Dr. Eva Feldman to headline JVS 'Trade Secrets' dinner
Dr. Eva Feldman, director of the Taubman Institute, will serve as the 2012 honorary chair and keynote speaker at the 4th Annual JVS Trade Secrets dinner on March 7 at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham.
The annual fundraising event benefits the JVS Women to Work program, which helps women who must find employment after drastic life changes such as the loss of a spouse, disability or unemployment.
"Dr. Feldman leads what I call a purpose-driven life," said JVS President and CEO Barbara Nurenberg. "She will share her trade secrets in running a successful medical practice and overseeing the premier stem cell research facility in the country."
Dr. Eva Feldman, director of the Taubman Institute, will serve as the 2012 honorary chair and keynote speaker at the 4th Annual JVS Trade Secrets dinner on March 7 at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham.
The annual fundraising event benefits the JVS Women to Work program, which helps women who must find employment after drastic life changes such as the loss of a spouse, disability or unemployment.
"Dr. Feldman leads what I call a purpose-driven life," said JVS President and CEO Barbara Nurenberg. "She will share her trade secrets in running a successful medical practice and overseeing the premier stem cell research facility in the country."
Since its founding in 1941, Southfield-based JVS has grown from its initial programs of employment services for women, job counseling for returning World War II veterans and sheltered work for displaced refugees to a comprehensive human services organization. Current JVS programs provide assistance and services to people with disabilities, senior adults, at-risk youth, people with economic and educational disadvantages, the homeless, job seekers and employers.
"It is a great honor to be included in this wonderful event by such a superb organization," said Dr. Feldman. "The work that JVS does in our community is so valuable and so greatly needed, especially in difficult economic times. I am so proud to be associated with JVS and its worthy causes."
The evening also will include the presentation of the JVS Women to Work Award. This year's honoree is Carol Shapiro Havis, who was helped by JVS and went on to start her own business.
About the JVS Trade Secrets Dinner
Date: March 7, 2012
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Townsend Hotel, Birmingham, Mich.
The evening also includes a cocktail reception and raffle.
Guests are asked to bring a new lipstick to help Women to Work participants.
More details are available on the JVS website.
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Young Friends host festive NYC fundraiser
Reception introduced scholar candidate Dr. Parag Patil
About 125 supporters of cutting-edge medical research mixed socializing and science May 9 at a cocktail party in Manhattan hosted by the Young Friends of the Taubman Institute's New York City chapter.
The event introduced Dr. Parag Patil, a University of Michigan physician-researcher and a prospective Young Friends Emerging Scholar. Here's a clip from Dr. Patil's appearance on the TV program "The Doctors," where he demonstrates how deep-brain stimulation has helped a patient with Parkinson's disease.
Emerging Scholars are early-career clinician-scientists who show great promise in research aimed at new cures or treatments; through the Taubman Institute, donors support them with three-year grants while their labs earn the credentials to win broader funding support.
The Young Friends event, which raised a significant contribution toward the Emerging Scholars program, was held at the ABC Carpet & Home showrooms at 888 Broadway, Attendees enjoyed cocktails, appetizers, a silent auction and a presentation by Dr. Patil. The silent auction included jewelry, fashion items, a Botox consultation and treatment, Morgan Hotel Group rooms and the opportunity to bid on a meeting and photo with former President William Jefferson Clinton.
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