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Melissa Hope, manager of Common Ground's ReaLife Drop-in Center, accepts

a $500 donation from members of BBYO's Max Fisher AZA chapter,
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group of energetic high
school boys recently
dropped by Common
Ground's new teen street outreach
center ReaLife, but it wasn't just to
hang out. They came bearing gifts
— in the form of a $500 check.
"Max Fisher AZA, a chapter of
BBYO, started four years ago and a
big part of our chapter is doing com-
munity service and donating money
— something we really take pride
in," said Adam Rubenfire of West
Bloomfield.
BBYO provides Jewish young
people with meaningful experiences
while building the next generation
of Jewish leaders. Part of the experi-
ence is encouraging members to give
back to the community by supporting
charitable causes. Max Fisher AZA
participated in the national BBYO
Stand Up campaign this year, which
encourages each chapter to support a
local charity.
"We threw out ideas about what
type of organizations we wanted to
put the money towards:' said member
Mitchell Krieger of West Bloomfield.
"Common Ground came up
because our adviser works on the

crisis hotline and I've attended a few
support groups so I explained about it
to the group. They agreed so we chose
Common Ground?'
Max Shear, chapter adviser and
Common Ground volunteer, said, "Once
they had chosen Common Ground, I
pointed out how the agency has many
different areas and suggested the street
outreach program because its work-
ing with people around their age. They
really loved the idea?'
That's how Common Ground's
ReaLife became a lucky recipient of a
portion of the chapter's fundraising
efforts, accepting the second-largest
BBYO donation in this region and the
largest donation from one chapter this
year.
"We fundraise regularly," said mem-
ber Josh Breuer of Farmington Hills.
"The most successful fundraiser was
a bowling fundraiser where we raised
more than $700:'
Added Shear, "This is a great group
of kids and I'm proud of them for tak-
ing the initiative with this. The fact
that they chose an organization I'm
already involved in is really nice and
is quite a statement on the caliber of
their characters?' CI

