AROUND TOWN
EB ITIES
he nonsectarian Hospice of Michigan
expanded its efforts to aid the terminally ill
and heighten awareness of compassionate
end-of-life care through its version of the
national "Faces of Hospice Mask Project."
Nearly 400 metro Detroiters joined in the culmi-
nation of a one-month e-Bay auction of more than
150 painted and decorated porcelain masks signed
by celebrities in the arts, politics, business, sports,
media and literature. Notable signatories included
pop singers Rod Stewart and Phil Collins and
Detroit Lions' Head Coach Steve Mariucci.
Gala-goers like Honorary Chair John Smith of
Bloomfield Hills participated in the fun by creating
masks. The GM Group vice president of North
American vehicle sales and marketing donated a
mask decorated as the Cadillac logo and a Tiger
Woods-signed mask in the shape of a golf ball.
Rhonda Rochlen of West Bloomfield created a
mask with the face of a national wrestling personality.
Proceeds went to support HOM's Maggie
Allesee Center for Quality of Life. The corporate
headquarters in Southfield is the hub for research,
education and outreach initiatives. The center aims
to improve care for people who are seriously ill and
for caregivers at the local, state and national level.
Funded by an endowment from philanthropist
Maggie Allesee, the center studies quality-of-life
signed by pop/country singer Faith Hill
by rocker Rod Stewart
John Smith, Pam
Berger, Jill and
Patrick Scherwood,
all of Bloomfield Hills
Dottie Deremo, HOM chief executive officer; Sandy and Karen Linden of Farmington Hills
Phyllis and Steven Strome of Bloomfield Hills
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2001
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Judy and
Michael
Layne of
West
Bloomfield