that this is an organization they should
support even though they may have no
need of hospice care at the momen'
"Professional Volunteer"
Andi Wolfe, 64, was born in Detroit and
grew up in Huntington Woods, graduat-
ing from Berkley High School. She now
lives in Bloomfield Hills.
Although she taught middle school
in Madison Heights for four years
after graduating from the University of
Michigan, and worked briefly for WTVS,
Detroit's public TV station, she describes
herself as a "professional volunteer"
She worked on Detroit's Jewish Book
Fair for many years, including three as
its chair. She's active with the American
Technion Society, Birthright Israel
Detroit Council, Bookstock and the
Jewish Women's Foundation. She raised
money for Andover High School when
her children, Jeremy and Erich Thacker,
were students there. She also volunteers
for the WTVS annual auction.
She's a life member of the Adat
Shalom Sisterhood, Hadassah and
National Council of Jewish Women.
Jewish Hospice is close to her heart.
Her husband met Freedman when he
was a student at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
in Southfield. When his father was ill,
Freedman provided spiritual support.
Wolfe says there's a huge need for sup-
port services for Jews who are frail or ill
and living at home.
At hospitals and nursing homes,
there's always someone who can visit:'
she said. "When you're at home alone,
you don't always know what to do or
who to call.
"Jewish Hospice will put you in touch
with people who can help. What Bunny
and his group do is make it possible for
people to live comfortably and die with
dignity at home:'
Dana Burnstein, current chair of the
Grand Circle of Women, said Wolfe's
efforts on behalf of the group are worthy
of honor. "She is a philanthropic human-
itarian; she deserves every honor she can
get," Burnstein said.
Burnstein has been friends with
Wolfe for years, since they met through
Women's American ORT.
"When you're a friend of Andi's,
what she supports, you support; said
Burnstein, who has been a member
of the Grand Circle of Women since it
began. "She gives with her whole heart:'
Burnstein was already a big JCHN fan.
When her husband, Gary, was in the
final stages of lung cancer — he died in
2003 at age 60 — Freedman and other
Jewish Hospice staff visited him at home.
"Truly, they were angels of mercy for
my husband, my family and myself:' said
Burnstein, who became a Jewish Hospice
volunteer about five years ago.
A curriculum with a sense of balance.
Akiva Hebrew Day School is the only local
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Kormans to receive the first Audrey
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