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    Imagine Ball co-chairs Mary Jo Fasan, Ron Leiserowitz, Jeremy Davis. PR photo
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    The Boogie Wonder Band
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    Jeff Cartwright, Val Warner, ABC 7 – Windy City LIVE! and Gala Emcee Ron Leiserowitz
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    Stopa Przemyslaw and Dana Grizwin of Massive Design
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    Mary Jo Fasan, Artist Matthew Lew, WTTW – TV Check, Please! Host Cat De Orio
Attendees of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS/Chicago (DIFFA/Chicago) Believe 2015 Gala: The Imagine Ball celebrated the organization’s 27th annual black-tie event with pomp, circumstance and passionate calls to action, raising nearly $500,000 to help fund Chicago-area service agencies dedicated to assisting men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS.

The organization also secured a much-anticipated fundraising milestone by reaching the $1 million mark for its DIFFA/Chicago Endowment.

The event was held at Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom on June 13. Val Warner, host of ABC-TV’s Windy City Live! served as the gala’s emcee.

Founded in 1984, DIFFA has granted more than $40 million to hundreds of community-based organizations nationwide. For more information, visit DIFFAChicago.org.