Bob Hunt Photographer

I was honored to be asked to spend a day photographing some various young children at Easter Seals as they received therapy from loving professionals who are devoted to making progress in the lives of kids with disabilities. It is a humbling experience to be in the room as the therapists work with each child one on one, with passion and dignity shown to them it is unlike anything I have witnessed in my adult life.

-Bob

More than $2.3 million was raised Saturday during the annual Easter Seals Telethon. The telethon, held at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria and broadcast on WMBD Channel 31, resulted in $2,382,143 in donations. The organization’s goal was to top last year’s telethon total of $2.272 million. “We did great,” said Steve Thompson, President/CEO of Central Illinois Easter Seals. “We were really excited about our results.” Easter Seals provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy to people living with autism and other disabilities. Congratulations to all of the VIP’s for all of there hard work, energy and compassion for the kids.

-Bob

The seventh annual Black & Blue Ball for the kids of Easter Seals was once again the place to be in P-town. Your host for the evening were Mark & Jodi Scott, Don & Brenda Young and Chris & Helen Chadwick. Bradley University Chi Omega Sorority sold over $ 6,300 in 50/50 tickets, and with the silent and live auction over $ 150,000 will be raised. Wedding Banned from Gas City, IN were once again the highlight of the evening, putting on a rocking show. The dance floor was packed all night. Don’t forget the 2012 Easter Seals Telethon is next Saturday March 3rd from 6:00-11:00pm at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria and live on WMBD TV Channel 31.

-Bob

I was privileged to be asked to photograph the 2nd Annual Middle Eastern Ball to benefit Easter Seals at the beautiful Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria, IL. The event was co-chaired by Mina Shams and David Bozeman. The guests were entertained with music by the Jad Soudah Band from Detroit, MI and middle eastern dancer Khazna Khalil from Chicago, IL. Special invited guests included Senator Darin LaHood, Peoria Mayor and Mrs. Jim Ardis, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice M. Taylor Jr., Mr. Jim Maloof and Ambassador and Mrs. Yousif B. Ghafari. It was a fantastic evening of fine food, music and entertainment for the crowd in excess of 500. A huge special thanks to my best friend and exceptional photographer Rod McClanahan of Creative Photography for all his help.

-Bob

I spent my Friday evening at the brand new and awesome Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria, IL taking photo’s for Easter Seals. The whole staff under the leadership of store manager Jim Goff at Bass Pro were gracious hosts for the evening. Special guests for the evening were Miss Iowa 2008 Abbey Curran and Redhead Pro staff member Jim Crowley. On display was the custom one of a kind Caterpillar Bass Tracker Pro Team 175 TXW fishing boat that is being raffled off December 15, 2011 to benefit the Kids of Easter Seals. Please be sure to get your tickets early and don’t get left out  as there are only 2,000 available for this awesome fishing boat. There is a 10 day Halloween celebration for children thru October 31st at Bass Pro. Click here for a schedule of all of the Kid’s FREE Halloween Events!

-Bob