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Thanks, JARC
Thank you so much for wonderful and
eloquent article about JARC ("JARC At
40," Oct. 15, page 11). Story Development
Editor Keri Guten Cohen did a great job
capturing the essence of JARC. However,
there was a "mistake." Sara Mittledorf is
not the luckiest mother in the world; I
am! And my husband would say that he
is the luckiest father.
Our son who lives in a JARC home has a
rich, active and fun life. He is surrounded
by people who have the utmost respect for
him. We couldn't be happier or feel more
comforted about his future. So thank you to
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Celebrate JARC
As immediate past president of JARC, I
want to thank you for your cover story
"JARC At 40" (Oct. 8, page 11). I am
proud and honored to be a part of such
a wonderful organization and to be able
to share the JARC family with my friends
and family.
JARC's 40-year history and the reason
why it exists are truly worth celebrating.
JARC's 40-plus year future is worth cel-
ebrating equally and that future belongs
in the hands of the talented, dedicated
and wonderful staff at JARC.
In 2008, JARC successfully managed
the difficult task of replacing our retiring
leader and matriarch of 30 years, Joyce
Keller. That task, though challenging, led
to the beginning of a new era that is tak-
ing shape at JARC right now and being
led by JARC's new CEO, Rick Lowenstein.
Rick has brought a level of enthusiasm,
experience and energy to JARC that we
could never have imagined. His deep
experience in both the for-profit commu-
nity as an executive with Inch Holdings
and the nonprofit world as president
of Gleaners Community Food Bank of
Southeastern Michigan in Detroit and
his leadership at Cranbrook Educational
Community in Bloomfield Hills have
melded together to create a leader that is
"just right" for JARC's next 40 years.
As you might imagine, it's no easy task
to step into an organization after 30 years
of leadership under one executive, but
Rick has done so with style, smarts and
a sense of humility that makes me proud
to call him both our CEO and my friend.
Under Rick's leadership and with the
support of the incredible staff at JARC, I'm
looking forward to being a part of JARC's
family for the next 40 years and beyond.

Craig Erlich

Bloomfield Hills

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October 22 • 2009

West Bloomfield

Corrections
• In "Hoshana Rabba" (page 36, Oct. 15),
a caption should have stated that Marni
Jacobson and Annie Jacobson are cousins.

• The article "JETting Onward" has an
incorrect spelling for Jonah Geller of
Farmington Hills.

Carol and Rick Kaczander

Oak Park

kidnapped soldiers alive or dead will only
promote more kidnappings ("An Unfair
Transaction," Oct. 15, page 5). It is a heart-
wrenching decision for any parent to
watch their loved one held by the enemy.
Our hearts and prayers are with the par-
ents of all kidnapped Israelis.

Ted, Barbara and Laura Gittleman

Walk A Success
Our second annual Sarah Gittleman
Research Memorial Fund for the
Mastocytosis Society Walk-a-Thon was
a fantastic success. We met our goal of
$15,000 ("Walk For A Cause," Sept. 10,
page 30).
The Gittleman family would like to
thank everyone who participated and
helped to make the walk-a-thon suc-
cessful. We are so fortunate to have such
generous neighborhood communities
(Royal Oak/Huntington Woods/Oak
Park/Berkley).
A special heartfelt thank you to the
Gittleman B'nai B'rith Girls chapter for
volunteering time to make posters, put
labels on the water bottles and direct the
walkers. These girls are extremely caring
and giving of themselves.
We had many community sponsors.
The Huntington Woods Recreation
Center kindly allowed us the use of the
facility. New York Bagel Company donat-

Cancer Patient Musts
To fight cancer and save lives, we have to
fix our nation's broken health care system.
As someone whose loved one has faced
cancer, I know firsthand that reforming
our health care system is long overdue.
Health care reform legislation must give
all Americans access to quality health
insurance that is affordable, accessible and
administratively simple. Reform also must
emphasize disease prevention and encour-
age healthy lifestyles – without penalizing
people for specific behaviors or pre-exist-
ing conditions.
This is a critical point in the war against
cancer. But if we work together, the mil-
lions of families affected by cancer can
send a message loud and clear to elected
officials: health care reform cannot wait.
The experiences of families affected

ed delicious bagels. Sundance Company
gave us water bottles. Office Depot
printed our flyers.
Many other businesses and organi-
zations in the Royal Oak area helped
by giving donations and gift certifi-
cates: Lily's Seafood, Jimi's restaurant,
Starbucks, Bd' Mongo, Monterry Cantina,
Andiamo, Huntington Cleaners, Star
Bakery, Jimmy John's, Kroger, Fruitasia
Fruit Market, the Southfield Veterans
Organization.
The staff of the Wing Lake
Developmental Center, where Barbara
works, raised $1,000; they are the most
caring and giving people she has ever
worked with. They saved her life after
losing Sarah. There are no words to
express our thanks, except to say that
perhaps your donations will have a part
in finding a cure for mass cell diseases.

Barbara, Ted, Laura Gittleman

Huntington Woods

by cancer highlight the major problems
in our health care system – whether it's
inadequate coverage, high out-of-pocket
costs, pre-existing condition exclusions or
confusing plan descriptions. As a result,
too many cancer patients don't get the life-
saving care they need.
That's why the time for health care
reform is now, not later. If we fix the health
care system for families affected by cancer,
we will fix it for millions of others and
save lives in the process.

Jo Strausz Rosen, volunteer

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

West Bloomfield

A Bad Practice
Kol hakavod! (Right on!) You wrote it
perfect —Israel's trading terrorists for

• There were two errors in the recipe for
Walnut Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee
Cake ("Breaking Delicious',' Sept 24, page
56) regarding the amount of butter in the
topping and the type of pan to use. The
corrected recipe follows:

Walnut Cinnamon
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Batter:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 /4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
2 cups flour
Make topping: Combine all ingredients
in a medium bowl and stir well.
Preheat oven to 350E Spray a 9-inch
spring-form pan very well with nonstick
cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and
sugar until fluffy. Beat in sour cream until
uniform. Beat in the eggs one at a time,
then stir in the vanilla, salt and baking
power. Add the flour all at once and beat
only until just incorporated.
Transfer half the batter into the pre-
pared pan. Sprinkle half the topping over
batter. Add remaining batter to the pan
and sprinkle with remaining topping.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a tooth-
pick inserted into the center of the cake
comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool for
15 minutes or more, before removing ring
and placing the cake onto a serving platter.
Cut into slices and serve. Makes 16 serv-
ings. May be made up to two days ahead.
Wrap well in plastic and chill.

