First Annual Friends Platinum Club Thanksgiving Dinner

Raise above $2500 - Become a member of the Friends for the CureŽ Platinum Club. Receive a special race shirt prior to the 2006 race indicating you are a Platinum Club member. Attend special 2006 pre-race get-together with other Platinum Club members.
Each member of the club receives a personalized T-shirt with the message “I helped raise $1.2 million. Ask me how!”
When you see these incredible folks wearing their shirts around town or at the Race, ask them. They’ll tell you—they did everything from collecting small change to persuading wealthy colleagues to write big checks. And they made a huge impact in the fight against breast cancer. Even more compelling than how they did it, is why they did it. Breast cancer touches people in so many ways, and each of these generous and hard-working people has a moving story to tell. We congratulate them and hope you will join the “Club” in 2006.

These 2005 Platinum Club Members and their guests will be invited to a special “Thanksgiving” dinner in April 2006.


Sandra Alfaro*
Yvonne Baker
Karen Balousek
Carin Burrill
Corrine Callaway
Alisha Collin*
Lynn Contreras*
Karen Fabbri
Kim Hekker*
Lynda Jablonski*
Kathleen Knezek*
Carol Kvasnak*
Frank Ligon*
Debbie MacDougall*
Kathy Mclean
Mary Phyl Sieger
Julie Sim*
Danielle Spieg-Dill
Nancy Stesney
Cindy Sulad
Shona Vincent
Danielle Walsh
Pam Wright

*The Platinum Club was established in 2004. First-year members included Sandra Alfaro, Grace Bayer, Alisha Collin, the Detroit Tigers Wives, Shari Franko, Kim Hekker, Hannah Hodari, Lynda Jablonski, Silvia Kleer, Kathleen Knezek, Carol Kvasnak, Lynne Lambert, Frank Ligon, Denise McLaughlin, Debbie MacDougall, Kathy McLean, Michigan Dept of Human Services-Oakland County, Janet Newcomer, Julie Sim, C. Cynthia Sulad, Shona Vincent and Joanne Willen. Our thanks to the Binson family for their hospitality at the 2005 Platinum Club Thanksgiving Dinner, to our volunteers for their wonderful food and artistry, and to Shari Franko of Variations Salon in Dearborn, for donation of the 2005 Platinum Club t-shirts.

2004 Platinum Club Members (left to right)
Kim Hekker, Cindy Sulad, Colleen Corey, Kathleen Banfield, Alisha Collin, Kathy Knezek, Lynda Jablonski, Carol Kvasnak, Shari Franko.

Volunteers transformed Binson's Education Center into the perfect setting.

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