2018 Dinner Dance Gala Winners
Haley Peterson
Haley was born in the Chicagoland area and loves the city's culture. She says she dances because it fills her soul with purpose and a sense of self. Dance gives Haley hope and a belief that pure happiness and acceptance is possible. At Columbia College, she studies and performs so she can eventually become a professional and share her education with others. At Turning Pointe Dance Company, she has helped mentor young dancers and she has taken part in dance programs in Los Angeles, Orlando, and Branson. If she were to win the F.A.M.E. Award, she says she would use it to help pay student loans, intensives, workshops, and audition material. Haley believes with the help of F.A.M.E. she can reach her goals.
Haley was born in the Chicagoland area and loves the city's culture. She says she dances because it fills her soul with purpose and a sense of self. Dance gives Haley hope and a belief that pure happiness and acceptance is possible. At Columbia College, she studies and performs so she can eventually become a professional and share her education with others. At Turning Pointe Dance Company, she has helped mentor young dancers and she has taken part in dance programs in Los Angeles, Orlando, and Branson. If she were to win the F.A.M.E. Award, she says she would use it to help pay student loans, intensives, workshops, and audition material. Haley believes with the help of F.A.M.E. she can reach her goals.
Andrew Johnston
Andrew has been singing since he was four. To help support himself through school, Andrew started performing on the streets of Chicago, and attributes much of his success to the support of people walking by. Andrew has gone on to be featured as a singer on Windy City Live, and The Steve Harvey Show. In addition, he is currently in the final stages to make it onto America's Got Talent for the season beginning in May of this year. Just recently, he has received shout outs on social media by, Chicago's very own, Jennifer Hudson, and Grammy Award winner, Sam Smith. When asked how he felt about this whirlwind adventure, Andrew said, “When I stopped taking ‘no’ for an answer and started thinking of it as ‘not yet,’ doors began to open. The only no I take for an answer now is, NO LIMIT.”
Andrew has been singing since he was four. To help support himself through school, Andrew started performing on the streets of Chicago, and attributes much of his success to the support of people walking by. Andrew has gone on to be featured as a singer on Windy City Live, and The Steve Harvey Show. In addition, he is currently in the final stages to make it onto America's Got Talent for the season beginning in May of this year. Just recently, he has received shout outs on social media by, Chicago's very own, Jennifer Hudson, and Grammy Award winner, Sam Smith. When asked how he felt about this whirlwind adventure, Andrew said, “When I stopped taking ‘no’ for an answer and started thinking of it as ‘not yet,’ doors began to open. The only no I take for an answer now is, NO LIMIT.”
