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o bring in the spring sea-
son, NEXTGen Detroit 
Volunteers partnered up 
with Michigan Urban Farming 
Initiative (MUFI) for a day of 
service. On Sunday, April 10, a 
group of volunteers helped the 
nonprofit organization get their 
garden ready for the spring and 
summer. 
“We had about 10 volunteers 
from NEXTGen Detroit come 
out to the farm for a couple 
hours,” said Alyse Waldhorn 
with NEXTGen Detroit 
Volunteer Committee. “We 
cleared out some of the vegetable 
beds and we planted marigolds 

around the perimeter.” 
The volunteers got to speak 
with the founder of the farm 
and learn about the organi-
zation’s history. Alyse says 
the NEXTGen Volunteer 
Committee likes to host a 
couple volunteer events a year. 
“The volunteer committee likes 
to bring people together who 
want to lend a hand and make a 
difference. It’s also a nice way to 
meet new friends and give back 
at the same time.” 

To learn more about the events hosted 

by NEXTGen Detroit head to https://jlive.

app.

NEXTGen 
Detroit’s 
Day of Service

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR 
PICTURES COURTESY OF NEXTGEN DETROIT 

TOP: David Moiseev, 
Jeremy Zickerman 
and Stephanie 
Hollander clear out 
the vegetable beds 
and plant marigolds. 

BELOW: A group 
photo of all the 
volunteers, David 
Moiseev, Alyse 
Waldhorn, Jared 
Kohlenberg, Jeremy 
Zickerman, Arie 
Zeidner, Stephanie 
Hollander, Alana 
Silver and Abby 
Rubin

BOTTOM LEFT: 
NEXTGen Detroit 
volunteers col-
lect tools to start 
their work: Alana 
Silver, Abby Rubin, 
Cameron Billes and 
Stephanie Hollander.

NEXT DOR
VOICE OF THE NEW 
JEWISH GENERATION

