On September 18 a sold-out crowd of over 300 (mostly women) attended Corewell Health’s Heart to Heart luncheon held at the Franklin Hills Country Club to hear keynote speaker Jane Fonda, the two-time Oscar winning actor, author, and activist.
Fonda, 86, mostly reflected upon aging and her self-reflection journey in a 20-minute talk. She then participated in a question-and-answer session with WXYZ-TV news anchor Carolyn Clifford.
Heart to Heart Chair Debra Ernst, who also spoke, said that “funds raised at the event will go toward supporting the expansion of the heart failure program at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak and provide resources to help under-and uninsured women receive cardiovascular care.” Ernst and her husband Max have donated millions to the hospital to create the Ernst Cardiovascular Center and the Max and Debra Ernst Heart Center.A Corewell Health Foundation representative stated that the event raised $375,000…