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treating the homeless" Ian
Burnstein recalls. "The
minister says he sent out
thousands of letters, but my
dad was the only one who
responded.
"My dad spent
Wednesdays at the Grace
Centers and was planning
to work on a free medical
clinic full-time when he
was diagnosed with lung
cancer. He had donors and
was prepared to fund the
rest personally.
"Three or four months
after my dad passed, the
pastor called me to say that
he wanted to see my dad's
dream become a reality and
would donate the space. At
first, patients were seen at
Grace Centers. The clinic
opened a year later."
Burnstein, joined by
mom, Dana Burnstein, and
sister, Lori Taylor, calls his
family's efforts a "labor of
love"
They received a $300,000
grant from the Jewish Fund,
critically responsible for
getting the whole project
off the ground. A full-time
director was hired with
everyone else volunteering.
Lori Taylor, Dana Burnstein and Ian Burnstein
"Because people need a
outside the nearly completed Gary Burnstein
safety net, the need for free
Community Health Clinic
clinics isn't going away:'
says Dana Burnstein, who
worked as a teacher and in retailing
before being trained to do echocar-
diograms to assist her husband.
"My husband and I felt giving back
to the community is an important
part of being Jewish, and I've done
fundraising and volunteered in the
clinic pharmacy"
Ian Burnstein is quick to point out
— Dana Burnstein
cost savings when conditions are
diagnosed and treated early and don't Grace Centers of Hope before joining
require emergency services. Diabetes, the clinic. "I think this kind of vol-
the most common health issue
unteering is something we all have a
addressed by the clinic, can keep
responsibility to do. Doctors can make
people out of the workforce unless
a great impact by volunteering even
patients get diet guidance and access
once or twice a year"
to medications.
The Burnstein family is develop-
The OLHSA and Gary Burnstein
ing educational plans with clergy
at Temple Israel and Temple Shir
Community Health Clinic Family
Shalom, where there are family
Walk begins at 9 a.m. Saturday,
affiliations. The goal is to inform the
June 6, at Parking Lot 9 next to
the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac.
community about the clinic and get
$10 per person/$25 per family.
more medical specialists to volunteer.
To register or donate, go to crow-
Jerry Gold, a podiatrist and phar-
drise.com/BurnsteinOLHSAwalk .
macist, contributes time as medical
To volunteer at or donate to the
director, serving five hours each
clinic, visit garyburnsteinclinic.
week.
org or call (248) 309-3752.
"We need doctors and dollars," says
Gold, who also answered a call from
"My husband and I
felt giving back is an
important part of being
Jewish."
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