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ing wall, merry-go-round, acrobats,
craft booths and more. A concert by the
Chillbodies, headed by pianist Kodi Lee,
a 13-year-old who is blind and autistic,
capped off the event that had people lin-
gering into late afternoon.
"This is such a great fundraiser': said
Alex Sherman, 13, of Birmingham, a
Friendship Circle volunteer.
"Yeah, the food is great': interrupted her
friend Jesse Arm, 13, of West Bloomfield,
also a volunteer. Alex continued unde-
terred, except for rolling her eyes at Jesse.
Friend Noah Singman, 13, of Bloomfield
Hills, just listened.
"When you go inside the building and
see kids with special needs you know
it's a great place to get help': she said.
"This fundraiser helps Friendship Circle
go above and beyond — and it's already
amazing!" 7

Major sponsors for the event were
Huntington Bank and Invescor. For more
information on Friendship Circle or to
make a donation, call (248) 788-7878 or go
to www.friendshipcircle.org.

Clockwise from top:

Kids enjoy the "Foam Party" put on

by Music in Motion of Farmington

Hills and Troy.

Benny Wilner is sized up for a

Walk4Friendship T-shirt from vol-

unteer Ronna Robbins, both of

Farmington Hills.

Shoopy from West Bloomfield is

walked by his owner Richard Linsk.

Finishing the walk are Haidee and

Dan Kerr of West Bloomfield with

Issey, 5, and Gabby, 3, in the stroll-

er, and Jordan, 2, on Dan's back.

Hal Baker of Farmington Hills fills

out a donation envelope.

Kodi Lee, 13, and the Chilibodies

perform.

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September 17 2009

J.