The Edward Foundation Annual Gala

THE EDWARD FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA

JEFF AND TERESE SURGES, MELISSA AND STEVE PETERSON

The Edward Foundation raised $940,000 at its 29th annual gala, The Big Gig: 1001 Nights, on Sept. 28 at the Westin Lombard.

DR. KARL NAPEKOSKI BIDS ON A LIVE-AUCTION PACKAGE DURING THE EDWARD FOUNDATION’S 29TH ANNUAL GALA

Nearly 700 people attended the event, which is the foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year. A portion of the funds raised this year will be used to purchase a new $2.7-million PET CT scanner to replace the current scanner, which has been in operation at the Edward Cancer Center in Naperville since 2005.

BRETT SKEEN AND JAN AND JOE DANT

A PET CT scan is one method doctors use to find cancer and determine its stage.

STEVE AND JULIE CHIRICO, BRENDA AND TOM HARTER

RON AND NANCY NYBERG, JOHN AND KAYLIN RISVOLD AND BRENDA AND TOM HARTER