Heroes at Sunrise | Heroes at Sunrise 2011

Michigan’s Children’s Heroes at Sunrise is an annual event that celebrates individuals and corporations who, through their involvement in the community, support children, families and our organization, Michigan’s Children. The concern, interest and actions of the honorees demonstrate their genuine commitment to the children of our state.

Heroes at Sunrise also provides Michigan’s Children with the opportunity to raise awareness with the business community and the public while raising funds to support its work as the voice for children.

On May 17, 2011, we commemorated our 8th annual celebration of Heroes for Michigan's children by honoring champions of children's health at the Heroes at Sunrise breakfast at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.

View photos from the event.

Our 2011 Heroes

Dr. Kimberly Dawn Wisdom Dr. Sheila Marcus Dr. Maria Manzor

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Contributors

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Past Heroes include:

Heath Meriwether of the Detroit Free Press, and the Ready to Succeed Partnership (2004)
DTE Energy and Stephen Ewing, President & COO, DTE Energy Gas Division (2005)
UAW-Ford Family Service & Learning Centers and Martin Mulloy, Vice President of Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company, and Gerald Bantom, Vice President, UAW National Ford Department (2005)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Daniel Loepp, Executive Vice President and CEO Designate (2006)
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and Dr. Herman B. Gray, Jr. President (2006)
AT&T Michigan and President Gail Torreano and Orchards Children’s Services and its President & CEO Michael E. Williams (2007)
Detroit Medical Center CEO Michael E. Duggan, Sharon Claytor Peters, Outgoing President & CEO of Michigan's Children and Marianne Udow-Phillips, Director, Center for Health Care Quality and Transformation (2008)
Edsel and Cynthia Ford (2009)
Phillip Fisher, Trustee of the Max M. and Marjorie Fisher Foundation, David Boyle, President of PNC Bank - Michigan and Dr. Charmaine Johnson, Wayne County Community College (2010)

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Past Events

Michigan’s Children’s Heroes at Sunrise is an annual event that celebrates individuals and corporations who, through their involvement in the community, support children, families and our organization, Michigan’s Children. The concern, interest and actions of the honorees demonstrate their genuine commitment to the children of our state. Read more.

Since 2000, Michigan’s Children has held a special legislative recognition benefit called Much Ado About Something Wonderful. Each year this recognition event brings together the governmental affairs community and distinguished legislators who help us strive toward our vision of making Michigan the best state in America to be a child. Read more.

Art & Advocacy

Michigan's Children is proud to partner with the family of the late Nolan Ross, a former editorial and political cartoonist with the Detroit Free Press, to sell some of his most popular and prolific drawings.

Mr. Ross’s imaginative, humorous and insightful illustrations delighted readers of the Free Press, the Buffalo (NY) News, and the United Auto Workers (UAW) publication Solidarity until he retired in 1988. The Detroit native, and graduate of Mumford High School and the Center for Creative Studies died in 1997 of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a genetic brain disorder. He was 54.

“Nolan’s talent was immeasurable,” said Jack Kresnak, President & CEO of Michigan’s Children and a former Free Press colleague. “His cartoons are quirky, meticulously detailed and lifelike. He blended the good naturedness of a Walt Disney cartoon with the sardonic silliness of a Mad magazine comic.” Read more.