Right to Life of Michigan News

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prolife excitement

Thursday, May 11 is the day, the grand Burton Manor in Livonia is the place, and 6 p.m. is the time to catch the prolife excitement bursting from the Knights of Columbus, Right to Life of Michigan benefit dinner.

As in the past, tickets are expected to go quickly for the annual dinner. This year to enliven the crowd Jim Hanon will be sharing the responsibility he feels to affirm life though his link in the realm of advertising.

Serving as the president and film director of Compass Arts, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Hanon made his vision of a non-profit communications arts organization a reality. Compass Arts was created to serve the needs of the non-profit community to promote the causes that advance humanity.

Hanon gained top-level experience in corporate advertising as vice president at Leo Burnett in Chicago, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. At Leo Burnett, Hanon produced work for clients including McDonald's, Hallmark and Oldsmobile. Hanon has worked with Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund for more than 5 years to create professionally filmed prolife communication pieces including television, radio and short films.

The creative work and products Hanon has helped craft while at Hanon McKendry and Compass Arts have received more than 200 regional and national awards including 3 Telly awards for ads produced for Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund.

President of Right to Life of Michigan Barbara Listing said, "The dinner will benefit the most noble of causes, the protection of life. As Jim expresses his burden to press forward the humanity of the unborn, we will all be encouraged and educated on accepting and assisting life."