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Rachael Bradley of West Bloomfield and Josh Solomon of Novi sorted food at

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Pontiac during

a special J-Serve Detroit effort in February.

Lexie Sittsamer
Teen2Teen Staff

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eenagers sometimes are
thought of as lazy and care-
less, but on April 17, 300
energetic teenagers will dedicate
their time to volunteering at more
than a dozen sites around the com-
munity.
J-Serve is the Day of International
Jewish Teen Service and is a part
of Global Youth Service Day when
thousands of teens from all over
the world unite to serve their local
communities. Michigan has had a
very active JServe for many years,
but it wasn't until recently that the
program reached hundreds of par-
ticipants annually.
One of the locations teens will
be traveling to is a JARC home in
Bloomfield Township, the Pitt home.
This year, Passover is the day after
J-Serve so many of the volunteer sites
will relate to the holiday. Teens will be
assisting JARC residents in creating a
delicious Passover dish and making
decorative matzah covers.
"The story of Passover includes
the notion of a broken world — an
entire people suffering in slavery,
horrific plagues wreaking havoc on
a nation, and the death of children,"
said Rabbi Jason Miller. "We con-
tinue to see our world in peril. Our
young people are doing something

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about this by working to heal our
fractured world through Tikkun
Olam."
Although J-Serve is all about vol-
unteering and coming together as
a community, it is also a sign that
today's teens care about the future
of our community. They want to see
the difference and are willing to put
in the work to make the changes
themselves.
"Through my experiences with
BBYO, I have become very passion-
ate about serving my community
and advocating for those in need,"
said Nate Strauss, 16, a junior at
North Farmington High School.
"J-Serve has given teens in our com-
munity an outlet for these passions.
Plus, it's so much fun!"
More 35 agencies come together
every year to encourage their teens
to unite with the larger commu-
nity for the sole purpose of helping
others. Never before has our teen
community been so united and so
focused on service.
Volunteer spots are still open for
J-Serve from 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17. Teens will start
from the Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield. To learn more or
to register, go to www.jservedetroit.
org.

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