Grand Opening

JSL’s new garden gives
seniors a chance to grow.

SHOWING

Friday September 8 th

11:00 am through 6:00 pm

Meet Representative
Rebecca In Store

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ABOVE: Cutting
the ribbon:
Colleen Janis,
Teitel Apartments
administrator;
Nancy Heinrich,
JSL CEO; Mayor of
Oak Park Marian
McClellan; Judy
Rosner, Prentis
Apartments
administrator; and
Larissa Kleshchik,
resident service
coordinator, Teitel
Apartments.

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ewish Senior Life celebrated the grand opening of its
new JSL Community Garden on the Jewish Community
Campus in Oak Park. The garden brings together resi-
dents of the Teitel and Prentis apartments, along with volun-
teer community Master Gardeners and others to enrich the
lives of JSL residents.
The garden allows residents to use their “green thumbs” to
grow and care for outdoor plants and flowers. The organic
vegetable harvest provides healthy produce for residents
to enjoy, with additional produce donated to local feeding
agencies.
“This community garden represents the best in partner-
ships to improve the quality of life of older adults in our
community,” said Nancy Heinrich, JSL CEO. “We are grateful
to our residents, volunteers and community partners who
helped bring this garden to fruition
for the enjoyment of our residents
and the beautification of our cam-
pus.”
Volunteer Master Gardeners are
Julie and Shaul Englender, Joyce
Harding, Jerry Rubin and Carol
Scheuer. Michigan State University’s
Tollgate Farm supported the pro-
gram with garden planning and
seedlings.
The garden is divided into two
sections of multiple garden beds,
Raised beds contain small plants that will
united by an arbor that can be used
yield organic vegetables.
as a sukkah. Oak Park Mayor Marian
McClellan, on hand for the ribbon
cutting, offered to donate sunflower
stalks to use as a covering for the
future sukkah. The stalks will come
from sunflowers planted all around
Oak Park.
Donations are needed to purchase
additional security and decorative
lighting as well as hand tools and
other gardening paraphernalia. To
support this project, contact Colleen
Guests stroll through the new garden.
Janis at (248) 967-2224 or cjanis@
jslmi.org. •

SALLY’S

D E S I G N

B O U T I Q U E

Inside Orchard Mall - Orchard Lake and Maple – West Bloomfield, MI 48322 -248.626.0886

The Dorothy and Peter Brown
Jewish Community Adult Day Program

presents

Dementia Friendly Kol Nidre/
Yom Kippur Service

Join us for an intimate, abbreviated
Yom Kippur service for families and
their loved ones touched by dementia.

Sunday, September 24th
11 - 11:45 a.m.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek
27375 Bell Road | Southfield, MI 48034

To register or for more info, call (248) 661-6390.

Individuals are encouraged to pre-register by September
19th with the understanding that last-minute challenges may
prevent them from attending. There is no fee to attend.

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