Girson Family Scholarship Set Think Summer Tamarack Camps was among the 80 local, national and Canadian programs represented at the 10th annual "Super Summer for Kids: A Camp and Activities Fair" Feb. 28 in Beverly Hills. Elyse Stettner of Huntington Woods and Julie Bean of West Bloomfield ran the Tamarack booth. Elaine Sturman of the Bloomfield Township-based Elaine S. Events hosted the fair, which of ered a variety of camping options as well as employment opportunities. , The Girson family of Battle Creek, Bernard and Elaine Girson and son Aaron, have created a scholarship through the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation to be awarded to a Lakeview High School graduate who will attend Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. The Girson Family Scholarship is awarded based on merit. The mini- mum grade point average should be 3.3; leadership ability, extracurricu- lar activities and an interest in polit- ical science or history are important considerations. Aaron Girson, executive director of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, will present the first award on behalf of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation at a program to be held at Lakeview High in May. Bernard Girson and his son are both WMU graduates; Aaron also is a Lakeview graduate. Mrs. Girson was an employee of WMU. Bernard Girson was born in Mt. Clemens and has many family mem- bers throughout the Detroit area. He said: "This award is given for all of us who believe in the value of an education and feel we should give back as much as we can to the sys- tem that helped educate us and our families." Girson added that he's proud of the family members who have made many contributions to their respec- tive Jewish communities"while help- ing "to create a better United States of America." The Carmel, Ind.-based Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation awarded more than $90,000 scholarships nationwide in 1998. Doctor Shares Love Of Reading The doctor arrived in his lab coat, complete with stethoscope, carrying a book called The Jester Lost His Jingle. The book was written by a 23-year-old man who died of cancer. After reading the uplifting story with its bright and cheery graph- ics, Dr. Paul Ehrmann answered questions from the fourth graders about the book, the author and his experiences as a doc- tor. One young girl want- ed to know if he was a doctor like on the televi- sion show "ER." "The kids are really excited about Drop Everything And Read Day," said fourth-grade teacher Chris Ryan, refer- ring to the DEAR read- Dr. Paul reads ing program that Dr. Paul (as the kids call him) was participating in at Oakland Elementary in Royal Oak. With a family practice in Royal Oak since 1982, Dr. Paul and his wife, Dr. Robin Ehrmann, have been active in the Royal Oak community for years. Dr. Paul is the team doctor for the Kimball High School football team and provides physicals to students who par- 3/26 1999 44 Detroit Jewish News ticipate in sports programs. He serves on the Royal Oak Schools Curriculum Committee. to Royal Oak fourth graders. As an aspect of Reading Month and to help teach the importance of com- munity service, Oakland Elementary students are collecting new books to donate to Rose Cancer Center at Beaumont Hospital. Dr. Paul made a donation of 20 books to the project during his visit. Library Dedication 4.4 The family of the late Isidore Sobeloff longtime executive vice president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, was present for the dedication of the Isidore Sobeloff Executive Library at the Max. Al. Fisher Building in Bloomfield. Township. Shown are (seated) Mr. Sobeloff's daughter-in-law Barbara Sobeloff of Bethesda, Md., and (from left) grandchildren Susan Sobeloff of Seattle, Judy and Fred Gittes of Ann Arbor and Debbie Sobeloff of Columbus, Ohio.