metro
KOSHER-To-GO
Ron Colasanti,
Director,
JSL Dining Services
Inspiring Leader
Rick Loewenstein announces
plans to leave JARC in May.
STARTERS
One Complete Seder Plate
Gefilte Fish Loaf
$10.95
$50.00
With Beet Horseradish
each
(serves 12-14)
Beef Chopped Liver
$12.95
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pound
SOUP
Homemade Chicken Soup
$10.95
(serves 6)
Matzoh Ball
$1.25
each
ENTREES MEA
Baked Honey Glazed Chicken
$14.95
(whole chicken)
Beef Brisket*
$13.50
(per person)
Pan Seared Salmon*
$6.50
(per person)
VEGETABLES & SUCH
Glazed Root Vegetables
$9.50
(serves 6)
Potato Kugel
$18.00
(serves 6)
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
$11.50
(serves 6)
PAREVE PASSOVER DESSERTS
Fruit Compote
$28.50
(serves 10-12)
Sponge Cake
$28.00
(serves 10-12)
Cut Fresh Fruit Tray, Small
$45.00
(serves 10-15)
Cut Fresh Fruit Tray, Large
$60.00
(serves 20-25)
Special requests?
Just ask.
*denotes a minimum order of 6
Call to place your orders
248.661.1836
Orders must be received by Noon Tuesday, March 31, 2015
pre-paid with a check, cash or credit card.
ORDERS MAY BE PICKED UP at NOON
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 at MEER APARTMENTS
6760 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
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March 26 • 201'
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ick Loewenstein, CEO of
JARC, announced he would
step down in May after almost
seven years. During that time, he over-
saw JARC's growth into a $12 million
organization with 300 employees, serv-
ing 400 people and
their families in the
community.
"It's been a great
run, and I'm proud
of everything we've
done," Loewenstein,
54, told the IN.
"JARC is an awe-
Rick
some place.
Loewenstein
"I have spent half
of my 32-year pro-
fessional career working with for-profit
companies and the other half in lead-
ing nonprofit organizations. Given my
unique experience, I am working on
finding a way to blend the best of both
worlds in an entrepreneurial, commu-
nity-based venture," Loewenstein said.
The last 14 months have been chal-
lenging for JARC, with $400,000 in
cuts from county funding and almost
$1 million pared from the agency's
budget in anticipation of further cuts
in the next fiscal year. No cuts were at
the direct-service level to JARC clients.
Under Loewenstein's entrepreneurial
leadership, JARC was named a Best
Place to Work by the Detroit Free Press
from 2010-2013, and it embarked on
several new initiatives:
• The creation and implementation
of JARC's visionary strategic plan that
engaged community stakeholders,
families, board members, donors and
staff
• The new Advocacy Network of
Michigan
• A program serving people with
developmental disabilities who are deaf
• JARC ... For a Lifetime, a cam-
paign to meet current needs and
secure JARC's future
JARC is currently pursuing revenue-
generating programs that will enable
it to lead the state in services to
children with autism and to grow its
advocacy and respite services. JARC is
also growing its Link Up and Making
Community Connections programs,
through which hundreds of young
adults with disabilities are able to form
meaningful relationships with others
in the community.
Board Chair David Grand, whose
brother, Jonathan, lives in a JARC
home, said, "Rick has helped JARC not
only define its mission of enriching
lives and erasing barriers for people
with disabilities but, more importantly,
also fulfill that mission by embracing
change and innovation, motivating staff
and the board, and building meaning-
ful relationships with community and
industry stakeholders.
"We will miss Rick's leadership, pas-
sion and ability to make everyone feel
important and valued:'
Prior to leading JARC as its CEO,
Loewenstein was chief advancement
officer of the Cranbrook Educational
Community, where he helped lead a
$150 million comprehensive campaign.
He also is the past CEO of Gleaners
Community Food Bank of Southeastern
Michigan, where he introduced new
technologies to track shipments and
make deliveries more efficient. He
worked in the private sector food indus-
try for 15 years prior to that.
"When you come to JARC, it pretty
much changes your life," Loewenstein
said. "It has had a profound impact on
my life, both as a community leader
and CEO. Understanding people with
disabilities is something I would have
never known.
"I am proud of what we have
accomplished in the past seven years
and would not have been able to do it
without such strong support from the
community, our dedicated staff and
board members, and
amazing support of
our families and,
most importantly,
the people we serve:'
Rena Friedberg
was named interim
CEO. She is a native
Texan and has
Rena
worked for JARC for
Friedberg
the last 32 years, the
last six as JARC's chief development
officer.
"Rena has deep relationships with
the people we serve and with the
people who support our organization,"
Grand said. "Her strong portfolio of
leading major fundraising campaigns
and history with the organization pro-
vides her and us with amazing insight
as to the challenges and opportunities
we face as a growing organization,
making her the best person to lead
JARC at this time, and we look forward
to working with her:'
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