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Eden Adler, a 2012 MDA-certified first responder, cried when she first saw
the Israel ambulance donated by family members in 2009 in memory of her
grandfather, Lawrence Newman.
Young Adult Power
Israel emergency service cites
student volunteer supporters.
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Robert Sklar
Contributing Editor
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srael's national medical, disaster relief,
ambulance and blood services agency
will honor the 40 local young adults
who have spent recent summers volun-
teering for it by dedicating an ambulance
in their honor.
Magen David Adorn also will dedicate
ambulances in celebration of the univer-
sities most of them have attended: the
University of Michigan and Michigan
State University.
The dedications will take place at the
American Friends of MDAs Dr. John
J. Mames Chapter-Michigan Region
annual dinner on Sunday, Sept 22, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield.
One ambulance will feature the names
of the young adult honorees. The other
two emergency vehicles will showcase the
colors of U-M and MSU, hence the Go
Blue! and Go Green! door cheers.
The Mames chapter has initiated a
campaign to fully fund the three ambu-
lances and unveil them at Shaarey Zedek
before they are sent to Israel. They will be
stationed in the Central Galilee, Michigan
Jewry's partner region.
In a highlight of the evening, the
Mames chapter for the first time will
dedicate a motorbike, also bound for the
Central Galilee. The three-wheeled unit
can carry equipment, maneuver into tight
spaces and allow triage before ambulance
support arrives.
"When our young adults become
trained volunteers for Israel's emergency
response teams, they add to the MDA vol-
unteer corps, riding on ambulances with
paramedics, participating in helping those
in need and often helping MDA save
lives:' said Cari Immerman, Michigan
Region director.
MDA has 1,300 professionals on
staff and 13,000 trained, card-carrying
volunteers.
The "Celebration of Life" event at
Shaarey Zedek also will honor the MDA
supporters sponsoring the local fund-
raising campaign: Henrietta and Alvin
Weisberg, the estate of Rosalie Kaufman,
and Natalie and Manny Charach. Manny
chairs the 2013 Ambulance Campaign
Steering Committee. Natalie is a vice chair
along with Libby Newman.
"We are so pleased to be honoring these
young adults and recognizing their fami-
lies as well; Manny said. "Our chapter has
been committed to Magen David Adorn
and its lifesaving work since 1967; now,
new generations are making commit-
ments as well. We need to make sure the
organization, which is not government
funded, continues to receive our support
now and well into the future"
The Mames chapter has raised more
than $22 million over the years for such
MDA basics as bulletproof vests, para-
medic scholarships and defibrillators. It
has donated 240 ambulances. A basic life
support ambulance costs $100,000 and a
mobile intensive care unit is $125,000.
"It has never been a more crucial time
to represent the future of Detroit and the
state of Michigan through the donation of
these three ambulances:' said Eden Adler,
20, a U-M junior from Farmington Hills
and a 2012 MDA volunteer.
The aspiring medical student added, "I
hope that our names inspire more young
adults to volunteer with Magen David
Adorn and further serve as a reminder of
the strength and heart in our Jewish com-
munity here in Detroit and beyond"
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The ambulance dedication is
at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, Southfield. Cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 in the main
foyer and sukkah. The program and
dinner follow. Dinner tickets start
at $118. All proceeds will go to the
ambulance campaign. For ticket
and sponsorship information: Cari
Immerman, (877) 405-3913 or
clmmerman@afmda.org .