(Birmingham mayor). It followed by two days the club’s anniversary celebration. That gala event attracted 400 revelers to the San Marino Club in Troy for A Night to Remember. American House Celebration The American Center atrium was a perfect setting for the ninth annual American House Foundation benefit. The cocktail hour event attracted 275 supporters ($150, $175 tickets) to socialize, sip, snack and bid $22,000plus on items in a large silent auction. They paused briefly for foundation founder Rob Gillette to describe how 2016 foundation grants had provided rental assistance, wheelchairs repairs, home repairs and other individual gifts to needy seniors. Thanks also to sponsors like REDICO, Hospice of Michigan and Wells Fargo, the event raised $210,000 for vital financial assistance to low income seniors. A Night for Sight The A Night for Sight wine auction attracted 200 ($500 ticket) wine connoisseurs, many of them ophthalmologists, to The Townsend where the honorary vintner was M. Chapoutier. The champagne reception sparkled with conversation and silent auction bidding (30 lots that raised $26,000). Some guests also paused to marvel at the giant bottle of Testamatta Toscana wine, a Melchor, equal to 24 750 ml bottles, donated by Mark Hagmann and Dr. Kim Glenser. Each of the four dinner courses was paired with splendid wines. The live auction conducted by Gary Mark included everything from a week in a luxury Paris apartment and a tour/winemaker dinner/ overnight at Chateau Beychevelle ($12,000) to a Red Coat Tavern gourmet burger-fest for 10 paired with vintage Chateau Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux ($4,200). In all, the live auction of 21 lots garnered $90,000. Event co-founder and board chair Dr. Frank Nesi also generated pledges of $19,400 for ophthalmology resident training at the Kresge Eye Institute. Nichole Black won the raffle prize – a David Yurman Renaissance bracelet with diamonds. The 16th annual elegant charity wine auction raised roughly $230,000 for grants to vision research and organizations providing support services to the visually impaired. SKY Foundation One hundred women supporters of the SKY Foundation’s mission to fund research that will detect pancreatic cancer in the treatable, early stage downtownpublications.com
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1. Dick Kamp (left) and Rob Farr of Beverly Hills. 2. Dick Bradley (left) of Bloomfield, Marty Knollenberg of Troy. 3. Brooks Patterson (left) of Clarkston, Tim McGee of Troy. 4. Mark Nickita and Chuck Moss of Birmingham. 5. Bill Seklar (left) of Bloomfield, Jerry Stibbell of Farmington Hills.
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1. Dr. Joe Skoney & Dr. Luisa DiLorenzo of Birmingham. 2. Ann Fecko (left) of Bloomfield and Dr. Frank & Karen Nesi of Grosse Pointe. 3. Dr. Paul Fecko (left) of Bloomfield, Dr. Alice Fecko, Rob Hawthorne of Marquette. 4. Dr. Bruce Garretson of Birmingham, Dr. Kim Drenser of Bloomfield. 5. Dr. Susan Malinowski & Gary Shapiro of Birmingham. 6. Dr. Mia Woodward & Dr. Jeremy Wolfe of Birmingham. 7. Dr. Joe Skoney (left) of Birmingham, Dr. Mark Sinkoff & Ruth Lerman of W. Bloomfield.
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1. Janice Steinhardt (center) of Birmingham, Karen Williams (left) and Wendy Powers of Bloomfield. 2. Char Terry (left) and Joan Stanton of Bloomfield, Sheila Kasselman of W. Bloomfield, Pat Sullivan of Pontiac. 3. Gail Van Cleave (left) of Troy, Katie Coleman and Wendy Silverman of Bloomfield. 4. Wendy Farner (left) and Julie Karmanos of Bloomfield. 5. Katrina Studvent (left) of Southfield, Lynn Fisher of Royal Oak, Debbie Knowles of Birmingham.
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