• • • PREMIER SPONSORS • • •
• • • PREMIER MEDIA PARTNERS • • •
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SIGNATURE EVENT UNDERWRITERS
Adtegrity Bissell Inc.
The Gilmore Collection
Seyferth PRTrivalent Group
•••• TOO FUNNY FOR WORDS ••••
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Care Network of Michigan
Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.Fubble Entertainment
GR Outdoor
Mike & Sue JandernoaStellafly Social MediaTerryberry CompanyWolverine Worldwide
•••• BELLY LAUGHERS ••••
Bold SocksCrowe Horwath LLP
Erb ThaiGroove City Events
West Michigan Women’s ShowLife EMS Ambulance
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
•••• THE TEE HEES ••••
290 Sign SystemsAmerican International Foods, Inc.
Aria Show TechnologiesBaudville
Custom PrintersDeep End Films
Dick & Betsy DeVosFeyen Zylstra
Funny Business AgencyKBO Group Inc.
Lighthouse GroupLowell Community FundMINI of Grand Rapids
Perrin Brewing CompanyPohler Designs, Inc.
Reagan Marketing + DesignUniversal Forest Products, Inc.
VarnumWest Michigan Caterer
•••• LAUGH OUT LOUD CROWD ••••
Barefoot Wine & BubblyBrian Kelly PhotographyCheri DeVos Foundation
DeVries JewelersDoug & Maria DeVos
Edward Jones
EenhoornFastSigns of Grand Rapids
Fifth Third BankFranklin Partners
Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids GriffinsGrand Rapids Trolley
Insite Business Solutions
Lacks EnterprisesLaw WeathersLegacy Trust
MarkIt MerchandiseMedia Place Partners
The Mitten StateWindstream
•••• THE CHUCKLERS ••••
Andrews Hooper Pavlik LLCAON
Bagger Dave’sBoar’s HeadBoxed Water
ChoiceOne BankCuster Workplace Interiors
CWDDress Me Daddy
DK SecurityEastern FloralEllis Parking
Erhardt Construction
FedExGazelle Sports
Globe Vise & TruckGodwin Plumbing
Grandville Family Dental Care, P.C.Harvest Health Foods
HNIKendall College of Art and Design
of Ferris State UniversityKeystone Community Church
King Milling Co.LaFontsee Gallery
Lake Michigan Credit Union
McShane & BowieOwen Ames Kimball
Plante MoranPropaganda Doughnuts
River City ImprovRockford Construction
Show SpanSkyzone Grand RapidsStar Truck Rentals Inc.Timpson Transport Inc.
Titan EquipmentTowers Watson
•••• THE GIGGLERS ••••
Bryan Esler PhotographyEl Vocero
Grand Rapids MagazineGrand Rapids Times
Holland Sentinel
JQ99/The PledgeLaughSpin.comLowell Ledger
MI Evening OutPower 91.9 FM
Revue Magazine Solace Magazine
The Laugh Button/The SyndicateWomen’s Lifestyle Magazine
•••• MEDIA PARTNERS ••••
Bagger Dave’sBig Apple Bagel
-Lake Michigan Drive and Plainfield Ave locationsBistro Bella Vita
Bitter End Coffee HouseCitySen LoungeCourtyard BistroCrooked Goose
Erb Thai
Grand Rapids Brewing CompanyGrist Mill Market and Deli
GroveHarmony Brewing Company
Honey Creek InnHopCat
McFadden’sOne Trick Pony and Cottage Bar
Ruth Chris
San Chez, A Tapas Bistrosix.one.six
Stella’s LoungeThe Green WellTwisted Rooster
Uccello’sSchnitz Deli
•••• RESTAURANT PARTNERS ••••
AdtegrityAirport Freight X-Change LLC
Applied ImagingAquinas College
Kevin & Michelle BassettBDO
Bredeweg & Zylstra CPACascade EngineeringConsumers Energy
Peter C. & Emajean Cook FoundationD & M Metal Products
DeVries JewelersDickinson Wright PLLCDiscovery Financial, LLC
Len and Teri DyerEdward JonesEenhoorn LLC
Erhardt ConstructionExperience Grand Rapids
EYFeyen Zylstra
Grand Rapids Chair CompanyGrand Rapids Community College
Grand Valley State UniversityJeff GurneyHaworth
Sidney J. Jansma, Jr.KBO Group Inc
Kent Companies, Inc.Kentwood Office FurnitureKotz Sangster Wysocki P.C.
