dren to see the spiritual light within
),
themselves.
In just a few years, KKC has not only
expanded its clientele (initially, the
organization worked only with children
diagnosed with cancer), it has expanded
from a single office in Michigan to
include chapters throughout the state
and in New York. There's a long waiting
list of hospitals that hope to sign up
with KKC as well. It's just a matter of
finding the funds.
Rabbi Goldberg's goal is to empower
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children, and he does so with the help of
a lot of friends. Like the Detroit Red
Wings, who, he says, are always there to
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volunteer their time and friendship.
Like Carlita Kilpatrick, wife of Detroit
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is head-
The Jewish News will honor
ing up the new Heroes Circle. The
Michigan's brightest Jewish high
Heroes Circle seeks to inspire children in
school
seniors in our "Cap &
poverty and from troubled homes by
Gown"
supplement May 21.
introducing them to the lives of KKC
children.
Deadline for submissions is
"Imagine a picture of a child who has
April 30.
lost all his hair [because of chemothera-
Area high schools have been
py] standing there under the words, CI
asked
to distribute our Cap &
don't need drugs to control my pain. Do
Gown directions to all Jewish
you?"' Rabbi Goldberg says.
• "What we're doing is assigning the
seniors with a 3.60 or higher
role of victors to our children," he adds,
grade point average (unweight-
That is empowering. When we respond
ed, on a 4.00 scale). Every grad-
to the darkness with light, we Change the
uating senior who submits
world, and there is great healing power
in purpose.".
his/her informatioh by April 30
KKC works with children through
and meets the GPA criteria will
local offices, at their homes and at hos-
be included in Cap & Gown.
pitals. In New York, St. Mary's Hospital
If you feel you qualify but have
I
will work with KKC to initiate a pro-
not been contacted by your
gram specifically for children diagnosed
HIV-positive. Columbia Presbyterian
school, download the informa-
already has signed on with KKC, as has
tion yourself from our Web site:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering. New York
www.detroitjewishnews.corn
University is on the waiting list.
(click on the Cap & Gown logo
KKC has so many requests from hos-
pitals, Rabbi Goldberg explains, that
at the upper right on the home
even the big names have to wait their
page).
turn.
In addition, to honor any stu-
While Rabbi Goldberg spends much
dent with his/her own advertise-
of his time these days working directly
ment in the Cap & Gown issue,
with the children — or meeting with
generous donors, such as Mike Hitch's
call (248) 351-5100.
Children's Foundation, which made a
"significant donation" to boost KKC's
work with children who have sickle-cell
anemia — he has made numerous visits
to public schools.
Whenever school children make a
donation — no matter how small — to
KKC, Rabbi Goldberg is there. Not
long ago, he went to a public school in
inner-city Detroit that held a penny
drive to collect funds for KKC.
Usually, the drive brings in a few hun-
dred dollars. This time, the children
raised $ 1 , 1 00. .__I

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