Pleasures Of Giving
Community volunteers of all ages make life a little easier for those
who need assistance.
SHARON LUCKERMAN
StaffWriter
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ne-hundred and fifty
families gathered Oct.
6 for Itsa Mitzva Day.
They took down
sukkot, baked cookies and raked
lawns for those who needed assis-
tance.
Sponsored by the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit Women's Campaign, the
program selected six locations
where everyone from tots to sen-
iors could make a difference.
Families sorted food at
Gleaners Food Bank in Detroit
and made cookies at the Jewish
Community Center in Oak Park
for seniors at the nearby Harriett
and Ben Teitel Jewish
Apartments.
Others took down sukkot at
three JARC and Kadima homes,
and did art projects with seniors
at the Norma Jean and Edward
Meer Jewish Apartments in West
Bloomfield.
"We've already gotten a won-
derful response from the residents
at Meer Apartments, who deco-
rated flower pots and planted
flower bulbs," said Gail Fisher,
co-chair of the event with Karen
Lewis, both of West Bloomfield.
"The Kadima and JARC resi-
dents said they especially enjoyed
interacting with the families,"
said Heidi Hes of Birmingham ; a
staff associate of Federation.
Thanks to the yard work, one
resident said the homes haven't
looked better. ❑
From. top right:
Marla Krasnick, 6, of Huntington Woods
learned the meaning of doing a mitzvah.
Josh Ketai, 11, and brother Adam, 9, of
Franklin moved logs and tree debris.
Jan Rosen of Bloomfield Hills
decorated cookies for seniors.
Rose Hope, 11, of Southfield,- Kim
Peskin-Shepherd, 11, of West Bloomfield
and Avi Greenbaum, 3, of Southfield
made work fun.
Jimmy Ketai and Jill Greenbaum,
both of Southfield, do a tough job of
clearing a tree trunk.
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2002
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