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Kids and seniors meet over books
and salami sandwiches.

SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
StaffWriter

B

y 7:45 a.m. on March 7, Esther

Winer, the community outreach
Luca Spence, 8, of Commerce Township, Hechtman resident Laura
coordinator of Jewish Apartments
Wise and Matthew Rosner, 8, of Commerce Township take a break
and Services, was
from reading.
already out picking up chal-
lahs and salamis.
"And 10 residents of
Hechtman Jewish Apartments
were on standby to begin
making over 50 sandwiches,"
Winer says of plans for the
day's special luncheon.
Joni Satovsky's third-grade
class from Walled Lake's
Oakley Park Elementary
School was expected at the
facility before noon to cele-
brate March Reading Month
with the West Bloomfield sen-
ior apartment residents.
After lunch, the children
began their work — practicin g
their reading and listening
skills. They read books to the
Max Suris, 8, of Commerce Township
Lucas Blackburn, 8, of Walled Lake reads to
residents, who also read to
and Kenny Betty, 9, of Walled Lake get
David Beutler, 9, of Walled lake and Hechtman
them. The kids also recited
acquainted with JAS mascot, Queenie.
resident Edith Goodman.
poetry and sang songs.
At the end of the visit, the
students exchanged hugs
with the residents and pre-
sented them with a box of
candy in appreciation for the
invitation. "On the way to
board the bus back to schoo,l
each student was given a
ring-pop [lollipop]," Winer
says. "They were an even big-
ger success than the salami
sandwiches." ❑

Jessica Beste, 9, of Commerce
Township, Christie Mueller,
9, of Walled Lake, Hechtman
resident Rose Krentzin,
Natalie Gower, 8, of Commerce
Township and Desirae Ladd,
9, of Commerce Township
enjoy time together.

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