OUR COMMUNITY

H

illel Day School of 
Metropolitan Detroit nominat-
ed Lisa Keller of Farmington 
Hills to be our Volunteer of the Week 
because of her dedication to the 
school’s PTO volunteer organization. 
“Lisa Keller is holiday chair and 
plans all of the students’ holiday 
treats from PTO, chairs the Fun Run, 
and helped plan and execute Teacher 
Appreciation Week,” said Amy Sapeika, 
communications coordinator at Hillel. 
As an alumna of the school and a 
parent of three, Keller found herself 
back at the school for the past 12 years 
volunteering for multiple events. 
“I just like to give back. It’s reward-
ing. It’s fun. There are not that many 
people who always volunteer. So, luck-
ily, as I do not work, I have the chance 
to do it,” Keller explained. 
Keller was also on the steering com-
mittee and chaired Bookstock for the 
school last month.Sapeika says they 
had a record number of Hillel teachers, 
parents and grandparents volunteer. 
“She also helps the advancement 
office with the Gala and, whenever 
anyone needs any help at school, we 
know we can count on her,” Sapeika 
added. 
Keller says she has so much love for 
the school and volunteers her time 

weekly or whenever they need an extra 
pair of hands. 
“I don’t do it for any of the recogni-
tion. I do it because I genuinely love 
Hillel Day School, and they’ve done 
so much for my children and created 
a safe, fun, exciting learning environ-
ment for them. That is the only school 
my kids have ever been to,” Keller 
said. 
Over the years, Keller says she has 
built relationships with the advance-
ment office and enjoys supporting the 
school and its fundraising efforts for 
tuition assistance for students. 
During the pandemic, the school 
showed its appreciation for Keller’s 
volunteer efforts by selecting her as 
Volunteer of the Year.
“The school made the announce-
ment over Zoom and during the 
meeting someone actually came to 
my house and delivered Cookies by 
Design, which was really nice and 
totally unexpected,” she said. 
Keller says she hopes to stay involved 
with Hillel Day School even after her 
kids graduate. 

If you would like to nominate someone to be the 

next volunteer of the week, send a nomination with 

a short paragraph telling us why to socialmedia@

thejewishnews.com.

Meet Lisa Keller, a dedicated Hillel Day School volunteer. 
From Student to Volunteer

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR 

20 | JUNE 23 • 2022 

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK 

COURTESY OF HILLEL

The Keller Family

Lisa Keller 
puts together 
Mishloach 
Manot for the 
staff for Purim.

LEFT: Keri Bernstein, Lauren Anchill and Lisa Keller make Shabbat 
bags for the new families at Hillel. ABOVE: The team for Hillel’s Fun 
Run.

