library Services

$5,000 up to $10,000
Ellen and Michael Griffin
Illinois Arts Council
Mary and Robert Oakleaf
LEGO Children’s Fund
Radio Flyer, Inc.

$1,000 up to $5,000
Kim and Michael Bryant
Patricia Wardill and Andrew Faley
Good Heart, Work Smart Foundation
Krista and J. Martin Konecki
Nancy and Lee Leibig
Oak Park Area Arts Council

$500 up to $1,000
Dwight Atchley (Edward Jones)
Alliance Paper & Food Service
Heidi and Thomas Babbo
Mary and Bill Bodlak
Kim and Jeff Dungan
Theresa and Don Harmon
Clarice and John Harris
Vistar Corporation
Up to $500
Norm Alexandroff
Susan and Gary Balling
Ben & Jerry’s
Marijane and Tim Brangle
Business Development for the Arts
Carriage Flowers
Kristen and Mark Coe
Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest
Cosi
Maureen and Dan Delaney
Downtown Oak Park
Jeanne and John Gallo
Robert Higgins
Donna Myers and Aaron Lebovitz
Diana and Rick Ledford
McAdam Landscaping, Inc
Oak Design & Construction
Pizzo & Associates
PPM America, Inc.
SpaTreats2U, LLC

In-Kind
a5 Inc.
Alliance Paper and Food Service
Mary and Bill Bodlak
Kim and Michael Bryant
Café Winberie
Cosi
CVS Pharmacy
Wendy Daniels
Kim & Jeff Dungan
Gaetano’s Restaurant
Jonathan Gilmer
Radio Flyer, Inc.
And Generous Donors at the Following Events: Sixth Annual Gala Sixth Annual Golf Outing If we missed your name, we apologize. Please tell Mary Bodlak!

And Generous Donors at the Following Events:

Sixth Annual Gala

Sixth Annual Golf Outing

If we missed your name, we apologize. Please contact Mary Bodlak at 708.383.4815 or mbodlak@wonder-works.org

 

2008

$10,000 and Over
Institute of Museum and Library Science
Richard H Driehaus Foundation
State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

$1,000 to $10,000
a5 Inc.
Attest Health Care Advisors, LLC
Eugene P. Beard and The Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Mary and Bill Bodlak
Kim and Michael Bryant
Clarice and John Harris
Illinois Arts Council
Ellen and Michael Griffin
KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc.
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
James and Sharon Madura
Mattel Children's Foundation
Mary and Bob Oakleaf
Oak Park Area Arts Council
Oak Park Women's Guild
Nevin Hedlund Architects
Radio Flyer

$500 to $1,000
Ben & Jerry's
Bulley & Andrews, LLC
Marijane & Tim Brangle
Community Bank of Oak Park-River Forest
Anne Klassman and David Zimberoff
Mallon Family Foundation
Marcap Corporation
Up to $500
Michelle Arnold and Paul Martin
Dwight Atchley (Edward Jones)
Heidi and Thomas Babbo
Dawn and Duane Glossa
Downtown Oak Park
Katherine Jones
Steven Kirsch
J. Martin and Krista Konecki
Lund & Company
Madison Merchants Association
Peter Meder & Company
Oak Design & Construction
O'Dell & Schimmel, LLC
Oak Park Apartments
Jan Pyrce and Gary Kagan
Roger and Cathy Rhomberg
Stephen E. Soppet, DDS
Laura and Daniel Sullivan
Wall Street Journal

In-Kind
a5 Inc.
Alliance Paper and Food Service
Thomas & Heidi Babbo
Blue Line Jazz
Kim Bryant
Chris Fascione
Fernando Flores
Nevin Hedlund Architects
Madly Pop'n
Shannon and Bob Sherman

