THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

28—Friday, June 4, 1971

Volunteers to Give a Little Time
to Elderly and Lonely Are Sought

Su:::anne Steffin to Be
Arnold Portner's Bride

An invitation to men and women supportive services prolong the
with a little extra time and a lot of time till the elderly have to be
heart is extended by the coordina- institutionalized," Mrs. Dombey
tor of a program that brings com- said.
No special skills are required
fort and companionship to the
for
such volunteer work but there
needy and elderly in Detroit.
Fayga Dombey, staff coordinator is a brief training period, and
of volunteer services for the Jew- Mrs. Dombey tries to match the
ish Family and Children's Service, volunteer with the client. In the
outlined the work of the person-to- few instances when the match
person program and nursing home doesn't click, a change is made.
Most clients live in the North-
visiting teams — whose partici-
west area, but there are a few
pants will be honored at a lunch-
living in the Dexter area and
eon June 23 at the home of Mrs.
Oak Park. Many have no chil-
Jacob Alspector, 1685 Wabeek
dren; others have little relation-
Way, Bloomfield Hills.
ship with theirs. Generally, they
There are 30 volunteers in the
are on old age assistance or
year-old person-to-person pro-
some other form of aid. In a
gram, representing a total of
few cases, the client is a young
500 hours' service to homebound

person, perhaps disabled or
from a broken home. In the lat-
ter case, male volunteers are
especially needed.

and/or lonely persons. Although
some of the 40-50 individuals
serviced are young, most are
elderly, in need of a phone call,
an occasional friendly visit, a
drive to the doctor or shopping.
Another 300 elderly and ill resi-

Mrs. Dombey said there is no
way of knowing how many are
yet to be reached, but hopes that
dents in area nursing homes are the results of a recruitment drive
serviced through the nursing home will yield many more volunteers,
project, entering its fourth year. including men. She promises
Some 100 women are on the 14 "many rewards in terms of per-
visiting teams — 12 comprised of sonal satisfaction." For informa-
sisterhood members, and two of tion, call her at DI 1-5959.
individual volunteers.
The teams go twice a month for Meadow Brook Lists
10 months—a total of about 2,000
hours' service — to the nursing Plays for New Season
Meadow Brook's artistic director
homes, visiting with the patients
and sponsoring holiday celebra- Terence Kilburn, has announced
the list of eight plays to be pro-
tions.
Mrs. Dombey said the volunteers duced during the 1971-72 season—
in both programs are an interest- Meadow Brook's sixth season.
The season will open Oct. 14
ing cross-section — educationally,
economically and age-wise. Many with Thornton Wilder's farce,
women suddenly found time on "The Matchmaker," the original
their hands when their children for the all-time hit musical, "Hello,
went away to school or married. Dolly."
The second play, opening Nov.
Others are involved in organiza-
tions but make the time for volun- 11, will be Saul Levitt's explosive
hit, "The Andersonville Trial,"
teer service.
Some give a full day or two half- based on McKinley Kantor's best-
days; others help sporadically. selling book, "Andersonville."
Opening on Dec. 9 will be George
The greatest need, Mrs. Dombey
Bernard
Shaw's "Heartbreak
said, is for drivers to take the
elderly or handicaped to doctors' House."
Tennessee Williams' "The Glass
appointments or to shop for those
who are home-bound. An after- Menagerie" will be staged Jan. 6.
On Feb. 3, Meadow Brook will
noon's visit also is needed. "These
stage Neil Simon's comic smash,
"The Odd Couple."
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MISS SUZANNE STEFFIN

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steffin of
Robson Ave. announce the engage-
ment of their daughter Suzanne
Gloria to Arnold David Portner,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S.
Portner of Kingswood Ave.
Miss Steffin, a graduate of the
University of Michigan, majored
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Mr. Portner received his masters
degree in engineering from Wayne
State University. He attends the
Detroit College of Law.
The couple plans a September
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Feature: "A Singing of Angels,"
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