3rd Annual CCF Gala

Bishop Francis Kalabat.

Representatives from McLaren Macomb enjoy the Gala.

Representatives from DHHS and UIA enjoy the festivities.

Wild Bill’s CEO, Mike Samona, received the Philanthropist of the Year award. From left to right: Saber Ammori, Mike Samona, and Martin Manna.

Group photo of the Scholarship Award winners. $61,000 in scholarships were awarded at the Gala this year.

Representatives from McLaren, Beaumont, Henry Ford, and Ascension receiving their Humanitarian of the Year awards. From left to right: Saber Ammori, Dr. Laith Jamil, Kelly McNally, Barbara Rossmann, Joseph Hurshe, and Martin Manna.

Photos by Hadeer Polis

On November 11, the Chaldean Community Foundation celebrated their annual Gala, honoring four health systems as Humanitarians of the Year: Ascension, Beaumont Health, Henry Ford Health System, and McLaren-Macomb Hospitals. Also honored this year was Mike Samona and Wild Bill’s Tobacco as Philanthropists of the Year.