Variety Mental Health Luncheon 2024

Variety the Children’s Charity hosted its 2024 Variety Mental Health Luncheon on Sept. 26 at Pine Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield Township. The featured speaker and special guest was Jim Wahlberg, a film producer and brother of Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg. Jim Wahlberg is the author of “The Big Hustle: A Boston Street Kid’s Story of Addiction and Redemption.” Glenda Lewis of WXYZ-TV was the afternoon’s master of ceremonies. The event included networking, a plated lunch, Wahlberg’s presentation, a Q&A session, and a book signing opportunity. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria