LIFE HAS
ITS MOMENTS...

At The Helm

New board chair lays out blueprint
for Orchards children's agency.

C

arol Klein's eyes sparkle as
she talks about Orchards
Children's Services; a slight
smile appears as she reminisces about
her family and the organization.
To say that the
newly appointed
chair of the
Southfield-based
organization's board
of directors is pas-
sionate about kids
and community
would be an under-
Carol Klein
statement.
Klein literally grew up with
Orchards; her mother, Doralee
Goldman, was one of the National
Council of Jewish Women members
involved with Orchards Children's
Services from its founding in 1962.
Her father, Irving Goldman, was a
board member and one of the archi-
tects of the capital campaign that pro-
vided the foundation for growth and
progress Orchards has experienced
over the years.
From the time of her youth when
she attended Birmingham Groves
High School and during her studies
at Eastern Michigan University, Klein
has been committed to community
activism. She grew up in a family
determined to address social prob-
lems, particularly for children.
As she reached adulthood, she
embarked upon several initiatives
to benefit community youth and
families. Along with other volunteers,
foster moms and the late Helen Allen,
Klein established the Clothing Corner
at the Orchards. This program pro-
vides beautiful, gently used clothing

for children in need.
After organizing a summer picnic
one year, Klein determined that the
organization could do more; she and
some volunteer friends developed the
yearly holiday party. Shortly thereafter,
she established the Orchards Youth
Board for Orchards client youth and
other kids who perform community
service. Soon after the development
of the Orchards Youth Board, Klein
was busy developing the program
now known as Orchards Summer
Adventures Camp. The program has
raised $100,000 annually, sending 200
kids to summer camp each year.
"I see myself as a servant of the
wonderful people that make up the
Orchards — the children, youth and
families that we serve,' says Klein,
a Franklin resident. "Our kids and
our community need committed
people when faced with challenge. It's
our responsibility to get even more
involved."
Klein's two children are actively
involved in the organization. Now
students at the University of Michigan,
they've always been involved in
Orchards. Klein's daughter served as
the president of the Orchards Youth
Board. Her son has always participat-
ed in youth efforts at the Orchards and
her husband, Mitchell, is a supporter
and participant in the myriad efforts
and events that take place throughout
each year.
"I'm really just a grassroots orga-
nizer that's been fortunate to have
the opportunity to be involved with
a great organization that benefits our
children, youth, families and our com-
munity;' Klein says. 11-1

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