S:SSSS S PROJECT SHEET The Hebrew word sherut means service. Project Sherut provides in-kind goods and services to community service organizations. Each week. we will publish requests for needed items. Persons interested in helping to meet these needs should contact Miriam lmerman at The Jewish Community Council at 962-1880. Also, organizations or groups in need of in-kind services should contact The Jewish Community Council. OFFICE SPACE, COM- PUTER, COPIER, CARBON RIBBON TYPEWRITER. Michigan Religious Coalition For Abortion Rights is a statewide organization engag- ed in education and advocacy aimed at preserving the right to reproduction choice, and maintaining the separation of church and state. Michigan Religious Coalition For Abor- tion Rights needs free or low- rent office space in southern Oakland County, preferably near freeways, accessible days, evenings and weekends; a computer, a copier and a car- bon ribbon typewriter. YARN, MATERIAL, THREAD, SEWING MACHINE. Ameri- can Red Cross Oak Park Senior Center Production Team makes lap robes, cancer pads, ditty bags, holiday decorations and other items for area nursing homes, Veterans Hospitals and youth Red Cross education projects. American Red Cross needs yarn, material, thread and a donated sewing machine. TOYS, PUZZLES, CHAIRS, TABLES, CARD TABLE, TV, VCR STAND, IBM-PC, CHAIRS. Gateway Counseling Center is a community-based mental health and crisis center. Gateway Center sees children, adolescents and adults for psychological counseling, with fees based on ability to pay. Substance abuse counseling is also available. Gateway Counseling Center needs good quality, sturdy toys and puzzles, child-size tables and chairs, a card table, television and stand for a VCR, an IBM- compatible computer and secretarial chairs with and without arms. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE SPECIAL FRIEND The Special Friend Program of the Jewish Family Service seeks to match interested adults with children in need of role models and companionship. If you would like to make a difference in the life of a child, please call Marcy Schneider, Program Manager, Volunteer Service Department, Jewish Family Service at 559-4046. Your time is the most valuable gift you can give. Ten-year-old boy from a single parent home would benefit from male role model. Family life is somewhat unstructured. Child is very sweet, likeable, and would enjoy having a positive influence. Three children from single parent home. One seven year old, two twins, five years old. All three are high energy and very likeable. Male supportive role would be best. SSS€SS:SSSS Sli Kesher is the Hebrew word for "link." The purpose of this page will be to present a selec- tion of opportunities which link members of our community to agencies and individuals that can benefit from the energy, p resources and spirit we possess in abundance,. SSSS:SSSSSSSSSS OPPORTUNITIES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES A rotating listing of organizations offering volunteer opportunities. Each week, some of these opportunities will be highlighted in depth in the Volunteer Link section of this page. Boys & Girls Club of Pontiac 530 E. Pike P.O. Box 420102 Pontiac, MI 48342 Coalition of Concerned Individuals P.O. Box 15493 Detroit, MI 48215 (313) 334-0551 Cambridge South Nursing Center 18200 13 Mile Rd. Birmingham, MI 48009 841-2378 Contact Life Live of Metro. Detroit 3011 W. Grand Blvd. Suite 432 Detroit, MI 48202 John Brown Sandi Chadek 647-6500 Casa Maria Family Services 1500 Trumbull Detroit, MI 48216 Rosaana Pardo, Executive Director (313) 962-4230 Children's Aid Society 7700 Second Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 Irma Hill, IDS Program Manager 875-0020 Children's Hospital of Michigan 3901 Beaubien Blvd. Detroit, MI 48201 Mary Beth Saxton Beth Bodine, Executive Director 875-0426 Cranbrook Institute of Science 500 Lone Pine Rd., Box 801 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 Karen Reid 645-3233 Creative Arts Center N. Oakland County 47 Williams Pontiac, MI 48341 Rita Momin 333 - 7849 Sue Covell 745-5326 FAMILY-TO-FAMILY FAMILY TO FATLY The Family to Family program, a joint project of the National Coun- cil of Jewish Women and Women's Division of the Jewish Welfare Federation, has been successful in connecting many families in the Detroit area with Soviet Jewish newcomers. We have a special need now for senior friendship. Your lives would be greatly enriched if you reached out to welcome these wonderful people. Won't you please join us in this exciting program? Please contact NCJW 258-6000 to connect with one of the seniors listed below. Lovely couple from Baku in their mid-sixties. She was a medical assistant and he was a mechanic. They enjoy music and reading. They are trying very hard to improve their English. 