Kramer EntertainmentLake Michigan Credit Union
Legacy TrustMary Free Bed Guild
Meadowbrook Insurance GroupMerrill Lynch
MetLife
Miller Johnson, Attorneys and CounselorsNorris, Perné & French, LLP
ODL, Inc.Tim & Erin Orlebeke
Plante MoranReagan Marketing + Design
Remember Eric, Fight Childhood CancerRockford Construction
Michael & Christina RosloniecSignComp
Smith Haughey Rice & RoeggeSpectrum HealthTowerPinksterUSA Financial
VarnumVMware
Warner Norcross & Judd LLPWells Fargo Bank
•••• FRIENDS ••••
Mike Jandernoa, HonoraryCarol Van Andel
Deb BaileySteve Heacock
Mary NelsonMichael Radner, Honorary
David SebastianGinny Seyferth
Blair SharpeGene Wilder, Honorary
Meg Miller Willit
•••• LAUGHFEST ADVISORY BOARD ••••
Becky Anderson, Co-ChairRandy Joppie, Co-ChairBen VerWys, Co-Chair
Ashley AbdenourMary Jane Berklich
Jim D’Amico
Racheal FoxChuck GallagherLinsey Gleason
Mike HemmingsenTwayne HowardChad LeRoux
Josh LesterCarter Pavey IVLorna SchultzRebecca Tyke
Jessica Ann TysonTed Velie
•••• LAUGHFEST CABINET ••••
•• EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ••Fubble Entertainment
•• TECHNICAL PRODUCERS ••KBO
Blue Water TechOdyssey Lighting
•• DÉCOR CONTRIBUTORS ••Eastern FloralRSVP Events
Clark Hill PLCDematic Corp.
Doug & Maria DeVosCheri DeVos Foundation
Dick & Betsy DeVosGill
Greg Willit & Meg Miller WillitHerman Miller Cares
HuntingtonMike & Sue Jandernoa
Lighthouse GroupMills Benefit Group, a Lighthouse Company
Pioneer Construction & Brigade Fire Protection
Pridgeon & ClayRoskam Baking Company
Bruce & Sara UekertGordon & Shirley Vonk
Warner Norcross & Judd LLPYesterdog
•••• DONORS ••••
Amway Grand Plaza HotelScott Patrick Bell
Todd ChanceCircle Theatre Grand Rapids
Jamie DeMaagdMichele DeSelmsDeVos Place, SMG
Juliet DragosVal Fischer
Suzanne GehaRebecca Gohl
Grand Rapids Civic TheaterHolland Litho Printing Service
Shelley IrwinCourtney Jones
Todd LewisMarkit Products
Michael McDonaldMelissa Nickels
Lindsey NortonGreg O’ConnorMallory Patterson
Calvin PohlerRachel Ruiz
Spectrum TheaterRandy Strobl
WKTVWrinkle Creative
•••• SPECIAL THANKS TO ••••
Brian Kelly Photography & FilmBrian Esler Photography
Stellafly Social Media LLC
•••• EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY ••••
•••• PREMIER PARTNER ••••Dave and Carol Van Andel Foundation
Bill Alt*Seth Ashby*
David Brown*Cheryl Clift
Catherine Cooper*Cheryl Coutchie*
Len Dyer*Leslee Hardebeck
Jim Hesseman*Carol Hoyle
Antoinette Kiewiet Brian Murray*Keith OberfeldTodd OsbeckJoe Ponstein*Bob Prevette*
Christina Rosloniec
Chris Rosmarin* Michele Ross
David Sebastian*Matt Taylor
Teresa L. ThomePaula Tibbe
Carl Wiegand*Patrick W. Ziegler
•••• SIGNATURE EVENT TEAM ••••
*Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids & Gilda’s LaughFest Board Member
Bar DivaniThe B.O.B.
Compass College of Cinematic Arts DeVos Performance Hall
DeVos PlaceDog Story Theater
Evergreen CommonsFirst Congregational Church of Lowell
First Reformed ChurchFountain Street Church
Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids Art MuseumGrand Rapids Civic Theatre
Grand Rapids Downtown Market
Grand Rapids PublicGrand Volute
GRCC Ford FieldhouseGreat Lakes Commonwealth of Letters
GVSU Kirkhof CenterHerrick District LibraryHolland Civic Theatre
Holland MuseumKendall College of Arts
Kent District Library – Englehardt Branch Kentwood Community Church
Keystone Eastside Keystone Spaulding
Knickerbocker Theatre
Ladies Literary ClubLINC
Master Arts TheatreMcFadden's Restaurant & Saloon
The Orbit RoomPark Theatre
Perrin Brewing Company Riverfront Hotel
The Pyramid SchemeSpeakEZ Lounge
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Wealthy Theatre
West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology
•••• LAUGHFEST VENUES ••••
AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU TO ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE LIST!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PASS ON THE LAUGHFEST SMILE. AND KEEP CELEBRATING LAUGHTER … FOR THE HEALTH OF IT!
With special call-outs and love to the Venue Captain Leadership Team, the Transportation Leaders and Team, the Local Talent & MC Hosting Team, the Creative Team, the members of Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, and our namesake, Gilda Radner.
AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SERIOUSLY AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO INVESTEDTIME, TALENT and TREASURE IN LAUGHFEST 2015
YOU are the reason it was a huge success!!
To all of our sponsors, participating businesses and organizations, our volunteers, all of the featured artists, the community showcase participants (from all over the United States and Canada), everyone who attended, and any community member who warmly greeted and helped our guests from out of town, we thank you. From the Community Kickoff right to the very last event, we celebrate this amazing community for embracing laughter for the health of it as part of LaughFest!
SEND SOME LAUGHFEST LOVE TO…
OUR THANK YOU FOR THIS FABULOUS NIGHT GOES TO:
gildasclubgr.org