OUR COMMUNITY

T

he B’nai B’rith Great Lakes
Region, centered in Metro
Detroit, held several com-
munity service programs over the
summer, including a golf tournament
fundraiser and donations made to the
Children’s Hospital of Michigan and
Yad Ezra.
On July 9, Great Lakes Region
President Lila Zorn and Vice
President Joel Marwil presented
a donation of B’nai B’rith Diverse
Minds books to the Children’s
Hospital of Michigan. The donation
was accepted by Sinéad Nimmo,
Child Life Projects specialist at the
hospital. Diverse Minds books were
created in the B’nai B’rith Diverse
Minds Youth Writing Challenge, held
from 2006-2018, which awarded col-
lege scholarships to high school stu-
dents who wrote and illustrated books
for young readers that promoted a
message of tolerance and diversity.
The winning books were published
by B’nai B’rith and donated to chil-
dren’s facilities nationwide. Marwil
has distributed Diverse Minds books
to libraries, schools and community
centers in the area.
On Aug. 2, B’nai B’rith Great Lakes
Region held its 39th annual B’nai
B’rith Stephen B. Zorn Memorial
Golf Outing fundraiser at the Tam-
O-Shanter Country Club in West
Bloomfield. Proceeds raised from
the event benefitted a variety of B’nai
B’rith programs and went toward
scholarships for four students.
On Aug. 30, Lila Zorn and Judi
Shapiro, Great Lakes Region Project
H.O.P.E. chairperson, presented a
$1,500 check to Yad Ezra, which pro-
vides kosher and traditional Passover

food, health care products and
household items to vulnerable Jewish
families in Southeast Michigan.
Daniella HarPaz Mechnikov, exec-
utive director of Yad Ezra, accepted
the check. Project H.O.P.E. — Help
Our People Everywhere — works
with community family service agen-
cies and local Jewish social services
to provide and deliver food packages
to communities in need across the
United States. The B’nai B’rith Great
Lakes Region supports Yad Ezra
year-round as part of its community
service programs.
The Great Lakes Region covers
Michigan, Fort Wayne, Ind., and
Toledo, Ohio, with most of its activ-
ity centered in Metro Detroit, which
is home to active lodges, units and
numerous community programs.

B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region holds numerous
community programs over summer 2021.

A Successful
Summer of Giving

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On Aug. 30, Great Lakes Region President Lila Zorn
and Judi Shapiro, Great Lakes Region Project
H.O.P.E. chairperson, presented a $1,500 check
to Daniella HarPaz Mechnikov (center), executive
director of Yad Ezra.

The winning team of the 39th Annual B’nai B’rith
Stephen B. Zorn Memorial Golf Outing included David
Lubin, Glen Young, Charlie Young, Ron Ruks, Nick
Haratsaris and Jeffrey Tackel.

Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs Rick Sherline (left)
and David Lubin (right) with Jaden Jubas, one of four
students who received scholarships funded by the golf
tournament proceeds.

On July 9, Great Lakes Region President
Lila Zorn and Great Lakes Region Vice
President Joel Marwil presented a
selection of B’nai B’rith Diverse Minds
books to Sinéad Nimmo (center), Child
Life Projects specialist, on behalf of the
Children’s Hospital of Michigan.