40 FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1991 Wonderful couple from Kishinev, mid-fifties/early sixties. He was a radio engineer who likes to play chess and she was a kindergarten teacher who enjoys singing and baking. They both speak Yiddish and are most anx- ious to improve their English. NATIONAL III COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ROJO' GREATER DETROIT SECTION 30233 SOUTHFIELD RD., SUITE 100 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48076 VOLUNTEER LINK VOLUNTEER LICK This weekly feature highlights some organizations in the Jewish and general communities that rely on volunteers. Opportunities for a nearly limitless range of volunteers will be highlighted. Readings for the Blind, Inc. 29451 Greenfield Road, Ste. 118 Southfield, MI 48076 Readings for the Blind pro- vides customized tape recor- ding service for special people who need assistance with printed material. Trained and experienced volunteer readers with wide ranging back- grounds and capabilities record text books in all areas of academic and vocational disciplines. Equal attention is given to specialized and technical material for profes- sional and business people, religious literature of all faiths, an unlimited variety of non- book material, and fiction and non-fiction leisure reading. Volunteers are needed in two basic areas. Readers are needed to record such ma- terials as textbooks, owner's manuals, technical journals on to audio tape for distribution. Support personnel are also needed to work in the office monitoring, duplicating, stor- ing and mailing tapes, as well as maintaining files and up- dating the catalog. Skills needed: Readers must have good command of the language and a strong voice. Those fluent in a foreign language are much needed. Estimated time commitment: Readers work four to six hours a week to make one completed tape. Office staff can work as little as three hours per week — more are encouraged. Contact: Emily McSweeney at 557-7776. Help Elderly Maintain Independence and Dignity 1100 E. State Fair Detroit, MI 48203 HEMID serves people 60 years of age or older in the State Fair area. Volunteers are needed to do simple handyman work on senior citizens' homes. Young adults are needed for lawn maintenance, phone and home reassurance visits and occasional transportation to doctor appointments. Estimated time commitment: Flexible — any time commit- ment is appreciated. Contact: Vee Webster at 891-1038. Leader Dogs for the Blind 1039 Rochester Rd. Rochester, MI 48307 Leader Dogs for the Blind trains dogs to be guides for and bring independence to the blind. The Leader Dog Puppy Program breeds and raises pups to be formally trained for guide dog work. Volunteers are needed to raise puppies in their homes for one year, acting as host families. The volunteers pro- vide love and caring for the pups, and prepare them for for- mal training. Contact: 651-9011. B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION BBYO — 6600 W. MAPLE RD., WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322 VOLUNTEER ADVISORS ARE NEEDED TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS OF LOCAL JEWISH YOUTH TEENS TO GUIDE, CHALLENGE AND MOTIVATE OUR YOUTH! B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION IS COMPOSED OF 30 CHAPTERS. EACH CHAPTER, AZA FOR BOYS AND BBG FOR GIRLS, IS COMPOSED OF 12-35 YOUTH, WHO MEET ON A WEEKLY BASIS. OUR PROGRAM IS WELL-ROUNDED AND DESIGNED TO HELP 9TH-12TH GRADERS GROW AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS JEWS. ESTIMATED TIME COMMITMENT ABOUT 4 HOURS PER WEEK. CON- TACT ADELE LEWIN (BBG) OR MIRIAM FONER (AZA) AT 788-0700. HAKOL THE VOICE Get your reading voices ready for .. . JEWISH NEWS ON TAPE, a new project that will make weekly copies of the newspaper available on cassette tapes for the visually impaired and disabled. The project is brought to the community courtesy of the National Council of Jewish Women, its Hakol branch, The Jewish News, and the National Reading Library for the Blind. Tapes will be distributed through the National Reading Library for the Blind in Farmington Hills, which estimates it has hundreds of Jewish subscribers. Persons in need of this service may request copies through NCJW. Readers are needed for Thursday evenings and Friday mornings. Time commitment is flex- ible. Interested volunteers may contact Ruth Littmann or Janelle Miller at the NCJW office, 258-1000.