2009 Dinner of Champions:
Honoring People Who Make a Difference
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This year’s Dinner of Champions event raised money for MS research, programs, and services. The evening's program honored the community achievements of Humpy Wheeler, President of The Wheeler Company with the Hope Award and The Duff Family with the Spirit of Life Award. |
| Honorees Jim Duff, Humpy Wheeler, Adam Duff, Kortni Duff and Kristin Duff. |
| The dinner program, emceed by Larry Sprinkle featured a video tribute to Humpy Wheeler. A second video was also shown highlighting the private/public partnership and impressive research efforts underway at the North Carolina Research Campus. MS Researcher Dr.Simon Gregory provided an eloquent speech of his genetic discoveries and current research being done at the NCRC. |  |
| MS Researcher Dr. Simon Gregory |
| It is with gratitude that we thank the Dinner of Champions volunteer leadership. Thank you to Wesley and Casey Brock for being our Committee Chairs and to all members of the Dinner of Champions Committee. We are also most thankful to all trustees and donors who made a gift to the Dinner. |
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Humpy Wheeler, Anne Marie Lax, Board Chair Jeff Lax, Board Member Dick Robberts and Susan Robberts |
Special thanks to:
Larry Sprinkle, WCNC News
Tiffany & Company
Metrographics
Richard Sharpe Photography
Keenen Photography
Technical Media Productions
Beth Chorneau
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Keenen Photography
Richard Sharpe Photography