THE WOMEN OF THE MOOSE PRESENT A CHECK FROM FUNDRAISING RECEIVED DURING THE AUGUST 2011 COUNTRY SHINDIG FUNDRAISER EVENT TO OGLE COUNTY HOSPICES.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT...SENIOR REGENT KIMBERLY BARNETT,
RECORDER BEVERLY LANTZ JONES, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LYNN KNODLE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LORRIE BEARROWS, STAR RECORDER CHAIRMAN DIANE PALMER AND COLLEGE OF REGENTS CHAIRMAN MARGE HAMMES

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Mooseheart high school junior Walli Sanni played Father Time in the school's "Holiday Moosical" production. The play told the story of a Moose who wanted to fly.

MOOSEHEART ELEMENTARY STUDENTS STAGE SPIRITED "HOLIDAY MOOSICAL"
DECEMBER 8, 2011

CHICAGO BEAR'S KICKER ROBBIE GOULD SIGNS
AN AUTOGRAPGH FOR MOOSEHEART'S CHUCKIE HAYWOOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE 2-HOUR SHOPPING SPREE.

CHICAGO BEAR'S KICKER ROBBIE GOULD (THIRD ROW, MIDDLE) POSES FOR A PHOTO WITH 99 MOOSEHEART CHILDREN, MOOSEHEART STAFF AS WELL AS STAFF FROM THE ST. CHARLES SUPERTARGET FOLLOWING A 2-HOUR SHOPPING SPREE FOR THE CHILDREN PROVIDED BY GOULD'S "THE GOULDEN TOUCH" FOUNDATION

CHICAGO BEAR'S KICKER ROBBIE GOULD
HELPS DEMITRIAN PEREZ MAKE A SHOPPING
CHOICE DURING THE SHOPPING SPREE.

MOOSEHEART CONSULTANT KARLENE NILES HELPS LESLIE PINEDA WITH A CHOICE AT THE JEWELRY COUNTER DURING THE SHOPPING SPREE

AFTER TRYING AND FAILING AND AFTER SUFFERING RIDICULE FROM THE OTHER HOLIDAY CHARACTERS, MARTY MOOSE, FINDS HIS ABILITY TO FLY

MOOSEHEART'S ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
MASON EINSIEDEL (LEFT) AND RYAN PERRY
PLAYED SOLDIERS

Eryn Syrkus loved dancing while
portraying a candy cane

Annalisa Hoskins portrayed a Songless Snowbird,
who kept trying to whistle, but couldn't.

Vero Paye was a dancing Christmas tree

Nathan Hayden was another one of the Christmas trees

BOBBY WASHINGTON PLAYED MARTY MOOSE. MARTY WANTS TO FLY, BUT CANNOT, AND THE OTHER HOLIDAY CHARACTERS MAKE
FUN OF HIS DREAMS