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to cheer on racers, hand
out medals to racers after
they cross the finish line
and serve pancakes at the
post-race breakfast. Shifts
are two to three hours long
and volunteers must be at
least 16 with parental per-
mission. For details, contact
VolunteerDepartment@lea-
derdog.org.
THE WELL, NEXTGen
Detroit and Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit’s Women’s
Philanthropy are coming
together for a Dignity Grows
packing party on Jan. 22.
Dignity Grows empowers
our neighbors in need with
free menstrual hygiene sup-
plies for all who need them.
Volunteers will be assembling
feminine hygiene kits that
will be donated to Brilliant
Detroit for distribution to
their many hubs. This event
is from 2-4 p.m. at the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. A $10 donation per
person, the cost of one tote,
is requested. For more infor-
mation, please email Amy
Wayne at awayne@jfmd.org.
THE BERMAN CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS is looking for ushers
interested in volunteering for
theatrical, dance, film and
speaking events. Ushers are
always invited to watch the
performance and are expect-
ed to stay until the end of the
event. Training and back-
ground checks are required.
Once complete, names are
added to the list of ushers and
contacted for optional volun-
teer work when new events
are scheduled. If interested,
email bspangler@jccdet.org
to be added to the list for the
next training session.
JEWISH SENIOR LIFE is
looking for bistro volunteers
on both the West Bloomfield
and Oak Park campuses in
the Meer, Fleischman and
Prentis buildings. Volunteers
greet customers, make sand-
wiches and operate the cash
register. Help is needed daily
in West Bloomfield from
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and in
Oak Park from 9:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m. Volunteers must be cur-
rent in vaccines, wear a mask
and be over 16 years old. To
sign up, call or email Beth
Robinson at (248) 592-5062
or brobinson@jslmi.org.
AISH, in Oak Park, runs a
program called Homemade
Hugs where volunteers pre-
pare chicken soup and chal-
lah for people to take home
for themselves to deliver to a
friend who could use some
extra love. Send Estie an
email at etolwin@aish.edu
to offer to make this week’s
batch or to come by and take
some challah and soup home
with you.
If your organization is looking for
volunteers, email Samantha Foon
at samanthafoon14@gmail.com for
possible inclusion in an upcoming
column.
FIND ALL KINDS OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY TRUE TO
YOUR RESOLUTIONS IN THE
COMING MONTHS.
youth and teen programs at
the JCC in West Bloomfield
and Oak Park. After giving
birth to her son, she went back
to teach at the Temple Beth
El Early Childhood Center,
where she was promoted to
ECC director and trained all of
her staff in ways to effectively
work with their students.
From there — with the
challenges that came from
the COVID-19 pandemic —
Wolfe decided to start her
own business, the Teaching
Circle, to offer smaller and
more personalized classes for
children.
The idea for the Teaching
Circle came to her after talking
with a parent about “Camp
Wolfe” — an educational day
camp she hosted at her house
for her son and his friends
when they were younger. The
mom said to her, “Our kid’s
classroom is closed due to the
pandemic. Would you consider
starting Camp Wolfe back up
again?” So, she did — and it
snowballed after that.
Now, in addition to the
Family Coaching Program, the
Teaching Circle offers classes
every Tuesday and Thursday
for children ages 18 months
through pre-K, as well as Break
Camps for kids in preschool
and early elementary school on
their days off. She also offers
life-coaching sessions for adults
with different abilities. Wolfe
has partnered with a team of
educators to offer these sessions
in-person from her Bloomfield
Hills home.
“We give to our students and
parents what we want for our
own children,” she said.
Teaching Circle has openings for
private parent coaching sessions, as
well as group sessions for educators,
parents, caregivers and other family
members. There’s also limited avail-
ability for classes, camps and life
coaching sessions. For more informa-
tion, visit www.teachingcircle.org, call
(248) 990-5555, email forestlevy@
gmail.com or follow on Instagram @
teachingcircle.
Forest Levy
Wolfe
Forest Levy Wolfe
working with children
at the Teaching Circle
out of her Bloomfield
Hills home.
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