Day Of Giving
HMD's "MLK Work and Play" event gives students
hands-on experience throughout the D.
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Rachael Efros } jewish@edu writer
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n Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hillel
of Metro Detroit's Jewish in the D
ing back to the city.
We finished our day with a trip to
initiative sponsored a program called
the Detroit's new Punch Bowl Social,
"MLK Work and Play." Its goal was to integrate
fun with community service and introduce
a great place to wind down as it is
unique and hip. Bowling, darts, shuffle-
Jewish college students and young adults to dif-
ferent nonprofit organizations and hot spots in
board, board games and pingpong
were just some of the activities we
the city of Detroit.
In the morning, we gathered at the
participated in. I think that it's really
important to provide opportunities for
Northwest Activities Center, a former site of the
Detroit Jewish Community Center. After a tour
Jewish college students and young
adults to come into Detroit and experi-
of the building, we volunteered with Repair
ence all of the wonderful things it has
the World Detroit and Keep Growing Detroit to
package seeds.
to offer. That is the purpose of HMD's
Jewish in the D.
Keep Growing Detroit is a great organiza-
tion that provides seeds to local urban farms in
"MLK Work and Play" was a great
way to spend a day off from school.
Detroit to help grow and sustain their gardens.
We learned about Keep Growing Detroit's mis-
Everyone had a nice time volunteer-
ing, and we really felt great knowing
sion and the wide variety of seeds it passes
we were doing something to help our
out. While packing the seeds in small individual
packages, we were able to mix and mingle with
our peers, meeting new people and building
new friendships. It was a really fun way of giv-
community.
Hillel of Metro Detroit's Jewish in the D pro-
gram is sponsored by a grant from the Jewish
Fund. @
Hannah Fine of West Bloomfield
and Khaya Manashirova of
Southfield pack seeds.
Rachael Efros of Troy is a sophomore at
Wayne State University and is a member of
Katya Titova of Oak Park
and Jessica Davidov of
Farmington Hills bowl at
Punch Bowl Social in Detroit.
Hillel of Metro Detroit's 'Jewish in the D"
committee.
What's your best idea for the arts?
Apply for funding for your
arts idea via the
Knight Arts Challenge
at KnightArts.org .
March 16 - April 13, 2015
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Knight Foundation
Photo courtesy of Dlectricity
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