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Summer in the City ends
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Mearyl Diskin, center, from the JCC helps participants gather treats and
school supplies.

Volunteers Gabe Dell and Sierra Stone
at the petting zoo

Jessica Polk
Special to the
Jewish News

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nder blue skies,
Veterans Park
in Hamtramck
was the backdrop for the
mid-August finale of the
16th year of Summer in
the City.
"Summer in the City is
an amazing partnership
that transcends race, class,
socioeconomics and geog-
raphy:' said Ben Falik, a
founder of SITC. "It truly
is a power opportunity for
people to come together,
and for people to realize
how much we have in
common and how much
we have to gain from our
good work together:'
The finale included
many opportunities for
SITC volunteers to give
back to the community,
including a pint-sized
Jasmin Allen and Rabbi Dovid Lichtig work on
Olympics for underprivi-
a mural.
leged Detroit children,
planting and painting
"Summer in the City is an amazing
murals on graffiti-
program that brings volunteers from
covered walls.
all around to help those in need:' said
On this day, NCSY members accom-
Rabbi Dovid Lichtig, Detroit NCSY's
panied volunteers from J-Serve, part of
chapter leader.
a national Jewish service group, as well
The interaction between volunteers
as volunteers from many other organiza- and the Detroit children as they went
tions.
from activity to activity was extremely

Aaron Yost hauls paint for the murals.

rewarding for both. Activities included
a petting farm, an inflatable slide and
a snow cone station.
At the end of the event, each child
received a backpack filled with school
supplies donated by the Sherrill
Berman Children's Art Education
Fund.

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