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Irene Slobin links love and charity
at an upcoming benefit.

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3947 W. 12 Mile Rd,
Berkley (248)543-3115

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my first client." An appear-
or $100 you can
ance
years ago on the Kelly
find a significant
&
Company
television yield-
other and donate
ed
300
telephone
calls and
money to charity.
j
ump-started
her
career.
Professional matchmaker
"I have clients that are
Irene Slobin of Brighton is
sincere
people and looking
organizing this event, which
for a committed relation-
starts 7 p.m. Friday, March
ship," explains Slobin.
17, at the Excalibur Center
About
15 percent of her
ARLA
JEAN
in Southfield.
client
base
is Jewish. "I get
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"My father died of can-
calls
from
rabbis
and psychi-
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cer. I don't know anyone
atrists,
who
suggest
clients,"
who hasn't been touched
she
adds.
by cancer," says Slobin,
Slobin says she has spent a great deal
who says that part of the admission
of
time
on this event to make it a suc-
$100 fee will go to the American
cess. She personally has invited mostly
Cancer Society.
singles and some couples, but it is still
Slobin's forte and business is
open to the public. The evening
matchmaking. After years of intro-
includes a strolling buffet, blues band;
ducing people for free, her friend
cocktails and dessert. For ticket infor-
Marcus Rothbart suggested she go
mation, call (810) 225-2230.
into business. "He's my mentor, and

22757 Woodward #240
Ferndale, MI 48220

Dr. George
Blum of
Southfield
received an
awardfrom the
American
Academy of
Pediatrics'
Michigan
Chapter.

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CELEBRATION
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2/25
2000

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Classified Section

Partygoers Linda and Harvey Zalla
o f Bloomfield Hills suport the
Fanclub Foundation fo the Arts.

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SWINGTIME 2000
"Swingtime 2000," a benefit for the
Fanclub Foundation for the Arts was a
swinging success. The event, held Feb.
5, at the Fisher Building in Detroit,
raised more than $40,000 for arts
education. More than 1,200 patrons
attended the event.
Some of the leadership council
committee included Ethan
Bordman, Lynne Cohn, David
Farbman, Sam Frank, David
Grossman, Jeffery Hyman, Jeffery
Kaftan, Andrea Morganroth, Erik
Morganroth, Paul Silverman and
Steven Zeff.

KUDOS
Dr. George Blum of Southfield
Pediatric Physicians has received the
William Montgomery Award from
Michigan Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Blum has
been in practice for more than 30
years.
"He was chosen because of his
active role in the academy and for his
advocacy work for children," says
Linda Long, the chapter's executive
director.
Dr. Blum and his wife, Joyce,
reside in Southfield, and they have
five children and 10 grandchildren.
Dr. Robert Blum, also a pediatrician,
now works with his father.

NOTES
• Nominations are being sought for
the Outstanding Youth Citizen Award
sponsored by the Bloomfield Youth
Guidance (BYG) Citizens Committee.
Students nominated must attend a
public, private or parochial school and
live within the Bloomfield Hills
School District boundaries.
Nomination forms are available
through BYG, and the deadline to
return them is Tuesday, Feb. 29. For
information, call (248) 645-4689.
• Dr. Jerrold Weinberg and nurse
Stacy Goldberg of the Birmingham
Menopause Institute will present a
lecture on menopause 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 1, to the
Sisterhood of Congregation B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield.
For information, call (248) 788-
0600.
• Kroger is sponsoring a fundraiser
to support JARC. This year's pro-
gram, through March 4, includes 12
stores. Customers can purchase a
one-dollar paper "George" (repre-
senting George Washington) at the
cashier check out. 111