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and seemed to hide from her 
out of embarrassment.
“So, I went over to 
him and asked him if he 
would like to be my assis-
tant. Suddenly, everything 
changed, and he said, ‘Oh, 
yeah, I do!’ And I found 
something he could be proud 
of,” she said. 
Schulist saw him grow in 
maturity. On the very last 
day the boy was her assis-
tant, he noticed his teacher 
goofing off. Schulist says 
the teacher is a fun guy who 
does silly things with his 
students.
“The boy came over to me 
and said, ‘I think the teacher 
deserves a ticket. I saw him 
breaking a rule for a while. 
It’s not safe.’ So, I went over 
and I gave the teacher a tick-
et.” 

Being able to watch his 
growth and help him find 
something he was comfort-
able doing brought Schulist 
so much joy. Moments like 
that keep her coming back 
every week, and she encour-
ages anyone who’s interested 
in the Friendship Circle to 
come and check it out.
“The main thing is that we 
get to make that difference 
every time we’re there. We 
get to do something special, 
and I’m happy to be part of 
it.” 

If you are interested in learning more 

about the Friendship Circle and how 

you can volunteer, email Shayna at 

Shayna@friendshipcircle.org or call 

her at (248) 788-7878, ext. 207. 

 If you would like to nominate some-

one to be the next volunteer of the 

week, send a nomination with a short 

paragraph telling us why to socialme-

dia@thejewishnews.com.

Nancy Shulist volunteering at the Friendship Circle’s Weinberg 
Village. 

Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation.

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