 The following contributors supported the 5th Annual Birthday Gala.
a5 Inc.
Acedemy of Movement and Music
Adler Planetarium
Alfonsi/Venetis
Attest Health Care Advisors, LLC
Benjamin Kende
Bulley & Andrews, LLC
Carmel Failor, Interior Design
Carriage Florist
Cernan Space Center
Chicago Athlete Magazine
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Wolves
Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest
da Vinci Group
David Zimberoff
Dawn and Duane Glossa
Depaul Men's Basketball
Depaul University Merle
Don Roth's Blackhawk
Dwight Atchley (Edward Jones)
Eli's Cheesecack
Enchanted Castle
Frame Warehouse
Francesca Fiore
Gary Cuneen
Gibson's Resaurant Group
girlFriday
Heidi and Thomas Babbo
Hollywood Casino Aurora
Hooters
Isaac Sinnott
J. Martin and Krista Konecki
Jim Bare
John Hancock Center
Karen Young
Kate Wester
Kevin Mize
Kim and Michael Bryant
Kim Bryant
KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc.
Kohl's Childrens Museum
La Bella Bisteca
Laura and Jeff Zawacki
Lettuce Entertain You
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Lord & Taylor
Loyola Health and Fitness Center
Lund & Company
Malnati Organization, Inc.
Marci Sperling Flynn
Marijane and Tim Brangle
Marriott Lincolnshire Children's Theatre
Mary and Bob Oakleaf
Mary and Bill Boblak
Michael and Ellen Griffin
Michelle Arnold and Paul Martin
Minnepolis Marriott
Monkey Island
Oak Design & Construction
Oak Park Fire Department
Oak Park Jewelers
O'Dell & Schimmel, LLC.
Parenthesis Kitchen Walk
Park District of Oak Park
Rave Wine Tasting
Raw Bar
Reskin Theatre
Rhomberg Fur Company
Richard Gertler - At Home Tutoring Services
Ringling Brothers Circus
Rosebud Restaurant
Run Chicago
Scott Goldsten
Shedd Aquarium
Spa 2U LLC
SRAM
Stephen E. Soppet, DDS
Steven Kirsch
The Klassman/Zimberoff Family
The Good Earth Greenhouse
The Second City
The Software Store
Thomas Babbo
Tony & Tina's Wedding
Travel Tan
Twin Anchors Restaurant
Victory Gardens Theater
Wendy Planek
Windy City Field House
Yoga Trek
Zanies Comedy Night Club

 The following contributors supported the 5th Annual Wide World of Wonder Works Golf fundraiser event.

a5
Accelitech
Alliance Paper and Foodservice
Attest Health Care Advisors
Bob Oakleaf
Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc.
Chicago Wolves
Community Bank Oak Park River Forest
Green Town: The Future of Community
KnowledgeAdvisors
Madly Pop'n

MarCap
MedHQ
Oak Design & Construction
Oak Apartments
Pizzo & Associates
Regent Surgical Health
Rhapsody Cove
The American Club
The Eureka Group
Wall Street Journal

2007

$10,000 and Over
Institute of Museum and Library Science
Irving B Harris Foundation
Richard H Driehaus Foundation
Mattel Children's Foundation
State of Illinois, Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

$1,000 to $10,000
a5 Inc.
Ariel Capital
Michelle Arnold & Paul Martin
Eugene P. Beard and The Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Marijane & Tim Brangle
Ellen & Michael Griffin
Clarice & John Harris
Illinois Arts Council
James & Sharon Madura
Mary & Bob Oakleaf
Oak Park Area Arts Council
Oak Park Women's Guild
Pritzker Family Foundation
Radio Flyer
Elizabeth & Kevin Smith

$500 to $1,000
3d Health, Inc.
Mary & Bill Bodlak
Cheryl & Tom Cargie
The Connell Family
Federated Department Stores Foundation
Timothy Feldheim, Edward Jones
Elizabeth Forkins Harano
Anne Klassman & David Zimberoff
Tom Mallon
Katherine & David Nikolai
Oak Design & Construction
David and Sharene Piech
Theresa & Tom Sullivan
Up to $500
Alliance Paper & Food Service
Kent Barnett & Lauren Heath
Thomas Bearrows & Holly Hirst
Barbara & Gary Belenke
Jacquelyn Benson
Trent & Maureen Buterbaugh
Chicago Community Trust
Cibco Realty Corporation
Community Bank of Oak Park-River Forest
Maureen & Dan Delaney
Barbara Downey
The Eureka Group
Freedom Life Insurance Company of America
Jim Gill
Dawn & Duane Glossa
Good Heart Work Smart Foundation
Matthew Halper
Nevin Hedlund Architects
Knowledgeadvisors, Inc.
Marcap Corporation
Michael McGinnis
Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Planek Family
Roger & Cathy Rhomberg
Loretta & William Rief
Steven Rouse
Cynthia Smetana
Brad & Eileen Stern
Strategy One
Zig Zag Kitchen

In-Kind
a5 Inc.
Thomas & Heidi Babbo
Mary & Bill Bodlak
Matthew Casselman
Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead
Downtown Oak Park
Lynn Farrell
Oak Design & Construction
Maria Pappas
Elizabeth & Kevin Smith
Wiley Samuels
Abe Thompson

 The following contributors supported the 4th Annual Birthday Gala.
3d Health, Inc.
Alliance Paper and Food Service
Anonymous
Ariel Capital
Barbara & Gary Belenke
Catering by Michael’s
Cathy & Roger Rhomberg
Chef Ron Martin
Christopher Baer
Clarice & John Harris
Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest
Corky Bellile
Dawn & Duane Glossa
Dawn Glossa
Dwight Atchley
Edible Arrangements
Eileen & Brad Stern
Food for Thought
Goose Island
Kent Barnett & Lauren Heath
Marijane & Tim Brangle
Mary & Bill Bodlak
Michelle Arnold & Paul Martin
Pacific Wine Partners
Papaspiros
Sam Adams
Senator Don Harmon & Theresa Harmon
Starbucks on Lathrop
Susan Mika – Good Heart Work Smart Foundation
TGI Friday’s
The Buzz Café
The Klassman Zimberoff Family
The Pasta Shoppe & Café
The Perfect Dinner
Tom Mallon

