THE SCEN

Staff photos by Angie Baan

Dan Ginis of Farmington Hills and Brian Satovsky of Birmingham

Jane Sherman of Franklin, Zeev Bielski of Israel, Scott Kaufman and Rachel Zimmerman, both of
Huntington Woods

Million Dollar Milestone

Federation's young adult donors reach an all-time high.

Robin Schwartz
Special to the Jewish News

S

omething remarkable happened when 120 of the biggest young adult con-
tributors to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit gathered at the
Bloomfield Hills home of Lauren and Phillip Fisher, the son and daughter-in-
law of the late Franklin philanthropist and community leader Max Fisher.
An impromptu pledging session began after YAD president Brad "Bubba" Urdan
of West Bloomfield announced the under-40 crowd was just $15,000 shy of raising $1
million for Federation's 2008 Annual Campaign. Urged on by Federation CEO Robert
Aronson of Bloomfield Hills, the group quickly secured the $15,000 needed to reach a
new milestone.
"The best campaign year we ever had for YAD was when we raised $785,000," Urdan
said. "Now, we're going to be over $1 million! Every gift adds up and it's important that
everyone in the community participates."
The group came together Nov. 7 for the fourth annual Heritage Event, a cocktail and
hors d'oeuvres reception for young adults who make an individual campaign gift of
$3,000 or more, or a family gift of $5,000 or more.
"My father left us a great responsibility and obligation," Phillip Fisher told the crowd.
"The future is all about you and what you can do to fill the void of leaders who are no
longer here."
Heritage event co-chairs were Nikki and Mike Raimi of Birmingham, Debbie and
Steve Karr of West Bloomfield, and Nancy and Michael Stone of Huntington Woods.
Also spotted in the crowd were: Laura and David Gorosh, Lindsay and Jon Citrin,
Regina and Darren Colton, and Sharon
and Eric Goodman, all of Birmingham;
The next YAD event is Latke &
Debbie and Robb Lippitt, Gene
Vodka, 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Centaur Bar,
Goodman and Wendy Eisenshtadt,
2233 Park Ave., Detroit. Tickets are
all of Bloomfield Hills; Ellen and Marc
$10 in advance, $15 at the door. To
Lipton, Josh Opperer and Josh Levine,
purchase tickets or for information
all of Huntington Woods; Jordan Glass of
on other upcoming YAD events, go
West Bloomfield; and Aimee and Richard
to www.jewishdetroit.org/yad.
Simtob of Farmington Hills.

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Debbie Berger of West Bloomfield and
Heather Salesin of Bloomfield Hills

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Beth Lutz of Birmingham and Barbara
Zaltz of Huntington Woods

Margo Goodman of Bloomfield Hills, Brad "Bubba" Urdan of West Bloomfield and
Sharon and Eric Goodman of Birmingham