SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK Pour Les Enfants Luncheon
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3 1. Event chairs Sally Westerheide (left) of Beverly Hills and Dawn Bradley of Huntington Woods. 2. Speaker artist Julie Dawson of Birmingham. 3. Julie Fries (left) of Beverly Hills with her daughter Annette Royce, Sara Young and Lisa Ferrari of Birmingham. 4. Spice Miser vendor Monica Diehl (left) and Cindy Broderick of Bloomfield (www.spicemiser.com). 5. La Belle Provence’s Liz Fallert (left) and Mary Kay Heintz of Birmingham.
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Ed Deeb’s Toast & Roast
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1. Joanne (left) and honoree Ed Deeb with Peter & Anne Vestevich of Bloomfield. 2. Paul Leontaras (left), Lucia Zurkowski and Chuck Kirkpatrick of Bloomfield. 3. Nabby Yono (left) of W. Bloomfield with Tarik and Helen Daoud of Bloomfield. 4. Gerry (left) & Kathy Miserendino of Grosse Pointe with Maggie Allesee of Bloomfield.
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chairs. These were the two sisters who grew up in the Barton Farmhouse and made the ball a family reunion of sorts, and Eddie Mancini, the builder developer who sold it to the historic preservationists for $1. The evening buzzed with energy, generated by Robert Dempster‘s music planning, the silent auction ($6,000) which Judy Kelliher and her crew coordinated and the live auction ($7,100) conducted by Ed Cherney and Nancy Boos. Other highlights of the evening were Katie Kiyo’s short, professional video and Patti Jessup’s program book which was a financial bonanza and a grand keepsake. The event was a splendid celebration of five years of saving and restoring the historic Barton Farmhouse. It netted an all time high of $70,000-plus. It also was a swan song for PB board president and Queen Bee for five years Pat Hardy. Shortly afterwards she turned over the leadership to Mike Dul. For more information about the projects underway at Bowers Farm visit www.preservationbloomfield.org. Pour Les Enfants Luncheon The 275 people who attended Christ Child Society’s Pour Les Enfants Luncheon at Forest Lake Country Club socialized big time, shopped at the 17 boutiques, and bought raffle tickets before lunch. While they were dining at tables centered by tiers of cupcakes celebrating the Detroit chapter’s 100th anniversary, daughters of members informally modeled appealing casual wear from J. McLaughlin’s Birmingham shop. The highlight of the luncheon program was artist Julie Dawson’s presentation of one of her colorful Kaleidoscope paintings created for the anniversary. It features teeny, tiny scenes of Christ Child history including likenesses of the boys who reside at Christ Child House (for kids at risk) and Msgr. John Zenz, the society’s spiritual advisor. The cards and prints displaying the art will be treasured by society members for years to come. The annual spring event raised $15,000 for CCS’s many services for needy children. Ed Deeb’s Toast & Roast More than 300 friends of good guy Ed Deeb journeyed to Andiamo’s in Warren for the Roast & Toast that celebrated his 50 years as leader of food and beverage industry associations. But truth be known, many of them attended because 30 years ago Deeb founded the Metro Detroit Youth Day – the largest youth event in the state. At the amazing event on Belle Isle, more
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