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SUNDAY,
AUGUST 24, 2014

Alzheimer's Awareness

3K/5K Community Walk

Step Out and Support Our Older Adults

Bar mitzvah project focuses
on finding a cure to disease.

Lexie Sittsamer
Special to the Jewish News

W

hen Eric Adelson, 12, of
West Bloomfield, lost his
great-grandmother and
great-uncle three weeks apart due to
Alzheimer's, he knew he wanted to
take action to stop the disease.
Adelson, who has
been a student at
Berkshire Middle
School and will be
at Hillel Day School
this academic year,
started a team page
for the Walk to
Eric Adelson
End Alzheimer's at
11 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 23, at Ford Field in Detroit. His
efforts have raised more than $1,200
so far. With his bar mitzvah on Sept.
20 at Temple Israel, he wanted to do
something that helped others for his
mitzvah project.
"Due to the impact that his great-
grandmother and great-uncle had on
him, Eric decided to set up a contri-
bution page to raise awareness for
Alzheimer's" said his mother, Lisa
Adelson.
She and her husband, Brad, are
"proud of all Eric has done to aid in
the fight to end Alzheimer's."
Through Eric's mitzvah project,
he wants to help find a cure for
Alzheimer's because it runs in his
grandfather's family.
"We are hopeful the disease will
end" he said. "I hope no other families
will have to see this disease affect their
loved ones. I appreciate all the hard
work that the staff and volunteers of
the Alzheimer's Association Greater
Michigan Chapter have done"
Wendy Strip, vice president of devel-

When Is Hummus
Not True Hummus?
(JTA) If Sabra Dipping Co. has its
way, the use of chickpeas and tahini
in making hummus will become U.S.
law.
The hummus manufacturer, which
is co-owned by PepsiCo and the
Israel-based Strauss Group, has filed
a petition with the Food and Drug
Administration to create a standard for
which dips are considered hummus.
The standard Sabra is seeking
would mandate that hummus be

opment and communications at the
local Alzheimer's Association chapter,
is grateful for Eric's participation and
advocacy.
"We are so impressed by his dedica-
tion to the cause that we invited him to
be one of four individuals to take part
in the opening ceremony:' Strip said.
"He will hold an orange flower rep-
resenting his commitment to helping
the Alzheimer's Association achieve its
vision of 'a world without Alzheimer's'
and then, along with the estimated
3,500 walkers, he will plant his flower
in the Promise Garden on Ford Field:'
Eric Adelson has more than 20 fam-
ily members and friends, including his
parents and sister, Ashleigh, 10, that
will join him in the walk on Saturday.
The Alzheimer's Association's mis-
sion is "to eliminate Alzheimer's
disease through the advancement of
research; to provide and enhance care
and support for all affected; and to
reduce the risk of dementia through
the promotion of brain health"
The association is the world's leading
fonder of Alzheimer's research and pro-
vides a full program of education, care
and support for individuals with the
disease, their families and caregivers.
As stated on the Alzheimer's
website, the annual Walk to End
Alzheimer's is "the world's largest
event to raise awareness and funds
for Alzheimer's care, support and
research. This inspiring event calls on
participants of all ages and abilities to
reclaim the future for millions"
The Alzheimer's Association
Greater Michigan Chapter is located
at 25200 Telegraph Road, Southfield.
For more information on Alzheimer's
Association or the Walk to End
Alzheimer's, go to www.alz.org/gmc or
call (248) 351-0280. ❑

comprised primarily of chickpeas and
contain no less than 5 percent tahini.
Similar standards exist for other
condiments, such as ketchup, mustard
and mayonnaise.
Sabra chief technology officer Tulin
Tuzel said, "From black beans and
white beans to lentils, soybeans and
navy beans, everyone wants to call
their dip 'hummus.:"
Sales of hummus have soared in
the U.S. over the last decade, and
Sabra controls about 60 percent of the
market.

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