SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 33

faces&places

Through the generosity of the 
Joyce Keller & Michael A. Walch 
Staff Recognition Fund, the 
annual JARC Staff Appreciation 
Event was held on July 19 at 
Beverly Park in Beverly Hills. 
The event was held in person 
for the first time in two years and 
has been hosted every year since 
1998 to highlight and appreciate 
the dedication of JARC’s staff 
members. 
Awards were presented in five 

different categories to winners 
nominated by staff members 
and chosen by those who won in 
those categories last year. Award 
recipients received a certificate 
and a cash prize. Prizes including 
gas gift cards, Tigers’ tickets and 
various prize packages, were also 
raffled off as part of the event. 
This year’s spa-themed event 
aimed to provide staff with the 
relaxation they deserve, including 
a gift bag of spa-related items. 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JARC

JARC Staff Appreciation 
Event 2022

Ellen Hilliard, 
Melissa Gabriel 
and Jessica Tierny

JARC President Joshua 
Tobias

JARC staff watch awards being presented.

Janis Shulman presented the Anna 
Slomovitz Award to Douglas Anarado.

On Tuesday, July 12, a hard-
working and spirited group 
of Habonim Dror Camp 
Tavor campers joined Yad 
Ezra in its Genesis Gardens. 
They were participating in a 
program organized by Repair 
the World Detroit. They 
worked side by side — in 
true Habonim spirit — and 
made great progress helping 
Yad Ezra to move compost, 
weed and build new beds for 

its summer plantings.
Yad Ezra relies on volun-
teers throughout its process-
es. In its Giving Gardens 
program, a group willing to 
do some physical work can 
make a huge impact. Since 
the beds were prepared, Yad 
Ezra has planted green beans, 
peas and root vegetables in 
them. Yad Ezra’s clients are 
already enjoying the fruits of 
their labor. 

COURTESY OF YAD EZRA

Yad Ezra’s Giving 
Garden Program 

TOP AND ABOVE: Volunteers from Habonim Dror Camp Tavor hard 
at work in Yad Ezra’s Genesis Gardens.

