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Literacy Volunteers

New and veteran literacy volun-
teers will gain hands-on techniques
for successful tutoring at "Getting
a Smart Start," a workshop hosted
by the Detroit Jewish Coalition for
Literacy (DJCL) and Communities
United for Children on Thursday,
Sept. 14, from 4:15-5:45 p.m. at the
Whitmer Human Resources Center
in Pontiac.
The workshop will provide par-
ticipants with tips for collaborating
with teachers and bonding with
students as well as offer effective
tools and strategies for working
with children in kindergarten
through third grade.
Participants will receive a bag
of flashcards and other helpful
materials and supplies to use in
the classroom. Carpools to the
Whitmer Center will be available
from the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building in Bloomfield Township,
leaving at 3:45 p.m.
The Whitmer Human Resources
Center is at 60 Parkhurst at the cor-
ner of Woodward and Auburn in
the Pontiac City Complex. To regis-
ter for the workshop or to arrange
space in a carpool, contact DJCL
Project Coordinator Phyllis Jarvis,
(248) 642-5393, ext. 8, or via email,
Jarvis@jfmd.org .

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New Home For BBYO

Michigan Regional B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization will dedicate
its new home for chapter retreats
and regional training programs
at noon Sunday, Sept. 10, at 3600
Grange Hall Road in Camp Maas,
Ortonville. It will be known as the
David L. Bittker B'nai B'rith Youth
Organization Conference Center.
The 5,700-square-foot, $1.25-
million facility is named in-memo-
ry of the a longtime member of the
Michigan BBYO Commission and
its exec_utive committee.
The dedication at the new cen-
ter will include representatives
of BBYO and Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit, which
assisted in the land acquisition and
fundraising for the facility.
The community is invited both
to the dedication and a reception,
which will follow. For reservations,
call the BBYO Chapter Service
Center, (248) 788-0700. Additional
information is available by contact-
ing Sherry Kanter, (248) 547-2444.