I To Life! AROUND TOWN Judi Schram of West Bloomfield and Randi Simko of Farmington Hills Marjorie Olson of White Lake is flanked by Michelle Kessler and Alizah Forman, both of West Bloomfield Bragging Rights Ruach members celebrate Hadassah's many achievements. A fierce thunderstorm whipped across West Bloomfield Aug. 29, but about 25 Ruach Hadassah members were cozy inside the home of Judi Schram. The president of Hadassah's Greater Detroit chapter brought together the group of young women for dinner and the opportunity to get pumped up about the year ahead. "They've already heard how wonderful Hadassah is," Schram said. "I wanted to give them bragging rights because there's so much to brag about." Schram updated the group about Hadassah happenings across the world, including the construction of a new 14-story patient tower at Robin Schwartz Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, funded in part by a $75 million Columnist gift from Karen and Bill Davidson of Bloomfield Hills. The new tower will be named in memory of Mr. Davidson's mother, Sarah Wetsman Davidson. Schram also spoke with pride about Hadassah's recent four-star rating by Charity Navigator, an independent nonprofit charity evaluator. Less than a quarter of the charities evalu- ated are said to receive this highest rating. "It's an incredibly multi-faceted organization',' Schram said."There's something for everyone from community service to advocacy, women's health and education, and Zionism." Spotted in the crowd at the Hadassah gathering were: Ruach president Randi Simko of Farmington Hills; Wendy Kohlenberg, Jennifer Kopnick, Margo Lazar, Melissa Vainik, and Michelle Kessler, all of West Bloomfield; Julie Phillips of Novi; Shellie Achtman of Walled Lake; Marjorie Olson of White Lake; and Rowe Ruch of Southfield. I I Upcoming Events Laura Anderson and Denise Goodman, both of Farmington Hills and Julie Solomon of Novi 98 September 13 a 2007 JN Hadassah's opening meeting is scheduled for Oct. 2 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield, honoring the Davidsons and featuring travel writer Peter Greenberg, corre- spondent for MSNBC and travel editor for the Today show. The group's annual rummage sale takes place at Hadassah House in West Bloomfield from Oct. 24-26. For more infor- mation about upcoming events go to Hadassah's Web site: www.detroit.hadassah.org or call (248) 683-5030.