SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK inflammatory bowel disease was the subject of a moving video as well as the presentation remarks by Dr. Souheil Gebara. “When Dr. Truding returns from camp (the CCFA Camp Oasis), he comes back smiling,” noted Gebara, the honoree’s Beaumont office mate. Michigan chapter CCFA board president Walter Schram then happily announced the creation of two camp scholarships in Truding’s name. Among those giving Truding a standing ovation before taking in one of three movie choices were: his wife Dale and more than two dozen personal friends; past honorees Harriet and Shel Fuller, Carol and Skip Robert, Jean Dubin and Jill Sklar; board members James Bond, Dr. Jason Bodzin, Katie Coleman, Jason Golnick, Dr. Ellen Zimmerman, Dawn Aronoff and Robert Higbee; and an impressive number of his grateful patients and their families. The event raised nearly $120,000.
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1. Committee members Ann Carney Strickland (left) of Birmingham, Kyle Desmond of Beverly Hills, Patrick Thornton of Birmingham and Parker Lynch of Bloomfield. 2. CATCH board member Colby Sobelton Zemmin and committee member Scott Stricklland of Birmingham. 3. Committee member Liz Vollman (left) of Birmingham, her sister Andrea of Chicago, IL, and brother Andrew of Royal Oak with Sloan Eddelston of NYC. 4. Committee member Julie Rankin of Birmingham with Cory Richards of Farmington Hills. 5. Newlyweds Matt & Meghan Heather of Bloomfield. 6. Rick (left) & Karen Williams of Bloomfield with Aubrey Hang of Grosse Pointe and committee member Parker Lynch of Bloomfield (In foreground - coffee table with African accents by Adorn). 7. Laura Starkey (left) and Catherine Adrian of Ferndale, Shelley Cipa of Rochester Hills, Kristen Kerch and Jeremy Manion of Birmingham. 8. Sara Sherbow (left) of Bloomfield, Charles Johnson of Grand Blanc, Chuck Florek of Bloomfield, Alex Lannes of Grand Rapids, Brett Hudson and Ashley Fell of Bloomfield.
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1. Honoree Beaumont’s Bob (Dr. Robert) Truding of Ferndale & his wife Dale of Arlington Heights, IL, (formerly Birmingham Covington School principal, now assistant superintendent of AH schools). 2. One of Dr. Truding’s patients Emme Coleman (right) of Bloomfield with Katie Rothstein of W. Bloomfield. 3. Past event honoree Harriett Fuller (right) with Sally Marx of Bloomfield. 4. Gordon (back left) & board member Katie Coleman with two of their children Grant & Grace of Bloomfield. 5. Julie Marx (left) and Mark & Lois Shaevsky of Bloomfield. 6. Brenda (left) & Howard Rosenberg with Jeanne Maxbauer of Bloomfield. 7. Dale Fuller and his daughter Nicoll of Bloomfield. T8. Andrea Hartman of Bloomfield with Rob Levy of Detroit.
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BBAC Shop & Champagne New Birmgham Bloomfield Art Center CEO Addie Langford was seeing the Holiday Shop preview party for the first time but veteran event chair Annie VanGelderen has the formula down pat. She gets generous food and wine purveyors to serve spirits, savories and sweets and Lisa Gleeson to gift wrap purchases free of charge while music (Hubbell Street Jazz) plays in the background. This year the party attracted more than 350, including sponsor Maggie Allesee with her guests Barbara Tucker, Chris Strumbos, Millie Pastor, Lorraine Schultz and Joanie Abraham. The Holiday Shop is a juried sales show of very appealing handmade creations by 150 artists. They presented giftables in glass, wood, ceramics, metal sculptures by BBAC instructor Scott Brazeau, jewelry by many including Carol Spillberg and fiber creations like Anne Flora ‘s colorful felted hats. Lucky are they who found Shop & Champagne purchases under the tree on Christmas morning. Women of Bloomfield Holiday Party The Women of Bloomfield and their husbands and friends had a holiday party with a football focus. It attracted nearly 80 to Bloomfield Open Hunt where bidding in a silent auction and socializing preceded dinner. The football angle was covered with great good humor after dinner by Jim 02.11