bottle that Holiday Market’s wine consultants discovered had “corked,” much to the chagrin of the golfer who donated it. The event raised more than $100,000, which will enable the R.A.S. Fund to award another full ride scholarship next spring. Deserving students are selected with screening help from the Royal Oak Boys & Girls Club. Angels’ Place Family Fun Day It looks like supporters of Angels’ Place’s homes and programs for people with developmental disabilities have decided that the AP Family Fun Day is a great, end-of-summer substitute for the state fair. Six hundred of them turned out for food and fun on Detroit Country Day Middle School’s campus. They seemed especially to enjoy the climbing wall, the inflatables and the Coney games where everybody was a winner. They were assisted by 150 eager volunteers from three colleges, 20 high schools and five elementary schools. The event, chaired by Kathy Kupelian and Tom MacLean, netted around $35,000. The next AP event will have a decidedly patriotic theme as 93-year-old hero extraordinaire “Lucky” Louie Zemperini, subject of best seller “Unbroken”, will be the featured speaker. West Point cadet parents Barbara Sehn Day and Denice and Greg Richmond plus Mary and Jay Joliat and Brant Shuman are chairing the Annual Dinner Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Hyatt Regency. Shuman’s father served with John McCain in Viet Nam and the senator has been invited to the event. For tickets ($175, $250-patron) call AP ). The Lark’s 30th Anniversary Jim and Mary Lark celebrated the 30th anniversary of their esteemed restaurant with a salute to artist Mary’s alma mater – the College for Creative Studies. The capacity crowd devoured strolling hors d’oeuvres followed by a five-course meal prepared by former Top Chef Contestant and Chef de Cuisine John Somerville, paired with wines from the Celani Family Vineyards. Manager Adrian Lark also spoke about the extensive art collection displayed at the restaurant. It includes pieces from Michigan artists, including CCS graduate Jesse Kassel and a nude painting of Jim’s sister Betty from the old London Chop House. The event raised $9,500 to benefit CCS undergraduate scholarships and free art programs for Detroit Youth.
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1. Hailee (standing left), Hannah & Emma Schuele and JP Polakowski with their parents Lori & John Polakowski of Birmingham. 2. Event sponsor Planning Alternatives’ Nathan Mersereau (left) of Livonia and Ed Shaw of Birmingham with Lyle Shuert and Ren Carlton of Bloomfield. 3. Steve Eick (left) of Bloomfield, event host Talmer Bank’s Dave Provost of Birmingham and Jason Janosz of Troy. 4. Longest lady’s driver Lauren Fisher of Bloomfield with event host Holiday Market’s Tom Violante of Troy. 5. Catherine Ronnisch (left) of Birmingham, Michelle Lievois of Bloomfield, Val Gill of Rochester, Pam & Jim Szilagyi of Birmingham. 6. Karen (standing left) & Rich Brown of Northville, Arlene Pinkos of Bloomfield, Jason (seated left) & Kristin Fettig and Dennis Pinkos of Bloomfield. 7. Tom Schellenberg of Bloomfield and Sheryl Briggs of Orchard Lake. 8. Abdallah Shanti (left) of Bloomfield and Jamal Farhat of Oakland.
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1. Angels Place co-founder Margaret Maxwell (left) of Birmingham with her son Paul & his wife Maggie Maxwell of Clarkston and committee member Joslin Crowe (right) of Bingham Farms. 2. Volunteers Caitlin Hannigan (left) of Birmingham and Kellie Dugan & Kaylin Meehan of Bloomfield. 3. Rick (left) Nick, Ava, Josie & Mary Beth Zelasko of Bloomfield. 4. Mia (left), Mark, Amy & Heidi Carroll of Birmingham and Mary Frasco Hughes of Beverly Hills. 5. Youngest guest, 2-week-old Danny Bielman & his mother Meghan of Birmingham.
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