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Sailing Against Cancer

Yacht club inaugurates winter event
to fight leukemia and lymphoma.

(At 14 Mile Rd. in the Broadway Plaza)

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pool [of contributors] and the num-
ber of sponsors.
"We are trying to promote this to all
the clubs — from Grosse Ile to Port
he Great Lakes Yacht Club was
Huron — to the entire boating com-
looking for a charity in the
munity."
late 1990s to sponsor phil-
Bennett, who sails a Catalina 30
anthropically and to boost the club's
called "Shamayim" (heaven) out of
visibility. The Leukemia Cup Regatta,
the St. Clair Shores-based GLYC, is
in partnership with the national
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, was very high on the charitable cause.
He said all of the funds raised
a natural fit.
here stay in Michigan. In addition
Since 2000, GLYC's annual regatta
to supporting research at Wayne
has raised $500,000 for the Leukemia
State University in Detroit and the
and Lymphoma Society of Michigan,
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
but has faced declining revenues and
interest in recent years. A Feb. 11 event the funds directly aid patients and
their families.
on land is trying to change that.
Bennett and his wife, Helene, have
GLYC, founded in
personal connections to the cause.
1952 by six Jewish
Helene lost a sister during childhood
sailors, is hosting
to leukemia and Mickey Bennett lost
"A Gala Evening
a business mentor. Bennett is in the
With Gary Jobson,"
remodeling business.
an internationally
Jobson is a major draw for the sail-
known sailor and
leukemia survivor, at ing community. He won the America's
6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. Cup with Ted Turner's team in 1977
Mickey
and numerous other ocean races, and
11, at the Edsel and
Bennett
has won two Emmy Awards as a sail-
Eleanor Ford House
ing commentator for ESPN and PBS.
in Grosse Pointe Shores. The club is
He frequently visits Detroit for the
hoping to fill the mansion's dining
leukemia regattas.
room to its 175-person capacity.
Among other GLYC members heav-
In addition, the club is hosting a
ily involved in the Feb. 11 event and
luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club
the May regatta are 2011 Commodore
for the commodores (presidents) of
Dr. Steven Glickfield, 2011 Vice
26 local yacht clubs, power squadrons
Commodore Bob Lisiecki and 2010
and other boating organizations.
Commodore Bruce Goldman.
"Only three local clubs have spon-
sored Leukemia Cup Regattas:' said
Mickey Bennett of West Bloomfield,
Tickets for the Feb.11 event
a member of the dinner committee
are $35. For information, go to
and 2009 commodore of GLYC. "We
GreatLakesYC.com .
are trying to increase the size of the

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