Front Lines NOTEBOOK Galleries Gift Football Buddies Ely Tama, a Farmington Hills CPA, and his daughter Monica, 28, a Southfield advertising account manager, love football — that is, watching football together from the stands. "Since she was 13 years old," he said,"I've taken her to more Detroit Lions and University of Michigan home games than I can count." In February, they went to Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit. "It was great to see the city all dressed up and watch a great football game with my best football buddy," Ely said. But that's not all that made it special. This marked their bar mitzvah year attending the Super Bowl. "It all started 13 years ago when we went to Atlanta to see the Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills:' Ely said. "That was our first Super Bowl. We had so much fun together exploring a new city and going to the game that we decided to go the follow- ing year." That led to another year and then another until they agreed to go to the Super Bowl together no matter where it was held. Since then, they've crisscrossed the country. "Could any father be luckier than to spend a long Super Bowl weekend with his daughter ... and for 13 years in a row?" Ely asked. Ely's wife, Andrea, fully sup- ports the streak. Recounts Monica: "When we first started attending the Super Bowl 13 years ago, the thrill came from attending all the parties, mingling with celebrities and experiencing a new city. Among the models in "Fashion Unleashed" are Alex Hoffman, Farmington Hills; Jennie Beitner, West Bloomfield; Eric Berlin, Farmington Hills; and Dana O'Neill, West Bloomfield. Fashion Funds More than 40 teens from local B'nai B'rith Youth Organization chapters will take to the runway during "Fashion Unleashed," a fund-raising fashion show at 8 p.m. March 4 at the 30 North banquet facility, 30 N. Saginaw, Pontiac. The event is a first for the BBYO teens, with proceeds bene- fiting the BBYO Michigan region's general fund. The latest fashions will come from stores including The Shirt Box, Guys N' Gals, TWC Surf and Sport and Moosejaw. "The kids are thrilled about it — even the guys are excited',' said Jodi Tobin, event chair and a BBYO Commission member. Though she thought she might have a hard time attracting boys, she says 20 boys and 25 girls are modeling. After the fashion show, the Monica and Ely Tama at Ford Field in Detroit during Super Bowl XL. Although all of those experiences are still a big part of our week- end, as I have gotten older, it is more about spending quality time with my dad." No matter how hectic their lives become, she said, "Super Bowl weekend will always be the few days that my dad and I can spend together and get crazy about football." They're already planning for next year in Miami. - Robert A. Sklar, editor event becomes a big party, with dance music provided by Star Trax, a huge dessert reception and coffee drinks from Caribou Coffee. Whole Foods is providing various goodies to all who attend. And mystery bags with donated merchandise from area retailers will help raise even more money. "We would love to raise $10,000-$15,000',' Tobin said. Tickets are $18 for students and $36 for adults, and can be purchased from BBYO members and at the BBYO office in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield during business hours. For information, call (248) 788-0700. - Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor IlLEFET 'cha Don't Know What are Spaniol. Judezmo, Spaniolith, Espanioliko, Hazketiya and Tetuani? -Goldfein 0 Bloomfield Hills philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman has donated $4 million to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for the Taubman Galleries, the suite of temporary exhibition spaces inside the U-M Museum of Art. The museum has raised $6.5 million toward a $35.4 million building campaign. Taubman is a U-M graduate who received an honorary doc- torate of laws degree in 1991. He's founder of Taubman Centers, Inc., a pioneer in mall and retail design. He has been a major U-M benefactor with gifts for the Taubman Health Care Center, Taubman Medical Library and A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. "The University of Michigan Art Museum is an extraordi- nary cultural resource for stu- dents, faculty and the greater arts community. Its collection and architecture were certainly inspirational to me during my years on campus," Taubman said. He said he was delighted to provide support for the muse- um's excit- ing restora- A. Alfred Taubman tion and expansion plans. "My hope," he said, "is that this revitalized jewel will continue to inspire students, scholars, artists and art lovers for generations to come." - Robert A. Sklar, editor Tax Help The AARP volunteers also visit the Royal Oak and Southfield senior centers on Mondays, the Birmingham, Madison Heights and Ferndale senior centers on Tuesdays, Royal Oak again on Wednesdays, Berkley and Greater Bloomfield on Thursdays, and Troy and Clawson senior centers and Southfield Public Library on Fridays. For an appointment at those sites, call Rob Kleinberg of West AARP, (888) 227-7669. Bloomfield and Jim Prest Kleinberg, 61, has been of Farmington Hills helping retired for five years from the Garri Korot of West finance department at Ford Bloomfield file taxes. Motor Co. He has been volun- teering as an AARP tax aide middle-income taxpayers of for four years. The aides set up any age is available at area and train on computers in senior centers. December, take an Internal Ten AARP volunteers will Revenue Service exam and get return to the Jewish certified in January, and help Community Center in Oak Park 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, people with their taxes through April. Kleinberg vol- March 8. For an appointment, unteers three days a week with call the ICC, (248) 967 4030. the program. The AARP tax aides assisted - Alan Hitsky, associate editor 44 people at the JCC on Feb. 15 It's not just for seniors or the poor. American Association for Retired Persons volunteer Rob Kleinberg of West Bloomfield says free assistance for low- or - sqs!ueds pue maiqati bumqwoo abertuel e 'usweds-oapnr •smar 3!pieudas Aq uamods seen pqm saweu }uaiagp Ile aJe Aaui :JaMSUy i0Copyricht 2006, Jewish Renaissance Media March 2 2006 11