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Joel Jacob, president of Bottle Crew; a Wal-Mart associate; Patrick Shanks, Wal-Mart
Howell store director; Lea Luger, Yad Ezra development director; Agostinho Fernandes,
Gleaners president; a Wal-Mart associate; Elaine Ryke, Yad Fz,m human services director.
Food Benefits Families
Thanks to Joel Jacob, president of the
Bottle Crew, the Wal-Mart
Supercenter in Howell initiated a pro-
gram to benefit food banks, pantries
and soup kitchens.
Last year, Jacob approached Wal-
Mart's leadership to discuss coordinat-
ing an effort to benefit needy families
in the Detroit area. Under Howell
Store Director Patrick Shanks and his
store associates, Wal-Mart has begun
donating large quantities of food and
other products to the Detroit-based
Gleaners Community FoodBank.
Beth El Honors Cohen
Temple Beth El bestowed Miriam
Cohen with the President's Cup for her
dedicated and committed service to the
congregation.
She chairs the music committee and
annual senior concert, and is a past sis-
terhood president and a current mem-
ber of the board of trustees. She previ-
ously chaired sisterhood's 100th
anniversary celebration and the Glazer
Institute and co-chaired the Torah writ-
ing project.
Once a month, Gleaners arranges
for pick up of the goods from Wal-
Mart's Reclamation Center in Indiana.
The items are brought to the Gleaners
warehouse, where volunteers package
the food into family packs for local
soup kitchens and pantries.
Since Yad Ezra follows specific
dietary restrictions, the Berkley-based
kosher food pantry receives full pallets
of food from Gleaners. The food is
sorted by volunteers and distributed to
Yad Ezra's 1,100 client family roster.
reservations, call the AJC office, (248)
646-7686.
School Signup Slated
Congregation Beth Shalom religious
school registration is open for the
2004-2005 school year.
Registration and authorization forms
are available at the synagogue office and
should be returned no later than Friday,
Aug. 6. For information, contact
Daniel Kochavi, (248) 547-7970. To
apply for tuition assistance, contact
Steven Weiss.
Families Gather
A summer gathering for area Indian
Americans and Jews and their families
will be held 6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 29,
at Heritage Park (North Shelter),
Farmington Hills, on Farmington Road
between 10 and 11 Mile roads.
There is no charge, but guests are
asked to bring vegetarian appetizers, sal-
ads or desserts to share. The American
Jewish Committee Metropolitan
Detroit Chapter administers this pro-
grarn.The park's North Shelter is near a
playground and has tables. Guests are
encouraged to bring sports equipment.
In case of rain, the groups will meet
at a home in West Bloomfield. For
Cuba Mission Set
B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region,
through its Center for Public Policy, is
planning a second humanitarian and
cultural mission to Cuba, Nov. 11-19.
The cost is $2,600 per person, dou-
ble occupancy, which includes $500
tax-deductible B'nai B'rith Jewish
Project for the Cuban Jewish
Community, roundtrip airfare between
Miami and Havana, ground transporta-
tion and five-star hotel accommoda-
tions.
To participate or for information, call
B'nai B'rith, (248) 646-3100 or email
at bbinrc6620@aol.com
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Residential Care for those with memory impairments
and/or dementia related disorders
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