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one wins, she said, then none of us can
How To Win
win.
"It's your people skills in life that will
"Be true to yourself; nothing else
help you thrive and survive," speaker
works;'
she said. "Listen to your inner
Lisa Lapides Sawicki told Cranbrook
feelings. Your gut and your intu-
Kingswood graduates on June
ition will be your greatest guide
6. "Never underestimate your
— and breathe!"
choices of the people who you
Sawicki is co-partner in
take a stand to let in ... and the
Lapides Publicity Giragosian,
people who you take a stand to
now in its 24th year. She and
keep out."
her husband, David, are corn-
Sawicki graduated from
mitted to spreading positive
Kingswood in 1974. The
music and life skills to younger
Royal Oak resident received
Lisa La pides
generations. They created a CD
the Kingswood Alumnae
Sawick
called Mello-D's Youth Under
Association's 2009 Distinguished
Construction.
Alumni Award during the com-
They later created Pages to Stages, a
mencement ceremonies at Cranbrook
nonprofit organization that aims to reach
Educational Community in Bloomfield
youth and help them become respectful
Hills.
and emotionally healthy adults.
"Make people one of your 'art forms;"
In 2006, the Oakland County Board of
she told the audience. "Keep learning
Commissioners
issued a proclamation
about human nature. Become a 'Listening
honoring
her
commitment
and con-
Therapist.' Nothing is more sacred or
tribution to the community and to the
wonderful then really listening to some-
youth of Oakland County.
one. It has to be a win/win world."
— Robert Sklar, editor
If we don't live in a world where every-
ECO
• Buy produce locally during the warmer months when there is a large vari-
ety. Buy local produce year-round when you can. www.maplecreekfarm.com
• Compost, compost, compost your organic kitchen waste. Keep a covered
container at your sink to hold the waste and make a weekly or biweekly trip
to the compost. Go to http://www.epa.gov/compost/ to get a complete list
of what you can compost. The short list is fruit, vegetables, tea bags, coffee
grounds, leaves, grass clippings and yard waste. Compost is a great fertilizer
for your garden.
• Recent Michigan State University research on lawn watering showed that,
counter to all prior wisdom on the topic, the best time to water lawns was at
mid-day, for a very short time (not to soak the roots). The air-conditioning
effect of evaporation from just a short watering at mid-day reduced heat
stress on the lawn, creating the best lawn of all the test plots. turf.msu.edu/
docs/E0009TURF.pdf
• Mulch your garden to retain moisture. It also reduces weeding, enriches
the soil, helps control erosion and looks nice.
Jewish Thought on the Environment
"And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and
let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven."
– Genesis 1:20
Please contact Michigan Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life for
global warming presentations: (248) 642-5393, ext. 7, or mi-coejl®jfmd.org .
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"The German conspirators were
united by the belief that the war
Hiller had begun recklessly and
micromanaged disastrously
would end in their nation's
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SS Nazi troops and help America
win World War II. Quoted from "The
German Overture," Reform Judaism
magazine, summer issue 2009.
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the honor in the adult category on
behalf of the Farmington Hills and
Farmington Commission on Children,
Youth and Families.
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work with the American Cancer Society
and its Cancer Action Network; Jewish
Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit;
United Way; Farmington Hills-based
JARC; and the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan.
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