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H
appy New Year, friends! The goal
of this column, as we all make our
New Year’s resolutions, is to offer
many ways to help others in 2023. Our
community is a gold mine of volunteering
treasures, and we hope to provide all kinds
of opportunities to stay true to your reso-
lutions in the coming months.
ADAT SHALOM’S ninth annual Volunteer
Day invites volunteers of all ages to do
hands-on projects for organizations work-
ing to improve lives in Metro
Detroit. The event is on Jan.
15 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. Projects
include, but are not limited
to, cutting plastic bags to
make plarn (plastic yarn),
assembling baby baskets,
baking dog biscuits for
a local shelter and sorting book dona-
tions. To sign up, visit https://jlive.app/
events/3363.
B’NAI MOSHE is partnering with Fleece
& Thank You on Jan. 29 from 2-4 p.m. to
assemble blankets for hospitalized chil-
dren. The goal of Fleece & Thank You is
to provide every child facing extended
hospital stays and treatments with a col-
orful, comfortable fleece blanket and a
video message of support from its maker.
From now through January, B’nai Moshe
will be raising funds to
support this cause. Each
$30 raised makes one
blanket for a child. To sign
up or donate, email Stacey
Whelan at
whelanclan@gmail.com.
LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND is
hosting the Frozen Paw 5K on Jan. 22 in
downtown Rochester in partnership with
the Fire and Ice Festival. Volunteers are
needed to hand out bibs and information
to race participants, stand along the route
OUR COMMUNITY
B’nai Moshe
is making
blankets for
hospitalized
children.
COURTESY OF B’NAI MOSHE
Samantha
Foon
Contributing
Writer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Opportunities
Opportunities
Resolve to do a mitzvah
in the new year.
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