Do you have problems getting volun-
teers?
"Yes. The younger generation doesn't
want to get involved, and we are all get-
ting older."
PHYLLIS TYNER
City: Southfield
Kudos: Wheeler Mealer
Phyllis Tyner retired 18 years ago as a
Jewish News classified ad department
staffer. She asked herself; "Now thatBn
retired what should I do with do with my
time." A friend suggested she volunteer
with the Meals On Wheels program run
by the National Council of Jewish Women
Greater Detroit Section.
She followed her friend's suggestion and
kept being promoted until she reached her
current position as coordinator of 50 driv-
ers in 10 routes. Every weekday the driv-
ers deliver kosher lunches and dinners to
93 people, mostly elderly persons in
Southfield Oak Park and West
Bloomfield. Weekly packages are dropped
o for clients in other areas, such as
Livonia and Birmingham.
Phyllis was born and raised in Detroit
and graduated Detroit Central High
School in 1944. She and husband
Milton, have been married 60 years.
Don't you have a little history in the
food business?
"Before joining the Jewish News near-
ly 40 years ago, my husband and I
owned the Checker Bar-B-Q on
Livernois in Detroit."
How much time does a volunteer have
to contribute?
"The volunteer decides. It can be one
day a week or one day a month. When
they do volunteer, they are expected to
spend about two hours each day. "
How can persons volunteer?
- "They can contact the National
Council of Jewish Women at (248)
355-3300 during weekday office hours."
Phyllis Tyner
What are some of your other interests?
"I belong to Hadassah and the
NCJW and am a former member of
ORT and the Sheruth League, which
helped send children to area Jewish
camps. I served as secretary-treasurer for
Central High's 60th reunion last
September which was a big success —
attended by 200 persons!"
Why volunteer for Meals On Wheels?
"Because there is such a need. People
need the service. Sometimes, we are the
only contact they have during the day."
How many persons receive meals?
"There were 212 when I started 18
years ago. Now there are 93. The num-
ber has gone down because the elderly
have other alternatives now, such as
nursing homes and assisted living cen-
ters."
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— Leonard Poger, copy editor
Know a Doer — someone of any age doing
interesting, meaningful things in their life
outside of their job? Share suggestions with
Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor,
at (248) 351-5144 or e-mail:
Is there still a need for Meals On
Wheels volunteers?
"Yes. We need drivers and packers."
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• Boy Scout Troop 23, the longest-lasting Jewish troop in Detroit, circa 1938.
• Shaarey Zedek Rabbi Irwin Groner welcomes Soviet Jews bound for Michigan through Operation Exodus, with assistance from the
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• Sarah Cozens, who with her husband, Isaac, hosted the first minyan in Detroit in 1850.
• Israel Bond rally, with Gov. G. Mennen Williams and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Detroit City Hall, 1952.
• Jewish refugee children en route to Philadelphia aboard the liner President Harding, waving the Statue of Liberty, 1939.
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