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30 year
DCC
member
Austin
Kanter
to serve
as 2016
Distinguished
Grand
Jester
BIRMINGHAM,
MI - The
Parade
Company’s
Distinguished
Clown
Corps (DCC)
presented
by UHY
LLP held
their
tenth
annual
Distinguished
Grand
Jester’s
Reception
on
Thursday,
September
22 at
The
Reserve
at Big
Rock
Chophouse.
Guests
enjoyed
friends,
refreshments
and
Parade
Company
sparkle,
compliments
of Big
Rock
Chophouse.
This
year’s
event
was
hosted
by 30
year DCC
member
and 2016
Distinguished
Grand
Jester,
Austin
Kanter.
Kanter
is the
first in
parade
history
to reach
the 30
year DCC
milestone.
In 2015,
he was
joined
by
family
members,
including
five of
his
grandchildren,
for his
annual
march
down
Woodward.
This
year he
will
have the
honor of
leading
this
distinguished
group of
the
area’s
most
influential
business
and
community
leaders
down the
parade
route as
they
trade in
their
business
suits
for
clown
suits on
Thanksgiving
morning.
DCC
Committee
Members
include
Maggie
Allesee,
Eric
Borman,
Linda
Burwell,
Rick
DiBartolomeo,
Grenae
Dudley-White,
Blanca
Fauble,
Pat
Fenton,
Joe
Fleck,
Austin
Kanter,
John
Landis,
Eric
Larson,
David
Markiewicz,
Luther
“Skip”
Rosemond,
Syd
Ross,
Peter
Schweitzer,
Rebecca
Sorensen,
and Bill
White.
The DCC
began in
1983
with
business
leaders
Tom
Adams,
then the
chief of
Campbell-Ewald
advertising
and
Walter
McCarthy,
then
chief of
Detroit
Edison,
who
served
as the
spark in
creating
a way
for the
leadership
to
become
personally
involved
in
helping
The
Parade
Company.
With
over 190
members,
the DCC
is one
of the
parade’s
most
beloved
traditions.
DCC
annual
membership
is
$1,000
per
person
with all
proceeds
benefitting
the
Michigan
Thanksgiving
Parade
Foundation.
For
questions
regarding
nominations,
contact
CarolAnn
at
313.432.7831
or
cbarbb@theparade.org.
About
UHY LLP
For
nearly
50
years,
UHY LLP,
certified
public
accountants,
has been
providing
comprehensive
audit,
attest,
tax and
business
advisory
services
to
clients
in a
wide
range of
industries.
Locally,
UHY LLP
is the
fifth
largest
accounting
firm in
Southeast
Michigan
with
over 330
professionals
in three
locations.
Nationally,
they
have
been
recognized
as one
of
2016’s
“Fastest
Growing
Firms”
by IPA
and have
13
offices
across
the
country.
As an
independent
member
of UHY
International,
they
have
access
to
resources
in 320
business
centers
across
92
countries.
UHY
LLP’s
commitment
to
client
service
is
personable,
value-added
and
cost-effective.
Their
goal is
to
exceed
clients'
expectations
on every
engagement.
It’s a
philosophy
they
call
“The
Next
Level of
Service”.
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
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.
Follow
The
Parade
Company
on
Facebook
and
Twitter.
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