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JFS Wins New Car
Through the powers of social media and
grassroots networking, Jewish Family
Service won a new Toyota Sienna from the
Toyota 100 Cars for Good program. The
new car will be used for the JFS Escorted
Transportation Department, providing
affordable transportation services to
1,100 individuals annually. The new car
will provide more than 2,500 more rides
each year to an additional 160 individuals.
"Winning a Toyota is amazing for JFS,"
says Perry Ohren, JFS chief program
officer. "We had budgeted to buy a new
vehicle and now, in these tough times, we
can use those dollars on other core needs"
Sponsored by Toyota, the 100 Cars for
Good program allowed the public to vote
for just one nonprofit each day for 100
days. Competing on Father's Day this year
against five other nonprofits, JFS mar-
shaled votes through Facebook, Twitter
and other social networking sites by
spreading the word to the Detroit Jewish
community. JFS also sent out email blasts
to its constituents and had support from
the Jewish Federation and its network of
partner agencies.
For more about JFS services, go to
wwwjfsdetroit.org or call (248) 592-2313.
Lubavitch Yeshivah
To Break Ground
Groundbreaking for the Harry and Wanda
Zekelman campus of the Lubavitch
Yeshivah and Mesivta will take place at
10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 17, at 15151 W. 10
Mile Road, Oak Park.
The nearly 4-acre campus will provide
spacious facilities for 180 students to
learn and live in a Jewish atmosphere. The
two buildings to be constructed will total
50,000 square feet. The educational build-
ing will feature large study halls, class-
rooms, dining halls, multipurpose rooms
and lounges built to optimize the learning
experience. The dormitory will give the
students a comfortable living space where
they can live and unwind after a day of
study.
The site will include outdoor areas for
the students to participate in sports and
recreational programs. The new campus
is expected to employ about 50 part-time
and full-time teachers and staff.
Since 1965, the Lubavitch Yeshivah and
Mesivta has been providing education for
high school and junior college male stu-
dents. Currently there are students from
17 states and 10 countries. The school is a
project of Lubavitch Cheder-Oholei Yosef
Yitzchak and Yeshivas Menachem Mendel
Lubavitch.
The late Harry and Wanda Zekelman
were the parents of local philanthropists
and community leaders Alan and Lori
Zekelman. The elder Zekelmans were
known for their dedication to Jewish
education.