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Thanksgiving Mitzvah

Local sophomores raise funds for nonprofit
Heart 2 Hart Detroit.

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wo Cranbrook Kingswood sopho-
mores are determined to make a
difference for people in need this
Thanksgiving. They’re not doing it for credit
or to meet some volunteer requirements
for school. They simply have big hearts and
want to change the world one small act of
kindness at a time.
Bree Gross, 15, of Franklin, did a dance-a-
thon to raise money for Heart 2 Hart Detroit
for her bat mitzvah project. The charity
remains close to her heart.
Heart 2 Hart Detroit is a small nonprofit
that goes out into the streets of Detroit and
hands out life-sustaining items to hundreds
of homeless Detroiters. The nonprofit also
connects homeless people to commu-
nity service organizations, rehab facilities,
estranged family members and even poten-
tial employers.
Bree told her friend Emma Sable, 15, of
Bloomfield Hills about the charity’s work.
Bree and Emma took on the commitment

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to provide warm coats, socks and food
gift cards for the many homeless people in
Detroit to brighten their Thanksgiving.
“Once I heard about Heart 2 Hart Detroit
and how they come to the city to feed the
homeless, I knew right away that I wanted to
get involved and help because these people
deserve a second chance. I am just so happy
to help support this great cause,” Bree said.
By enlisting their families and friends’
support through social media and a
Crowdrise campaign, Bree and Emma are
on the way to reaching their goal of raising
$10,000 to purchase 100 winter coats, 100
pairs of socks and 100 $10 gift cards.
“Being homeless isn’t a choice and many
unsuspecting people find themselves on the
streets,” the girls wrote on their Crowdrise
page. “They are moms and dads, brothers
and sisters and grandmas and grandpas.
They are people like us, but somewhere
along the way they encountered terribly bad
luck.”

Emma Sable and Bree Gross

With two weeks to go, the girls have
raised nearly $9,000. They plan to raise
funds annually to “remind all of us at
Thanksgiving of all that we have to be
thankful for,” Bree said.
On Nov. 21, the girls will go to Hart Plaza
with other Heart 2 Hart volunteers and pass
out the coats, socks and food gift cards. Also

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joining them will be Chef Zack Sklar and
his staff from Peas and Carrots Hospitality
Group, who will be passing out hot soup,
lunches and toiletry kits.
To donate to the cause, visit www.
crowdrise.com/raise-money-to-help-the-
homeless-in-detroit/fundraiser/
Emmabree.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

presents the 3 rd annual
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7:00 pm
BERMAN CENTER for the Performing Arts

MEDIA NIGHT

For more information contact
Leslie Katz, Director - Friends of Jewish Senior Life
248-592-5062 or lkatz@jslmi.org

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