"An Evening of Hope"

Check out these news coverages and photos:

Lysacek and friends host "An Evening of Hope" (icenetwork.com, Sept 29, 2008)
Congratulations to Evan on his gold medal win at the World Figure Skating Championships (Mar 26, 2009)

"An Evening of Hope" was held on September 27, 2008 from 7:00-9:00 pm at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. Starring two-time national champion, two-time world medalist and Olympian Evan Lysacek, the show benefits the Stephanie Joseph Memorial Fund in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Illinois Chapter.  Starring with Evan were current World champion, Olympic bronze medalist and six-time Canadian champion Jeffrey Buttle; Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto; World Champion Kimmie Meissner; U.S. Pairs Champions Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski; World Champion ice dancer Shae-Lynn Borne; Canadian National Champion Jennifer Robinson; U.S. Bronze Medalist Ryan Bradley; two-time U.S. Pairs Champions Rena Inoue and John Baldwin; two-time National bronze medalist Dan Hollander; and more.   Ten local up-and-coming skaters and three synchronized skating teams, including the Chicago Jazz, also performed. The evening included a Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle, and autograph signing session with the ice skaters.

Photos by Melanie Hoyt and used with permission. See more of her photos at ice-dance.com photo gallery of the event

Stars of Evening of Hope

Evan and Friends

Event organizer Katherine Hill

Chicago Jazz Synchro Team

Stars autograph for fans

Evan Lysacek

Jeffrey Buttle

Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto

Kimmie Meissner

Brooke Castille & Ben Okolski

Shae-Lynn Borne

Jennifer Robinson

Ryan Bradley

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

Dan Hollander
For more photos, see also TruViz Photo gallery of the event


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