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It's all run on a project-by-
project basis. Some people
volunteer twice a month,
some twice a year," Ms. Kan-
ter said.
Ms. Kanter also has
taught many agencies how to
work with volunteers. At the
beginning of each project,
volunteers tour the facility
where they will be working
and learn about who they are
serving and how the agency
is funded.
"Volunteers get to see the
whole picture," Ms. Kanter
said. "That's our obligation —
an understanding of the peo-
ple in need of these services.
We try to humanize and per-
sonalize the issues."
By becoming active, Ms.
Kanter believes people real-
ize the needy are not a name-
less, faceless group, but
rather individuals who have
fallen on hard times. The
people who run the helping
agencies, Ms. Kanter said,
are truly unsung heroes.
"These people aren't paid
well or even thanked for
their efforts. They're work-
ing at the grass-roots level to
keep this city alive, and to
make sure its residents can
live with dignity," Ms. Kan-
ter said.
Having grown up in De-
troit's Palmer Woods, Ms.
Kanter has a vested interest
in the city. She said she feels
grateful to have been raised
in a culturally diverse neigh-
borhood, and is sad to see the
lack of incidental contact be-
tween children of different
ethnic backgrounds in De-
troit and its suburbs.
Volunteer Impact's mail-
ing list covers every zip code
and minority group in the
Detroit area. The majority of
participants are young pro-
fessionals, but the unem-
ployed, retirees and families
are active, too.
"If you truly want to vol-
unteer, you'll find a way. I've
yet to meet anybody who
cannot give up a part of his
day," Ms. Kanter said. "The
bottom line is we're all part
of the community. As much
as you take from the com-
munity, you have to give
back. And yes, you're oblig-
ated to give even if you don't
take."
Volunteers agree.
Ron Elkus hooked up with
Volunteer Impact early. He
tries to participate in a pro-
ject at least once every other
month.
Mr. Elkus has donned a
Santa Claus suit at Simon
House (a facility for HIV-pos-
itive women and their chil-
dren) and visited the
residents of Borman Hall.
"The best thing about this
(Volunteer Impact) is that it's
hands-on. It's easy to write a
check, but it's important to
see the faces to where those
dollars are going," Mr. Elkus
said.
Although Volunteer Im-
pact is open to all, Mr. Elkus
views volunteering as a par-
ticularly Jewish ideal.
"This was instilled in my
home," Mr. Elkus said. "As
Jews, we've been through a
lot and we know discrimina-
tion. We know what it's like
to be treated unfairly.
"Volunteer Impact
eliminates the
barriers to
volunteering."
Liz Kanter
"I think there is a real
Jewish commitment to the
community."
It is participants like Mr.
Elkus that inspire Ms. Kan-
ter.
"This is not a fad. We take
our commitment seriously,"
Ms. Kanter said. "People
need to realize, one person
can make a difference. It's a
chain reaction." For more
information on Volunteer Im-
pact, call the hotline at 353-
6830. 0
Newt
Town Hall
Is Vandalized
Bonn (JTA) — The town hall
of Bad Hersfeld, situated in
the central German state of
Hesse, was daubed last week
with anti-Semitic slogans.
The town mayor, Walter
Weiss, a member of the So-
cial Democrats who has Jew-
ish origins, said the van-
dalism was related to the
current election campaign.
Communities in the state
of Hesse will vote March 7
for local parliaments in
hundreds of communities,
including Bad Hersfeld.
Mr. Weiss said the
unknown vandals also daub-
ed a Magen David on his
house.