Volunteers of America Michigan is special for a few reasons; they focus on the underserved and already have the support of local media outlets. This organization is excited to have such an event and the impact would be great and widely publicized through television, radio, and online mediums.

The 2nd Annual Athletes Adopting Families for the Holidays event held on December 9, 2010 at The Reserve in Birmingham, MI (215 S. Eaton Street) hosted by Terry Foster, voice of the #1 sports show in Detroit, 97.1 The Ticket raises more than $60,000 for Metro Detroit families.

This year, with the support of Metro Detroit companies such as; Stonebridge Financial Partners LLC., HOUR DETROIT Magazine, Quicken Loans, Fathead, Henry Ford Health System, The Diamond Vault of Troy, DC Sports and more, we were able put together the largest holiday fundraiser yet for the Adopt-A-Family program, ran by Volunteers of America Michigan.

Attendees of the Athletes Adopting Families reached their goal to raise $100,000 and were able to bid on donated items from the Ndamukong Suh Family Foundation, Fox Sports Detroit along with 99 Wine, owned by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to help raise additional funds throughout the night. Scheduled supporting Detroit athletes included: Detroit Lions 4-time All-Pro Wide Receiver Herman Moore, 7-time All Pro and Superbowl Champion Lomas Brown, current standouts Kevin Smith, Cliff Avril, Louis Delmas, Derrick Williams and other active Detroit Lions players. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader along with Detroit Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn and current Piston Charlie Villenueva.

Click here for more details about Athletes Adopting Families

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For the second consecutive year, several Lions’ players teamed together to gather enough food for 500 Thanksgiving meals to be given out to families in need. The entire group of defensive backs as well as other members contributed to the project.

Players participating in the HYPE Athletics and Detroit Lions Thanksgiving project were: Aaron Berry, Don Carey, Erik Coleman, Louis Delmas, Vincent Fuller, Chris Harris, Chris Houston, Brandon McDonald, Alphonso Smith, Amari Spievey, Maurice Stovall, Ricardo Silva, Kyle VandenBosch, John Wendling, Corey Williams and Eric Wright. Some of these players were on hand to distribute the food to the families, while others were behind the scenes in preparation.

More About H.Y.P.E. Athletics

H.Y.P.E. Athletics Community has two components to the organization; athletics and social services. The first component, athletic services, includes training camps, leagues and tournaments in all sports such as basketball, football, baseball, soccer, volleyball, tennis and athletic development.

Their second component focuses on free in-school and after-school social services to the youth and their families, including tutoring, mentoring, counseling, substance abuse prevention, education and young professional entrepreneurial and leadership training.

A commitment made by their Board of Directors and partners to further invest in our communities with a plan to provide low income families an affordable home through the H.Y.P.E. Family Assistance Department will be their next attainable goal as a leader in youth and family services in the State of Michigan.

Learn more about H.Y.P.E. Athletics and make a contribution!

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Celebrity Serving Night with Detroit Lion’s  Nate Burleson at Morton’s Steakhouse
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The evening featured Burleson and many of his Lions teammates trading their pads for aprons to serve a four-course meal to guests for this special evening. The event also included live and silent auctions.

“I’m really excited and look forward to hosting my first event here in Detroit in support of my foundation,” said Burleson. “The fans have been great, my teammates are all supportive of me and my foundation and, most importantly, all the money raised will go to a great cause as we work with schools in Detroit to help provide the students with essential needs. I also must provide a big thank you to Morton’s and Quicken Loans who both really stepped up to help out with this dinner. I appreciate these two great companies and hope to see a lot of fans and supporters come out on November 14th.”

“We are so excited to be hosting this fabulous event for Nate and are honored he chose Morton’s as the home of for his foundation’s first fundraising endeavor in Detroit, “ said Steve Salmon, Morton’s Troy General Manager. “This will be such a special night for our guests to be served by Nate and his teammates all for a special cause.”

Procedes from the Nate Burleson Celebrity Serving event will benefit the Nate Burleson CATCH Foundation, which was started in 2009, with the purpose to reach and teach area children and their families by providing them with educational tools to succeed as well as enriching their lives by showing them how to care for others, themselves and their future.

