Midwest FurFest 2016



Midwest FurFest 2016, the seventeenth Midwest FurFest convention, was held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois, USA, from December 1-4, 2016.

The convention saw 7,075 attendees.

Guests of Honor
The Guests of Honor were:
 * Balaa and Bagheera
 * Betsy Beaver
 * DrakonicKnight

Charity
The convention's charity was Felines and Canines, for which was raised $78,482.05.

At closing ceremonies, the 2016 and 2017 Convention Chairs were dared to select one of two dog bowls which contained either cat food (yes, actual cat food), or poop (chocolate candy bars). In exchange for doing this dare, they asked the audience to make a donation to the charity. Alkali_Bismuth walked his top hat around and an additional $915 (and five cents) was raised, bringing the total donation to $18,102.05. This total was shared with the charity who was profusely thankful. This was followed up with the MFF, "But wait, there's more" moment, in which the Convention Chair and Board Treasurer of Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc. presented the charity with an additional check for $50,000 leading to a grand total of $68,102.05. The audience, upon hearing that Midwest FurFest had raised "nearly $70,000" for the charity began to come up on stage and empty their pickets. This lead to a final round of donations and the discovery that a 3D statue presented by ShadowKat contained a personal check, leading to a final donation of $78,482.05.