Maas this year? Gail Greenberg, a sen- ior staff associate for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (and mother of the bee-utiful D'vora the Explorer), explained that this pro- vided a great opportunity for families to enjoy the camp facilities, to be out in nature and to get a taste of camp. Sporting a sweater embroidered with, you guessed it, bees, Greenberg and her family had come immediately after Shabbat to Camp Maas, to start getting everything organized. It was a lot of work that "couldn't have been accomplished without the amazing volunteers and JEFF [Jewish Experiences for Families] staff," Greenberg said. "But it was well worth it." The day began early when more than 400 guests from Temple Kol Ami and Congregation Shir Tikvah came for an early morning program featur- ing storyteller Corinne Stavish and JEFF's Lisa Soble Siegmann (famous for her singing and song leading). At 1 p.m., the rest of the community began arriv- ing, and they stayed until the very end at 4 p.m., when the event was slated to close. Suddenly, after a cloudy but basically dry day, the rain began. Talk about great tim- ing. • Above: 21-month- old Natalia Luna of West Bloomfield offers a treat to a goat. Right: Chad Chappell takes a wagon full of city slickers for a ride. Below: Natalie Redmond, 8, of Sterling Heights gets sniores help from Boy Scout Seth Greenberg, 12, of Oak Park. Above: Tessa Nosenchuck, 4, of West Bloomfield makes a candle. arN 9/19 2003 67