| Wednesday, June 23 @ 12:00pm Kelley Siegrist: Farmington Community Library (John Cowley & Sons Irish Pub, 33338 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336) |
| Wednesday, June 30 @ 12:00pm Doug Edwards: Farmington YMCA (John Cowley & Sons Irish Pub, 33338 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336) |
| Thursday, July 15 @ 10:00am Founder's Festival (Downtown Farmington) |
In the interest of public health and safety, the Farmington Memorial Day Parade will not take place in-person this year to help minimize the risk of spreading Coronavirus at a large gathering.
In lieu of the live event,the Xemplar Foundation and the Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346 are proud to honor Active Duty and Military Veterans, First Responders and Frontline Workers this year with a Virtual Memorial Day Parade.
The Virtual Parade includes footage from prior Farmington Memorial Day Parades, and tributes from Farmington and Farmington Hills community leaders. It can be viewed at www.memorialdayparade.us.
On behalf of the American Legion Post 346 and the Xemplar Foundation, we thank all of the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation. Let us remember not only those who courageously gave their lives, but those who continue to serve each and every day in our armed forces and our local community.
Please join us online as we remember and honor our heroes.
We hope you and your family are well. In the interest of public safety, our golf outing will not be held in June this year. The 17th Annual Xemplar Foundation Signature Classic Golf Outing will be held on October 1, 2021. We are proceeding based on the assumption that it will be safe to gather as a group by then. Registration opens on June 30 at www.xemplargolf.com. Until then, stay safe!
Once each year, we welcome a large contingent of guests from local charitable and non-profit organizations for our traditional "Donation Day". Thanks to the hard work of our members all year long, we are able to donate over $26,000 to these organizations. This year's recipients included:
Farmington Hills After School Youth Center Program
American Legion Boys State
American Legion Girls State
Boy Scouts of America Great Lakes District
Call to Action Coalition
Care House
C.A.R.E.S. of Farmington Hills
City of Farmington Hills Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Common Ground Sanctuary
Community Living Centers
Dr. Paws Pet Therapy
Farmington Area Goodfellows
Farmington Historical Museum
Farmington Players Barn
Farmington Youth Assistance
Farmington-Farmington Hills Education Foundation
Farmington Public Schools Turn Around Program
Friends of The Farmington Library
Girls Scouts Farmington Area Neighborhood Service Units
Graham Smith Memorial Fund for Suicide Prevention
Haven House
Light House
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mayor's Youth Council
Meals on Wheels
Neighborhood House Food Pantry
Paradise Service Dogs
Salvation Army
Samaritan Counseling Center
Farmington Hills Senior Transportation
Special Olympics Team Farmington
Starfish Family Services
Sweet Dreamzzz Detroit
Underground Railroad Flight To Freedom Tour
Visions Unlimited
West Oaks Civitan
YMCA After School Program
Our guest for lunch this week was Dr. Paul LaCasse, president and CEO of Botsford Health Care since 2005. His role expanded earlier this year to include responsibilities with Beaumont Health, the new organization formed through a merger of Beaumont Health System, Oakwood Healthcare and Botsford in September 2014. Paul shared with us that he was "forever grateful for the journey that began in 1977 when I arrived at Botsford as a third-year medical student from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Now that the former Botsford Hospital is an essential component of Beaumont Health, it is time for me to transition its leadership to a new president." He will continue to serve as Beaumont - Farmington Hills president until a successor is named through an executive search. In his new role as executive vice president of the Post-Acute Division, Paul is leading the clinical and operational areas of medical transportation, senior living centers, home services, laboratory and pathology services, specialty and retail pharmacy, joint ventures and diversified business entities.
We also received an update on the $165MM expansion of Beaumont Health System Botsford Campus. The 5project which will take up to 5 years to complete will include a new patiewnt tower with 80 beds, doubling the size of the emergency room, adding 8 surgical suites, a new power plant and parking deck and much more. Services such as emergency care, surgery and post surgical will be on "stacked" floors to improve the flow of patients between units. All of the additions and changes are designed to improve the delivery of services and outcomes for patients, insuring that our community hospital has the best services and technologies available.
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