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Daniel
J. Loepp
to
continue
as Chair
of
Michigan
Parade
Foundation
DETROIT
– The
Parade
Company
is
pleased
to
announce
Daniel
J. Loepp,
president
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
of
Michigan
(BCBSM),
will
continue
as
Chairman
of the
Board of
Directors
for the
Michigan
Thanksgiving
Parade
Foundation
through
2021.
Loepp
began
his
chairmanship
in 2016.
“Dan is
a major
force in
our city
and
region
and we
are
incredibly
appreciative
of his
great
stewardship
as
Chairman
of our
Board,”
said
Tony
Michaels,
president
& CEO,
The
Parade
Company.
“It’s an
honor to
be
involved
in an
organization
that
brings
great
tradition
and joy
to our
community
and
whose
work
highlights
the best
of our
city on
a
national
stage,”
said
Loepp.
“I’m
proud to
serve as
Chairman
for the
Michigan
Thanksgiving
Parade
Foundation
and look
forward
to
continued
growth
and
exciting
moments
ahead.”
Loepp
and
BCBSM
have
been
longtime
supporters
of The
Parade
Company,
including
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van and
the Ford
Fireworks.
2018
marked
BCBSM’s
35th
year as
a major
parade
sponsor.
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van was
named
the Best
Holiday
Parade
in
America
by USA
TODAY’s
10Best
Readers’
Choice
Awards.
Loepp is
a strong
supporter
of the
community
and
philanthropic
community.
He also
serves
on the
Mackinac
Island
State
Park
Commission
and is
Executive
Committee
Chairman
of the
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
board, a
Business
Leaders
for
Michigan
board
member
and
former
chairman
of the
Detroit
Regional
Chamber
board.
He has
lent his
support
to many
organizations
and
causes,
including
the
Capuchin
Soup
Kitchen,
Eton
Academy
and the
Alzheimer’s
Association
and will
join
several
foundations
to
support
awareness
and
fundraising
in the
fight
against
Parkinson’s
disease,
serving
as
Executive
Chairs,
with his
wife
Amy, for
a fall
fund-raiser,
“Everybody
versus
Parkinson’s.”
Loepp
has also
served
as
honorary
chairman
of the
National
Association
for the
Advancement
of
Colored
People
(NAACP)
Fight
for
Freedom
Fund
Dinner
as well
as the
Urban
League
of
Detroit
and
Southeastern
Michigan’s
Annual
Salute
to
Distinguished
Warriors
Dinner.
He was
recognized
for his
philanthropic
work at
the
Annual
Bates
Street
Society
Dinner
at the
Community
House.
Loepp
also
serves
on the
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
Association
board
and the
board of
the
National
Institute
for
Health
Care
Management.
About
The
Parade
Company
Founded
in 1984,
The
Parade
Company
is a
not-for-profit
organization
governed
by the
Michigan
Thanksgiving
Parade
Foundation
whose
board of
directors
is
comprised
of key
civic
and
corporate
leaders
in the
greater
Detroit
region.
The
Parade
Company
is
celebrating
more
than 90
years of
Parade
tradition
in
Detroit
and is
committed
to
funding,
creating
and
executing
the best
family
events
in
Michigan.
The
Parade
Company
staff,
board of
directors
and
thousands
of
parade
volunteers
work
year-round
to bring
a wide
variety
of
magnificent
events
to the
City of
Detroit
and the
region
including
the Ford
Fireworks,
Strategic
Staffing
Solutions
Turkey
Trot,
and
America's
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van.
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