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Making A Signature Impact
COURTESY OF FEDERATION
Jennifer
Grey
Jessica Migliore, Melissa Novetsky, Stacey
Columbus, Hayley Snyder and Fawn Chayet
LEFT TO RIGHT: Nancy Glen, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, and Sherrie Singer, Women’s Philanthropy President. Signature Event 2023
Co-Chairs Amye Goldhaber, Jill Ingber, Shayna Levine and Carole BenEzra. Attendees enjoyed the evening.
More than 600 women gathered for
Federation Women’s Philanthropy Signature
Event featuring actor Jennifer Grey from
the movie Dirty Dancing on Feb. 13 at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
Planned by event co-chairs Carole
BenEzra, Amye Goldhaber, Jill Ingber and
Shayna Levine, Signature is the premier
annual fundraising event for Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s
Women’s Philanthropy that celebrates the
power of women philanthropists in the
Detroit Jewish community. In fact, 75 new
gifts to Federation’s Annual Campaign were
made through Signature, which was 25%
above the goal.
Guest enjoyed drinks, appetizers and
hearing from Grey, who shared her
own story, including her Jewish identity,
anecdotes from her best-selling memoir
Out of the Corner and a behind-the-scenes
update on the Dirty Dancing sequel.
The event also included four presenters
who described how their lives were
positively impacted by Federation agency
partners. After the event, Grey signed
copies of her book, which were handed out
as a gift to all attendees.
Sadly, the impact made on Federation’s
2023 Annual Campaign wasn’t the only
significant news of the night, as the event
ended with reports of the horrific shooting
at Michigan State University.
“We were devastated by the senseless
tragedy that occurred at Michigan State
on the night of our Signature Event,
” said
Sherrie Singer, Women’s Philanthropy
president. “We truly thank everyone who
came out to our beautiful event while at the
same time, we mourn those lost and are
thinking of the students and others left in
the wake of this horrible incident.
”
Added Nancy Glen, Women’s
Philanthropy Campaign Chair, “From
the diverse group of women from our
community and agencies, to the friendship
in the room and then solace shared by
all of us, this year’s Signature Event was
something very special and profound, and
I’m honored to have been a part of this
amazing night.
”
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