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Detroit
Discovery
Ball is
excited
to
announce
Coffey
Anderson
will
play a
special
performance
at the
event
this
year. We
are
thrilled
to
welcome
Coffey
to
Detroit
for his
first-ever
performance
here in
the
city! |
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Saunteel
Jenkins
Is
Mission
Speaker
at
American
Cancer
Society’s
Detroit
Discovery
Ball
SOUTHFIELD
- The
American
Cancer
Society
announces
Saunteel
Jenkins
as the
2023
Mission
Speaker
at the
November
11
Detroit
Discovery
Ball. In
2020,
Jenkins
was
diagnosed
with
Stage 3,
triple-negative
breast
cancer.
Following
successful
treatment,
Saunteel
is a
humble
and
grateful
survivor
who
wants to
help
spread
the word
about
the
importance
of
regular
screenings,
early
detection,
and
access
to
treatment.
Saunteel
Jenkins
has been
the
Chief
Executive
Officer
of The
Heat and
Warmth
Fund
(THAW)
since
2014.
THAW, an
independent
nonprofit
organization,
provides
utility
assistance,
energy
efficiency
assistance,
and case
management
services
to
Michigan
residents
in need.
Jenkins
has
found
strength
in
sharing
her
story to
inspire
and help
others.
“Like
many, I
delayed
my
annual
screenings
and that
is part
of my
message
to
others
now.
Additionally,
I look
back and
can
acknowledge
how
fortunate
I was in
many
ways
with my
family
support,
my
health
insurance,
even my
familiarity
with the
health
care
system.
So many
do not
have
these
benefits.”
Jenkins
received
treatment
from Dr.
Eleanor
Walker
at Henry
Ford,
another
Detroit
Discovery
Ball
honoree.
Since
1985,
THAW has
provided
nearly
$230
million
in
utility
assistance
to over
313,000
struggling
Michigan
families.
THAW is
a
sponsor
of this
year’s
Detroit
Discovery
Ball on
November
11,
along
with
Saunteel
Jenkins
and her
husband,
Carl
Bentley.
Before
joining
THAW,
Jenkins
served
as a
member
of the
Detroit
City
Council
from
2010 to
2014. In
2013,
she was
elected
President.
She was
the
first
council
member
in over
90 years
to be
elected
by the
body.
Jenkins
also
served
as
Director
of the
Residential
Treatment
Program
at
Mariners
Inn, a
Detroit
homeless
shelter
for men
fighting
addiction;
and
Director
of
National
Business
Development
for
Platform
Learning,
a
private
education
company
that
provided
tutoring
services
to
children
in under
performing
schools
across
the
country.
Jenkins
is
currently
on the
Board of
the
National
Energy
and
Utility
Affordability
Coalition
(NEUAC);
Henry
Ford
Hospital
and
Health
Network,
United
Way of
Southeast
Michigan
and the
Kresge
Foundation:
She also
serves
as a
member
of Wayne
State
University’s
Helping
Individuals
Go
Higher
(HIGH)
Program
Advisory
Board
and
Wayne
State
University’s
School
of
Social
Work
Board of
Visitors.
Saunteel
Jenkins
has a
true
heart
for
service
and is
dedicated
to
empowering
others
and
improving
the
quality
of life
for
people
throughout
Michigan.
A proud
Detroiter,
Jenkins
received
both her
Bachelors
and
Master
of
Social
Work
from
Wayne
State
University.
She
lives in
Detroit
with her
husband
and best
friend,
Carl
Bentley.
Others
being
honored
at the
Detroit
Discovery
Ball
include:
•
Mission
Honoree:
Dr.
Eleanor
M.
Walker,
Director
of
Breast
Radiation
Oncology
and
Medical
Director
of
Integrative
Services
at Henry
Ford
Cancer.
• The
Detroit
Red
Wings
Foundation
for the
National
Hockey
League.
•
General
Motors
Executive
Gary L.
Cowger
(posthumously)
and his
wife,
Kay
Cowger.
Emcees
for the
evening
are
Christy
McDonald,
WDIV and
Roop
Raj,
Fox2
Detroit.
The
Detroit
Discovery
Ball,
Presented
by
Lineage
Logistics
will be
held
Saturday,
November
11,
2023.
The
fundraiser
is led
by
Honorary
Co-Chairs
Eric
Krupa
(Vice
President,
Global
Engineering
Lineage
Logistics)
and
Rachael
Krupa,
(Therapist,
Thumb
Coast
Counseling)
raises
needed
funds
for
life-saving
cancer
research,
advocacy,
patient
programs,
and
services.
Among
other
sponsors
is THAW
with a
matching
gift
from
Kresge.
Detroit
Discovery
Ball
runs
from
6:30
p.m. to
11 p.m.
at The
Fillmore.
The
attire
is
Detroit
Chic
Cocktail.
Valet
parking
is
included
with the
ticket.
An
afterglow
features
an
intimate
set with
country
music
artist
Coffey
Anderson
followed
by The
Dan
Rafferty
Band.
Individual
tickets
are $250
and are
available
at
www.detroitdiscoveryball.org.
About
American
Cancer
Society
The
American
Cancer
Society
is the
leading
cancer-fighting
organization
with a
vision
to end
cancer
as we
know it,
for
everyone.
We are
the only
organization
improving
the
lives of
people
with
cancer
and
their
families
through
advocacy,
research,
and
patient
support,
to
ensure
that
everyone
has an
opportunity
to
prevent,
detect,
treat,
and
survive
cancer.
Follow
Detroit
Discovery
Ball on
Linkedin.
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