Midwest FurFest 2009



Midwest FurFest 2009 was a convention held at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, Illinois from November 20th to November 22nd, 2009. Total attendance was 2,040, which included 145 sponsors, 55 anniversary sponsors and 357 participants in the fursuit parade

Guests of Honor
In celebration of the convention's tenth anniversary, all of the Guests of Honor from the first nine years were invited back. Of the the 29 Guests of Honor, the following attended in-person:
 * Robert Carspecken
 * Margaret Carspecken
 * Rapid T. Rabbit
 * Derrick Dasenbrock
 * Jessica Willard
 * D.C. Simpson
 * Thomas K. Dye
 * M.C.A. Hogarth
 * DBruin
 * Ursula Vernon
 * ScribbleFox
 * Gene Breshears
 * Kenket
 * Tincrash
 * WhiteyFawks
 * Spunky
 * Chilly
 * Jill0r
 * Will Sanborn
 * Lucky the Evil Dog
 * Darc
 * Gyrfalcon

Charity
The convention's charity was Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education for Wildlife. Their table displayed numerous rescued animals (including a lynx, a tortoise, a hawk and a one-eyed owl).

Through various fundraisers, including table donations ($558 on Friday, $734 on Saturday and $508 on Sunday), an impromptu show by 2 and Kage ($773), charity poker ($700), charity auction ($4,526), and a donation from Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc. ($5,000), approximately $12,799 was raised.

Mentions
A Comics Curmudgeon blog entry in March 2009 showed Slylock Fox and declares the title character is "changing into his giant rat costume; our favorite detective is actually suiting up for Midwest Furfest ’09".