Committee. He is co-chairing the dedication of a new Sefer Torah for Congregation B'nai Moshe. For reservations or information regarding the event, call the Detroit regional office, (248) 258-0055. Priceless. lichah Talks bout Kibbutz Sara Canning, the Israeli shlichah for Habonim-Dror, will be the guest speaker at the monthly Mifgash pro- gram for Hebrew speakers at the Agency for Jewish Education's Midrasha Center for Adult Jewish tudies, noon Sunday, April 19, at E, 21550 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield. Ms. Canning will give a talk in Hebrew on "The Kibbutz: Past, Present and Future." Ms. Canning is here on a two- year assignment to work with Sara Canning children and teens from the Midwest. She was born in South Africa, immigrated to Israel with her family when she was 6 years old, and grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Hamaccabi near Haifa. The monthly Mifgash is free. Light refreshments are provided: Try putting a dollar figure on the hours of service given by volunteers to our Jewish community. You'll come up with a pretty hefty number. In the millions. But volunteering isn't about dollars. It's about bringing joy to the lives of the aged, advocating for people with disabili-. ties, raising funds for the Allied Jewish Campaign and other important causes. It's about distributing food to the hungry, Volunteers come in all ages. They pre- serve our past, and they plan for our future. Sometimes, their work goes unrecognized. But they keep on doing it because it feels right. To all those folks who devote their time, talent and heart to our community and our people, Thank you from the JWV Auxiliary Hosts Panitz The Department of Michigan Ladies Auxiliary, JWVA will host National President Rita A. Panitz on her official visit to Michigan Tuesday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 6. The agen- da is as follows: Tuesday, May 5, 10 a.m.- visit to the Michigan Veterans Foundation for ita A. Panitz the Homeless Veterans, Cass Corridor. 6 p.m. - din- ner at Best Western Hotel, 12 Mile at Orchard Lake Road. Wednesday, May 6, 1:30 p.m. - visit to the Holocaust Center in West Bloomfield. 6:30 p.m. - paid-up membership dinner at the JWVA Memorial Home. Reservations are a must. serving on boards and committees, stuff- ing envelopes, developing programs. Robert H. Naftaly President i t! Ft Robert P. Aronson Executive Vice-President Po litao tC) Allied Jewish Campaign National Volunteer Week April 19-25, 1998 For information how you can help Federation, its agencies and others throughout the community, call Joanie Berger in Federation's Community Outreach and Education Department, (248) 642-4260, ext. 298. 4/17 1998 45