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Term-limited legislator headed to
human services leadership post.

T

he Michigan League for
Human Services last week
named state Sen. Gilda Jacobs
the MLHS's next president and CEO.
Jacobs, of
Huntington Woods,
will take over the
nonprofit policy and
advocacy organiza-
tion in January after
she completes her
second term as state
Gilda Jacobs
senator. She replaces
Sharon Parks, who
previously announced her plans to
retire after 33 years with the League
as policy analyst, spokesperson and in
leadership roles. Parks has served as
president and CEO since 2008.
"During these enormous economic
challenges, the League's work is more
important than ever," Jacobs said.
Prior to her election to the state
Senate in 2002, Jacobs served two
terms in the state House, where she
was chosen as the first female floor
leader of either chamber.
In 2008, she led a successful state-
wide, bipartisan effort to establish a
20-year, tri-county millage to support
the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. Among
successful legislation she sponsored
are laws that allow children to carry
epinephrine pens or inhalers to

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camps, require defibrillators in first-
responder vehicles and health clubs,
and require background checks for
childcare workers.
She also served as an Oakland
County commissioner and as a city
commissioner and mayor pro-tem of
Huntington Woods.
From 1982 to 1998, Jacobs worked
as a development director for JARC,
the Farmington Hills-based non-
profit organization for families with
children who have developmental
disabilities. She also was employed
as a special education teacher. She
holds bachelor's and master's degrees
in education from the University of
Michigan.
The Michigan League for Human
Services is a statewide advocacy and
public policy organization that uses
data-driven advocacy to improve the
lives of Michigan's low-income fami-
lies and individuals. It dates to 1912
when it was formed as the Conference
on Charities and Corrections.
Parks will retire Dec. 3. Chief
Operating Officer Lary Wells will
serve as interim president and CEO
until Jacobs arrives in January.
"Senator Jacobs is an ideal choice to
lead the League into its second cen-
tury:' Parks said. "I couldn't be more
pleased." Eli

Friendship Circle
Seeks Freeze Crowd

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n Wednesday, Aug. 18, at
the Somerset Collection in
Troy, 1,000 secretly con-
cealed mall shoppers will congregate
on all three levels — and at the
same time, they will freeze. Whether
they are tying a shoe, paying for a
drink or simply walking, time will
stop for three minutes.
The freeze campaign is spon-
sored by Friendship Circle, a West
Bloomfield-based organization
dedicated to children with spe-
cial needs and their families. The
freeze will serve as the kickoff to
Walk4Friendship, Friendship Circle's

annual fundraising initiative.
In 2009, more than 5,000 par-
ticipants and 48 corporate spon-
sors raised $440,000 for Friendship
Circle. One hundred percent of funds
raised go directly into the programs
and services provided by Friendship
Circle. Registration, participa-
tion and food are complementary.
Walk4Friendship is from 12:30-4
p.m. Sept. 5. For more information,
go to www.Walk4Friendship.com .
Volunteers are needed to take
part in the Somerset Mall Freeze4
Friendship. To participate, sign up at
www.friendshipcircle.org/freeze.