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nthusiastic and 
talented volunteers of 
all ages participated in 
Adat Shalom’s 10th Annual 
Volunteer Day, supporting 
many organizations 
throughout Metro Detroit 
and Israel. While acts of 
kindness are not saved for 
one day a year, Volunteer Day 
is always very special thanks 
to those that plan, implement 
and get creative during this 
event. 
Working together to create 
more than 1,000 items to 
benefit those in need made 
it fun for all ages. Projects 
included creating no-sew 
fleece scarves, designing 
cards for Magen David Adom 
volunteers in Israel, making 
fleece toys for dogs and cats, 

preparing soup for the Adat 
Shalom Chesed (kindness) 
Committee to share, cutting 
plastic bags to make plarn 
(plastic yarn), assembling bag 
lunches and snack bags, and 
illustrating bookmarks for an 
elementary school. 
The weekend of kindness 
continued Monday, Jan. 15, 
for Tikkun Olam: MLK Jr. 
Day (and pizza lunch) when 
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
and Hillel Day School’s PTO 
partnered for a grades K-8 
volunteer day. Together, 180 
reusable T-shirt satchels and 
160 meal kits were created 
for clients of CARES in 
Farmington Hills.
Everyone had a great time 
while helping to improve lives 
in our community. 

Adat Shalom 
Volunteer Day

PHOTOS COURTESY OF 
ADAT SHALOM MEMBERS AND STAFF

Adat Shalom student volunteers cut 
plastic bags into plarn and creating 
sleeping mats for the homeless. 

Students had fun 
creating sleeping 
mats for the 
homeless. 

Gideon Herskovic, Chase Grubbs and Hillary Glazer 
were happily making dog tug toys for the Michigan 
Animal Rescue League.

Kindergartners make cards for Magen David Adom 
volunteers in Israel with the oversight of Adat 
Shalom Madricha (student leaders).

Volunteers of all ages were eager to 
help make dog and cat fleece toys 
for Michigan Animal Rescue League.