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at a Dance-A-Thon reunion held Aug.
22 at Fountain Walk in Novi.
More than 150 teens attended the
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the Jewish community. Many joined
a Teen Mission committee, which
planned two fundraisers so far,
including the one at Fountain Walk in
Novi. The admission fee was a mini-
mum $18 contribution, but raffle tick-
ets were given out to participants for
every additional $18 raised. There was
food, dancing and a picture slideshow.
The teens enjoyed catching up with
friends and counselors from the trip.
"We are so lucky that, as teens, we
could come together to raise money
for Israel and have fun doing it,"
said Andrea Rottman, 17, of West
Bloomfield.
"Everyone looked like they were
having a lot of fun:' said Carly Kaplan,

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