 The following contributors supported the 4th Annual Wide World of Wonder Works Golf fundraiser event.
a5/Green Town
Accelitech
Aileron Communications
Alliance Paper & Food Supply
Attest Health Care Advisors
Chicago Consultants Studio
Cibco Realty Corp.
Community Bank Oak Park River Forest
Edward Jones
Gante, ltd.
KnowledgeAdvisors
MarCap
Nevin Hedlund Architects
Oak Design & Construction
Oak Park Apartments
Pizzo & Associcates Inc.
Proforma Total Solutions
Regent Surgical Health
Rhapsody Cove
Rush University Medical Center
The Eureka Group
The Johnson Group
The Joint Commission
Wall Street Journal
Westell Technologies

Previous Supporters

Corporate, Foundation and Government Supporters
a5 Inc.
ABC 7 Television
ABC Radio Chicago (WLS-AM, WZZN-FM and WRDZ-AM)
Adler Planetarium
Avenue Ale House
All About Denim
Alliance Paper Products, Inc.
American Rugby Outfitters
Ananas
The Ball Yard
Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Benjamin Kende Portraits
Beverly Hills Flower Shop
Bistro Marbuzet
Carleton Hotel
Cherubs-n-Chocolate
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Chitown-River Forest II LLC
City of Chicago
Claudio’s Bakery
Community Development Block Grant, Village of Oak Park
Concordia University
Construction Options, Inc.
Cucina Paradiso
Curves
Diana Neilson Graphics
Dominicks’s, Lake Street
The Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation
DOTI Designs of the Interior
Ebert Studios
Edwardo’s Pizza
Einstein Bros.
Eli’s Cheesecake Company
Extreme Sport and Fitness
Fastframe by Wallace Gilmour’s
Fast Signs, Milwaukee
Flavour Cooking School
Foremost Travel and Tours
Frame Warehouse
Fuego Loco
Graham Spencer Advertising
Hemmingway’s Bistro
Hobbytown USA
House of Heat
INSIDEOC with Rick Reiff
Inter-Continental Hotel
Irving B. Harris Foundation
J.C. Licht
Jewel, Lake Street
LaBella
Le Coq Cafe
Loon Café
Macarthur Fund for Arts and Culture
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Marion Street Grill
McDonald's Corporation
Morton’s Restaurant
Maggiano’s
Maison Perrier
My Gym
Neo Vision Optical
Nevin Hedlund Architects, Inc.
Oak Design & Construction
Oak Park Athletic Club
Oak Park Cyclery
Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation
Oak Park Skincare
Oak Park Visitor’s Bureau
Oak Park Women's Guild
One Stop Comics
Original Pancake House
Pagani Hair Design
Park District of Oak Park
Paper Source
Papaspiros
Partners In Play
The PGA of America
Pleasant Company
Radio Flyer
Radisson Hotels & Resorts
Ramada Suites
Reuter’s Bakery
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Robin Randall Productions
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Rotary Club of Oak Park ­ River Forest
Russell’s Barbecue
Sam Adams
Second City
Soaring Adventures of America, Inc.
Sparacinos
SRAM Corporation
Steve Arpon, Magician
Studio 360
State of Illinois - Illinois First
The Taxman Corporation
Tim Cozzens Furniture Design
Trader Joes
Trattoria Peppino
Turano's Bakery
The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation
Twin Anchors Restaurant
Two Fish Art Glass
Val’s Halla Records
Vivaldi’s
Marvin and Marilyn Weissglass Family Foundation
Winberie’s
WXRT
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation
Whittier School PTO


Individual Supporters
Art Bloom
Joli and Thomas Burrell
The Joe and Dana Connell Family
Barry Deach
Tom and Ann Deer
Gregory S. Beard and Tamara Faulkner-Beard and Family
Mary Griffin
Michael and Ellen Griffin
Ann and Andrew Goldman
The Clarice and John Harris Family
Harry Jean Hedlund
Janis Herbert
Kathleen Kolovitz
Doug Madel
James and Sharon Madura
David Mausner
The Metz/MacMillan Family
Alix Mikesell
Jeff O’Connor
Maribeth and Rocco Petrosino
James Pizzo
Lucy Reum
The Ritten Family
The Roberts Family
Jody and Tom Ryan and Family
Wiley H. Samuels, Jr. and Family
The Kevin and Elizabeth Smith Family
The Stegner-Freitag Family
The Brian and Roma Steinke Family
Abe and Launa Thompson and Friends
Leslie Ann Tuzi
Jeff Weissglass and Jeannie Affelder
Gale Zemel

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