"Eden Gardens Farm:' a collaborative
community garden in Detroit dedi-
cated to social justice, spirituality and
respect for the natural world; creat-
ing a space where the Jewish commu-
nity can engage deeply with residents
of a Detroit city neighborhood.
• $20,000 in renewal funding to
the JCC for "Camp Scholarships for
Children of Single Jewish Women."
• $14,550 in renewal funding to
Jewish Family Service for "JCADA:
Into the Future" to support the con-
tinued work of the Jewish Coalition
Against Domestic Abuse and to cre-
ate a new five-year strategic plan.
• $18,850 in renewal funding to
JFS for "Legal Referral Service" to
continue the coordination of pro-
bono legal services for JFS clients in
areas of divorce, child support and
bankruptcy by approximately 150
local lawyers who donate their legal
services.
• $15,000 in renewal funding
to Kadima for "Falling Through
the Cracks: Helping Children
with Mental Illness by Educating
Their Families and By Educating
Professionals" to expand their com-
munity education and outreach
programs for educators and profes-
sionals to include parents of children
with serious mental disorders; and to
bring the program beyond the Jewish
community into the broader commu-
nity, working to ensure that parents,
teachers and professionals recognize
the signs of serious mental illness in
children and work with families to
address their needs.
• $10,000 in renewal funding for
another "Single Jewish Mothers and
Kids' Camp:' a special retreat for sin-
gle Jewish mothers and their children
at Tamarack Camps.
"The JWF welcomes the commu-
nity to join us at our Annual Open
Board Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17,
at the Holocaust Memorial Center
in Farmington Hills:' said Carolyn
Tisdale. "We will celebrate the power
of women's philanthropy, introduce
our 2013 grantees, welcome our new
officers and be among the first to
visit the Holocaust Memorial Center's
new exhibit featuring the sapling
from the tree that Anne Frank
watched through the seasons of hid-
ing in an Amsterdam attic."
At this year's annual meeting, the
JWF will honor the memory of Patti
Nemer, a founding JWF trustee, with
a "Wonder Woman Award" to be pre-
sented to a current or past grantee.
For information about the Jewish
Women's Foundation, go to www
jewishdetroit.org/jwf; or contact
Helen Katz, director, at (248) 203-
1483 or katz@jfmd.org. ❑
Prentis II Residents
Unharmed By Fire;
Minimal Damage
Keri Guten Cohen
Story Development Editor
A
t about 9 a.m. Friday, July
5, a fire broke out in a
fifth-floor apartment of the
Prentis II building on the Taubman
Jewish Community Campus in Oak
Park. The resident was home at the
time.
Oak Park police, fire and EMS
teams responded. The fire was con-
tained to the apartment where it
began.
"Everybody in the building was
fine, including the
resident of that
apartment:' said
Rochelle Upfal,
CEO of Jewish
Senior Life, which
runs the senior
residences. "We
worked with the
Rochelle Upfal first responders and
followed their lead.
They took great
care to see that all residents were in
good hands and taken care of."
Upfal said everyone was evacuated
to the dining room at Prentis, where
they were served breakfast and then
lunch, and were entertained with
piano and singing as well as Bingo.
Family members who came were
invited to participate, Upfal said.
By evening, the traditional Shabbat
dinner, with linen on the table as
usual, was served.
"The staff was on site, including
social workers, and we had wonder-
ful cooperation from our Jewish
Community Center neighbors:' Upfal
said. "The whole community was just
wonderful. We have great residents
who are a resilient group.
"We were really fortunate because
the building is constructed in such a
way to contain the fire:' she said. "The
main thing is that no one was hurt:'
The unit with the fire sustained
damage and needs restoration work,
Upfal said. The rest of the building
had minimal damage.
Most residents were able to return
to their apartments by 3:30 p.m. that
day. Some residents in units near the
fire were moved to surrounding JSL
residences or will stay with family or
friends temporarily.
"It's too early to tell when restora-
tion will be completed:' Upfal said.
❑
Timothy J. Killgrove, D.D.S., has joined
West Oaks Dental Group, P.C.
We're proud to welcome Dr. Killgrove to our practice. He
brings to West Oaks his experience and skills in implantology,
oral surgery and cosmetic dentistry. A graduate of the
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and the
Advanced General Practice Residency at the Medical
College of Ohio, Dr. Killgrove is a member of the American
Dental Association, the Michigan Dental Association
and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Killgrove also
shares the philosophy of West Oaks Dental Group founder
George Seligman, D D S , that state-of-the-art dental care
and patient well-being are the keys to our practice
.
For an appointment with Dr. Killgrove or Dr. Seligman,
please call 248.406.0180
DENTAL GROUP, P.C.
Dedicated to providing fine,
preventive, aesthetic and restorative
dentistry services.
West Oaks Dental Group, P.C.
33200 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 100
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
248.406.0180
www.westoaksdentalgroup.com
JN
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