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campaign," Dr. Plotnick
said. "With the expected in-
) crease in volume, JPM will
need cohesive leadership.
Mrs. Bash has that direction
and focus."
Of the $3.5 million cam-
paign, $2 million will go
toward renovation and ex-
pansion and $1.5 million
will be placed in endowment
funds to support the center's
increased programming.
A feasibility study showed
that JPM expansion was
targeted toward the
estimated 25,000 Jews liv-
ing within five miles of the
10 Mile Road facility. Fed-
eration studies also indicate
that 60 percent of the Jewish
community lives within 15
minutes of the JPM branch.
If the campaign raises
enough money, JPM could
have a two-level complex
built at the east side of the
building within two years.
JCC President Linda Lee
said construction is con-
tingent on securing the full
pledge amount in advance of
groundbreaking. More than
$500,000 has already been
raised in pledge com-
mitments and Center fund-
raisers are waiting to hear
from Detroit's Kresge Foun-
dation regarding a $500,000
grant request.
"We don't look at JPM as a
separate entity or as a kind
of stepchild, Mrs. Lee said.
"The expansion and en-
hancement of the JPM
center have been viewed for
a long time as integral to the
Jewish community campus
and the entire area."
Mrs. Lee said Mrs. Bash
will help guide JPM through
this next phase. "I'm very
excited about working with
Leslie," she said. "She'll
help provide a necessary
link between our two
centers."
Stanley Siegel, executive
director of the center in
Bridgeport, Corm., said Mrs.
Bash started as a part-time
volunteer 10 years ago and
evolved into a full-time
worker.
"She became Jewish
cultural arts director, com-
munity director and finally
assistant director," Mr.
Siegel said. "Leslie is
energetic, creative and
dedicated. She puts her all
into any project she's on."
Mrs. Bash volunteered un-
til now at the Maple-Drake
JCC, coordinating publicity
for the new Janice Charach
Museum Art Gallery. "She
did an outstanding job for
the gallery, getting notices
out and spreading the word
about the gallery," Mrs. Lee
said. "I'm confident she'll do
the same for JPM."

Robert ALEXANDER

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