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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.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT, SUP-
PLIES, ART & PHOTO SUP-
PLIES. Programs for Alter-
native Creative Education
(PACE) is a non-profit multi-
arts service and presenting
organization serving a target
population of youth at risk in
metropolitan Detroit. PACE
needs office equipment and
supplies, such as typewriters
and computers, and art and
photo supplies, such as paint,
film and paper.
STACKING CHAIRS. People's
Community Services is in-
volved with youth group work,
recreation, neighborhood
development and senior
citizens day care. People's
Community Services needs
approximately 100 stacking
chairs.
FOLDERS, COPYING PAPER,
COMPUTER PAPER, VIDEO
TAPES, ETC. HAVEN (Help
Against Violent Encounters
Now) provides residential and
non-residential domestic
violence and sexual abuse
prevention and treatment ser-
vices. HAVEN needs folders,
copying paper, computer
paper, paper clips, pens and
video tapes (blank or with
children's programs).
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FAMILY
SERVICE
SPECIAL FRIEND
This 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 year old,
one five year old from an Or-
thodox home. Both children are
bright, articulate and would
benefrom a caring, consistent
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.
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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.
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Wonderful couple in their 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.
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OPPORTUNITIES
VOLLMER 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.
Oakland County REACT, Inc.
5640 William Lake Rd.
Waterford Township, MI 48329
Ken Hooper
(313) 673-9683 (office)
(313) 656-0657 (home)
World Medical Relief
11745 Rosa Parks Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48206
Pam Sievers
(313) 866-5333
Community Services
of Oakland
27301 Dequindre, Suite 103
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Angie Batten'
(313) 542-5860
Saratoga Community Hospital
15000 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit, MI 48205
Nancy Seguin, Director of
Volunteer Services
245-1522
Reading for the Blind, Inc.
29451 Greenfield Road
Suite 118
Southfield, MI 48076
Emily McSweeney
(313) 557-7776
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Leader Dogs for the Blind
1039 S. Rochester Road
Rochester, MI 48306
Micheal Walrat or Julie Mullikin
651-9011
Help Elderly Maintain
Independence and Dignty
(HEMID)
1100 E. State Fair
Detroit, MI 48203
Vee Webster
891-1038(9)
Henry Ford Estate/ University
of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128
Nancy Spilker
593-5590
Hospice of Southeastern
Michigan
16250 Northland Drive
Suite 212
Southfield, MI 48075
David Turner, Georgie Haynes
or Betty Pejackovich
559-9209
Jewish Vocational Service
4250 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Gloria Bender, Project
Outreach Coordinator
833-8100, 559-5000
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VOLUNIEER
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.
AIDS Volunteer Network
3750 Woodward Suite 32
Detroit, MI 48201
AIDS Volunteer Network
developed as the 75th Anniver-
sary Project of the Junior
League of Detroit. It recruits,
trains, and places volunteers in
community agencies and
hospitals in which services for
AIDS clients are provided.
Volunteers are needed for a
wide array of functions. Level
I volunteers include resource
development assistants, satis-
faction survey assistants, data
entry assistants, clerical assis-
tants, and reception assistants.
Level II volunteers include
monitoring assistants, benefits
counselors, phone support
persons, support visitors, "go-
fers," and movers. Level Ill
volunteers include resource
directory coordinators, week-
end coordinators and chore-
worker coordinators.
Skills needed:
LEVEL I
—Computer, clerical, and
phone calling skills
— Familiarity with the COM-
PASS system
—Good telephone Skills
LEVEL II
—Ability to work one-on-one
with AIDS clients
— Empathetic, compassionate
LEVEL III
—Strong organizatgional skills
Estimated time commitment:
from 2-30 hours per week.
Contact: Roberta Sharpe at
831-4AVN .
Alzheimer's Association
Detroit Area Chapter
17251 W. Twelve Mile Road
Suite 109
Southfield, 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, corn-
munity resources, and promo-
tion of research.
Volunteers are needed to act
as family support group
leaders, telephone Helpline
volunteers, volunteer day care
aides, respite program — in-
home companions, speaker's
bureau volunteers, clerical and
general office volunteers, and
special events coordinators.
Skills needed:
— group dynamic skills
—strong telephone and pro-
blem solving skills
— ability to motivate and
engage clients in one-on-one
interactions
— public speaking skills
—typing, office skills
—for special events coor-
dinator, past experience in
planning and directing fund-
raising events is preferred
Training in leadership, pa-
tient management, and public
speaking and comprehensive
information about Alzheimer's
Disease are offered.
Estimated Time Commitment:
varies depending on position.
Contact: Marjorie Fuller at
557-8277
American Cancer Society
29350 Southfield Road
Suite 110
Southfield, MI 48076
The American Cancer
Society is a nationwide volun-
tary health organization
dedicated to eliminating
cancer as a major health pro-
blem and to diminishing in-
dividual suffering. It fights
cancer through research and
tries to make cancer less of a
blow through service and
rehabilitation. The Society of-
fers information, counseling,
and support to families, lends
sickroom supplies, and offers
transporation to treatment
centers. It is also involved in
education. The American
Cancer Society operates the
Discovery Shop, a "resale
boutique." The Discovery
Shop is run by volunteers and
its proceeds go to the Society.
Volunteers are needed to
serve as office receptionists
and sales clerks and cashiers
and to make telephone calls to
mobilize volunteers for bulk
mailings.
Skills needed:
— office, sales skills
Estimated Time Commitment:
a half day per week, on a con-
sistent basis. Volunteers in the
Discovery Shop are asked to
commit themselves to a fixed
schedule.
R.
Miriam
Contact:
Shackelford at 557-5353
Seeking Local Families
For New Soviet Emigres
Family-To-Family is recruiting local families to be matched with new Americans from the Soviet Union. Currently,
there is a list of 25 families waiting to be paired, and 30 new families are expected to arrive monthly in Detroit.
Participants can share in community, Jewish and family experiences with their matches, and maintain regular
contact by being "friends." A commitment of one year is expected.
To participate in the program, local families should attend an orientation session. The next one will be held 7
p.m., June 17, at Temple Beth El. Others will be 7:30 p.m., June 27, July 16 and 29, at the United Hebrew Schools.
Family-To-Family is co-sponsored by the Women's Division of the Jeewish Welfare Federation of Detroit and the
National Council of Jewish Women. Since 1989, 250 local families have been matched with Soviet Jewish refugees.
To be matched with a new American family or for more information about the program, contact Family-To-Family
at 258-6000.