To Life!

Riding in style are special passengers Rie Takagi, 12, of West Bloomfield, standing,
and Al Brooks of the Fleischman Residence, William Tryon, 4, ofWest Bloomfield
and driver Dave Elliston of Troy.

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Surrounding Danto Family Health
Care Center resident Ira Boykans ky are,
from left, fund-raising chair Geri
Margolis of West Bloomfield, Danto
administrator Lisa Dimitrie and
Maggie Savage ofWest Bloomfield.

Beverly Mitchell of Southfield relaxes
after a long but fulfilling walk.

Walk Of Ages

Students add youthful spirit to the mix.

Grand Marshal Danny Raskin chats
with Sharon and Marvin Fleischman o
Bloomfield Hills.

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early 300 supporters and local
celebrities put on their walk-
ing shoes and warmed up for
the third annual Walk of Ages com-
munity walkathon
at the Eugene and
Marica Applebaum
Jewish Community
Campus in West
Bloomfield.
The 3K-5K
walkathon is the
largest fund-raiser
for the Jewish
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Home & Aging
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Services Auxiliary,
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which has more
than 1,000 mem-
bers, and has served the community's
elders for 80 years.
This year, JHAS teamed up with
Yeshivat Akiva, the Jewish Academy of
Metropolitan Detroit and Hillel Day
School to help people make pledges.
Forty Hillel students participated in
the Sept. 18 walk.
"This is our first time doing it as an
official group, but we've been partner-
ing with JHAS for our Dor L'Dor pro-
gram that bridges senior citizens with
kids," said Hillel middle school princi-
pal Susan Shlom.
An 8:45 a.m. warm-up with Peter
Nielsen, fitness guru and star of Peter's
Principles syndicated television and
radio shows, got the group ready to
walk — or run — the route around
the campus. Members of the West
Bloomfield High School marching
band added to the festivities.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm was hon-
orary chairperson of the event, Jewish
News columnist Danny Raskin
returned as grand marshal and
Michigan's U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-
Detroit, was honorary marshal.
The walkathon was sponsored by
JHAS, ElderLink Network of Services
and the Jewish News.
The event brought in close to
$50,000. Proceeds will help support
programs for elderly at Fleischman
Residence and Marvin and Betty
Danto Family Health Care Center in
West Bloomfield and Menorah House
in Southfield.
"We need to support our older
adults and those that JHAS serves in
the community," said chairperson Geri
Margolis of West Bloomfield. ❑

Doing a few cool-down stretches are
Hillel Day School students Rebecca
Budnitskiy, 11, of Southfield; Codie
Feldman, 11, Jill Freedman, 11, and
Marissa Mintzer, 12, all ofWest
Bloomfield.