Metro E ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the affiliation of Literacy Workshop Slated William H. Goldenberg New and veteran volunteers will gain hands-on techniques for successful tutoring at a Detroit Jewish Coalition for Literacy (DJCL) workshop to be held from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. Mary Masson, early childhood edu- cation consultant at Oakland Schools, will inform volunteers how to help at- risk learners make meaningful connec- tions with text. Free books for DJCL students, many of whom have never owned a book, will be distributed to the volunteers at the workshop. Council board members Irma Glaser and SallyJo Levine co-chair the DJCL, an affiliate of the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. To register for the workshop or to learn more about DJCL volunteer opportunities, contact Phyllis Jarvis, (248) 642-5393, ext. 8. 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Call For Your FREE Estimate Mike Hovey 248 722.5090 $3 995 Improving Day Schools Rabbi Lee Buckman, head of school at the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield, has just Installed I Permits Additional 41111eir 9/1 2005 38 Tom Wilson will be the guest speaker at the next Federation Forum, Thurs- day, Sept. 29, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Reserve, 325 S. Eton in Birm- ingham. His topic will be "Building a Championship Organization." As president and chief executive officer of Palace Sports and Entertainment Inc., Wilson oversees three winning sports teams and four of the Tom Wilson nation's top-grossing entertainment venues; the enterprise includes the Palace of Auburn Hills, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Music Festival and the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The Federation Forum is sponsored by the Campaign and Community Development Department of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit with the support of corporate partner Smith Barney of the Bloomfield Hills office, with additional support of Children's Hospital of Michigan. Dairy lunch, $30; kosher on request. RSVP: call Alain Waldshan, (248) 203- 1486 or e-mail waldshan@jfmd.org. 1011680 returned from "Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership," a seminar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Principals' Center. The AVI CHAT Foundation, a New York-based private foundation dedicat- ed to promoting Jewish commitment, sponsored the attendance of Rabbi Buckman and 16 other day school principals from around the country to help address the professional develop- ment needs of rapidly growing Jewish day schools. Participants attended lectures and discussion groups led by Harvard fac- ulty, educational consultants and school practitioners. Entrepreneurship Is Focus Technion Professor Dan Shechtman will speak at ePrize Headquarters, 1 Eprize Drive in Pleasant Ridge, Sunday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. `E' Course: Entrepreneurship 101 is a seminar on "Innovation: A Changing Landscape," offering lessons and applications from the Technion. Shechtman, a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the American National Academy of Engineering, holds a Philip Tobias Chair in the Materials Sciences in the Technion Faculty of Materials. Engineering. The event is open to the public by reservation. For information and reser- vations, contact Jo Strausz Rosen, (248) 737-1990. Hillel Holds Golf Classic The 10th annual Hillel Day School Golf Classic will be held Monday, Sept. 19, at Franklin Hills Country Club. Nolan Finley of the Detroit News Editorial Page will be the guest speaker at a barbecue dinner. The women's nine-hole tournament will begin with registration and conti- nental breakfast at 8:45 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. 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