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The women take orders by phone or
fax, but are waiting until after the hol-
iday season to begin on-line ordering.
Rosenthal prefers taking orders the
old-fashioned way, by phone or walk-
in, with telephone orders comprising
75 percent of the store's business.
"People will tell me the story behind
the person they are sending the basket
to, especially if it's a get-well basket," she
says. "By the end of some conversations,
I feel like I have a very special interest in
making sure everything is perfect." It's
the personal contact that makes the
partners feel connected to their cus-
tomers, and the part of the job both
admit they enjoy most.
Rosenthal and Sisskind-Tringale
attempt to use as many Michigan-
based products, bakeries and vendors
as possible. But an important part of
keeping themselves abreast of new
ideas is by traveling to food shows
around the country to learn about
new items. They make it a point to
change their inventory by more than
50 percent each year. That's because,
says Rosenthal, "we do a lot of repeat
business and it's important to keep
changing and growing."
Both women happily assert that
they are living the "American Dream"
by working for themselves. They feel
fortunate to be able to own their own
business, and hope that at the start of
2001, they will pay off debts and
begin the year in the black.
"It's wonderful to go to work every
day and enjoy what you are doing,"
says Rosenthal. "Even with a degree in
retail management, you never really
understand what it's all about until
you experience it for yourself." ❑
The Scene
Scene Calendar
For college age through 30-some-
thing.
Nov. 28 — Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. YAD
Roaming Bar Night at Mr. B's in
Royal Oak. Contact Rebecca Rosen,
(248) 203-1492 or rosen@jfmd.org .
Nov. 29 — Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hillel
of Metro Detroit "ask the rabbis" ses-
sion with Rabbis Michelle Faudum
and Josh Bennett. Questions can be
asked publicly or anonymously. At
Bravo Coffee, 33214 W. 14 Mile
Road, West Bloomfield. RSVP to
(313) 577-3459 or hillel@wayne.edu
Dec. 1 — Friday, 7:30 p.m. "Shabbat
in the Burbs" potluck dinner by Hillel
of Metro Detroit. At Canterbury Park
Clubhouse, 19400 Mayfield, Livonia.
Call Sarah Weingarden, (248) 546-
5429, to arrange what to bring.
Chanukah
Parties Set
The second annual B'nai B'rith
Leadership Network Pre-Chanukah
Party will be held 9 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 9.
The event will be at the Berkley
Front's Dean Martini Lounge, 3087
W 12 Mile Road, Berkley.
The B'nai B'rith Leadership
Network will collect canned food
donations at the door for the Yad Ezra
kosher food bank.
Cost of the event is $5 with cans,
$7 without and free to anyone who
joins B'nai B'rith that night.
For information, contact Julie
Pevos at (248) 593-6641 or
BBLN_2000@yahoo.com
Eastern Michigan University Hillel
and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity are co-
sponsoring "Miracles and Magic —
LatkeFest 2000" 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
3, at EMU's Roosevelt Hall.
There will be a psychic, a fortune
teller, a magician and latke-making.
Cost is $5, or $3 with a children's toy
for charity.
For information, call (734) 482-
0456 or hillel@online.emich.edu
Israel Needs
Otzma Volunteers
Project Otzma is accepting applica-
tions for its 10-month volunteer pro-
gram in Israel. The program begins in
August 2001.
Post-college young adults age 20-24
live in several areas in Israel, learn
Hebrew, and can work in numerous
programs. Opportunities include tutor-
ing English, teaching everyday skills and
preparing apartments for immigrants,
and volunteering in hospitals, senior or
day-care centers, after-school programs
and social-service agencies.
The early acceptance deadline for
Otzma is Jan. 15. Final application
deadline is March 1.
For information, call Allison
Rabinovitz at the Michigan/Israel
Connection, (248) 645-7878, ext. 115.