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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.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, XEROX
PAPER, CLOTHING, LAWN
MOWER, TOOLS, ETC. Peo-
ples Creative Ensemble is a
non-profit community-based
arts organization that produces
original fine arts programs for
the general community with an
emphasis on youth, handicap-
ped and seniors. People
Creative Ensemble needs
musical instruments, house-
hold items, Xerox and com-
puter paper, clothing, a lawn
mower, tools and other
miscellaneous items.
NEW INFANT AND BABY
CLOTHING, CRIBS, MAT-
TRESSES, SHEETS, DISPOS-
ABLE DIAPERS, BUILDING
MATERIALS, TV AND VCR,
ETC. Community Services of
Oakland is a non-profit United
Way-supported agency estab-
lished in 1933 and incorpo-
rated in 1942, offering a varie-
ty of programs to clients of all
ages, from birth to death. The
goals of CSO are to promote
the healthy adjustment of in-
dividuals, families and com-
munities. The major service
areas currently are: family ser-
vices, senior services and
community programs. CSO
needs new infant and baby
clothing, infant cribs, mat-
tresses and sheets, disposable
diapers, SOCCRA-approved
biodegradable garbage bags,
television and VCR equipment
and building materials, such
as lumber, dry wall, paint,
cabinets, etc.
KURDISH RELIEF. An in-
dividual in the Jewish com-
munity has organized a drive
to collect blankets to send to
the Kurdish refugee communi-
ty. Persons with blankets to
donate should call the Jewish
Community Council, attn:
Miriam [merman, at 962-1880.
JEWISH
FAMILY
SERVICE
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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.
Two brothers, one eight years
Old, one five years old from an
orthodox home. Both children
are bright, articulate and would
benefit from a caring, consis-
tent male figure.
Six-year-old boy from a single
parent family, who is very
bright and also very shy, could
benefit from a male role model.
FAMILY-TO-FAMILY
FAMILY TO FAMILY
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 deed
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.
Very nice coupld from Baku in
their late sixties. He was a den-
tist and she a musician. They
enjoy music and traveling. They
speak a little English and fluent
Yiddish.
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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1991
Couple in their mid-sixties from
Kharkov. They were both
engineers and enjoy reading
and music. They speak a little
English and fluent Yiddish
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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,
resources and spirit we
possess in abundance.
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OPPORTUNITIES
VOLMEER 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.
The Children's Center
101 E. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48201
Ellen Grumeretz
831-5535
Big Brothers Big Sisters
20755 Greenfield
Suite 801
Southfield, MI 48075
Cynthia Almas,
Dev't/Comm. Dir.
Mt. Clemens:
465-2146 or 759-0140
Inkster: 274-7833
Pontiac: 338-6657
Detroit: 569-0600
Cultural Arts Division
City of Southfield
25630 Evergreen
Southfield, MI 48075
Marlowe Belanger
354-4717
Heartline Inc.
8201 Sylvester
Detroit, MI 48214
Mary Ellen White
(313) 923-4200
NATIONAL
Complete Home Health Care
30 Oak Hollow
Southfield, MI
Delores Reynolds,
Volunteer Coordinator
356-1360
Common Ground
751 Hendrie
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Liz Christopher
543-3050
Accounting Aid Society
One Kennedy Square,
Suite 1435
Detroit, MI 48226
Mort Abramowitz
961-1840
Operation Transition
c/o Community Placement
140 Elizabeth Lake Rd.
Pontiac, MI 48341-1000
Lynette Thompson
452-8961
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LINK
VOLUNTEER LINK
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.
Alzheimer's Association
Detroit Area Chapter
Detroit Historical
Museum
17251 W. Twelve Mile Road
Suite 109
Detroit, MI 48076
The Alzheimer's Association
is a voluntary health agency
that serves patients and their
families in Wayne, Oakland,
Macomb, and St. Clair coun-
ties. It is composed of families,
health care professionals, and
community leaders. Its ser-
vices include: family support
groups, a telephone hotline,
counseling assistance, in-
home respite care, adult day
care, patient support group,
community education, com-
munity resources, and promo-
tion of researsh.
Volunteers are needed to act
as family support group,
telephone Helpline volunteers
who handle calls from the
public, adult day care —
volunteer day care aides,
respite program — in-home
companions, speaker's bureau
volunteers, clerical and
general office volunteers, and
special events coordinators.
Skills needed: Empathy and
group dynamic skills; strong
telephone and problem solving
skills; ability to motivate and
engage clients in one-on-one
interactions and desire to pro-
vide companionship; public
speaking skills; telephone
reception, typing, and other of-
fice skills; experience in plan-
ning and directing fund-raising
events is preferred for special
events coordinator.
Training in leadership, pa-
tient management techniques,
and public speaking and com-
prehensive information about
Alzheimer's Disease is offered.
Estimated time commitment:
Varies depending on position.
Family support group leader,
meets monthly; Helpline and
office volunteers, 4-8 hours per
week; companions, 4 hours
per month minimum; speak-
er's bureau, as requests come
in; events coordinator, 8 hours
per month.
Contact: Marjorie Fuller at
557-8277.
5401 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
The Detroit Historical
Museum is a social history
museum that is chartered to
preserve Detroit's social, ur-
ban, industrial, and architec-
tural history. The museum con-
tains over 250,000 artifacts that
represent the life and times of
the people who lived, and con-
tinue to live, in this area. There
are three floors of changing
and permanent exhibits. The
museum conducts guided
tours, as well as special
programs.
Volunteers are needed to
serve as museum docents for
guided groups and provide
orientations for un-guided
groups. Volunteers will be pro-
vided with a 10-week training
period covering the history of
Detroit and surrounding area.
They will learn interpretation
techniques and public speak-
ing skills. They will be provided
with a series of seminars con-
ducted by historians and
museum professionals and
with a written course on the
purpose of museums and how
they operate for the benefit of
the community.
Skills needed: Ability to deal
with the general public,
especially children; Enjoy talk-
ing to groups; Ability to take
charge of a group and main-
tain its attention; Ability to
speak clearly and enthusiastic-
ally; Desire and ability to
research Detroit history and
topics depicted in special
exhibits.
Training on how to conduct
tours, how to relate to chil-
dren's groups and others, how
to maintain a group's attention,
and how to 'provide an infor-
mative, stimulating visit will be
provided.
Estimated time commitment:
3 hours per week for one year.
Must be able to attend monthly
meetings and should be
available Wednesday through
Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact: Frederick Stubbs at
833-1475.
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DETROIT SECTION
30233 SOUTHFIELD RD., SUITE 100
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48076
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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,
258-6000.