Senior Adult Program
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The Robert Sosnick Family Life Center
in conjunction with The Caring Community presents
an Afternoon of Music with
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Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005
1:30 PM
Open to the public
Free of charge
Bring your friends for all the fun!
Partially funded by the David Arthur Stulberg Memorial Fund &
the Harry & Phyllis Kellman Memorial Fund.
Co-sponsored by The Temple Israel Treasures.
.'For additional information, please contact Kari K. Provizer, ACSW,
In the Robert Sosnick Family Life Center at Temple Israel at 248-661-5700.
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•The most recent press releases
at www.urj.org/pr (titled "Disaster
Relief Fund Tops $2.4 Million" and
"Disaster Relief Grant
Descriptions") give detailed
descriptions and numbers on how
the URJ is distributing monies
donated through its Disaster Relief
Fund. More than $1 million in
grants has already been disbursed.
The Union is also underwriting
salaries and benefits for the full-
time employees of the four Reform
New Orleans congregations for the
next two months.
The URJ has converted a ware-
house into a staging and distribu-
tion center for relief supplies in
partnership with the town of
Utica, Miss., where the URJ Henry
S. Jacobs Camp is located. This
project, called "Jacob's Ladder," has
been gathering supplies from
Reform congregations and sur-
rounding communities all over the
U.S. and Canada and distributing
them through organizations in
Jackson, Miss., whose population
doubled in taking in storm evac-
uees. More information on the
Jacob's Ladder project is online at
www.urj.org/relief/jacobsladder.
The Metro Detroit Federation. of
Reform Synagogues is coordinat-
ing shipments to the warehouse
through local Reform congrega-
tions.
The North American Federation
of Temple Youth, the URJ's youth
affiliate, has several initiatives for
youth. Congregational youth
groups across North America are
participating in the "NFTY Katrina
Challenge which asks each youth
group to raise at least $100 for hur-
ricane relief.
NFTY has also created an online
forum called rfillot v'Tikvaot
(Prayers and Hopes) at
www.nfty.org/resources/guides/hu
rricanekatrina/share/. This forum
allows NFTYites to share messages
and prayers with their friends
from affected areas. NFTY plans to
compile all posted messages into a
book to be distributed to NFTYites
affected by the hurricane.
Also, the "NFTY-SOlidarity"
project will ask NFTYites and their
families across North America for
donations to cover the costs for all
members of NFTY's Southern
RegiOn to attend a community
weekend this fall.
•JVS is the local sponsor of
Community Voicemail, which pro-
vides a 1-800 number for hurri-
cane victims to access messages.
Users can personalize their greet-
ing and receive private voicemail
from family, friends, employers
and medical providers. For infor-
mation, call Tracey Helms, (313)
962-9675, ext. 507 or 515.
JVS is offering free adult day
care to senior adults with demen-
tia disorders who do not have the
monetary means to pay for servic-
es; also referring day care partici-
pants to the Area Agency on Aging
for additional services and helping
individuals access Medicaid forms.
For information, call Peter Ostrow,
(248) 233-4390.
For evacuees thinking of perma-
nently relocating to Detroit, JVS
will provide employment and
career counseling. For information,
call Karol Friedman, (248) 233-
4230.
• On Sunday, Oct. 30, from 10
a.m.-5 p.m., the Studio for Hair,
27895 Orchard Lake Road, will
host its "Beauty for a Benefit"
fund-raiser, with all proceeds
going to the American Red Cross
to assist survivors of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita.
Although the Farmington Hills-
based salon is usually closed on
Sundays, it will provide its usual
services and the salon will have
food and music available through-
out the day.
Several local companies will
donate raffle prizes, including a gift
basket from Starbucks and gift
certificates from Einstein Bagels,
Lois Gross Cleaners, Pallas
Restaurant, Ruby's Balm and
Sparkles of Birmingham. More
prizes will be announced.
Appointments should be pre-
booked at (248) 324-3000. Walk-
ins will be welcomed if there is
availability. I I
— Compiled by Sy Manello,
editorial assistant
If your group is doing anything spe-
cial to aid victims of Hurricane
Katrina, please let us know. Contact
Sy Manello at (248) 351-5147 ors-
manello@thejewishnews. corn.
October 13 . 2005