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ORT held its ninth annual Camp Hermelin
fundraiser Sept. 17 at the Bingham Farms
home of Doreen Hermelin. The event
allowed more than 900 kids, parents and
grandparents to reconnect with camp
friends and staff while enjoying a variety
of activities, including arts and crafts,
sports, dance, tug-of-war and more, run
by 12 local camps and 11 activity-based
businesses.
Event co-chairs Carole Ben-Ezra, Melissa
Feldman and Shayna Levine, along with
the planning committee, raised close to
$70,000 to benefit at-risk ORT students in
Israel.
Additionally, there were eight raffle prizes
of free or deeply discounted camp tuition

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PHOTOS BY JAY DREIFUS PHOTOGRAPHY

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donated by the participating camps.
The ninth was “The Camper’s Choice,”
awarding a $2,500 credit toward any
summer experience or organized trip in
2017-2018.
The Suburban Collection was the
presenting sponsor.
Camp Hermelin 2018 is scheduled for
Sunday, Sept. 16.
For details, call (248) 723-8860,
visit ortmichigan.org or email nmiller@
ORTmichigan.org. •

Lee Trepeck of Tamarack Camps leads the attendees in the tug-of-war contests.

Tamarack Camps buses
shuttled attendees to and
from the event.

Nicole Miller
with the Camp
Hermelin Spirit
Award Winner
Vic Norris of
Camp Tamakwa

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Participants had a chance to test drive Suburban
Collection vehicles to and from the event.

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Attendees enjoy a kosher barbecue lunch
at Camp Hermelin.

Event co-chairs Carole Ben-Ezra, Melissa
Feldman and Shayna Levine with ORT Michigan
Director Nicole Miller