ON THE BOARDWALK

SUNDANCE

SHOES

ChaiCenter Purim costume party draws a crowd to Birmingham.

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he Birmingham-Bloomfield Community Purim Costume Party was enjoyed by
115 people at the Birmingham Community House on March 8. The event was
a strolling dinner with strolling entertainment by Magician Baffling Bill, Pirate
Captain Jack and Balloon Sculptress Dana. Every child in costume received a prize. The
party was hosted by the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center.

CLOSET

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AugMe

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Phoebe Benet of Bloomfield Township and with Rebbetzin
Ita Leah Cohen of Birmingham

Todd, Rebecca, Soozie and Henry Mendel with Jackson
Schreiber, all of Birmingham

Wednesday, March 21st
5-7pm

& Cancer Thrivers Network

Aish in the Woods holds a hands-on Purim party.

S bouts from costumed children
cheering on their hermit crabs
during a series of races could be
heard Thursday, March 8, at the Aish in the
Woods' Purim party. While some children
raced crabs, others got to work baking
hamantashen with help from their parents.
About 40 people attended the party,
which featured a delicious meal and the
reading of the Megillat Esther, punctuated
by frequent "boos" from the crowd when-
ever Haman's name was spoken.
Children who attended the party received
prizes and all the hamantashen they could
eat. Youngsters who had their parents' per-
mission went home with their very own
colorfully painted hermit crabs.

Thursday, March 22nd
6-8:30pm

2 GREAT CAUSES
2 DAY EVENT

Sundance Shoes

6915 Orchard Lake Rd.
West Bloomfield
(On the Boardwalk)
248.737.9059

CLOSET NV

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Allatatitit
Riley Shafrit makes hamantashen with help from his mom, Erin.

Friendship Circle's Purim Drive brings hamantashen baking to homes.

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ach year, Friendship Circle
brings the joy of Purim to
kids with special needs
with its annual Purim Drive.
Teenage and adult volunteer
drivers meet at Friendship Circle
in West Bloomfield dressed in fun
costumes. They are then divided
into smaller groups for each car
and given mishloach manot (Purim
packages) and ingredients for bak-
ing hamantashen. Each car goes to
a different home where the family
receives the package and volunteers
make hamantashen with the kids.
This year, the drive took place on
Purim day, March 8.

6889 Orchard Lake Rd.
West Bloomfield
(On the Boardwalk)
248.626.9996

Please bring your mom,
sisters, daughters and friends
for fabulous evenings of
shopping, wine and cheese,
light appetizers and dessert.

Both Sundance shoes and

Closet NV will donate

2 gift certificates as

raffle prizes and AugMe &

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The Cancer Thrivers Network

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Abigail Goldberg rolls out dough
for hamantashen.

Alley and Alex Atler work together.

will receive a percentage

of sales from both

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stores that evening.

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