Week Inc.’s second annual awards event. Jack Andrews chaired the old fashion, patriotic event that attracted more than 220 ($50ticket). They gave standing ovations to many: host Judge Michael Warren’s welcome – the preamble to the Declaration of Independence – and his human interest remarks about Patrick Henry; Leah Warren’s stirring delivery of Henry’s revolutionary “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” March 23, 1775 speech; Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” with historical notes convincingly delivered by Lincoln re-enactor Fred Prieb; Robert Kachadourian’s presentation of a fallen hero’s war medals to the PW organization; the Men of Grace singers. They also applauded three honorees who each received a Patriot of the Year “Henry”: Public servant L. Brooks Patterson, Organization American House Senior Living Centers’ Rob Gillette; and serviceman Col. Philip Sheridan. Bloomfield Cable will be showing the entire program. Patriot Week is September 11 to 17, the anniversary dates of the terrorist attacks and the date our founding fathers signed the Constitution. It was established in 2009 by Judge Warren and his then 10-year-old daughter Leah to renew the American spirit by examining the principles, men, documents and flags that make America the greatest nation in history. It is observed in schools across Michigan and several other states. For more information, go to www.PatriotWeek.com. Academy of the Sacred Heart Benefit When ASH board president Dan Carroll concluded his welcome to the nearly 250 annual benefit auction guests ($175 & up tickets) gathered at the Royal Park Hotel, he concluded, “There is no upper limit on bidding.” The school boosters paid attention. Texas auctioneer Scott Swenson sold the 12 live auction lots for a not too shabby $80,000. This included the $12,000 that each of two people paid for a summer party for eight donated by Susie and Tom Betrus, event honorary cochairs with Mollie and Joe Schwartz. But those were not the top bids. That honor went to an ASH dad who paid an astounding $17,500 to go with the Red Wings on the team plane to an away game. Then, before additional pledges were solicited, Sr. Bridget Bearss and Agostino Visocchi gave examples of “The ASH Difference”. This included: Visocchi’s video; an anecdote of the Moose Preserve waitress who was amazed that an ASH field hockey team member returned to the restaurant to give her a tip because the team had been short of cash when they ate there the preceding day; the story of 2014 alum Amy Lynn Kamsickas’ miraculous recovery from a terrible car accident thanks, perhaps, to the prayers of the ASH worldwide downtownpublications.com
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1. Event chair Jack & Becky Andrews of Bloomfield 2. Judge Michael & Leah Warren of Beverly Hills 3. Cari (left) & Rob Gillette of Beverly Hills, their daughter Susie Lindsey of Bloomfield 4. Kimberly & Col. Philip Sheridan of Grosse Pointe 5. Tim Pollard (center) with Greg & Christa Schwartz of Bloomfield 6. Jim & Barbara Suhay of Birmingham 7. Mary Anne Noonan (left) of Birmingham and Mary Noonan of Bloomfield 8. Lily Warren (left) and Shannon Richey of Beverly Hills
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1. Susie (left) & Tom Betrus with ASH parents Chris & Julie Draper of Bloomfield 2. Joe (left) & Molly Schwartz with Maria & Dave Duey of Bloomfield 3. Board member Mary Jo & Chip Dawson of Bloomfield 4. Bill Wentworth (left), his daughter Chantal & Chris Mullin of Bloomfield 5. Chad (left) & Megan Martin and Christine & Mike Lope of Bloomfield 6. Brenda & Rick Walawender of Bloomfield 7. Bob & Tina Byerlein of Bloomfield 8. John & Susan Markley Knight of Bloomfield 9. Ron Myers of Birmingham, student volunteers Lisa Kamsickas (left) of Bingham Farms and Sarah Panone of Troy 10. Sister Bridget Bearss (left) of Bloomfield, Denise Bull of Rochester Hills, Alexis Krot and Dave Salamas of Hamtramck
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