Special Events Campaigns of the Year: MIND Research Institute and Avow Hospice

Our judges agreed with Chamberlain's comment, "We like the unusual combination of events that make up Butterfly Weekend. The ball is elegant and top-drawer; the (butterfly) release is wide open to the community and the many tourists and part-time residents who join us in the winter months.

"People who were not connected to us were drawn to the novelty of the walk-through butterfly tent and the spectacular image of the butterflies being released en masse," she wrote. "It was truly a weekend with something for everyone!"