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Alex Attitude Of Gratitude Team Alex benefit concert thanks Make-A-Wish supporters. 0 n Monday, June 13, in the midst of training for a 300-mile bicycle ride to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, Team Alex members will apply the handbrakes and offer thanks. That evening they will honor their generous supporters at a free gala musical event at Adat Shalom Synagogue that will include jazz, rock, opera, folk and Jewish songs. The Team Alex Thank-You Concert, open to the community, will celebrate the memory and the wish of Alex Graham, for whom their riding team is named. The daughter of Susie and Bill Graham of West Bloomfield, Alex was a 17 when she lost her battle with bone cancer in 1999. The event will feature the talents of the synagogue's Chazzan Daniel Gross, and his wife, accomplished opera singer Lauren Skuce Gross. Adat Shalom's resident-in-sacred-music, Martin Liebman, serves as the con- cert's musical director and pianist. Other local musicians include Jon Liebman on bass, Jake Reichbart on guitar and Dan Maslanka on drums. "The repertoire was chosen to pay tribute to the inspiring life of Alex; some of the selections were her favor- ites," said Daniel Gross, who added this will be the first concert showcas- ing Adat Shalom's new Steinway piano. "Our primary goal in putting the event together is to let the entire com- munity know how grateful Susie, Bill and the entire team of riders are for the generosity and support we have received since we took our maiden voyage in 1999:' said Davida Robinson of Franklin, concert chairperson. The team fundraises for the orga- nization that fulfilled Alex's wish to create a public service announcement. In it, she and nine other kids afflicted with cancer asked for smiles, not stares from their peers. Thirteen years after it first ran, the 60-second TV spot is once again appearing locally. "In some ways, both Bill and I feel so lucky," Susie Graham said. "Every rider knows why they are riding. And whether they knew Alex or not, they are certainly reminded of her legacy. Each rider's supporters are so much a part of this effort. Year after year, they are asked to give; and year after year, they come through." Team Alex captain Beth Brandvain of Farmington Hills said, "We had no idea we would go from 14 novice riders to a group of close friends and cyclists who, with the support of our friends, families and just about everyone we've ever met, would raise enough money to make wishes come true for over 150 deserving children and their families." The free concert is a way to show the team's supporters how important they are to the Make-A-Wish cause, which grants wishes to seriously ill kids and their families to help them sustain their spirits. "We want to give something back',' Susie Graham said. "Adat Shalom, Rabbi Aaron Bergman, Hazzan Gross and his wife Lauren and Martin Liebman and the band, are making the wish of Team Alex come true — enabling us to thank riders and sup- porters in a really big way." I I The concert is at 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 13, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Doors open at 7. Free. No solicitation. Seating will be first come, first served. For more about Team Alex, go to teamalexrides.org . wilt impact hundreds of children with disabilities and their families fracii15„. 13arrirS. A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES oetobex re./ 2.art FOX THEATRE 31ST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER June 2 2011 5