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Women's American ORT
Stress On Education
`rhea leather- rood
staff wish all our
residents, their
families, and
all our friends a
* During the month of December,
n a world that is continually
gift-wrap
stations will be open at
rediscovering the need for edu-
Livonia
Mall,
New Center One and
cation with lasting value,
Summit
Place
Mall.
Volunteers are
Women's American ORT has
welcome.
been making such education a reality
* In the spring, Southwoods
for more than 70 years.
Chapter will hold its annual flower
It is a national organization that
and plant sale.
strengthens the worldwide Jewish
* On June 21, 1999, the 9th annu-
community by empowering people to
al
Women's
American ORT Golf
achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Classic
will
take
place at Shenandoah
Success comes through support of the
Golf
&
Country
Club..Sold out for
global network of ORT schools and
the
past
two
years,
a waiting list is
programs dedicated to technical and
anticipated for 1999.
vocational training in a Jewish envi-
* ClothespORT is ORT's resale
ronment.
-
shop
in Berkley (3026 W. 12 Mile
Founded in 1880 to benefit impov-
Road).
erished Jewish
With an
communities in
extensive
mem-
Russia, ORT
bership
base
and
now offers its
nearly
700
chap-
-
expertise inter-
ters across the
nationally to
country, Women's
meet the educa-
American
ORT
tional and voca-
has
a
strong
tional require-
grassroots foun-
ments of diverse
dation. The con-
students.
cepts of tzedakah
Technology
and tikkun olam
education lies at
drive its commu-
the center of
nity advocacy
ORT's unique
efforts
and
educational
ORT students in an electronics workshop.
underscore
process. Today,
ORT's mandate
ORT schools
to
teach
the
skills
that
create self-suffi-
and programs are found in more than
ciency.
60 countries, on five continents, with
National outreach projects include:
a student body of more than 260,000.
* TLC, Telephone Language
As the World ORT Union's largest
Companion
– helping new Americans
affiliate and leading source of funding,
learn
conversational
English.
Women's American ORT is develop-
*
The
Love
Reading
Campaign pro-
ing the next generation of women
motes
the
importance
of
reading to
leaders, working as advocates for qual-
children
and
adults
of
all
ages.
ity education and human rights, and
* Mentoring USA, an independent
supporting the global network of
organization,
matches Women's
schools putting Jewish values to work.
American ORT (WAO) and other
The Michigan Region of Women's
reading tutors with at-risk children.
American ORT has a number of spe-
* America Reads is a White House
cial projects and events planned for
initiative
on literacy to which WAO
the coming year:
was
appointed
in recognition of its
* Project REACH (Respond,
role
in
promoting
literacy around the
Empower, Assist, Care, Help) — an
country.
area-wide Jewish women's response to
* State capital visits are part of the
domestic violence and children in cri-
WAO
agenda in working for quality
sis. Throughout the month of
public
education and other issues of
September, receptacles will be located
concern
to ORT and the Jewish com-
throughout the metropolitan area for
munity.
contributions of educational supplies
WAO's web site — waort.org —
for children, and parenting and career
incorporates
ORT's emphasis on tech-
information for teens and adults.
nology
and
makes
exchange of infor-
Donations will be distributed to shel-
mation
with
ORT
membership timely
ters. The program is coordinated by
and easy. The site is linked to
ORT's Young Leadership Initiative.
ORTnet, ORT's own gateway to the
* On Oct. 22, Koach Chapter will
Internet, and to "Navigating the
host WINGO! (Women-only Bingo).
Bible," ORT's distance-learning pro-
This event, now in its eighth year,
gram of Torah study
attracts hundreds.
I
HAPPY AND
HEALTHY
NEW YEAR
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The Zivov Family
and Staff
Greg
SHOES
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9/18
1998
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