Learning From Lemons

Lemonade Day teaches Jewish kids business, budgeting and
charitable skills.

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t was a cool, not-so-sunny Sunday, June 12, but that didn't chill the excitement
and motivation of hundreds of Jewish kids around town as they participated in
"Jewish Detroit Loves Lemonade Day."
Lemonade Day is a nationwide initiative that teaches youth the skills they need to
prepare them for life. Children learn to set goals, develop a business plan, establish
a budget, provide customer service and give back to the community. Lemonade Day
began in 2007 in partnership with leading researchers and educators to teach young
people business development, entrepreneurship and life skills. In its first four years,
200,000 youth and their families have participated in the event nationwide.
Powered by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, in partnership with
Huntington Banks, the idea was that our children can make a difference. More than
200 children built their own lemonade stands and "served up" the pink and yellow
stuff. At the end of the day, they got to "Spend a little. Save a little and SHARE a
little." As part of Lemonade Day, participating children will contribute one-third of
their total proceeds to a Jewish organization or agency.
The Siegmann and Sosne kids stood, jumped and did cartwheels to keep warm
while loudly encouraging cars to stop in front of their Oak Park homes. According
to the Sosne sisters, Adina, Batsheva and Hadassah: "Lemonade Day was fun and

being together outside was great."
Maya Siegmann reported that Lemonade Day was really important to her because "as
kids, we were able to make money not only for ourselves, but also for tzedakah."
While most lemonade gets sold on a hot day, the Siegmann/Sosne blends were sold
with a lot of dedication to the cause. With $109.36 at the end of the day, the kids were
proud of their accomplishment and plan to do similar sales over the summer, contrib-
uting one-third back to the Jewish community, of course. Il

Left: Hillel Day School's Early Childhood Community's 4-year-olds serve up lemonade

with help from Robin Pappas, preschool director. Right: Noa BenEzra, Noah Kaplan

and Ruby Bagdade, all of West Bloomfield raised $93 in one hour.

Left: Talia Dovas, Emma Green and Dana McDowell, all of Huntington Woods.

Right: Maya Siegmann, Batsheva Sosne and Hadassah Sosne, all of Oak Park, partici-

Liam Thomas of West Bloomfield with Charlie and Ellie Frank of Bloomfield Hills

Kicking Off Summer

pate in Lemonade Day.

Kaufman Family Staff Lodge gives Camp Maas staff a home of their own.

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amp Maas counselors and supervi-
sors finally have a place of their own.
Through the generosity of the Sue and
Alan J. Kaufman family as well as others whose
donations were matched by the Kaufmans, the
camp's Barnett Building has been renovated to
serve as a place for summer staff to congregate,
relax and learn.
This beautiful new facility was dedicated with
the Kaufman family and the entire 2011 sum-
mer staff in attendance on June 21. This marked
the first time the staff had seen the renovations
and served as a great kickoff to their summer.
Now that the counselors and supervisors have
finally been situated in their new facility, they will
begin using the Maddin Fitness Center, watching
movies and enjoying special programming.
To facilitate this renovation, the Melba and
Sidney Winer Multimedia Center as well as the
Jewish programming department have been
relocated to space designed for them in the
auditorium. I I

Alan, Sue, Emily and Danny Kaufman outside the new staff

Camp Maas Director Lee Trepeck announces the

lodge

Kaufman's gift to the entire Camp Maas staff.

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June 30 2011

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