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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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