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Surnow Earns JVS Award
For Entrepreneurship

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AUGUST 17-22, 2014

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ax Surnow of West
Bloomfield, co-founder
of Cooper Street
Cookies, will be presented with the
JVS Rising Entrepreneur Award
at the 17th annual JVS Strictly
Business Networking and Awards
Luncheon on Thursday, June 12, at
The Henry hotel in Dearborn.
An honor grad from Michigan
State University's Eli Broad College
of Business and a prime recruit for
a finance job in New York, Surnow
watched many of his peers leave
the state to find jobs.
He opted to stay in Michigan
and launched Cooper Street
Cookies in 2011 with his mom,
Elaine. Soon after, his brother Sam
joined in. The company was built
on the family's coveted mandel
bread recipe.
In three years, Cooper Street
Cookies has grown from a home-
based business to a company with
Max Surnow
30 employees and a new facility in
Southfield. Half the employees are
part of the JVS Supported Employment
will also meet Jacques Panis, president
Program, which helps people with dis-
of Shinola and recipient of the 2014 JVS
abilities become successful workers.
Business Leadership Award.
The cookies are sold online and in 200
The luncheon is a fundraiser to support
stores in the U.S., including chains such as
JVS in its efforts to put Metro Detroiters
Whole Foods, Kroger, Hiller's, Plum Market
back to work. For sponsorship or ticket
and Busch's — and soon Sam's Club.
information, visit www.jvsdet.org/strictly-
The Strictly Business luncheon will fea-
biz or contact Judy Strongman at
ture Ford COO Mark Fields as honorary
jstrongman@jvsdet.org or (248) 233-
chair and keynote speaker. Event-goers
4213. ❑

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to actors, singers, dancers and other
artists of all skill levels. Participants
can explore musical theater, rock
band, jazz band, vocal music, visual
arts, acting/improvisation, dance
and star reporting (journalism), all
of which are incorporated into the
program's final showcase.
The ArtsFest program will bring
leading industry artists as the tal-
ented artist-in-residence instruc-
tors. Participants will rock out with
Josh Nelson, a mulit-instrumentalist
and songwriter, or learn from
independent filmmaker Donald
Harrison or take instruction from
visual artist Natalie Estep.
Detroit native Eric Gutman
of Broadway's Jersey Boys will
teach musical theater. Michelle
Bommarito, a graduate of the
Institute of Culinary Education, will
assist ArtsFest participants with
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Professional choreographer Mark
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