Dybowski that the wounded horned owl Pam had recently rescued from the Handleman driveway was recovering; bidding in the silent auction of more than 100 items; getting acquainted with 32 adoptable puppies and kitties (18 were adopted); making donations ($20,000) to get four animal advocates out of the doghouse. These were MHS CEO Matt Pepper, Mike Palmer, Nicolette Romans-LeBlanc and Dr. Joel Kahn. During the program the inaugural Humane Hero award was presented to Tom Mackey for his decades of support and guests donated $85,000 to the Special Ask conducted by auctioneer Jason Lamoreaux. During the live auction of 10 items the high bids (2 of $15,000) went for breakfast with the giraffes at the zoo and a pet photo for the MHS calendar cover. Thanks also to generous sponsors, the annual event fetched more than $450,000 for the Michigan Humane Society. Ted Lindsay Foundation Wine Tasting More than 275 ($125 ticket) gathered at the San Marino Club for the Ted Lindsay Foundation annual charity wine event. Guests perused a silent auction, dined on the stroll (great chow), bantered and imbibed. As per usual, celebrities poured the wine which was generously provided by Jean Jacaques Fertal, Ted Wilson II and Sonja Magdevski. But the big story was announced after a brief live auction ($3,500) when Oakland University’s Jon MargerumLeys announced that foundation founder Ted Lindsay has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree. Director of OU Cares Kristin Rohrbeck then praised the Lindsay Foundation’s support of her program’s outreach services to 2,300 families impacted by autism. The TLF makes two $3,000 Courage Awards at its annual Golf Outing which is Sept. 10 at the Detroit Golf club. Impact 100 Oakland County More than 100 members of the non-profit based on the power of collective philanthropy convened at Dorothy Barak’s Specialty Showrooms to learn how many dollars they have to give away in 2018. Before the number was revealed, they chatted, sipped, supped and heard updates from the 2017 grant downtownpublications.com
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