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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 
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Resolve to do a mitzvah 
in the new year.

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