To Do! CALENDAR Calendar from page 55 EVERYTHING'S RELATIVE by Jordan B. Gorfinkel www.jewishcartoon.com ©2009 BY GORFTEXT PR ODUCTIONS INC. ALL RIGHTS RE SE RVED. Cross blood donor card or other form of ID. Email Scott Hayes at MScottHayer@ aol.com or call the shul office: (248) 649-4418, ext. 0. Give at the Temple Kol Ami Blood Drive 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13. RSVP at www.givelife.org , event code tka13. For information, call (248) 661-0040 or e- mail Melanie@tkolami.org . Play Mah Jong with the Congregation Beth Ahm Sisterhood in a new group that will meet weekly starting Tuesday, April 13, from 12:30-3 p.m. A minimal cost of $1 per person per week will cover snacks. Please bring a current Mah Jong card and meet at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 West Maple Road in West Bloomfield. For information or RSVP: contact Gail Ellenbogen at (248) 626-4123 or gel- lenbo@yahoo.com . Sample Israeli cuisine prepared by Peter Julian, executive chef of Hiller's Markets, and hear Justin Hiller talk about the company's support for Israel 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at Specialties Showroom, 2800 W.11 Mile, Berkley. Program sponsor is Eleanor Roosevelt Group of Hadassah. Admission $10; will be applied to cost of joining or upgrad- ing to life membership. Check, payable to Hadassah, due by April 9 to Gayle Bialick, 28795 Carmel Court, Southfield 48076. (248) 354-8808. Take a hike with the Jewish Hikers of Michigan (JHOM) at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 18, at the U-M Saginaw Forest Natural Reservation, about 10 minutes from downtown Ann Arbor. Hike lasts 1.5-2 hours, for all levels. Information: Eli Avny: (734) 883-9522, Rabbi Lisa Delson of Temple Beth Emeth (734) 665-4744 or jewish.hikers@gmail.com . Commemorate Yom Hazikaron in honor of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at a community-wide event 7:15 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at the West Bloomfield JCC. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Have fun learning about lkibana: the Art of Japanese Flower Arranging at a workshop 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP Barbara: (248) 353-0072. At JWV Sports Night, hear David Blatt, executive director of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation speak about his group's charitable programs and hear previously inducted athletes discuss their careers 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. Sponsored by Pfc. Joseph L. Bale Post 4#474, Jewish War Veterans of Michigan. Free. All welcome. Information: Post Commander Alan Nathan, (248) 515-5587. Channel 7 Reporter, Cheryl Chodun, will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, April 22, Donor Dinner of the Sisterhood of Temple Beth El. An Stem Cell Research Separate truth from myth at "Science, Ethics, Questions and Hope: A Forum on Stem Cell Research" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, at the West Bloomfield JCC, 6600 W. Maple Road, hosted by the Jewish Parents Institute and the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. This community- wide forum, moderated by Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner, will examine the political, scientific, legislative, economic and ethical issues surrounding stem cell research. The panelists include State Rep. Ellen Cogen Lipton, D-Huntington Woods; Ed Goldman, University of Michigan; Danny Heumann, of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures; Dr. Jack Parent, neurologist at U-M Medical School; and Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House. Advance tickets are $10 for the forum only, and $18 for the forum and a dessert reception. Tickets at the door, for the forum only, are $15. Tickets and information: (248) 432-5472 or www.jpisundayschool.org . 56 April 8 • 2010 D E SPITE ALL-THE TRAGr_,Z)Y THEY'VE. BEEN THROUGH, THEY'VE NEVER 1-03TTHE- CAPACITY TO "Action News" reporter since 1988, her incisive reporting has earned her two Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow Award. Chodun's topic will be "Behind the Scenes of TV News." The 7:30 p.m. will be preceded by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Prior to dinner, guests may browse and buy at a variety of boutiques from 4:30 p.m. Cost of the dinner is $36 for Sisterhood members and $42 for oth- ers. Sisterhood Resource Line: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3135. Jewish Women International, Galilee Chapter, will hold its annual Mah Jong Tournament at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield on Wednesday, April 28. Register at 6:15 p.m.; play at 6:45. Pre-registration is $20; at the door is $25. Contact Leigh Herskovic, (248) 737-8832 or (248) 895-8950. Shop, taste, learn and live at the Michigan International Women's Show, April 29-May 2, at the Rock Financial Showplace, in Novi. Show Hours: Thursday 10 a.m.