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September 2 2010

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n her work as director of estate and
asset services for the American
Cancer Society, Jo Strausz Rosen of
Farmington Hills meets people who have
been touched by cancer.
"I speak with estate planning attor-
neys who advise clients on charitable
giving',' she said.
An important result of these conver-
sations is learning that so many wish
to leave gifts to the ACS in estate plans.
By documenting these gifts, it allows
the Society to plan funding for future
research and programs. Thirty-five
percent of ACS monies raised nationally
come from planned gifts. Protecting your
assets and leaving something for your
children along with your favorite char-
ity is often the way donors wish to lead
by example and pay it forward into the
future.
"Constituents to the ACS share with
me their tales of survival — uncovering
their scars along with their stories of loss
and love of family and friends. I listen
to remarkable words of faith, strength,
courage and bravery. Allowing survivors
to retell their tales, gives them freedom
to release their pain:'

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Art cards depict
cancer survivors.

This card is typical of Rosen's
artwork showing tales of those
touched by cancer.

As a painter, Rosen is motivated to
recreate the stories of survival she hears.
She recently developed a line of tribute
cards, entitled "Carry On:" These blank
cards bear the images of survivors she
has met. The subjects are depicted in
loving, poignant situations — leaning on
each other in support groups or simply
carrying on with a smile on their faces.
Proceeds of the cards, painted in mem-
ory of my mother, Bertha Singerman
Strausz, are used to fundraise for Team
Bubjo in Relay for Life West Bloomfield.
Having cancer is hard. Finding help
shouldn't be. Contact the
American Cancer Society for hope,
progress and answers at (800) 227-2345
or go to wwwcancer.org. For more infor-
mation about ACS planned giving and/or
the purchase of "Carry On" tribute cards
or her original art, contact Jo Strausz
Rosen at (248) 663-3483 or jo.rosen@
cancer.org.

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BBYO Slates Kickoff Party

IT'S EASY!

DETROIT
JEWISH NE \A/S

Giving Back

ichigan Region BBYO is
impacting more Jewish teens
than any time in the last

decade.
As of the end of the 2010 school/fiscal
year, Michigan Region BBYO engaged
1,334 Jewish students in grades 6-12, all
of whom live in Metro Detroit. That rep-
resents an increase of 175 teens over the
previous year, or a 15 percent increase.
According to the 2005 Detroit Jewish
Population Study, one in five Detroit
Jewish teens is involved in BBYO.
"Our tremendous teen leaders deserve
the credit for this dramatic increase,'
said Eric Adelman, director of the West
Bloomfield-based Michigan Region
BBYO.
"In conjunction with our staff and vol-
unteer advisers, our teens have planned
exciting, interesting and impactful pro-
gramming that has achieved our mission
of reaching more Jewish teens with more
meaningful Jewish experiences.
"BBYO's core programs are better than
ever and we're giving our community's
next generation of leaders the tools to
they need to make a real impact today by

leading their peers in innovative social
justice, Judaic and social programming:'
Michigan BBYO will kick off program-
ming for the academic year with a BBQ
and party at Drake Sports Park in West
Bloomfield on Sunday, Sept 5.
The program will begin with a pro-
gram for all Jewish seventh- and eighth-
graders at 3 p.m. followed by the "main
event" for all in grades 7-12 from 4-7
p.m. The program is free for all seventh-
and eighth-graders' and $5 for those in
high school; it includes kosher hot dogs,
chips and pop.
"It is going to be very messy, but so
much fun.',' said Michael Higer, regional
Aleph Moreh (boys' membership vice
president).
Higer is co-chairing with regional
N'siah (girls' president) Claire Sinai and
BBYO regional board members Eden
Adler, Heather Rosenbaum and Michael
Kach,.
For reservations, contact Jared
Rothberger, BBYO program associate, at
(248) 432-5685 or jrothberger@bbyo.org ,
or check out Michigan Region BBYO on
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