NOVEMBER 2017

noteworthy
Steve Acho, Author
Steve Acho has made great
strides as both a musician and
now author. Acho wrote a technology
driven book titled, “Why
Technology Recruiting is Broken
and What To Do About It.”
Steve Acho Acho’s book is one of many toprated
books on Amazon. Most
recently, Acho has reached a
major milestone in his music career as his music
has been downloaded and streamed more than 10
million times. Acho has performed across the U.S.
and the world as an independent musician, including
national TV and radio appearances in the U.S.
and Japan. Acho has also performed with celebrities
and has sung the national anthem for Detroit
sports teams.
University of Detroit Students Volunteer
Roughly 950 of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy’s young men provided much-needed
services to nine agencies throughout the city of Detroit. From site beautification to providing meals for
the less-fortunate. The school has this event every year where they split up the kids and tackle clean up at
various Detroit locations. These boys were at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit. It was the Academy (7th and
8th grade) and Freshman. They cleaned bushes and trees along the river.
Family Feud Time
On March 26, 2017, Theresa Sitto and her children,
Jacinta, Brent, Olivia, and Spencer appeared on Family
Feud. This began with an audition at Cobo in Detroit
then a second audition in Atlanta, where they
were chosen to appear. The episode filmed for more
than an hour. “It was an overall amazing and fun family
experience; the Family Feud production staff were
wonderful and very professional and impressive. All
details were handled with precision and the entire
crew was welcoming and kind. Steve Harvey told
stories and had everyone laughing. He even did the
halhole during the segment, and although that part
didn’t air, it was a lot of fun,” said Theresa.
UHC Baby
Shower
On October 4, 2017,
UnitedHealthcare Community
Plan hosted a
Community Baby Shower
and partnered with
United Community Family Services/CALC, and St.
John Providence Ascension Health System. This was
their third annual successful event with more than
100 expectant and new moms in attendance. This
collaboration provided a unique opportunity to work
jointly to educate new and expectant mothers with
valuable health information exclusively presented in
Arabic to promote healthy living and healthier communities.
The event was once again a great success,
with excellent turnout and lively participation.
Building Bridges
On Wednesday, October 4,
members of the Chaldean community
came together with
members of the Jewish community
for the Chaldean/Jewish
Building Bridges event. This
event was hosted at the Shenandoah
Country Club, where
event goers were given a tour of
the Chaldean Cultural Museum.
The Building Bridges event was
sponsored by the Chaldean News
and the Detroit Jewish News.
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