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Michigan Humane
Society. "But I
found it too emo-
tional," she says.
Undaunted,
Wallis found anoth-
er way to help —
making cozy fleece
Wallis Hechler
blankets for the
cats and kittens to curl up on while
they await adoption. The blankets
are made by weaving together strips
of fleece. For her bat mitzvah, Wallis
made 35 blankets for the cats at the
Michigan Humane Society.
"They get to take the blankets
home when they're adopted:' says
Wallis, who lives in West Bloomfield
with parents Michelle and Joel.
Now that her bat mitzvah is done,
Wallis keeps making the blankets.
"Just because I want to:' she says.

An Animal Rights Hero
Rebecca Grodsky is 11 years old,
a sixth-grader at Power Upper
Elementary in Farmington. She's
preparing for her bat mitzvah next
spring at the Birmingham Temple,
where the mitzvah
process is very
unique.
"Here, students
select an indi-
vidual who has
made significant
contributions and
whom
the student
Rebecca
may
someday
want
Grodsky
to emulate and
research that person:' says her
mother Jennifer, who works at the
Society for Humanistic Judaism in
Farmington Hills. She, husband Jerry,
and daughters Rebecca and Rachel
live in Farmington.
Rebecca chose Dr. Jane Goodall for
her impact on animal welfare and
conservation. "I learned about her
at school and I really like animals,"
Rebecca says. "I have to research my
hero, gather a good amount of infor-
mation, write a poem in Hebrew and
inform my friends and family about
animal welfare:'
Rebecca is watching films about
Goodall and reading her books. She
recently got the chance to see Dr.
Goodall at one of her lectures and
wrote her a letter.
"She wrote me back," Rebecca says.

Rescuing Animals

Isabelle Bernstein, 13, who attends
East Hills Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills, will become a bat
mitzvah in June at Congregation
Shir Tikvah in Troy. For her mitzvah
project, she's been volunteering every
Sunday morning at the Michigan

Animal Rescue League in Pontiac.
"I clean the cat rooms — their
cages and beds — and play with
them," says Isabelle, who lives in
Bloomfield Hills
with parents Paul
and Whitney.
She chose the
organization
because she was
looking for a small-
er organization
Isabelle
where she could
Bernstein
make a lot of differ-
ence, and she found
it. "It's a no-kill shelter," she adds.
"And I really love animals:'
Paige Steam, 13, attends Hillel
Day School in Farmington Hills. She
became a bat mitzvah in February
at Temple Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield and also volunteers at the
Michigan Animal Rescue League. She
started volunteering for her bat mitz-
vah and continues to go each Sunday
to feed the cats, clean their cages and
play with them.
"Living creatures need to be
treated with respect and love," says
Paige, who lives in Beverly Hills with
parents Terri and Todd. "If they can't
have a family, they should at least be
cared for:'
Not all kids wait for their bar mitz-
vahs to begin making a difference in
the lives of animals. Sam Pandolfi,
10, a fifth-grader at Northup
International School in Berkley,
didn't. He used his birthday as a way
to raise money for Safari Animal
Rescue in Livonia.
Sam adopted his sheltie mix,
Abbey, through the organization.
"My mom and I were planning my
birthday and what we should do,"
says Sam, who lives with parents
Stephanie and Dave in Berkley. "I
have all the stuff I need or want, so
we came up with the idea to donate
my birthday money to Safari:'
Sam was able to raise $200 for the
organization. "It felt cool to do it," he
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