THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Despite Disabilities, Woman
to Entertain Kids as 'Story Lady'
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With her puppet-mascot
Floradora, Lisa Fealk, 29, is
going to brighten the lives
of many nursery school-age
children at the Jewish
Community Center this fall
— not an easy task for a vic-
tim of multiple sclerosis.
Diagnosed at age 20, Miss
Fealk pursued a college de-
gree and maintained her
own apartment for many
years before the deteriorat-
ive effects of the disease re-
sulted in her move back to
her parents' home.
Although her abilities are
limited — she can no longer
walk with the aid of a
walker or read, she still
actively pursues hobbies,
such as keeping up with the
latest books via "talking
books."
Her greatest achieve-
ment will be this fall,
when she will join the
nursery school depart-
ment of the Jewish Cen-
ter to tell stories to chil-
dren in the nursery pro-
gram. The stories will be
narrated by and illus-
trated with the aid of a
puppet, provided for
Miss Fealk by Susan Mil-
ler, director of the nur-
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Miss Fealk will begin the
story-telling program in
September with the start of
the fall Center schedule.
She will be at the Center
once a week. Prior to the
start of the program, she
will entertain children at a
day camp carnival slated at
the Center.
Under discussion is a pro-
gram for handicapped chil-
dren in which Miss Fealk
will tell stories and teach
finger-painting, "things
that I can participate in
too,'" she said.
A former teacher arld
math tutor for children,
Miss Fealk said she is look-
ing forward to her new
"story lady" role. "I'm ex-
cited. I'll be with kids
again."
Better still, the opportu-
nity will give Miss Fealk —
Lisa — a young woman
whose positive attitude in-
spired friends who had
much less to worry about
than she, the chance to feel
like part of the group rather
than a sideliner because of
her disabilities. -
Hopefully, her enthu-
siasm will be contagious.
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Lisa Fealk is pictured with her puppet Flora,
which she will use in her story hour program for
nursery-age children who will attend the Jewish
Community Center in the fall.
Registration Open for All
United Hebrew School Units
Registration is in pro-
gress for classes in the
United Hebrew Schools sys-
tem, which will begin Sept.
5. The UHS Nursery School
offers a full- and half-day
program which meets morn-
ings and afternoons, two,
three and five days per
week. The UHS Nursery is
housed at Temple Emanu-
El in Oak Park. The UHS
Nursery School accepts 3-5
year olds. For information,
call the nursery, 967-4010.
On the elementary school
level, the UHS offers a
Sunday-only program for
kindergartners, a two-
day-a-week program for
first and second grades, and
a three-day-a-week and ac-
celerated four-day-a-week
program. Full Bar and Bat
Mitzva instruction is given
at each of the four elemen-
tary branches.
A special education pro-
gram for children with
learning disabilities, or who
are hard of hearing, will be
offered if there is sufficient
registration. Registration
for the fall semester is being
taken at any one of the four
branches: Cong. Bnai
Moshe, 548-4747; Cong.
Beth Achim, 353-2518;
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
626-2153; and Cong. Bnai
David, 557-2198, or at the
main office, 354-1050.
The UHS Hebrew High
School offers a full time
Hebraica or Judaica
program and a part-time
Sunday program. Elec-
tives such as dance,
drama, Yiddish and cal-
ligraphy are offered on
Sundays. In addition to
the formal learning, in-
formal educational pro-
grams are conducted at
Shabat retreats, the an-
nual Shul-In and holiday
programs which are or-
ganized by the students.
Registration is being
taken at the UHS office,
352-7117.
City-wide bus transporta-
tion and financial schol-
arships are available. For
information, call- Dr. Gerald
Teller, 354-1050.
Child Safety
Pamphlet Printed
Metropolitan Savings As--
sociation has just intro-
duced a pamphlet for chil-
dren entitled "Beware of
Strangers."
The pamphlet, focusing
on child safety, explains
seven tips children should
follow when they are away
from home. It also covers
what they should do if a
stranger is bothering them.
The pamphlet may be ob-
tained at any of the 11 Met-
ropolitan Savings offices, or
by sending a postcard to:
"Play It Safe," Metropolitan
Savings, P.O. Box 500,
Farmington, 48024.
Rochester
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