SOCIAL LIGHTS/SALLY GERAK arships to deserving students who need financial aid. The cost of college being what it is, it takes about two Big Wine Classics to raise enough money for each scholarship. Two of the four recipients were at the club. After Bailey Hulswit, a sophomore at Michigan, first noted that she had learned she was not meant to be an engineer she thanked the donors “…for a chance to achieve a dream.” Andrew Ferguson, an MSU senior in education, said a first grader had made him a better person. “You’ve changed my life and I want to change thousands,” he concluded. And wine being the spin that sets this charity golf event apart from all the others, the winners’ trophies are magnums of fine wine.
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1 1. Boys and Girls Club executive director Brett Tillander (left) of Clarkston with Bart Tinsley of Beverly Hills and Chris Lievois of Bloomfield. 2. Paul (left) and Melanie Dunleavy of Minneapolis, MN, Bob Joseph of Bloomfield, Steve Eick, Christine and Dave Provost of Birmingham and Tom Violante, Jr. of Troy. 3. Mark Woods (left), Chris Lievois and Kirk Taylor of Bloomfield with John Scodellaro and Bernie Ronnisch of Birmingham. 4. Tom Gleason (left) of Hinsdale, IL with Ed Shaw of Birmingham and Lyle Shuert and Ren Carlton of Bloomfield. 5. Scott and Ashley Picklo of Birmingham. 6. Michelle Lievois (left) and Christine Giampetroni of Bloomfield and Babbie Thomas of Birmingham.
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3 1. Lori and event planner Jon Witz of Troy. 2. Peter (left) and Janet Stenger of Birmingham, Rosemary Kelly of Bloomfield and Rose Hill CEO Ben Robinson of Rochester Hills. 3. Jim and Georgette Sheehan of Bloomfield. 4. Ed (left) and Pam Boutrous of Bloomfield and Tom and Annie Boutrous of Birmingham. 5. Mary Stahl (left) of Farmington Hills, singer Kem of Lathrup Village, Ginny Cook of Birmingham and Rita Fields of Southfield.
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Arts du Jour Some 751 supporters of 10 charities convened at the Ford Arts, Beats and Eats charity preview party. It was moved from the Farmers Market to Royal Oak’s spacious Hallman Memorial Plaza which accommodated lots of restaurant tents but made finding one’s pals a challenge. We spotted some from South Oakland Shelters and Rose Hill Center who did succeed in banding together. The weather was perfect for the mostly al fresco event and the food from 50 area restaurants was decidedly appealing. Event entertainment was provided by Killer Flamingos, Otto Vector, Tom Butwin, and Candace Sosa with RJ Clark who also performed during the Labor Day weekend festival. Arts du Jour raised $32,000 for the charities. Angels Place’s Family Fun Day Tom MacLean and Kathy Kupelian and their committee put a Summer in the D spin on the annual event set up at the Detroit Country Day School campus. In addition to Kathy Carroll’s art featuring the Fox Theatre, Motown and Tiger Stadium, there was a display of Michigan-made products like Faygo pop, the McClure family donated their gourmet pickles and chips, and the Detroit Tigers mascot Paws cavorted among the activities and the games Mark and Amy Carroll and their family have coordinated for the past 11 years. Mary Callaghan Lynch and her Motor City Lyric Opera chorus sang Broadway hits, and the UD Lacrosse team demonstrated its division champs form. Lots of volunteers from area schools helped the 400 guests, which included the residents of the 20 10.13