CANCELLED: July 30th Music Under the Stars at the Dearborn Hills Golf Course.

Free ice cream courtesy of the Dearborn Hills Civic Association.

Livernois Vehicle Development & Livernois Motorsports
present:

It’s all “fore” the animals!

Monday, June 8, 2009 Dearborn Country Club
800 N. Military, Dearborn, Michigan

10:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Noon Shotgun Start
Scramble Format

5:30 p.m. Dinner
Silent & Live Auctions

Yoga stretching provided by Sattva Yoga

New! Animal-themed golfer challenges (like fur-ball contest) and post-golf entertainment on the patio

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
$225 per person for golf and dinner
$75 per person for dinner only

Call the shelter at 313-943-2697 or
go to www.DearbornAnimals.org

Sponsorships still available.

Shelter “stimulus perk!”

Sponsor Critter and receive recognition at Friends Black Tie & Tails (October 16, 2009), plus discounts on Black Tie tickets. Now, that’s a Mulligan you don’t want to miss.

To sponsor, click here, e-mail kelle@DearbornAnimals.org or call (313) 724-0675.

Livernois Vehicle Development
www.livernoisvehicle.com

Livernois Motorsports
www.livernoismotorsports.com

Sattva Yoga Center, LLC
www.sattva-yoga-center.com

Poker enthusiasts are invited to take part in a special charity “Texas Hold ‘Em” tournament to benefit Dearborn students that’s happening Sunday, June 7, at The Fairlane Club.

All proceeds benefit The Dearborn Public Schools Education Foundation. The Education Foundation is a private, non-profit organization not affiliated with the school district. It has raised more than $1 million to fund technology and innovative programs in Dearborn Public Schools classrooms.

The tournament will be conducted by a professional casino gaming firm. Doors open at 5 p.m. The evening includes food, refreshments, one drink ticket, side games and buy-ins, other table games, beer station and a cash bar (ages 21 years and older).

The cost is $75 per person, with all proceeds going to The Education Foundation. Space is limited and it suggested that players reserve their places as soon as possible.

To make reservations, contact Robert at dearbornedfoundation@comcast.net or Education Foundation President Brian Mosallam at 313.712.5300.

“It’s going to be a wonderful evening as we all have some fun while doing something to help students in the community,” said Mosallam. “We’d also like to thank The Fairlane Club for its continued strong support of the Education Foundation and the young people we serve.”

The Fairlane Club is located at 5000 Fairlane Woods Drive. For a tour or more information, call Christine Bane at 313.336.4400. You can visit their website at www.FairlaneClub.com

If you’re planning to attend Dearborn’s 85th annual Memorial Day Parade beginning at 10 a..m. Monday you’ll need to find a parking site other than the former Montgomery Ward store.  Unlike past years, parking will not be available at the  southeast corner of Michigan and Schaefer.

The Dearborn War Memorial at City Hall.

However, plenty of free parking can be found  in the public lot located near the northwest corner of Michigan and Schaefer (north side of Michigan Avenue, where the former Kroger supermarket was located). Access to that lot is available off of Schaefer.

To get to this lot, the city is advising drivers to travel south on Schaefer from Ford Road. Drivers will not be able to cross Michigan Avenue to reach the parking lot if they are traveling north on Schaefer.

Serving as Parade grand marshal will be Michael E. Thornton, a retired United States Navy SEAL, a veteran of the Vietnam War and a Medal of Honor recipient. Also participating are Dearborn’s many veterans’ organizations, school bands, youth groups, community service organizations, and special floats from The Parade Company. There also will be a flyover by a F-18 fighter aircraft.

To make Dearborn’s 85th parade possible, a special thanks goes out to the many generous sponsors.

“It would be very challenging to hold an event on the scale that Dearborn does without the leaders in our business community who step up to the plate and make such a strong commitment to this effort,” said Gary Tanner, commander of the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council. “Their help is a key factor in our conducting one of America’s best-known tributes to our fallen service men and women.”

The Parade’s sponsors include: Dearborn Federal Savings Bank; Dearborn Rotary Foundation, which is sponsoring the special “Let Freedom Ring” float; ACO Hardware; Lafontaine Motors, Inc.; HAP Alliance Plan of Michigan; East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority; Dearborn resident Brian O’Donnell; Henry Ford Medical Center Fairlane / emergency room; Hyatt Regency Dearborn; and Dearborn Outer Drive Kiwanis and Dearborn High Key Club.

Also providing support for the parade and ceremony are Park Place, Andiamo, Bianco Tours, Kroger at Michigan and Greenfield, The Henry Ford, The Dearborn Inn, Dennis Lark, Julie Pucci, Exchange Club, Kiwanis of Outer Drive, Eppinger, Les Stanford Chevrolet, Jack Demmer Lincoln Mercury and WestbornChrysler Plymouth Jeep.

Following the Parade, the City’s official remembrance service takes place at the Dearborn War Memorial, located on the grounds of Dearborn City Hall, and then concludes with a free outdoor concert by the Rackham Ensemble Singers. The group will be performing on an outdoor stage in City Hall Park, singing a variety of songs made famous during the “boogie woogie” era. Also being planned for City Hall Park are food and beverages for sale (including cold beer, sales of which benefit veterans’ causes), the chance to buy raffle tickets to win a new motorcycle and displays of military vehicles and exhibits from the U.S. Navy.

The Parade route is Michigan Avenue from Firestone to Schaefer in east Dearborn.