-p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 11am- 5pm. Adults; $9 at door, $8 online, $7.50 at Kroger locations. Youth (6-12), $5; under 6 free with paying adult. Friends Four Pack: 4 tickets for $28; 5 tickets for $35 and additional tickets ($7 each). EVENTS THAT HELP Donate your gently used clothing and accessories to help women enter- ing the work force at a Career Dress Donation Drive hosted by Metro You magazine, April 10-18 at various locations throughout metro Detroit. Clothing should be clean and on hang- ers. Lotions, perfumes, hats, gloves, purses, and jewelry also accepted. Drop-off at Salon 59, Waterford; Time Too Savor, Livonia; Barrels of Wine, Walled Lake; PURE Salon and Day Spa, Commerce Twp.; House of Bedrooms, Bloomfield Hills; Lolly Ella Jewelry, West Bloomfield; Time for Blinds, White Lake; The Great Frame Up, Birmingham; EmbroidMe, Farmington Hills; Esprit Women's Health, Royal Oak; Sayag Plastic Surgery Center, Troy; and Uptown Body, Northville. For specific BECCAnBETH BERNIE The Altruist YAEL The Idealist The Perplexed The Realist ZAYDS BUBS The Traditionalist The Bubbe THEY IVIP\Y HAVE. GROWN UP IN drop-off hours or more information: (248) 920-6100 ext. 2237 or www.light- houseoakland.org/careerdress. HEALTH / SUPPORT Join Congregation Beth Ahm's Sisterhood at a meeting featuring Dr. Amy Brode at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 11,at Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 West Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Dr. Brode will speak about "Overactive Bladder and Incontinence: There is Help!" No charge. Refreshments will be served. For information: (248) 851- 6880 or www.cbahm.org . Attend a meeting of CHADD (Children & Adults with ADD) on Monday, April 12, at Way Elementary School, 765 W Long Lk Rd, just east of Telegraph in Bloomfield Hills. Sign in 7 p.m., meet- ing 7:30-9 p.m. The parent support group will be led by Dr. Fran Parker, who teaches CHADD's national par- enting classes, and Dr. Arthur Robin, author of a book on adolescence and ADD. The adult group will hear Dr. Phil Parker speaking on "Fine Tuning AD/ HD Medication in Adults: An Updated Approach to Giving a Better Response to a Given Patient." All meetings are free to CHADD members, $5 donation per non-member family. No one will be turned away for lack of donation. For information: (248) 988-6716 or www. chadd.net/527. Meet other caregivers at monthly support meetings sponsored by the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program. Tuesday, April 13,1:30 - 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 20, 5:30-7 p.m. at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. For information or to RSVP call Dorothy Moon: (248) 233-4392. Thursday, April 8, 2-4 p.m. and Monday, April 19, 7-9 p.m. at Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza, 6710 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield. For information or to RSVP contact Fran Cook: (248) 592-5032. Daytime meetings are for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or a related diagnosis. Evening meetings open to caregivers of all older adults. No charge. RSVP requested. Onsite respite care may be available and must be arranged in advance. Share feelings of loss in a healing envi- ronment at a Bereavement Support Group, two Monday evenings a month, April 12 and 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. Sponsored by the Robert Sosnick Family Life Center of Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Reservations required: (248) 661-5700 or Elaine@temple- israel.org. Find support and encouragement at "Together We Stand - Your Journey Through Cancer," a drop-in group on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6:30 p.m., April 14 and 28. Sponsored by the Robert Sosnick Family Life Center at Temple Israel, in West Bloomfield. Reservations required: (248) 661-5700 or Elaine@ temple-israel.org . Attend a six-week, non-sectarian divorce support group for adults 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning April 27, at the National Council of Jewish Women/Space for Changing Families office, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. No charge, but dona- tions are appreciated. Co-facilitators: Jennifer Lopatin and Cindy Goldman. Pre-registration required: (248) 355- 9936 or SPACE@ncjwgds.org . Find resources and support for care- givers at Eldercare Workshops spon- sored by Jewish Family Service 6555 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Wednesday, April 28, 4-5:45 p.m. See the documentary film, "The Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter," by filmmaker Deborah Hoffmann, depicting her per- sonal journey as she came to terms with her aging mother's descent into the depths of Alzheimer's. Film is fol- lowed by a discussion led by moderator, Jane Frost of Arden Courts. No charge. RSVP to Becky Eizen: (248)592-2671 or Lynn Breuer: (248) 592-2333. HELPING OUT Contact the Jewish Community Relations Council to volunteer for the Detroit Public Schools Reading Corps: (248) 642-2656 or www.detroitjcrc.org .