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Event co-chairs Lindsay Gross of Franklin, Rick Kovacs of West Bloomfield,
David Gorosh of Birmingham and Mitchell Hollander of Bloomfield Hills

Party Boys

Guys Night Out raises funds to aid Israeli soldiers.

BY ROBIN SCHWARTZ I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN

By Appointment • 248.723.4300 • Birmingham • ron asposa.com
Photo by Pnina Tornai

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A night of male bonding helped connect more than 280 local men with Israeli
soldiers across the world. The group gathered April 7 at Tam O'Shanter Country
Club in West Bloomfield for the second annual Guys Night Out, a fundraiser
featuring dinner, a cigar lounge, casino gaming, poker, a sports memorabilia auc-
tion and more, sponsored by the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. "Having
recently been on an FIDF mission to Israel, spending time with the soldiers
and visiting army bases, the night took on new meaning for me," said Dr. Ron
Lederman of West Bloomfield. The group helped raise $143,000 — enough
money to send 1,000 active combat soldiers for a week of relaxation through
the FIDF's Spirit Program. "All of us at the event were very proud to play a
part in making the soldiers' lives a little bit better," added Michael Goldman of
Bloomfield Hills. "It's a small price to pay — after all they do for us."

Ron Lederman, Ron Stay, Jeff Diskin and
Tamir Oppenheim, all of West Bloomfield

Jason Rasnick of Birmingham and
Ryan Goodman of Bloomfield Hills

RISTOR ANTE

The Cuisine of San Marino
1695 E. Big Beaver, behind San Marino Club

248.680.1100

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Alex Stotland and Scott Leibovitz, both of
Birmingham, and Adam Kutinsky
of Sylvan Lake

Josh Fisher and Jason Fisher, both of
Royal Oak, and Harry Leipsitz
of Farmington Hills