Thank you for an amazing convention! Midwest FurFest 2008 is over, and we hope that you had as much fun attending it as we did making it happen. 1,992 furry folks joined us over the course of the weekend. We would like to extend special thanks to our 170 sponsors whose generous support continues to make Midwest FurFest possible. Thanks to your many donations, bids in the Charity Auction, and other contributions, we were able to raise $15,000 for our charity, Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy! Our Art Show had its best year ever, generating $22,928 for our fine artists. Once again, we were able to hand out checks to artists at Closing Ceremonies. If weren't able to pick up your check, be sure to contact our Art Show Director at artshow.2008@furfest.org. Do you have feedback about Midwest FurFest 2008? Drop us a line! Also, be sure to visit our forums and talk about your experiences. And now we're going to take a break to rest and recuperate. We'll see you again in January, 2009 when we will start the planning for Midwest FurFest 2009: TEN YEARS OF MIDWEST FURFEST! To celebrate our tenth anniversary we are delighted to announce that we will be joined by many of our past Guests of Honor, including Robert & Margaret Carspecken, Rapid T. Rabbit, Derrick Dasenbrock, Jessica Willard, Ysengrin Blackpaw, D.C. Simpson, Thomas K. Dye, M.C.A. Hogarth, Dbruin, Ursula Vernon, ScribbleFox, Gene Breshears, Tincrash, Kenket, Whitefox, Jen "Spunky" Seng, Erika Leigh "Chilly" Rosengarten, Jill0r, Will Sanborn, Matt & Darcy Sowers, Lucky the Evil Dog, and Foxfeather Zenkova. We have big plans and lots of fun in store. Watch this website for more details! Mark your calendars now: Midwest FurFest 2009 November 20-22, 2009 We'll see you there! Duncan da Husky Chairman, Midwest FurFest 2008/2009