Cleaning & Storage Special Spotlight (with pre-payment $3.00 Savings on Storage Only 181 S. Old Woodward Ave. Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 642-1690 Monday-Saturday 9:30-5:30 Michael Ceresnie • Glenn Ceresnie Sam Offen • Robert Roberts—Roberts Fur Martin Malter—Malter Furs Roth (Rochester) Furs • New YorklAnnis Furs The newly remodeled Congregation Beth Shalom social hall looked festive for the Alyn Hospital event. Wendy Roth atttended the Mother's Day . Tea at Munder with her mother, Faye Saffer. GOING SOMEWHERE? SHOP ON-LINE: WWW.IRVS.COM Our Chicagoland customers have been getting fabulous deals for 52 years. •Great Service • Deep Discounts • No Pressure 4S LUGGAGE WAREHOUSE Your Source for Factory-Direct Prices! 1-888-300-IRVS (4787) NO SALES TAX on out-of-state shipments. LASER H REMOVAL BY MARK WERNER m.p. Laser Surgery Experience for over 15 years Free Consultation Complimentary Test Area FDA APPROVED 248.855.5640 6900 Orchard Lake Road 5/14 1999 Suite 205 128 Detroit Jewish News Elyse Essick of Munder Capital Joyce Weingarten, speaker Dr. Sonya Friedman and Gerrie Sottish at Adat Shalom Management with her mother, Sisterhood's Spring Donor Day. Helen . Goldin. Elkus were honored at the event. Their first visit to Alyn Hospital was during Detroit's Miracle Mission of 1993. "When I first entered the hospital six years ago with Gina and (Jewish News publisher) Arthur Horwitz, I didn't know what it was or what it did," recalled Elkus. Overcome by the courage of the children they saw, and the hospital's plight, upon returning to Detroit, the Elkuses become involved; Phil joined the Detroit Friends of Alyn Hospital Board. Elkus says the children and the hospital simply inspired them. "Whatever I can do to help these kids, that's what life is all about," he said. Sons Ron and Steve Elkus corn- mented on how their parents have made a difference. "The world needs more caring and compassionate people like you," noted Steve. Ron added that his father approaches his charity work like a true salesman. Others who received honors at the event were Florine Mark Ross and Miriam Goldberg. Ross, who was unable to attend, was presented with an award honoring her late sister, Sondra Berlin. Goldberg was honored as a past president. Master magician Michael Jacobson performed a magic show after the din- ner and the presentation. But the true magic of the evening was the success of this small group, comprised of local volunteers. — (On a personal note, in this col- umn I covered the first formal and very small fund-raising event for Allyn Hospital in 1990. It was held at the home of Arlene and Steven Victor with guest speaker Rabbi Chuck Diamond, who was then at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.) ADAT SHALOM DONOR DAY The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom Synagogue held its annual Spring Donor day, attracting more than 375 patrons. The event featured Dr. Sonya Friedman and honored Judy Leder. Adat Shalom's Rabbi Efry Spectre gave a glowing overview of Leder's contributions to the synagogue. "Judy has brought sunlight into our lives," said Rabbi Spectre. He called Leder a role model in sisterhood and a true leader. Friedman gave an impassioned speech on inspiring change. She asked the audience to ask them- selves, "Who am I? How do I define myself inside? and Where am I going?" Some of the donor day organizers included Joyce Weingarten, Gerrie Sollish, Toby Dobkin, Hannah Monique Ulrych, Linda Warner, Sharon. Lubetsky, Sherri Kass, Sonja Kass, Janis Holcman, Sandi Miller, Jane Anchill, Ann Rudy, Judy Rudy, Danie Allan and Helayne Kaplan. MOTHER'S DAY TEA Elyse Essick, senior partner at Munder Capital Management in Birmingham, hosted a Mother's Day Tea last week. After an elegant tea with a professional table set by Francine Zick, mothers and daughters toured the Birmingham center viewing how an investment advisory firm works. "This is a great opportunity to go into an investment firm and see what it's like," said Essick. She brought along her mom, Helen Goldin for the event. Some of the other Mother's Day Tea attendees included Wendy Roth, Faye Saffer, Lois Shaevsky, Judy Hoefler, Janice Morganroth and Andrea Morganroth. SPRINGELATION '99 JARC is presenting an extraordi- nary event to benefit children with special needs noon Sunday, May 23, at GameWorks in the Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills. Guests can enjoy an exclusive afternoon of unlimited games, food and fun for the entire family. Beth and Gary Karp and. Cheryl and Steve Schanes are the event co- chairmen. Gary and Steve are cur- rently on the JARC board, and the Schanes live two houses away from a JARC home. Ticket prices are $40 for adults; $20 for children ages 4-15; free for children under 4. For information, call JARC at (248) 352 - 5272. Fl r