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Volunteer On Mitzvah Day
On Sunday, Dec. 25
Choose your mitzvah and share your
day on Sunday, Dec. 25, when the Jewish
Community Relations Council and
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit join together to once again pres-
ent Mitzvah Day. Volunteers of all ages
are welcome to sign up and participate
in dozens of social service projects and
activities throughout Metro Detroit.
Families with children, teens, young
adults and seniors are welcome to donate
a few hours of their time to participate
in a choice of activities, including visits
to older adults in nursing care facilities,
preparing and sewing holiday meals,
and delivering toys and gifts to families
in need. All volunteer activities will con-
clude by 4 p.m.
This year, the Phoenix Theatres at
Livonia's Laurel Park Place are generously
providing all Mitzvah Day volunteers
with a voucher for two free tickets to
the movie of their choice, redeemable
between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
Mitzvah Day event chairs are Janet
Berman, Micki Grossman and Hy Safran.
More than 800 volunteers are antici-
pated to come together and show the
strength of our community. Volunteers
are asked to sign up at mitzvanday2011.
eventbrite.com.
The registration deadline is Friday,
Dec.16. Volunteer spots are filled on a
first-come, first-served basis. For infor-
mation, call (248) 642-5393 or email
rnitzvanday@jfind.org.

Kadima Client Art Will Be
Shown In Holiday Art Fair

There will be plenty of excitement at
Kadima's Lois and Milton Y. Zussman
Activity Center 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec.
12, according to Susan Fox, local artist
and Kadima volunteer.
"People are often astounded by the
quality and creativity reflected in our
clients' work, and these pieces would fit
in alongside those showcased in any one
of the local retail art galleries:'
Kadima (Hebrew for "moving for-
ward") is a nonprofit agency that pro-
vides programs and services for adults
diagnosed with serious and chronic
mental illness and children diagnosed
with emotional and behavioral disorders.

Debbie Safe, coordinator at the
Zussman Activity Center, said, "We are
so thankful to volunteers like Susie Fox
and are very proud of our clients' efforts
as well. This art fair represents a first-
time opportunity for many of our clients
to profit personally from the sale of the
works they have created; it is very excit-
ing indeed."
The Lois and Milton Y. Zussman
Activity Center is located within the
Kadima Center offices at 15999 W 12
Mile Road in Southfield. Call (248) 559-
8235 for information.

Donate To HAVEN's
Gift Giveaway
Hope is a necessity, not a luxury, for those
who have taken the courageous steps nec-
essary to rise above the affects of domestic
violence and sexual assault. HAVEN
invites the community to share the hope
that defines the season by sharing gifts at
the 25th Annual Gift Giveaway.
At Gift Giveaway, new, unwrapped gifts
are provided to individuals and parents
who have received HAVEN services in
the past year. Last year 738 individuals,
including 500 children, participated.
Members of the community can donate
new, unwrapped gifts for Gift Giveaway.
Find a list of gift suggestions in varying
price ranges at www.haven-oaldand.org/
gift-giveaway. Gift cards, coats, teen gifts,
home goods or small appliances are items
that are always in demand.
Gifts are to be dropped off at desig-
nated times Dec. 11-13 at St. Paul United
Methodist Church, 165 E. Square Lake
Road, Bloomfield Hills. Designated collec-
tion times are 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11;
10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday, Dec.12; and 10
a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
For information, call (248) 334-1284.
Financial contributions are also
encouraged. HAVEN is Oakland
County's center for the prevention and
treatment of domestic violence and
sexual assault.
For information about HAVEN and its
programs and services, visit www.haven-
oakland.org or call (248) 334-1284.

Manage Stuff,
Get Organized
Debi Weinstein,
owner of I've Gotta
Get Organized Inc.,
will speak at Adat
Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills
Debi Weinstein
on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
She will talk about
how to how avoid pitfalls while organiz-
ing and how to manage the "stuff" in
our lives as our families evolve.
The program will follow the sister-
hood's annual paid-up membership
dinner at 6:30 p.m. Membership dues of
$40 are required to attend.
For more information, call (248) 851-
5100.

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Financial Crisis
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Correction

The cover drawing of the "Underwear
Bomber" in last week's Jewish News
had an inaccurate explanation.
The description of the drawing
of the defendant with his feet on
the table implied it was made while
Judge Nancy Edmunds was present
in the courtroom. She was actually
on a different floor of the courthouse
with prospective jury members
and visible to the defendant and
his assisting attorney, Anthony
Chambers, only by closed-circuit
TV. It was Chambers who told the
defendant to remove his feet from
the table. Judge Edmunds did not see
what transpired.
In a separate incident with the
judge in the courtroom, the defen-
dant did not stand as requested.
Judge Edmunds ordered him to do
so and he immediately complied.

Help The Needy Through
JFS 'Adopt-A-Family'
Jewish Family Service has launched its
Adopt-a-Family program, which allows
members of the community to anony-
mously fulfill the wish list of someone
in need, so they, too, can celebrate the
holidays. The Adopt-a-Family program
also provides basic necessities such as
winter clothes, books and diapers to
members of the community.
The JFS has been serving individuals
in need with their Adopt-a-Family pro-
gram for more than 10 years.
After signing up to support the
Adopt-a-Family program, you will
receive a wish list to purchase gifts, gift
cards or make a general donation to one
of more than 700 JFS individuals who
are in need. The JFS hopes to fulfill all
700 wishes this year.
You can participate in making some-
one's life a little easier and better for the
holidays by visiting jfsdetroitorg/adopt-
a-family.
Another option is to shop and buy
your holiday presents at Toyology in
the Orchard Mall on Sunday, Dec. 4,
from 12-4 p.m. The store will donate 20
percent of the purchase proceeds to the
Jewish Family Service on that day only.

Charach Gallery Seeks
Bracelet Designers
The Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit's Janice Charach
Gallery welcomes anyone in the commu-
nity to decorate a bracelet for its upcom-
ing event Project Runway: Detroit.
The event will showcase the talents
of a group of teens studying fashion
design and include an exhibit and sale
of bracelets created by local residents.
The plain, wooden bracelets are

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