LANSING, Mich. — The polls are open for the most highly anticipated balloting of the year, the Sparrow Foundation/Women Working Wonders’ 10th Annual Dapper Dads Challenge.
The public is invited to join the fun by voting for their favorite Dapper Dad, choosing from a roster of prominent Mid-Michigan business leaders and professionals. Each vote costs $5 and represents a donation to the Sparrow Foundation in support of women’s health. Last year’s event raised nearly $1 million.
The Dapper Dads Challenge culminates with a fun fashion show in downtown Lansing on Thursday, June 6, when the top vote-getters will be revealed. The event is co-sponsored by Dart Bank, The University Club of MSU, and Kositchek’s.
To cast votes, buy tickets to the fashion show, or view a complete list of this year’s models, go to SparrowFoundation.org/DapperDads.
This year’s competitors and their companies are (in alphabetical order): Jeffrey Abood, Abood Law Firm; Joe Arnold, Clean Team; Richard Bennett, M.D., Sparrow Medical Group Urology; Sean Bertolino, Jackson National; Tomas Brown, Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood; Chaz Carrillo, Commercial Insurance; Bill Cawood, Cawood Building Co.; Alando Chappell, Lansing Board of Water & Light; Chad Clark, The Christman Company; Mark Clouse, Eyde Company; Jeffrey Cook, Premier Rehabilitation; Russell Dawson, Securian Financial Advisors of the Great Lakes; Patrick Dean, Dean Transportation; Adam Goss, Dart Bank; Nick Grueser, Lansing Lugnuts/Lansing Ignite; Simon Haddad, Neogen; Andy Hedberg, The Production Department; Grant Hendrickson, Brogan, Reed, VanGorder & Associates; Matthew Heos, The Nichols Law Firm PLLC; Dean Holland, Accident Fund Insurance Company of America; Myles Johnson, Styles by Myles; Kris Kassel, Fox Sports College Properties; Mark Koerner, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC; Ryan LaFontaine, LaFontaine Automotive Group; Daniel Lovejoy, Delta Dental; Don McNabb, Triterra; Kelly Miller, Berkshire Hathaway Tomie Raines Realtors; Rocco Rucinski, PNC Wealth Management; BJ Rycus, Rycus Flooring; Ted Seitz, Dykema Gossett; Michael Shingles, D.O., MSU Department of Orthopedics; Don Simon, Farm Bureau; Brian Stevens, Consumers Energy; Jeffrey Straus, Maner Costerisan; Karlin Tichenor, Lansing School District; Barrett Tryon, WILX-TV10; Greg Walthorn, Plante Moran; Evan Winter, The Hills/The Lakes Magazines and Able Eyes; and Jose Yanez, G3 Strategic Advisors;
Online voting concludes at 3 p.m. on June 5, but final votes may be cast in person at the June 6 fashion show at Kositchek’s.
The Dapper Dads Challenge is organized by W3. Now in its 17th year, W3 has raised more than to $4 million for equipment and resources that have improved the health and psychological well-being of thousands of mid-Michigan women.
Choose Wisely. Choose Sparrow.
