Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friends and family are hosting a fundraiser on Feb. 2 at Foggy Bottom Coffee House to benefit the United Nations Foundation.
Friends and family of Dexter High School student Laurence Carolin are reaching out to the community in a celebration of Laurence's life and to raise awareness of extreme global poverty. The public is invited to attend Airplane Day 2013, an event that will include live music, food and games, on Feb. 2 at Foggy Bottom Coffee House. Airplane Day is so called because it is the anniversary of Laurence's arrival by airplane in the United States when he was adopted from his birth country of South Korea in 1997. “When Laurence was alive, his father and I would celebrate ‘Airplane Day’ every year by taking Laurence out for Korean food and giving him gifts. It was like a second birthday,” his mother Lisa Carolin said. Laurence, 15, died in January …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Laurence Carolin of Scio Township died in 2010 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
Mill Creek Middle School student Laurence Carolin was honored in grand fashion on Wednesday during a fitting tribute at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. The hospital unveiled an autographed electric guitar signed by the rock group U2 on permanent display on the third floor of the hospital to honor Laurence -- the first youth to donate his brain to the university's research program. Laurence, 15, died in 2010 following a lengthy battle with a rare form of brain cancer. Lisa Carolin, Laurence's mother, said prior to his death her son spent countless hours crusading to eradicate poverty. “Laurence had the Make-A-Wish Foundation donate money to the United Nations Foundation, which works with ONE.org – a grassroots advocacy and …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
'Airplane Day' will take place on Feb. 4 at Foggy Bottom Coffee House in Dexter.
For one night this week, students at Dexter High School are shutting off their cell phones, logging off of Facebook and enjoying the company of their classmates during the second annual "Airplane Day" fundraiser. The event draws students together at Foggy Bottom Coffee House to celebrate the life of former classmate Laurence Carolin. Airplane Day, will include live music, food and games on Saturday, along with performances by the bands Bluesmatics, Spin Cycle and Alex and Naomi Anest. Airplane Day is so called because it is the anniversary of Laurence's arrival by airplane in the United States when he was adopted from his birth country of South Korea in 1997. “When Laurence was alive, his father and I would celebrate ‘Airplane Day’ every …
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