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BBYO and DoSomething.org partner for teen-led food drive campaign.

BYO and DoSomething.org, one of the largest nonprofit
organizations for young people and social change,
teamed up this fall to launch Can-Tribute, a campaign
that rallied young people across North America to fight hunger
in their local communities through a food collection drive.
The campaign started in late September to align with the Yom
Kippur tradition of collecting food for the needy during the day
of fasting, and ended Nov. 30.
To celebrate the conclusion, BBYO Michigan Region, in part-
nership with Forgotten Harvest, Gleaner's Community Food
Bank and Yad Ezra, hosted a pre-screening of the Hunger Games:
Mockingjay Part 1. The event drew nearly 400 teens. More than
1,200 pounds of food were donated as a part of the initiative.
Event coordinators were sophomore Josh Cooper of West
Bloomfield and juniors Nicole Gudeman of Bloomfield Hills,
Zack Kirshner of Farmington Hills and Emily Stillman of
Birmingham.
"The most exciting thing about the event was the feeling I
had afterwards," Kirshner said. "We helped spread awareness to
hundreds of teens who can make a difference. That was special
to me:'
To prepare, the teen coordinators visited Yad Ezra and also cre-
ated a video about hunger in Detroit, which can be watched on
YouTube.
"I was truly moved by the work organizations like Yad Ezra,
Gleaners and Forgotten Harvest do:' Cooper said. "This experi-
ence has shown me firsthand how serious a problem hunger is in
the Jewish community. I encourage teens like me to join the fight
to end hunger:'
The event was sponsored by Bernard Wealth Management,
the Courtyard Marriott of Southfield, Hertz Schram PC, Signs by
Tomorrow, Whole Foods Market and Zoup!
To learn about BBYO, contact Lindsey Rosenberg, senior
regional director, at (248) 432-5680 or lrosenberg@bbyo.org .

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A group of middle schoolers pose on the red car-
pet prior to the pre-screening.

Jacob Broida of Bloomfield Hills, Seth Betman of
West Bloomfield, Sydney Finn and Sam Finn, both of
Farmington Hills, and Matthew Elias of West Bloomfield

Teen event coordinators
Zack Kirshner, Farmington
Hills; Nicole Gudeman of
Bloomfield Hills; Josh Cooper
of West Bloomfield; and Emily
Stillman of Birmingham with
Katie Fried, BBYO senior
regional director, in the
center

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Fitting Tribute

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sold-out audience of close to
400 attended the first annual
Jeffrey Zaslow Media Night at
Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in West
Bloomfield on Nov. 20. The event, hosted
by the Friends of Jewish Senior Life and
chaired by Julie Ritten and Karen Kraft,
was created to celebrate, inspire and build
upon the legacy of the beloved author and
journalist who died in February 2012.
Michigan native Adam Grant, an
award-winning teacher, researcher and
professor at the Wharton School at the

Friends of JSL host the inaugural Jeffrey Zaslow Media Night.

University of Pennsylvania, was the eve-
ning's guest speaker. Grant was mentored
by Zaslow and dedicated his New York
Times best selling book, Give and Take:
A Revolutionary Approach to Success, to
Zaslow.
Alan "Big Al" Muskovitz and Mike
"Stoney" Stone were emcees and also
shared stories relating to their longtime
friendship with Zaslow. Sherry Margolis-
Zaslow and daughters Jordan, Alexandra
and Eden were presented with a beautiful
crystal book as a keepsake.

JSL leaders: Rochelle Upfal, CEO; Matthew B.
Lester, president; and Carol Rosenberg, direc-
tor, JSL Foundation.

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Event co-chairs Julie Ritten and Karen Kraft

The Zaslow women: Eden, Alex, Sherry and Jordan

Guest speaker Adam Grant, second from left, with his
mother Susan Grant, left, and sister Traci Grant and her
friend Michael Caples