-"\ S:SS:SS:'SSSSSS 1. " N. " e 1 1 1 1 1 e 1 i e e e 1 e e 1 \. " e e e e 1 e e e e e e 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 (merman at The Jewish Community Council at 962-1880. Also, organizations or groups in need of in-kind services should contact The Jewish Community Council. COMPUTER PAPER, COPIER PAPER, OFFICE SUPPLIES. Jews For Judaism is the only full-time counter-missionary resource helping the Jewish community react to the pro- blem of deceptive mis- sionaries. Services include exit counseling, family support and preventative education. Jews for Judaism needs computer paper, copier paper and miscellaneous office supplies. GAMES, ARTS & CRAFTS MATERIALS, TABLE TENNIS EQUIPMENT, POOL STICKS, BASKETBALLS, CRAYONS, PENCILS, ETC. Boys and Girls Club of Pontiac is an organiza- tion serving area youth with a variety of recreational and educational programs. Boys and Girls Club needs small games, arts and crafts materials, table tennis equip- ment, pool sticks, basketballs, crayons and pencils, colored paper, scissors, water colors, paste and exercise equipment. SCRAP MATERIAL FOR PUP- PET MAKING. Bon Secours Hospital Volunteer Program makes puppets for all children coming into the hospital. The volunteer program needs scrap material for use in mak- ing puppets. JEWISH 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. Seven-year-old boy, who is bright and very likeable needs the one-on-one attention that a male role model could provide. Very active child with a variety of hobbies. Thirteen-year-old boy who is a little shy and has difficulty in school would benefit from an outside positive, reliable male role model. 1 e S Kesher is the Hebrew word for (. "link The purpose of th i s 4 ' . ? page will be to present a selec F 4 Lion of opportunities which link members of our community to 1 agencies and individuals that i . . . . 'N-1. "\-.. "\-1.. "\- %N.. "\-.1.. "\.. "\..1. .1.. '\,.. "• ■ ..1.1.. "%- 1. 1.. '\-1.N..1.1.. '"• ■ ..1. '"\.. 'N.. 1. '" ■ •• - ■ '"•- . •\... "\.. '"%- "\- - N.. SSSSS;S:SSISSSS 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. Greater Detroit Society for the Blind 16625 Grand River Avenue Detroit, MI 48227 Deborah Chapman-Vargas, Volunteer Coordinator (313) 272-3900 Jewish Welfare Federation 163 Madison Detroit, MI 48226 Michelle H. Passon, Director Leadership Development 965-3939 Judson Center — Foster Care/Adoptions Department 23077 Greenfield, Suite 107 Southfield, MI 48075 443-5000 Life Directors, Inc. 8425 West McNichols Detroit, MI 48221 Marietta Reading Center P.O. Box 351069 Detroit, MI 48235 17106 W. McNichols Rd. (Location) Detroit, MI 48235 Mary Etta Sutton 835-9557 332-9438 (home) Michigan Cancer Foundation 2611 N. Woodward Berkley, MI Sharon Cure, Director Patient Services 541-8162 Metropolitan Detroit Youth Foundation 11000 W. McNichols, #222 Detroit, MI 48221 Joseph Radelet 863-9394 Michigan Emergency Patrol Inc. 1715 Fisher Bldg. Detroit, MI 48202 Milton Portmann, Membership (313) 875-0104 Michigan League for Nursing 29240 Buckingham Avenue Livonia, MI 48150 FAMILY TO FAMILY Very nice couple 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. 42 FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1991 Couple in their mid-sixties from Kharkov. They are both engineers and enjoy reading and music. They speak a little English and fluent Yiddish. i can benefit from the energy, e resources and spirit we e possess in abundance. i e e e (313) 342-2020 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. ? 4 i Leslie L. Hogan, Volunteer Coordinator FAMILY-TO-FAMILY 1 6 1 7 Nancy J. Caputo, Executive Director 427-1900 Music Hall Center 350 Madison Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 Bernice Anderson 963-7622 SSSSSSSSSS: .11 VOLUNTEER LINK VOLUNTEER LINK This weekly feature highlights some organizations in the Jewish artd general communities that rely on volunteers. Opportunities for a nearly limitless range of volunteers will be highlighted. Detroit Historical Museum 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 pro- gams, for school children and adult groups. 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 the surrounding area. They will learn interpreta- tion techniques and public speaking skills. They will be provided with a series of seminars conducted by historians and museum profes- sionals and with a written course of instruction 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 school children — Should enjoy talking to groups and be able to take charge of groups —Ability to take charge of a group and maintain its atten- tion until the end of the tour —Ability to speak clearly and enthusiastically — Desire and ability to research Detroit history and topics depicted in special exhibits Training on how to conduct tours, how to relate to children's groups and others, how to maintain a group's at- tention, and how to provide an informative, stimulating visit will be provided. Estimated time commitment: _3 hours per week for one year. Volunteers must be able to at- tend monthly volunteer meetings and should be available Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: Frederick Stubbs at 833-1475. Haven 92 Whittemore Pontiac, MI 48342 Haven serves victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse in Oakland County. Haven offers domestic violence counseling, child sex- ual assault counseling, and sexual assault counseling for adults, teens and families. In- dividual, group, and family counseling are utilized. Haven is also involved in vic- tim advocacy. In addition to assistance with ADC, housing, and furniture, Haven provides critical advocacy services that help prepare victims for the legal system they will en- counter during prosecution. Haven supplies information, emotional support, and technical understanding of the social and legal systems in- volved. Haven is involved in the community education and prevention. It also operates the only domestic violence emergency shelter in Oakland County and offers around-the- clock assistance, as well as a 24-hour crisis line. Volunteers are needed to serve as crisis line counselors, facilitators of support groups for battered women, group/in- dividual counselors for children from violent homes, court advocates for sexual assault survivors, medical ad- vocates for rape victims, group facilitators for adults who were sexually molested as children, group/individual counselors for children who are sexual assault survivors, group counselors for incest offenders and batterers, intake workers for shelter residents, and follow-up workers. Volunteers are also needed for clerical help and to assist in communi- ty outreach and child sexual assault prevention programs. Skills needed: — Must be empathetic and non-judgmental — Must have good listening and interpersonal com- munications skills Estimated Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week for 6 months. Training period. Contact: Jane Balousek at 334-1284 Before Detroit Was Known For Its Plants, It Was Known For Its Trees Today, just about everyone knows it as The Motor City. But long ago, when transportation was truly horse- powered, Detroit was referred to by somewhat different names. Like The City of Trees. Over time, urban expan- sion and an epidemic of Dutch Elm disease claimed a huge number of trees. Few have been replaced. The Greening of Detroit is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of Detroit's citizens through the reforestation of the city's neighborhoods, parks and boulevards. To learn more about how you can help, please call The Greening of Detroit at 393-TREE.