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Open House

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Naiya, Avery, Talin, Jordan and

Dylan Shefman outside the

Empowerment Plan Factory.

Feeding The Need

Passing on the spirit of
tzedakah to the next
generation.

• Get an inside look of the extraordinary high school experience
FJA offers.

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• Learn about our dual curriculum college preparatory general
studies and classical text-based Jewish studies program.

elping the homeless is
something Judi Shefman
of Orchard Lake has been
involved in for some time. Shefman
helped to start a charitable organization
called Detroit Area Chefs Feed the Need
in 2011 and co-runs the program today.
The program engages restaurants in
serving weekly lunches at local home-
less shelters. "I've had the opportunity
to see the many Detroit area homeless
and hungry men, women and children,"
she says.
That desire to help those less fortunate
is shared by her grandchildren: Talin,
8, and Naiya, 3, who live in Denver, and
Avery, 4, baby Brayden, Jordan, 14, and
Dylan, 12, who live in West Bloomfield.
"They all wanted to help homeless
people keep warm this winter; Shefman
says.
Shefman, who also runs a gift basket
business, A Gift For All Seasons, took
her grandchildren to visit Veronika
Scott's Empowerment Plan factory in
Corktown. Scott has designed a coat that
can also be used as a sleeping bag. She
employs homeless single mothers who
cut and sew the coats in their produc-
tion. These women are now able to earn
a living, buy a home and get off of the
streets.
"The tour was short, but very impres-
sive Shefman says. "My grandchildren
were amazed by the coats. We purchased
three coats to deliver to homeless people.
We also had several donated turkey din-
ners to give along with the coats."
The family donated the coats and
dinners to the Hope Warming Center in
Pontiac, which was very appreciative and
happy to receive the gifts.
"My grandchildren came away
amazed by the environment of the city,
the differences between the old and the
new renovations, and the plight of the
homeless:' Shefman says. "They all have
a renewed appreciated of the lives they
are fortunate to have and a sadness for
the more unfortunate. This was a very
rewarding experience for them and a
lesson in giving back they will always
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12.15.2015

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