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Tribute To Rick May
Shir Tikvah to hold fundraiser to
benefit Rick May's All Star Camp.
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Judy Greenwald
Special to the Jewish News
W fishing to honor the late
Rick May — special
education teacher, musi-
cian and founder of Rick May's All
Star Camp — Congregation Shir
Tikvah (CST) in Troy will present
"Camp Is Now In Session," a tribute
to May's work with special needs
individuals featuring food, music
and fun camp activities on Saturday,
April 18.
The fundraising event will be held
from 7-11 p.m. at the synagogue,
3900 Northfield Parkway, and
will feature a dinner of camp fare
including kosher hot dogs, sloppy
Joes and vegetarian chili, with tradi-
tional side dishes and desserts and
even a "make your own s'mores"
station.
After dinner, participants will
enjoy gospel selections from the
The late Rick May
Metro Detroit Area Fellowship
Choir and can dance to the joyous
rhythms of the Klezuntheit Klezmer
who can't afford the cost."
Band. The All Star Camp kids will
This is a great way to continue
perform special songs, and every-
Rick's legacy," said All Star Camp Art
one will have a chance to sing camp
Director Michael Phillips. "The camp
favorites around the "fire" to end the
really means a lot to us, and we want
evening.
to keep it going for the participants
During the event, there will be
and the staff."
"campy" arts and crafts, like mak-
Southfield resident and longtime
ing rubber-band bracelets, and a
CST congregant Eileen Isenberg
silent auction, with items up for
agreed. "When we spoke of a pos-
bid including gift baskets, a bag of
sible memorial for Rick, we were
foods from Trader Joe's, and gift
encouraged to form a group to work
certificates from Don's Salon, Gayle's
on this heartfelt project," she said.
Chocolates, Birmingham Wellness
Fellow CST and Schmaltz member
Centers and other local businesses.
Sheldon Belenson of Farmington
CDs featuring Schmaltz, May's
Hills worked as a musician with Rick
klezmer band, and T-shirts with the
May for more than 10 years.
tribute logo will also be on sale.
"We became close friends:' he said,
"and I learned from him the impor-
Joyce May said the event, orga-
nized by a group of CST congregants
tance of helping people through
who began planning last September,
camping and music education. It's
is being held in her husband's honor
an honor for me to be involved in
and will benefit both the All Star
this fundraiser so Rick's efforts can
Camp and the Rick May Music Fund
continue?'
at CST.
Tickets for the event are $36 (age
"Rick dedicated his life to tikkun
13 and up). There are several dona-
olam," said May of Oak Park. "This
tion levels available, and anyone
fundraiser is for his beloved camp,
donating $100 or more will receive
and we hope to show the community a CD and T-shirt. All donations are
how accomplished individuals with
tax-deductible.
special needs can be. We hope to
RSVPs are requested by
raise enough money to enable the
Wednesday, April 8, and may be
done by visiting shirtikvah.org, or
camp to continue providing wonder-
ful experiences for this population as by calling Lorelei Berg at (248) 649-
well as to offer scholarships for those 4418, ext. 1.
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