About Morton’s The Steakhouse

Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world’s largest operator of company-owned upscale steakhouses. Morton’s steakhouses have remained true to our founders’ original vision of combining generous portions of high quality food prepared to exacting standards with exceptional service in an enjoyable dining environment. The Company owns and operates 77 Morton’s steakhouses located in 64 cities across 26 states, Puerto Rico and six international locations (Hong Kong, Macau, Mexico City, Singapore, Toronto), as well as Trevi, a Las Vegas Italian restaurant.

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The reason for this video was to inspire this global network as The Entrepreneurs Organization comes to Detroit from September 12-14th of 2012. The conference, EO Thrive 25, will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel and not only is EO’s 25th Anniversary celebration, but they will be “Driving Change in the D”.

Visuals from the conference promotion video include visuals of the most iconic spots in Detroit – The GM Building, The Joe Louis Fist, Hart Plaza, Riverwalk, Slows BBQ, Comerica Park, Greektown and Campus Martius Park. The lesser know Detroit gems include the Detroit Yacht Club, The lighthouse, the Belle Isle fountain, Eastern Market, and the Detroit Opera House.

About The Entrepreneurs Organization

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) – for entrepreneurs only is a dynamic, global network of more than 8,000 business owners in 40 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO is the catalyst that enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life. Membership in one of EO’s 120 chapters is by invitation only; the average member is 41 years old with annual revenues of US$17.3 million.

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization also operates the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards program, the premier award for undergraduate students that own and run businesses while attending a college or university, as well as the Accelerator Program, a series of quarterly, high-impact learning events that provide business owners with the tools, knowledge, and skills to grow their businesses to more than US$1 million in annual revenue.

Their Vision: To build the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs.

Their Mission: Engage leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow.

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As friends and family pour into St. Isidore Parish in Macomb, Michigan the couple anxiously awaits the walk down the aisle to conclude their union in holy matrimony. After a traditional ceremony, the bridesmaids and groomsmen took a party bus to Birmingham for some group pictures. After the afternoon was captured, they made their way to the reception space at Twin Lakes Golf Club.

Not only was the cake tremendous in stature and the buffet delicious, but eyebrows were continuously raised by the incredibly decadent mountain of dessert treats and a martini ice luge that was parked kitty-corner to the Rock the Booth photo booth that kept guests entertained all night. As you can imagine, the rest of the night was filled with breathtaking moments, moving speeches, lots of dancing and a welcoming to “the Marriage Club” by the F.O.B. (Father of the Bride)!

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Just like any other wedding day, the girls spent the morning sharing stories as they do each others’ makeup and gushing over the most beautiful dresses and jewelry as the Autumn leaves change colors before their very eyes. Meanwhile, across town, the guys are cracking jokes, making toasts over cold beers and finally straightening their ties and Ray Bans as the clock ticks down. These pre-wedding activities might be fairly common amongst young people these days, but there is nothing common about the couple that makes up the Busch Wedding.

Prior to the ceremony and reception, the lovely couple broke customary wedding tradition and revealed themselves at the Glazier house in Big Rapids of west Michigan. This lead to a rather entertaining shoot at an Amish farm just down the road. With chickens clucking in the distance and horse pulled buggies mosey down the dirt roads, you find the bridesmaids and groomsmen posing in half sarcastic ways barn-side. After an hour of fun, the Busch Wedding Party made their way to the reception space at Tullymore Golf Resort where friends and family await.

Not only was the cake tremendous and the buffet delicious, but the scenery of the outdoor reception – complete with a beating October sun and trees shedding the most vivacious colored leaves – was a sight to be seen. The couple said their vows, high-fived their marriage into motion and then graced the guests with a rap duet of the Beastie Boys.

As you can imagine, the rest of the night was filled with breathtaking moments, moving speeches, lots of dancing and a welcoming to “the Marriage Club”.

Special thanks to Nicole Marie Balsamo for “making our ears happy” with the song “Running Back to You“

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