City Spotlight: The Glow of Giving
Dick & Bev Suhrheinrich, Deborah Ginsburg and Mary Ann & David Marvin. Sparrow Hospital Guild presents the 86th Annual Charity Ball Any event that has been held annually for 86 years must be steeped in tradition. How can any group or organization sustain a fundraising event for all of those years? Especially when that event is a black-tie optional,...
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City Spotlight: Ele’s Place 17th Annual Fall Reception
More than 300 guests attended the event. I made my way to the Country Club of Lansing following a steady stream of red tail-lights. The evening was cold and damp, it was one of those nights when it would have been so easy to just go home and cuddle up on the couch. I guess I could have convinced myself that I purchased a ticket so it really wouldn’t matter...
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City Spotlight: Twilight Gathering
Monday, Aug. 15 was one of those picture perfect “Pure Michigan” evenings. The weather was warm and the breeze was light — an ideal setting to support Women’s Caring Programs. This year’s Twilight Gathering was held at the home of Kelly Rossman-McKinney; she and 17 friends and business women in the Lansing area served as co-hostesses. I was running...
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Capital Area Humane Society’s 2011 Fur Ball
Photo by Lisa Twenter includes Kellie & Scott Ashwood, Patty & Brian Olsen, Nancy Lewis and Bill Donahue 6,000 homeless animals, each requiring a medical evaluation, behavioral screening, food, shelter and love ― that’s the minimum number of animals the Capital Area Humane Society cares for each year. The goal for each of these animals is a second...
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City Spotlight: Sparrow Gala 2011
Molly and Scott Carney with Deborah and Ira Ginsburg The event was attended by about 700 Sparrow supporters including community leaders, physicians and dignitaries. Funds from this year’s Gala will support Sparrow Hospital’s Cancer Center and Phase I Clinical Trials. The evening’s theme was the “Party after the Party.” You know, the Frank Sinatra,...
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City Spotlight: The Sparrow Guild’s 85th Charity Ball
The Country Club of Lansing was the place to be on Saturday, evening Nov. 20, as the Sparrow Hospital Guild held their 85th Annual Charity Ball. Think about that for a minute, the same event held each and every year since 1925, hosted by the same organization. That is absolutely unheard of, yet the Guild, as they are simply known, has done just that. Their...
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City Spotlight: Hats Off To Lucile!
There are not many people who leave a legacy like Lansing’s Lucile Belen. You might think I’m referring to the huge hat collection that Belen left her beloved Zonta Club of Lansing. However, those beautiful hats are only a part of her legacy. Belen had asked the Zonta Club of Lansing to hold an auction and donate the proceeds to her favorite charities...
Continue ReadingDapper Dads Challenge!
Wow! What a fun concept, Sparrow’s Women Working Wonders (W3) has hit a home run for sure! The first annual Dapper Dads Challenge event was held Thursday evening, June 10, at Kositchek’s on Washington Square in Lansing. It was a packed house (store) with more than 300 in attendance. I’m not sure about the rest of the attendees, but I had no idea what...
Continue ReadingThe Greater Lansing Food Bank’s Empty Plate Dinner
Whenever you gather 600 people in support of an event, you know you are going to have an impact. At this year’s Empty Plate Dinner, the Greater Lansing Food Bank did exactly that. On Thursday evening, May 13, it hosted the Fourth Annual Empty Plate Dinner at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. What a fun evening! It’s not often that you get to experience...
Continue Reading7th Annual Capital Area Humane Society Fur Ball: A Furry Tail Evening
Transforming Eagle Eye Gold Club into an enchanted forest is no easy task. But that is exactly what transpired Saturday evening, April 17, 2010. Vases of twisty branches covered with pink blooms and crystals sat atop tables of chocolate linen with apple green silky toppers. So beautiful, you might have sworn you were in an enchanted forest. Those of you who...
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MSU Federal Credit Union’s Student Art Exhibition
Since I’ve had the opportunity to write this column, I’ve covered many great events. Many of them have been fundraisers. This time, it’s purely an art exhibition. Like many of you, I’m not an art critic. In fact, I have no formal art training — well, only if you count the two years of art that I struggled through in high school and the one class...
Continue ReadingSparrow’s 84th Charity Ball
Not many events in any community have the long and storied tradition of Lansing’s Charity Ball. For 84 years, the Charity Ball has survived war, depression, bad weather and any number of events, thanks to the work of 50 women who make up the Sparrow Guild, with the single goal of raising money to help support Sparrow Hospital. This year’s event was no...
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