Liliya Bromberg is a charismatic and sweet young woman whose energetic laughter fills Friendship Circle. Liliya is 21 years old. She was born in Russia and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a baby. When Liliya was four, her parents sacrificed a lot to bring her to the United States so she could receive better medical [...]
What Are Purple People? Warning to all Metro Detroiters! Purple People are on the loose and invading events in a town near you. This silly, strange looking group of people are catching the attention of the community in a creative effort to spread awareness about the Friendship Circle. But don’t laugh at their appearance too much, [...]
It’s 2am and I am relentlessly clicking “refresh” on my web browser. It’s 2am and I should be sleeping but instead I am transfixed on my Alma Mater’s voting page in the Chase Community Giving Challenge on Facebook. I graduated a long time ago, so why am I suddenly passionate about this? While watching these [...]
Can’t See the video? Watch Defeat The Label on YouTube Fat, stupid, low-class and ugly. At some point in life, we have all experienced the emotional pain caused from social labeling. These labels create an imbalance of power and control within our schools, workplaces and communities- most often leading to bullying and the bystander effect. [...]
At Friendship Circle we are always looking to add new programs and enhance our current programming. This spring and summer will be no different. Below you will find two new spring programs and our summer lineup of camps, Sunday programs and more great activities! Soccer League This past summer, the grand opening of the Florene [...]
Defeat The Label This week, seven local high schools led by our volunteer club presidents created their own PSA for our brand new Defeat the Label Movement. The high schools are competing against each other in a “view-a-thon.” The video with the most views wins a party for their friends, compliments of The Friendship Circle. [...]
I was elated last month when a group of sophomore and juniors approached me, in a very mature fashion, to discuss a club they were founding at their high school. Their “Friendship Club” embodies the spirit of The Friendship Circle message by promoting advocacy and nonjudgmental throughout their high school. Just two weeks ago, the Andover High School [...]
The Friendship Circle is competing in the Ford Focus Test Drive contest on Facebook. Our challenge was to create a video that best describes how we would use a possible $10,000 grant. You may have heard “Defeat The Label” whispered around the halls of Friendship Circle recently. This is a brand new campaign aimed at [...]
On Thursday, February 10th, local Detroit businesses are hanging up their suit coats for snow suits and supporting The Friendship Circle in the 2011 Snowman Building Competition. Quicken Loans, North American Bancard, Identity PR and Universal McCann are just a few of the companies that will gather at Barnum Park in Birmingham in a quest [...]
Since our introduction to the world of social media via the Chase Community Giving Campaign, we have been paving the path of using “social media for social good.” We have come to understand the importance of leveraging and building an online community through highly interactive, cost-free campaigns as an ultimate means of strengthening our branding [...]
