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Sally Haberman with some of her
Tabs for Tots

Sally Haberman is doing more than
a great job recycling when she
asks everyone she knows for soda-
oop tabs.
Haberman, of Farmington Hills, is
part of a group that collects the alu-
minum tabs for money, which is
promptly used to support projects
(most of them for children) at local
hospitals. Its called Tabs for Tots.
"We get paid so much per pound
for the tabs, which is in turn used
rtor purchasing hospital equipment,"
;Haberman said.
The group is working toward the
purchase of a special pediatric bed
for children, while past projects
include buying numerous kidney
dialysis machines — "all by saving
these tabs," Haberman says.

"Twelve [kidney dialysis machines]
for our area hospitals already
...have been donated and your
tabs have gone a long way in help-
ing reach that goal," reads one fan
letter from Berkley.
So far, Tabs for Tots has pur-
chased medical equipment for hos-
pitals throughout the state including
Detroit, Livonia, Farmington Hills,
Calumet, Dearborn, Garden City,
Holland, Battle Creek, Adrian,
Jackson and Port Huron.
Collect your tabs and call Sallie
at (248) 477-3962, or (248)
350-3849, or drop them off at the
Monaghan Council Hall #2690,
19801 Farm Road (between
Seven and Eight Mile roads) in
Livonia.

The AppleTree is still soliciting
drawings that show children's idea
of a beautiful day.
Boys and girls aged 2-15 may
use markers, crayons, stickers or any
other material to procuce original art
work. We will select one to appear

Photo by Dan iel Lip pitt

Keeping
Tabs
On A
Great
Cause

on the Nov. 28 cover of The
AppleTree, and we will print as
many drawings as space permits.
Send art to Beautiful Day, c/o
The AppleTree, 27676 Franklin
load, Southfield, Ml 48034.
Please include vvith you( drawing a

Our Readers
Respond...

I see the first star in the sky,
Inspired by reading "Sweet Sleep"
It's time to say good night.
AppleTree,
in a recent issue of
Dream sweet dreams •
Lillian Zellman of Oak
so you
Park sent in this piece:
may wake
Moments To
And greet the morn-
Remember
ing light —
"It has been said
Dream sweet
that it's the short
dreams so you
moments that make
may wake
the long ones bear-
And greet the
able — brief moments
morning
light.
that are long remem-
"The song ended, and
bered and remain pre-
Lillian Zell man wrote
as
I embraced them I
cious.
a lullab y for her
had a further inspira-
"When our grand-
grand children
tion. Many years ago I
children, who lived in
spent several summers working in
another state, came to visit, I want-
childrens' camp. The ritual is pretty
ed to create some moments they
standard: flag-raising in the morning
would remember, and this became
followed by the pledge, lowering
my scenario for a good-night ritual.
the flag at dusk followed by singing
"We lived in a house on a corner,
'Taps.' So it came about that after
and there was a large front lawn
we sang our lullaby we made the
with a western exposure which was
moment complete by singing 'Taps'
just right for the plan I had in mind.
in Hebrew; there is a cadence and
As dusk approached I took the chil-
texture to the language that gave
dren (Shaila, 10, and 7-year-old
the song added dimension.
Daniel), dressed in their night-
"Now, many years later, I find my
clothes, out on the front lawn. We
grandchildren remembering these
sat down together and watched the
moments with the same sense of
sun setting in the west. I began to
serenity that I do. These are indeed
sing, and out of nowhere a lullaby
moments to remember."
was born. These are the lyrics:

photograph Of the artist,

along with a brief - biog-
raphy. If you would like
your drawing returned,
please include a self-
addressed, stamped
envelope.

11/21
1997

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