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Keith Cunningham, vice president
of Sports Management Network, said
Northwest seeks yearly to "award an
individual who overcame adversity and
made a positive impact on the lives of
others." Praising the public service
announcement she created through the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Michigan, Cunningham called Alex
"quite a special girl." ii

ecalling the late Alexandra
Graham as an individual
"who had such a presence
here, producing many pro-
found effects in her life and through her
death," David Techner, funeral director
at Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield,
nominated the young woman
for a special award.
Presented posthumously for
the first time, the annual
Northwest Airlines Spirit
Award was accepted by Susan
and William Graham on behalf
of their 17-year-old daughter,
Alex, who was a West
Bloomfield High School senior
when she died Jan. 25 from
osteogenic sarcoma, a form of
bone cancer. The award was
presented to the Grahams at
the Mentadent Joe Dumars
Celebrity Gala, held July 22 at
William and Susan Graham with Chris Clouser,
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in
senior vice president of Northwest Airlines.
Dearborn.

Magen David Adorn Honors Harons

Metals and
Pat and Mark Haron will
Equipment
receive the Distinguished
Company, is a
Humanitarian Service
professional
Award of the American
appraiser,
Red Magen David for
serves on the
Israel at the Michigan
board of direc-
region's annual dinner
tors of the
dance 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Association of
Oct. 12, at Adat Shalom
Machinery and
Synagogue.
Equipment
Proceeds will be used
and heads its
to buy a fully automated
public rela-
pretransfusion blood test-
tions commit-
ing system for the MDA
Pat and Mark Haron
tee. Pat Haron
Blood Center in Ramat
is president of
Gan. This system will be
Production Steel LLC.
capable of processing 240 blood
At Hillel Day School, they co-
samples per hour.
chaired
this year's patron event.
The Harons are being honored
They
also
started an endowment
for their support of the humanitari-
fund for the arts.
an programs of Magen David Adorn,
Judith Grant Granader is dinner
Israel's National Emergency Medical,
chair; Nancy Newman Adler is chair
Blood and Ambulance Service and
for the silent auction; the Harons
for their philanthropy. As honorees,
will head the corporate sponsorship.
they hope to involve new, younger
For information, call ARMDI,
members.
(248)
353-0434, or (248) 855-0555.
Mark Haron, CEO of Haron