SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK ized, dined, previewed upcoming national and local programming and applauded the four 2014 award winners: Wally Prechter (Leadership), Lisa & Hanna Lis (Stewardship), Bank of America (Partnership), Shinola (Visionary). They also bid $13,000 in the short live auction of such items as Shinola watches, a unique Experience Detroit weekend and Bobbi and Stephen Polk’s private wine dinner for eight in their home. Benefactors ($500-tickets) in the crowd had been wined and dined two weeks previously by the co-chair couples at the Guz home. The evening was notable for the hosts’ welcoming hospitality and Annabel Cohen’s beautiful spread of delicious comestibles. Thanks also to the sponsorship of the World Heritage Foundation, the event raised over $175,000 for Detroit Public TV.
MOCAD Interchange Dinner
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1. Patti (left) & Larry McLaughlin and Bill Massie of Bloomfield 2. Daryl (left) and Ling Toby of W. Bloomfield, Julie Reyes Taubman and Terry Rakolta of Bloomfield 3. Lisa Payne (left) of Bloomfield, Elyse Foltyn of Birmingham, John Rakolta and Gogo Taubman of Bloomfield 4. Robyn Jacobson (left) of Bloomfield, Felicia Molner of Franklin, Simon Leopold and Sarah Winkler of Birmingham 5. Jeffrey (left) and Leslie Etterbeck of Bloomfield, Anabelle and Robert DiPilla of Troy 6. Kathy and Tom Goldberg of Bloomfield 7. Lauren Rakolta Fitzgerald (left) of Birmingham and Marsha Miro of Bloomfield 8. Bob Littman (left) and Ed Levy of Birmingham 9. Dozer and Cate Strumbos of Bloomfield 10. David (left) and Jennifer Fischer of Bloomfield, Roger Fridholm of Grosse Pointe
Birmingham House Tour
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1. Rita (left) & Tom O’Brien of Troy, Rose Fallberg of Bloomfield 2. Juleen Drabik (left) of Lake Orion, Prenta Dushaj of Birmingham, Nicole Ranson Oof Beverly Hills and Dan Gilbert of Rochester Hills 3. Rhonda Blakely (left) of Holly, Gayle Orlow and Ellen Rancillo of Beverly Hills, Kris Neal of Metamora 4. Kathy Wolfe (left) and Kate Rafferty of Birmingham 5. Mary Cafferty (left) and Pat Ciagne of Bloomfield
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Birmingham House Tour The 27th annual fundraiser for The Community House presented by Hall & Hunter Realtors enticed 900 ($40ticket) to tour five homes plus Jack Krasula’s splendiferous garden. The homes included Gayle Orlow’s 1938 Albert Kahn masterpiece, Dr. Farideh Bagne’s 30,000 sq.ft. Tudor mansion that looks old but is not, interior designer Jill-Maria Ferrier’s showcase for the family’s world travel acquisitions, the Scott Minor’s intown Birmingham family haven, and Beverly Erickson’s in-town perfect alternative to a condo. Some 150 of the tourists also chatted over lunch ($15-ticket) at TCH. Proceeds benefit TCH’s impact programs for children and families in need.
Kenya Relief Fundraiser Since its founding in 2001, the Christian organization Kenya Relief has built a school, orphanage, three churches and a medical clinic that’s treated more than 70,000 people in impoverished Migori, Kenya. Drs. Tim and Jill Page, who have been on six Kenya Relief missions, along with six other couples and Holy Name Church pastor Msgr. John Zenz, hosted a benefit ($75 minimum donation) for Migori’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Mission Project. In addition to spirited conversation, the evening featured a small silent auction, tasty chow mostly from the Pine Lake Country Club kitchen and energetic music by the popular Good Gravy Band. When the band took an intermission, Tim Page 11.14