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WAYNE - WESTLAND

Showing of Russian Five to benefit Wayne Champions

The Phoenix Theatre in profit organization Champions of tional program for students that
Wayne is one the select few that Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday involves adult mentoring, cus-
will show the multiple-award April 3. Tickets are available for tomized academic goals and
winning documentary, The the private party fundraiser on- financial incentives at Wayne
Russian Five. line at phoenixmovies.net or at Memorial High School.
The film chronicles the story the State-Wayne theatre. Guests Champions started in 2009 with
of five Russian hockey players, of the event will enjoy music, 50 students and a handful of
their teammates and Detroit Red hors d'oeuvres, and have a mentors. The program has rap-
Wing leadership. One of the most chance to meet key members of idly expanded with more than
dynamic examples of the fight for the production team that helped 700 students and nearly 100 men-
human freedom - merged with create the film. tors participating. Due to the
one of the most significant Now through March 31 in cel- benefits of the mentoring pro-
changes in the course of ebration of the movie, Phoenix gram, the number of at-risk
American hockey culture - Theatres is giving one grand youths dropping out of high
played out across Michigan and prize winner a chance to have a school has decreased significant-
the world in the 1980s and '90s as steak dinner with Darren ly. Tickets are $25 and can be The Phoenix Theatre in Wayne
five Russian hockey players were McCarty, sponsored by Johnny's purchased at Phoenix Theatres
snuck into America, and one-by- Italian Steakhouse. Along with a State-Wayne in Wayne or on-line Red Wings and love a great story story of immigrants that became
one became part of the historic complementary dinner the grand at phoenixmovies.net. of five players on their road to American heroes, teammates
Detroit Red Wings Hockey Club. prize will consist of an auto- “Watching “The Russian Five” freedom. We immediately knew that became family, and a scrap-
Through a plot that sounds graphed copy of “The Russian movie trailer with an audience that we wanted this film to be py, resilient city that became a
like a James Bond spy novel, the Five”, an official Russian Five this past weekend was simply an showcased in our theatres and world champion, twice. It's a
Red Wings organization brought movie poster, and autographed experience, said Phoenix are very happy to bring a wide story about hopes and dreams
on one Russian after another, shoes from Darren McCarty's Theatres President Cory variety of options to customers to becoming reality, and the harsh
sneaking them out under cover of new custom line. For more infor- Jacobson. “The audience lights have private screenings, get reality of dreaming big. The
night and whisking them to the mation on the details of the up the room with excitement just some autographs and to help names Federov, Larionov,
Motor City. The players found sweepstakes and how-to-enter watching the historic scenes of kids through Champions of Fetisov, Kozlov, and Konstantinov
freedom in Hockeytown, and a visit: www.phoenixmovies. the Red Wings in the champi- Wayne. Like the Red Wings are legend in the Motor City and
big place in hockey fans' hearts. net/the-russian-five. onship years. showed us all, it's a win-win for their influence on the game is
Phoenix Theatres will host a Champions of Wayne is an “It's a perfect movie for peo- everyone. still felt throughout the National
special fund-raiser for the non- innovative and unique educa- ple in Michigan who love their “The Russian Five is the true Hockey League today,” he added.

Get It Girls

Members of the Get It Girls Club at
Stevenson Middle School visited the
Microsoft Offices in Detroit Feb. 13..
The field trip was provided by the
Michigan Council of Women and
Technology (MCWT). The goal of the
program is to provide girls with
opportunities in technology with the
hope of getting more girls to consider
careers in technology. During this trip,
students listened to a panel of women
with careers in Microsoft. The girls
also performed a coding activity with
Harry Potter software and wands, and
were treated to a tour of the Microsoft
offices.