Friends Together celebrates 25 years of support, success
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Jamie Smigelski writes her late aunt Betty Smigelski’s name on a memory board on Thursday at Friends Together’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Friends Together volunteers and staff release butterflies from boxes on Thursday as part of the Inspiration Garden dedication.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Pictured, from left, Betty Smigelski’s sister Peggy Marzean, grandson Gabe Smigelski, and sister Deb Gleason pose in the Inspiration Garden, dedicated at the event.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Above, from left, Daisy Fryer plays electric guitar while her husband Ronni Fryer plays acoustic guitar and sings on Thursday at Friends Together’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Above, a plaque in memory of the late Dawn Marie Burns rests on a side table visible upon entering the newly renovated meeting room at Friends Together.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley A portion of the newly renovated meeting room including a kitchenette is visible.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Jamie Smigelski writes her late aunt Betty Smigelski’s name on a memory board on Thursday at Friends Together’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Friends Together volunteers and staff release butterflies from boxes on Thursday as part of the Inspiration Garden dedication.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Pictured, from left, Betty Smigelski’s sister Peggy Marzean, grandson Gabe Smigelski, and sister Deb Gleason pose in the Inspiration Garden, dedicated at the event.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Above, from left, Daisy Fryer plays electric guitar while her husband Ronni Fryer plays acoustic guitar and sings on Thursday at Friends Together’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Above, a plaque in memory of the late Dawn Marie Burns rests on a side table visible upon entering the newly renovated meeting room at Friends Together.
News Photo by Darby Hinkley A portion of the newly renovated meeting room including a kitchenette is visible.
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More than 250 people attended Friends Together's 25th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday evening. The outdoor event featured an open house for the cancer recovery and support center's newly renovated facility, free food, T-shirts, candy, a butterfly release and Inspiration Garden dedication, and CDs by Oscoda musician and cancer survivor Ronni Fryer, who performed at the event with his wife Daisy Fryer.