HOLIDAY 1996

a time for givin

Until December 23, 1996 we've extended
our holiday hours for your convenience.

Sunday v 12 noon to 5 pm
Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. v 10 am to 8 pm
Thursday v 10 am to 8:45 pm
Saturday v 10 am to 5:45 pm

We will close at 4 pm on December 24th.

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Clothing Motown

Denver's 'Shoe Lady' sparks a volunteer effort to
distribute thousands of coats in metro Detroit.

LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER

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he may be known as "the
Shoe Lady," but Ranya Kel-
ly also obtains coats, baby
equipment, food and other
items for people in need.
And thanks to the Denver res-
ident's efforts, about 15,000 coats,
500 pairs of shoes, 5,000 pounds
of flour and other donated items
are on their way to Detroit, to be
distributed by volunteers via the
project's sponsors, Temple Beth
El, The Jewish News and Michi-
gan gubernatorial hopeful Doug
Ross.
The items set for distribution
in the Detroit area were obtained
by Mrs. Kelly, a woman whose
business it is to help those less for-
tunate than herself. It all began
about 11 years ago, when Mrs.
Kelly, looking for a box for a
Christmas present, found "a
dumpster full of shoes" — 500
pairs to be exact — that were still
in fine condition.
After a little investigating, she
learned that many retail outlets
simply throw away items that are
no longer saleable — whether or
not they are in good condition.
"When I realized things were
being dumped in the trash, usable
items such as shoes and clothing
and bedding, I couldn't believe it,"
said Mrs. Kelly. "Retail stores ei-
ther dump it, destroy it or some-
times donate, if it's not going to
hurt their business.
"I saw ladies standing in the
doorway with no shoes on, and it
was 10 below outside, in January."
Mrs. Kelly then started calling
retailers and asking if they had
items they no longer wanted to
sell.
Mrs. Kelly formed a nonprofit
business called the Redistribution
Center Inc., run completely by
Mrs. Kelly and another woman,
Linda Curtis. Both work full time,
although neither is paid a salary.
'We mark everything that's do-
nated to us, so that it can't be re-
turned [to the retailer for a
refund]," Mrs. Kelly said. Her mot-
to is: "Protect the business first
and then help other people. Be-
cause if you don't protect the busi-
ness, you can't get the items you
want and make sure [the busi-
nesses] can still make a profit."
"She is a remarkable woman
who has turned a desire to aid the
unfortunate at Christmas into a
year-round commitment," said
Lois Gerenraich, Temple Beth El's
social action chairwoman.
The temple linked up with Mrs.
Kelly through Rabbi Daniel Syme.
The two have been friends for
about a decade.
"When I came to Detroit, I just

called her to touch base," recalled
Rabbi Syme. He proposed launch-
ing a similar project in Detroit,
under Mrs. Kelly's tutelage. "I
want to bring Ranya to Detroit to
meet with business leaders and
recreate here what she has done
in Denver."
As Rabbi Syme was explaining
his idea to Mrs. Kelly, she pro-
posed the Christmas coat drive.
Northwest Airlines has donat-
ed a round-trip plane ticket so that
Mrs. Kelly can supervise the De-
troit drive in person.
So far, about 50 volunteers
have signed up to help distribute
and sort the items, which are ex-
pected to arrive this weekend. Vol-
unteers are still needed between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec.
22, through Wednesday, Dec. 25.
Interested individuals may call
(810) 612-4120 or a pager, (810)
856-7845.

Volunteers are
needed.

The coat drive is being spon-
sored jointly by The Jewish News
and Doug Ross, former U.S. as-
sistant secretary of labor under
President Clinton.
"It was a unique opportunity to
combine a very prominent, well-
regarded national program to help
clothe people in need with a lo-
cal opportunity, through the ef-
forts of Temple Beth El, to
actually bring some of that ben-
efit to people in our community,"
said Arthur M. Horwitz, Jewish
News publisher.
"We believe that the Jewish
community needs to continue to
reach out to those who have
needs, not just within the Jewish
community but in the general
community as well. Through co-
sponsorship, hopefully The Jew-
ish News can help be a catalyst to
recognize that we are part of a
much broader community, and,
being a part of a broad communi-
ty is important, in turn, to the
health and well-being of the Jew-
ish community."
Mr. Ross, who has been friends
with Rabbi Syme since high
school, felt that the team effort
could best ensure broad reach. "As
a result of my community and po-
litical work I thought I had access
to church leaders as well as to or-
ganizations like Focus Hope, Ca-
puchin Brothers, Salvation Army.
It seemed a wonderful way to
make a difference in people's lives
this holiday season." 0