The 15th Annual Mayor’s Community Charity Ball – held Nov. 12 at Alta Villa Banquets – brought in a record number of people and donations, allowing for its host, Mayor Larry Hartwig, to distribute nearly $68,000 in net proceeds to 17 sponsoring organizations at Monday evening’s Village Board meeting.

“I am proud that in a year that saw so many requests for donations for worthy causes, Addison still found it in its heart to take care of those in needs within our own community,” said Mayor Larry Hartwig.

All money earned on behalf of the Village is donated by the Mayor to two local causes: the Addison Community Switchboard, and the Rotary Club of Addison’s fundraising drive to build a Safety Town.

More than 625 people had attended the event at $55 per person; $24.44 of each ticket went to the organization from which the ticket was purchased.

In addition, a cash raffle brought in $14, 465, and the Silent Auction which offered 184 items brought in nearly half of the event’s profits, $33,920.

Expenses were kept reasonable through the generosity of business who helped to underwrite some of the costs, including Alta Villa Banquets, Allied Waste Services, Oxford Bank, DiCianni Graphics, Addison Floral and Artisti Floral.

All of the charities and organizations are local and will use the money earned to make a direct impact on Addison. The 17 sponsoring organizations were the Addison Community Switchboard, Addison Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Addison Center for the Arts, Concord Lutheran School, Rotary Club of Addison, Kiwanis Club of Addison, Woman’s Club, Addison Trail Theatre Boosters, Addison Trail Music Boosters, Kinights of Columbus, Sertoma Club, NorthEast DuPage Special Recreation Association, American Association of University Women – Addison Branch, Parks & Recreation Foundation, Student Participation Center, Sister Cities and Medinah Shriners.