CENTENNIAL
FUND
SECURING OUR FUTURE
Through the Centennial Fund, Susan and Bart Lewis Continue
A Legacy of Care for Those with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
years ago, Dorothy and Peter Brown estab-
The Centennial Fund is the central campaign for
lished the Dorothy and Peter Brown Adult
ensuring the long-term security of Jewish Detroit.
Day Care Centers to provide a safe and welcoming
Providing for the well-being of our vulnerable members,
environment for people with Alzheimer's disease
including older adults, is a core priority. "My mother
and other dementia disorders. With locations in
knew first-hand the stress caused by caring for
West Bloomfield and Southfield, the Brown Centers
my grandfather's memory loss. My parents wanted
and the Brown Memory Care Pavilion are designed
to make a difference in the lives of the families and
to enhance the well-being and dignity of their
caregivers who were on duty 24/7. The Dorothy and
participants while offering caregivers much-needed
Peter Brown Adult Day Care Centers and the Brown
respite. Today, the Brown Centers are a nationally
Memory Care Pavilion have transformed the way
recognized program, and a passion for Peter and
our community cares for those who are afflicted,"
Dorothy's daughter and son-in-law Susan and Bart
said Susan Brown Lewis. "We want to ensure the
Lewis. With their gift to Federation's Centennial
program and the Centers remain vibrant and secure
Fund, Susan and Bart will continue to uphold the
for the foreseeable future. That's what our Centennial
Brown's wish for a warm and comforting place for
commitment will accomplish."
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the most vulnerable members of our community.
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