o

Mary Lou Zieve

of Bloomfield

Hills and Doreen

AROUND TOWN

Hermelin of

Bingham Farms

Fighting Breast Cancer

Fund-raiser to improve technology
at two medical treatment centers.

H

undreds of supporters
kept Metro Detroit on the
map as one of the world's
premier cancer care providers by
attending the sixth annual Sinai
Guild-Women in Philanthropy
benefit on behalf of breast can-
cer research.
Nearly 500
people gath-
ered at Con-
gregation
Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield
for the Oct. 20
Ronit Pinto
luncheon that
Columnist
featured
keynote speak-
er and bone cancer survivor Ted
Kennedy, Jr.
"You don't have to travel far
and wide to get the best treat-
ment in the world. It's right in
your own back yard:' said the
attorney, who was diagnosed
with bone cancer at age 12 and
today is an advocate for the
rights of people with disabilities.
Over the past four years, the
Sinai Guild has given $1 million
in grants that provide medical
supplies and equipment to hos-
pitals all over the Detroit area.
The Guild estimates it grossed
about $150,000 at the October

event.
Funds raised this year will go
toward buying breast cancer
detection and treatment equip-
ment for Huron Valley Sinai
Hospital in Commerce Township
and the Barbara Ann Karmanos
Cancer Institute in Detroit.
"Several members of my fami-
ly had breast cancer and didn't
have the medical research and
technology they have today:' said
Rose Rita Goldman of
Bloomfield Hills. She co-chaired
the fund-raiser with Barbara
Nemer of Franklin.
"I care a great deal about the
work of Karmanos and the Sinai
Guild:' said supporter Doreen
Hermelin of Bingham Farms.
Leading manufacturers of
breast imaging and biopsy
equipment — Hologic, head-
quartered in Massachusetts,
Suros, in Indianapolis and
GRANDXRAY in Grand Rapids
— sponsored the event.
Spotted in the crowd were
Shelly Boschan, Susie Sills and
Merle Solway, all of Bloomfield
Hills; Sinai Guild Executive
Director Sandra Jaffa of West
Bloomfield; and Sinai Guild
President Rusty Rosman of
Commerce Township. ❑

Sandra rsitoers of Bloomfield Hilts
and Denise Wayne of Beverly Hilts

Faye AdeS: f re - Farmington Hills

and Hard

ey of Ettaornfietd

Renee Horowitz of Bloomfield Hills
and LiAa Fertkell of Birminaam

Above: John Ruckdeschel,

M.D., chief executive offi-

cer of Karmanos, with

Sandy Schwartz, fund-

raising vice president for

the Sinai Guild

Harriet Goodman of Farmington Wits with s
of FarrnirigtOn Hills and Missa Gwniman of

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Rusty Rosman of Commerce w

and Rose Rita Goldman of Moo

November 10 2005