Midwest FurFest (MFF) is a
furry convention which evolved out of
Duckon, a
sci-fi convention held near
Chicago.
Midwest FurFest
2000 was held in
Arlington Heights, IL, November 17-19. 475 people attended, and
Guests of Honor were
illustrators
Robert and
Margaret Carspecken,
artist Derrick Dasenbrock, and
Richard Concepcion (
costumer and creator of
Rapid T. Rabbit). MFF raised a total of $3,552 for three charities: Valley of the Kings
Sanctuary (a big cat refuge in Wisconsin),
Wolf Park (a
wildlife education and
research facility in
Battle Ground, IN), and Chicago House (housing provider for persons with HIV/AIDS).
Over 500 people attended Midwest FurFest
2001, held November 16-18. Guests of
Honor were illustrator
Mary Hansen-Roberts, artist
Jessica Ginger Willard, and
writer Matt J. McCullar. MFF's
charity auction (MC'd by
Dr. Samuel Conway), raised $6,800 for
Animals For Awareness, a
non-profit no-kill
shelter for unwanted, abused, neglected or confiscated
wild animals that regular
animal shelters aren't equipped to deal with.
The 2002
convention will be held
November 22-24 at a larger
hotel, the Hyatt Woodfield in
Schaumberg,
IL.
Midwest FurFest's website is http://www.furfest.org