CAMARADERIE Fall has almost arrived at Franklin Athletic Club Please call 248.352.8000 ext. 311 for more information Aquatics Tennis Zumbatomic Capoeira Kickboxing Tae Kwon Do Basketball On my Own Rhythm and Rhymes Romp and Roll Dance 29350 Northwestern Highway I Southfield, Michigan 48034 I 248.352.8000 WWW.FRANKLINCLUB.COM Want to get the JN online? Not a print subscriber? Get your issue now! September 2 2010 I 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:' M Get your ePaper subscription today by visiting djn.pressmart.com 1567320 90 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. ❑ 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 Faceb o ok. El