Spotlight

Revvin' At
The Corner

Newest bar in Birmingham hosts

a charity preview party.

CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ
Local Columnist

T

he Corner Bar, at Merrill
and Pierce in downtown
Birmingham, debuted last
month with a kickoff
party for the Children's Charity
Coalition's summer event "Revvin'
With Ford."
"Revvin' With Ford" will be held 6
p.m. Friday, August 16, at the begin-
ning of Dream Cruise Weekend. The

charity event takes place at several
Birmingham venues including the
Community House and the
Townsend Hotel. Rock-and-roll leg-
end Chubby Checker will be this
year's special guest.
Money raised for the Children's
Charity Coalition will assist these
four local organizations: Child Abuse
and Neglect Council of Oakland
County; the Community House
Children's Programs; Orchards
Children's Services; and Variety —
The Children's Charity.

Shelley Roberts, president of the
Children's Charities Coalition as well
as president and CEO of the
Community House, said collabora-
tion is the way to go with "Revvin'
with Ford."
As she spoke to potential patrons
at the Corner Bar kickoff event,
Roberts mentioned the sluggish
economy and the difficulty of the
times, but still added, "We are
counting on you."
For ticket information, to this
event filled with fun, food and good
times, call (248) 644-5832.

It Takes A Village

The Village, a non-profit preschool
for children with special needs ages
2-5, recently held a fashion show
and auction.
Marsha Mitnick, director, and Ira
Glovinsky, child psychologist,
helped with the event while Style,
the Salon in West Bloomfield,
organized models, music and chore-
ography. Many Village moms and
children helped make the event a
success.

Sp lash Day

Larry Shaevsky property manager of
Dr. Michael and Linda Freedland attend- Village Green Companies, relaxes after a
dip in the pool for charity.
ed the Revvin' With Ford kickoff

The Village Green Companies
recently splashed into the swimming
pool at Regents Park of Troy to raise
funds for the Ronald McDonald
House of Detroit.
Jonathan Holtzman, CEO, and
Lawrence Shaevsky, property man-
ager, took the first jump of the sea-
son for charity. Village Green
Companies, headquartered in
Farmington Hills, operates many
communities, including Village Park,
Village Green and Regents Park.

Promise Ball

The Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation's 2002 Promise Ball,
held last month at the Townsend
Hotel in Birmingham, raised more
than $400,000. The Heart of Gold
Award was presented to Estelle and
Philip Elkus. Janice Cherkasky,
Linda Honet and John Ponzio were
the event chairmen.
The organization will hold two
more fund-raisers this year. A golf
outing will be held Tuesday, June 25,
at Indianwood Country Club and a
walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 15.
For information, call
(248) 355-1133.

Golf Outing

Richard and Judy Kepes of
Bloomfield Hills hosted a prelimi-
nary meeting of 20 enthusiastic vol-
unteers for plinning the first annual
Melvin Kepes Memorial Golf
Outing. The benefit event for the
Israel Cancer Association will be
held September 23, at Tam
O'Shanter Country Club in West
Bloomfield.
"I want to make this event an
annual occurrence to honor the
memory of my father, a philanthro-
pist whose heart knew no boundaries
for charity," said organizer Richard.
Kepes. Some of the golf-outing
organizers include Norm Pappas, -
Beryl Falbaum, Asher Tilchin,.
Carole Slotkin, Debbie Lesser, John
Jacobs, Richard Selik, Rabbi Dannel
Schwartz, David Schwartz, Richard
Roth, Mark Diem, Tom and
Rosanne Kukes, Roger and Carrie
Kushner, Lou Glazier and Michael
Jacobs.
For information, call Israel the
Cancer Association:
(248) 865-8323.

Notes

Jennie Cascio of Variety, Shelley Roberts of the Community House and Elailie Baker
of Child Abuse and Neglect Council rallied guests for the upcoming Revvin' With
Ford event.

Chatting at the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation's 2002 Promise Balk Marilyn
Berman, head ofJDRF public relations,
and Dr. Eva Feldman, JDRF director.

The 8th annual West Bloomfield Art
Festival will be held June 22-23
along Maple Road on the property
of the Henry Ford Medical Center.
The Farmington Garden Club's
Garden Walk will be held Saturday,
June 22, rain or shine. Tickets can
be purchased at Steinkopft's Nursery
in Farmington Hills. On the day of
the event, tickets can be purchased
at Heritage Park Visitors Center, on
Farmington Road between 10 and
11 Mile Roads.
Together Fitness has opened on
Haggerty Road in West Bloomfield. ❑

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