Building a Brighter Future Breakfast draws more than 300 people to the Townsend Hotel

Oakland Family Services President/CEO Jaimie Clayton chats with a breakfast attendee.

Sydney talks about how Oakland Family Services has changed her life.

Board member Sam Kaplunov poses with one of his guests.

The Building a Brighter Future Breakfast drew more than 300 people.

Representatives of breakfast sponsor Penske Automotive Group attended the event.

Kris Kasperski, director of Early Childhood Service at Oakland Family Services, speaks with longtime agency supporter Walter Oehrlein.

Agency volunteers Katie Prior and Sharon Stanton socialize at the breakfast.

Representatives of breakfast sponsor Aon joined us at the breakfast.

Board member JD Carlson speaks to one of his guests.

Emily Kaminskas, clincial supervisor at Oakland Family Services, passes out pledge cards.

Representatives of Deloitte, also a breakfast sponsor, joined us at the breakfast.

Guy Gordon, host at WJR Radio, served as the emcee.

Kathleen Lynd, vice president planning and communications at Oakland Family Services, chats with Julie and Mike Richards.

Breakfast attendees review pledge cards.

Board member Dan Pienta and guests of KPMG Recrutement, a breakfast sponsor, attended the event.

Bloomfield Township Supervisor Leo Savoie speaks with Charles Ghesquiere, president of Mercedes Benz of Bloomfield Hills.

Representatives of breakfast sponsor PNC Bank joined us at the breakfast.

Jerry Lewis speaks to John and Francie Utley at the breakfast.

Breakfast sponsor Keybank joined us at the event.

Board Chairman Paul DeRoche speaks to the crowd.

Representatives of breakfast sponsors Seeds marketing + design attended the event.

Gary Johnson, president of Plante Moran Trust, speaks to an attendee.

Sydney and her family join other guests at the breakfast.

Board member Joya Shepard engages with other guests at the breakfast.

Breakfast sponsor Oakland University joined us at the event.

Breakfast guest Molly Beauregard chats with another guest.

Board member Sam Kaplunov sits with representatives of breakfast sponsor Lee Enterprises and other guests.

Board member JD Carlson and his guests sit at a table sponsored by Penske Automotive Group.

Oakland Family Services would like to thank everyone who spent an hour of their day attending our Building a Brighter Future Breakfast at the Townsend Hotel May 1. This year’s theme was Building Resilience and drew more than 300 people! Without your continued support, we would not be able to build a brighter future for the families we serve. We also would like to thank our sponsors, volunteers and Guy Gordon, host WJR-AM, for serving as the emcee.