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Socialize with games and munch-
ies 7 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at the
West Bloomfield home of Marilyn
Weiss. Open to singles age 50-65.
RSVP to Pam: (248) 420-3784.
Go to the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Maltz Museum in
Cleveland on the Temple Israel
Brotherhood's bus trip. Meet
7:45 a.m. Sunday, May 17, at
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. $99. Reservation
required: (248) 661-5700.
Events That Help
Meet with team captains for
the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life benefit 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1, at the Corners,
2075 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. The event is June 6-7
at West Bloomfield High. Start a
team, donate: www.relayforlife.org .
Participate in a mah-jongg
tournament hosted by Mitzvah
Group, Greater Detroit Chapter of
Hadassah, 7 p.m. Thursday, March
26, at Davidson Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. Registration begins at
6:15; bring your own mahj set and
2008 Mahj card. $25; carpooling is
advised. (248) 683-5030.
Listen to "Dueling Pianos" and
participate in a silent auction at
Hibernation Celebration, a fund-
raiser for the nonprofit Bear Hug
Foundation, 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 28, at the Reserve in
Birmingham. Proceeds will provide
summer camp experiences for
underprivileged, at-risk and special
needs children in Metro Detroit,
including clients of JARC and
Friendship Circle. Details:
(248) 594-7000,
www.thebearhugfoundation.org .
Browse the flea market 8:30-11:30
a.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Oak
Park JCC gym. Proceeds will go to
developmentally disabled individu-
als assisted by the JCC and JARC.
(248) 967-4030.
Attend Champions for Children
benefit for Southfield-based
Orchards Children's Services 6-10
p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Seldom
Blues in Tower 400 Renaissance
Center, Detroit. Honorees are
Taylor Segue III, National Council
of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit
Section and Detroit Free Press
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Be entertained at Temple Shir
Shalom Brotherhood's Maven
Gallery 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April
4, at 3999 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield. Performers
will include musicians Charlie
Latimer, Alan Aloub and Cantor
Penny Steyer, and comedians Ben
Konstantin and Jeff Dwoskin. $25,
$20 in advance; includes dessert.
RSVP: (248) 737-8700.
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columnist Rochelle Riley. $150
includes dinner, entertainment and
auctions. www.orchards.org .
Sort donated books, books on
tape, records, videos, CDs and
DVDs for the Bookstock used
book and media sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesdays at Bloomfield Plaza,
southwest corner of Maple and
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
Sale dates: April 26-May 3, at
Laurel Park Place, 37700 W. Six
Mile, Livonia. (248) 645-7840,
ext. 365.
Health / Support
Get information about the lat-
est techniques and bone sav-
ing procedures in orthopedic
medicine 9 a.m. Saturday, March
28, at Edgewood County Club,
8399 Commerce Road. Sponsor
is Commerce-based DMC Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital. Free. RSVP:
(888) DMC-2500, www.dmc.org/
peoplesmedicalcollege.
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Share your common experience
at the stroke support group Time
Travelers 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday,
March 31, at Temple Shir Shalom,
3999 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-8700.
Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's
a Holocaust survivor who might
benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In
Hand), the friendly visitor program
of Jewish Family Service: (248)
661-2999.
Give the gift of life at the
Brotherhood-sponsored blood
drive 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April
5, at Congregation Shir Tikvah,
3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy.
(248) 332-6083.
Deliver meals to homebound cli-
ents in Oakland County through
National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels
program. Both regular drivers and
subs are needed. (248) 967-0967.
Create cuddly fleece blankets
— no sewing needed — for Oakland
County children transitioning from
lives of abuse and neglect, 10:30
a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays at National
Council of Jewish Women, 26400
Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield.
Materials provided. Participate for
mitzvah or high school project.
Bobbie: (248) 355-3300.
Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated
by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and
West Bloomfield. Volunteer during
morning hours only. Michal Ram:
(248) 592-1104, mram®jasmi.org .
Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-
dren through Midwest Adoptive
Families. Details: (248) 545-8665,
Mentor an at-risk youth living in
Oakland County through a Jewish
Family Service program called
Mentor Connection. (248) 592-
2300, www.mentorconnect.org .
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