Xemplar Club Hands Out $25K at Peterlin's in Farmington

Representatives from more than 30 nonprofits picked up checks Wednesday as part of the Xemplar Club's annual Donation Day.

Held at Peterlin's Restaurant & Bar in Farmington, the event marked a "banner year" for the club, which distributed $25,000, according to member Richard Lerner.

"This was our biggest year ever," he said. "We gave away $2,000 more than last year."

Funds are raised through the club's annual Jon Grant Memorial golf outing, as well as past president Terry Deichert's annual euchre tournament, which last year raised $7,000, Lerner said.

Organizations that received checks included:

• Starfish Family Services
• American Legion Boys State
• American Legion Girls State
• Boy Scout Great Lakes Council
• Call to Action Coalition
• Care House
• City of Farmington/First Responders 9/11 Memorial
• Common Ground Sanctuary
• Community Living Centers
• Dr. Paws 
• Farmington Community Band
• Farmington-Farmington Hills Education Foundation
• Farmington Hills Friends of the Parks
• Farmington Hills Senior Transportation
• Heritage & History Center of Farmington Hills
• Farmington Players Barn
• Farmington Youth Assistance
• Farmington-Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth and Families
• Farmington Public Schools Turnaround Awards
• Friends of the Farmington Community Library 
• F2H Fit Challenge
• Girl Scouts
• Graham E. Smith Memorial Fund
• Harrison High School theater program
• Haven
• Lighthouse Oakland County
• Mayors Youth Council
• Meals on Wheels
• Michigan Parkinson's Foundation
• Neighborhood House
• Paws with a Cause
• Salvation Army
• Samaritan Counseling
• West Oaks Civitan
• S.O.U.L. (Source of Universal Love)
• Team Farmington Special Olympics
• Sweet Dreamzzz
• Underground Railroad Flight to Freedom
• Farmington Family YMCA
• Farmington Hills After School Program