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June 27, on Detroit's River Walk.
Meet for choice of one or three-

mile walk at the merry-go-round
at Rivard Place on Detroit's River
Walk. Light snacks, beverages and

water for participants. Event also

offers crafts, kid-friendly games,
clowns, puppets, music and teen
entertainers. Partners: Blue Cross-

Blue Shield, Blue Care Network
and the UAW. Free registration:
www.cctakesteps.org , (248) 737-
0900, michigan@ccfa.org .

Dine, dance and see a fashion
shoe fashion show at "In Her
Shoes" 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27,
at Bayside Sports Bar & Grille,

142 E. Walled Lake Drive, Walled
Lake. Continuing until 2 a.m., the
party will raise funds for Haven,

working to eliminate domestic
violence and sexual assault
across Oakland County. Sponsors

welcome; $10 minimum donation
required. www.haven-oakland.org ,
(248) 334-1284.

Health / Support

Learn "Behavioral Aspects of
Parkinson's Disease" at lec-
ture-panel discussion 1-3 p.m.
Friday, June 25, at Farmington

Public Library, 32737 W.12 Mile,

Farmington Hills. Dr. Joseph
Friedman, clinical professor of

Neurology at Brown University
(R.I.) will deliver the annual Jay
M. Gorell, M.D., Memorial Lecture
of Michigan Parkinson Foundation.

Pre-registration: (800) 852-9781.

Helping Out

Donate unneeded items to help

others:
• Used art sale: National Council
of Jewish Women/Greater Detroit

Section seeks gently used sculp-

tures, paintings and framed
artwork to drop off at its Berkley

Thrift Shop, 3297 W.12 Mile.
Sale: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, July
12. Money raised will enable both
Council-operated Thrift Shops

(including 1221 E. Lincoln, Royal
Oak) to continue community

service projects and programs,
such as Kosher Meals on Wheels.
Details: (248) 548-6664, www.

Young Learning

Watch your toddler
expand his or
her senses
through hands-on
experiences offered
in Tot Discovery
class this fall at Gan
Shalom Parenting Center in
Congregation Beth Shalom,
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. The
curriculum for ages 14 months-3
years has Judaic content as well
as focusing on language, emergent
literacy, math, creative expression,
social and emotional development,
problem-solving and physical health and development. Enroll
with program director Susan Gartenberg: (248) 547-7970.

Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-1931, nan-

ncjwgds.org .
• Tent sale: Fleischman
Residence-Blumberg Plaza will

or high school project. Bobbie:
(248) 355-3300.

accept household items weekdays
through Aug. 6; pick-up service
available for a fee. Sale:10 a.m.-3

Mentor an at-risk youth living in
Oakland County through a Jewish
Family Service program called

p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 6710 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield, on the
Applebaum Campus. Proceeds

Mentor Connection. (248) 592-
2300, www.mentorconnect.org .

benefit senior adult services of
Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit. (248) 661-2999.

Drop off jars of peanut butter and
jelly to feed clients of Lighthouse
of Pontiac during this summer's

(248) 851-6880.
• Song Circle: Offered during
Kiddush following morning ser-

PB&J collection at Birmingham
Area Seniors Coordinating
Council and Center, 2121 Midvale,

vices, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Saturdays.

Give a gift of honey to wish
family and friends a sweet new

year, a fundraiser for Temple Kol
Ami Family Religious School,
5085 Walnut Lake Road, West

Birmingham. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. week-
days. (248) 203-5280.

on Shabbat" following Kiddush
Saturdays, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West

Bloomfield. The honey, complete
with your personalized mes-
sage, will arrive in time for Rosh

Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-
dren through Midwest Adoptive

Bloomfield. No charge; drop-ins
are welcome. (248) 788-0600.

Hashanah (sundown on Sept.
18). Cost: $9 per jar ($6.50 tax-
deductible); includes shipping

Families. Details: (248) 545-8665,
justdoit0696@yahoo.com .

Jewish Learning

anywhere in the United States.
Orders after July 24 carry
$3/jar shipping fee. Place your

Contact Dr. Charles Silow if
there's a Holocaust survivor who
might benefit from Yad b'Yad

order online at www.tkolami.org
and follow the honey link. (248)
661-0040, Melanie®tkolami.org .

(Hand In Hand), the friendly
visitor program of Jewish Family
Service: (248) 661-2999.

Interact with senior residents
while working in the Jewish
Senior Life (JSL) building's stores
in Oak Park and West Bloomfield.

Volunteer between 10 a.m.-noon
weekdays. Michal Ram: (248)
592-1104, mram@jsImi.org .

Create cuddly fleece blan-
kets — no sewing needed — for
Oakland County children transi-

tioning from lives of abuse and
neglect, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays
at National Council of Jewish
Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite
306, Southfield. Materials pro-
vided. Good choice for mitzvah

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.

Lead an hour-long Shabbat ser-
vice Friday afternoons at Lahser
Hills Care Centre, 25300 Lahser,
Southfield. Chaplain Evelyn: (248)

354-3222, ext. 130.

Holidays / Shabbat

cyellen879@att.net:
• Study Group: Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein will use new text-

book Pirke Avot: A Modern

Commentary on Jewish Ethics

9-9:30 a.m. Saturdays. Purchase
book ($14) during office hours:

Gain insight at "Stay and Learn

Enroll in two adult summer learn-
ing series led by Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein at Congregation

Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Tuition: $25, $20 for
members. Drop-ins: $10 per class.
Advance registration requested
by June 26. Nancy Kaplan: (248)

737-1931, nancyellen879@att.net:
• "The Modern Marketplace and
Jewish Ethics": Explore the
Jewish tradition's highly-devel-
oped sense of business ethics

7:30-9 p.m. Mondays, June
29-July 13. Topics: "From Top to
Bottom: Executive Pay and the

Living Wage," June 29; "The Mall,
Internet and Modern Consumer,"

July 6; "Debt," July 13.

•"Exploring the Siddur": Get an
introduction to the traditional
Shabbat morning service 10-11

a.m. Tuesdays, June 30-July 14.

Participate in two weekly Shabbat
programs at Congregation Beth

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