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MESSAGE FROM SANDI TA1VIAROFF, KADIMA PRESIDENT
OFFICERS
Sandi Tamaroff - President
Dan Serlin - President-Elect
Ted Wagner - Vice-President
Lita Zemmol - Vice-President
Jim Miller - Treasurer
Julie Zussman - Secretary
Richard Ludwig -
Member-at-Large
Jim Schmidt, PhD -
Member-at-Large
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Laura Adler
Janet Aronoff*
Jerome Bookstein
Bobbi Gordon
Elizabeth Guz
Richard Herman*
Gail Katz *
Brian Kolender, MD
D. Michael Kratchman*
Sissi Lapides
Phyllis Levitt
Joy Nachman
Kenneth A. Nathan*
Jo Elyn Nyman
Rhoda Raderman*
Arlene Redfield
Nancy Reed
Eli Saulson
Eugene Schoener, PhD
Merle Schwartz*
Phyllis Schwartz
Howard Serlin
Rabbi Rachel Shere
Gail Stewart-Berman*
Robin Tobin
H. James Zack
Lois Zussman
Richard Zussman*
*Past Presidents
Janette Shallot, LMSW, ACSW
Executive Director
Nancy Stein, LMSW, ACSW
Clinical Director
Wish
List
Stoves
Refrigerators
Dishwashers
Microwaves
Washers
Dryers
Pool Table
ALL IN GOOD
RUNNING ORDER
`All great things are simple and many can be expressed in a single word —
Winston Churchill
freedom, justice, duty, mercy, hope."
As I start my second
year as Kadima's
President, I have been
enriched by the many
opportunities I have
had to interact with our
clients. From visits to
the Lois and Milton Y.
Zussman Activity Center, to sponsored activities,
to visits at client homes and to talking to clients
when I am at Kadima, I often reflect on Winston
Churchill's quote and I wonder. You see, Winston
Churchill suffered from bipolar disorder and his
quote reminds me that for the past iwenty-six
years, Kadima has offered services that Churchill
could only have dreamt for himself.
Freedom
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At Kadima, what would only have been a dream
for Winston Churchill, is a reality with the help
of our committed Board of Directors and our
experienced and dedicated staff. Part of turning
dreams into reality was accomplished at a recent
board retreat when board members looked to the
future and offered a vision for the next 5 — 10
years.
July 1. 2010
Thank you to those who walk the path of
mental illness and to those committed to
Kadima's mission.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PROGRAM
Kadima's Child and Adolescent Program is now open and
serving children 8 — 18 years and their family members. We are
accepting referrals for counseling/therapeutic services and for
our ongoing Parent Advocacy Group. For information, please
contact Gail Kaye at gailk@kadimacenter.org or 248-559-8235,
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ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
extension 133.
TO BENEFIT THE LOIS AND MILTON Y. ZUSSMAN ACTIVITY CENTER
!VI 0 N DAY
What is it Like to Have
a Mental Illness?
Kadima offers a range of services for adults, seniors and
children who are diagnosed with serious and persistent mental
illness. Therapy, residential options, socialization activities and
advocacy are but a few of the services available for Kadima
clients and their family members.
Each Kadima client has a special history and painful memories
of not only being diagnosed with a mental illness but also of the
accompanying rejection of some family members, friends and
school mates. When asked about friends, one Kadima client
talked about twelve years earlier when she was released from
a two-month psychiatric hospitalization. When she returned to
school she was told by friends "...I don't think we should hang
out anymore. It's not you. It's my mom. She doesn't want me
to hang out with people like you" or "Why did you have to go
psycho".
When asked about her experiences, another client said "...treat
me and my mental illness like the flu. I take medications and get
rest when I need it. I do my best to fit in to this already crazy
world. I truly feel that those of us at Kadima are the lucky ones".
Another client expressed his mental illness as "something you
cannot catch...if you shy away from shaking my hand, who is
the one with a problem? If you let my young family members
play with me they will not lose their sensibilities. They might
even have fun or even learn a thing or two about accepting
differences in people."
JULY 19, 2010
For registration and
sponsorship information
248 I 559
COUNTRY CLUB
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Franklin, Nil 48025
8235 x118
Email:
paulasakadimacenter.org
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Download invitation and r(*(ti ,tration at www.k;rcIrmacetiter,ore,
Save the
Date
Annual Benefit
September 28, 2010
7:30 PM
Elon Gold, Comedian
Max M. Fisher Music Hall
Volunteers
Needed
If you love gardening,
please join in
the outdoor beautification of
Kadima's residential homes.
Call/e-mail
Paula Schonberg
248.559.8235,
extension 118 or
paulas@kadimacenter.org
We learn from our clients every day and we grow with them as
they find ways to fit in to our community. Meet our clients, hear
their stories and revel in their successes.
If you know of someone who needs Kadima's services, we are
here for you. Please see our new website for a full description of
our services — www.kadimacenter.org .
FRANKLIN HILLS
Contact Paula Schonberg
Annual Meeting
At Kadima's 26th Annual Meeting in May 2010,
Elizabeth Guz and H. James Zack
were welcomed to Kadima's Board of Directors.
www.kadimacentenorg.
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Our mission is to care and to help children
and adults with mental illness move forward in
their lives. Kadima's clients reinforce Winston
Churchill's struggles with mental illness and
his determination to move forward in his life.
Winston Churchill, along with many other
famous individuals such as Edgar Allen Poe,
Ernest Hemingway, Vincent Van Gogh, Abraham
Lincoln and Vivien Leigh are shining examples
of how to accept and live with mental illness.
Today, with new research and treatment tools,
Kadima's clients are strong and committed to
well-being. It is enlightening to feel the power of
a single word and to see our clients experience
freedom, justice, duty, mercy and hope.
independent living for
Kadima clients
Justice fairness for Kadima clients to not be
judged but to be accepted
Duty - respect from family, friends, co-workers
and from the community
Mercy blessings to be able to accept mental
illness and focus on strengths
Hope a future filled with opportunity to move
forward