N

-

•

Sarah and
Todd Wolfe of
Farmington Hills

„,,fa;on and'
eryl Copley
of West
Bloomfi e ld

Rabbi Paul
Yedwab and his
wife, Wendy, of
Commerce

Justin Hiller of Novi and David

Feinrnan of Farmington Hills

Drive And Dine

Road rally kicks off
evening get-together
for young adults.

Shelley and
Stephen

erman
West,

Fawn Chayet
of West
Bloomfield
and Natalie

Rabbi Marie,
Hornsten o
West Bloomfield
with Jessica and
Danny Klein of
Novi

W

"I think as time goes on, the more
ho cares about sky-high
we
get the word out, the more people
gas prices when you're
participate and the better it gets;' added
driving around having
Amber Gihnore of Redford, the
fun? About 90 young adults hopped
temple's communications director.
into cars and took off across Metro
The Imagine group formed several
Detroit in search of dozens of items
years ago to host programs designed
for a road rally.The Aug. 5 event,
to encourage young adult involvement
sort of a scavenger hunt on wheels,
in the Jewish community They've held
was sponsored by the Imagine
many successful events, including a
young adult group of Temple Israel
Robin Schwartz
Purim party earlier this year at the
in West Bloomfield.
Special to the
Palace of Auburn Hills. The group has a
After the rally, the group gathered
Jewish News
couples' club, and several other clubs for
for dinner and a lakeside Havdalah
singles, newlyweds and new parents.
service at the Commerce Township
"It's something good to be involved with — try-
home of Temple Israel Rabbi Paul Yedwab and
ing to get the younger crowd involved with tem-
his wife, Wendy.
ple,' said Stuart Solomon of Farmington Hills,
"I'm hoping not to get lost, said Karen Safran
of Farmington Hills. "You never know what kind of one of the event co-chairs.
Participants Jeff Kaminsky and Marla Blum
adventure you're going to run into at a road rally”
of
Bloomfield Hills said they're living proof that
"My husband [Scott] is driving, so that
young
adults do move to Metro Detroit. They just
could be scary," joked Robbie Sherman of
relocated
from Scottsdale, Ariz., to be closer to
Farmington Hills.
Blum's
family
The group broke up into teams and had about
"People do come back because there's no
two hours to collect as many items as possible
community
like Detroit to raise a family:' Blum
from a list of 55 clues. The list included things like
said. "I see Detroit as a great city with a public
a spec sheet for a home for sale, a number ticket
relation's problem."
from a deli counter, a golf scorecard, and a job
Spotted in the road rally crowd were event co-
application from a fast-food restaurant. Each item
chairs Shawn and Alan Broida and Leslie
had a different point value.
and Mitch Katz of West Bloomfield. Also in
In the end, the team with the most points won
attendance were Rami Garrett of Oak Park;
a strolling dinner for six at several Matt Prentice
Sheryl Katzen of Farmington Hills; Billy
restaurants. Other prizes included movie passes
Zack, Rachel and Ron Radner, and Dani
and gift certificates. The rally was open to all
young adults ages 21-40, regardless of synagogue and Greg Glickfield, all of We s t Bloomfield;
Jennifer Lipson of Northville; Sherri
affiliation.
Gerber of Walled Lake; and Amy Appleman
"I'm really excited about the success we've had
of White Lake, Temple Israel's director of family
with Imagine events;' said Temple Israel Rabbi
education. F1
Jennifer Tisdale of Commerce Township.

August 10 • 2006

•

37