AROUND TOWN

TENDER AT THE TOWNSEND

Spring fashions command the spotlight.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE BROWN

ashion, Friends and
Food" was the theme as
the Young Adult
Committee of Women's American
ORT presented a fabulous spring
fashion show at its annual brunch at
the Townsend Hotel in
Birmingham.

F

Sponsored by the Tender
as a raffle of luxurious prizes.
boutique in Birmingham,
ORT is the Jewish world's
guests were treated to a riv-
leader in technical training
eting presentation of the
and one of the largest non-
hottest trends for spring.
governmental networks of
Forty varying looks ranging
vocational education and
from vintage-inspired
ANNIE ADELSON
technological training pro-
COLUMNIST
dresses to Asian tunics to
grams in the world.
breezy, tropical-print
Proceeds from the Feb.
skirts all graced the runway with
4 event went to ORT schools all
incredible style.
over the world. The Townsend
Event co-chairs Nicole Kovacs of
event alone will allow 82 less-privi-
West Bloomfield and Marlo Scott of
leged students to attend school this
Birmingham, along with Michigan
year with clothing, food and books
Regional President Sandy Shecter
— a fact in which Kovacs and Scott,
of Farmington Hills, warmly intro-
along with the entire planning com-
duced the program, which included
mittee, take great pride.
a brunch and informative video on
"We wanted to change direction
the global ORT organization as well
this year and expand the event,"

explained Kovacs as she described
the shift from the coffee and con-
versation format of last year.
Indeed, it was a sold-out crowd,
and the buzz in the room was as
much about empowering people
through education as it was about
fashion.
Spotted in the crowd were
event advisers and last year's co-
chairs, Laura Gorosch of
Birmingham; Sharon Eisenshtadt
and Nicole Eisenberg, both of
Bloomfield Hills; and committee
members Susan August of
Bloomfield Hills and Kim Sakwa
and Melanee Wertheimer, both of
West Bloomfield.

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Event co-chair Mario Scott

Below: Courtney Colton of Birmingham

with Loren Stone of Bloomfield Hills

outside of the Townsend

yiffer., ...

Above: Nicole Kovacs'

grandmother Phyllis

Newman of Bloomfield

Hills and mother, Judith

Newman of Farmington

Hills.

Above right: Event co-chair

Nicole Kovacs.

Right: Sharon Eisenshtadt

with Susan August, both of

West Bloomfield

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Above: Michele Arkin and Lisy

Starr of West Bloomfield