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"It's getting cold,
I can get away with
bulky clothes."

Winter Relief

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that little black dress
or designer tuxedo
for New Year's Eve.

Steven Tapper is feeling good about the outpouring of com-
munity teamwork on Tapper's annual winter coat drive.

Donate coats to help keep
disadvantaged people warm.

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o maximize the impact of
its winter coat drive to help
Metro Detroit's less fortunate,
Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry
and its partner organizations have
extended the deadline to Nov. 21 to
make donations.
Brothers Howard and Steven Tapper,
who have stores in West Bloomfield
and Novi, have held the drive, which
collects gently used coats and new
hats and gloves, for 16 years. This
year's collection goal is 1,000 coats.
Cash contributions will go toward
the purchase of reasonably priced new
coats.
Coats will be donated to Kids
Kicking Cancer in Detroit, Orchard
Children's Services in Southfield and
Grace Center of Hope and Baldwin
Church Center, both in Pontiac.
"When the entire community joins
forces," Steven Tapper said, "the out-
come is so much more powerful than
the efforts of each individual organi-

zation.
"When we invite others to partici-
pate with us in charitable endeavors,
we feel like we have been able to give
on two fronts — first to the people
who are in need and, second, by join-
ing together with good people from all
backgrounds, all walks of life, to make
a difference for the common good.
"That," Tapper said,"is the best feel-
ing of all."

Coats may be dropped off locally
at: Tapper's, West Bloomfield
JCC, Hillel Day School, Frankel
Jewish Academy, Yeshivat
Akiva, Detroit Jewish News,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield and West Bloomfield
B'nai Israel Center, Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and Temple Israel.