Dani Saul is one of three Rabbis biking accross the United States in support of Friendship Circle and Children with special needs. In this post he tells the story of Bike4Friendship. As a child I always wondered who decides what is considered “news worthy.” For a while I thought that politicians and corporations would pay [...]
As part of an essay contest Friendship Circle volunteers from around the world submitted essays about their volunteering experience. Over a hundred surveys were submitted with 10 coming from the Friendship Circle in Michigan. Here is an essay from volunteer Devori Kroll The Storm The wind howls, torrents of angry rain beat against the thrashing [...]
Rain, 45 Degree Temperatures and 20 MPH winds didn’t stop Friendship Circle from splashing down at Cedar Point yesterday. 45 children with special needs together with 45 teen volunteers and 15 chaperones made the two and a half hour trip to Sandusky, Ohio for Friendship Circle’s annual Cedar Point trip. An informal survey showed that [...]
What Are Purple People? Warning to all Metro Detroiters! Purple People are on the loose and invading events in a town near you. This silly, strange looking group of people are catching the attention of the community in a creative effort to spread awareness about the Friendship Circle. But don’t laugh at their appearance too much, [...]
As soon as the springtime flowers start lifting their buds above the dirt, you will begin to hear the word “Walk4Friendship” chirped around the halls of The Friendship Circle. Walk4Friendship is our annual 5k walk and fundraiser. This event raises over 1/3 of our annual operating budget. But it really is more than a fundraiser… [...]
It’s 2am and I am relentlessly clicking “refresh” on my web browser. It’s 2am and I should be sleeping but instead I am transfixed on my Alma Mater’s voting page in the Chase Community Giving Challenge on Facebook. I graduated a long time ago, so why am I suddenly passionate about this? While watching these [...]
I’m tired. I’m tired of obsessing over how I look, how I sound, if I am professional enough, if I am smart enough, if I am thin enough or beautiful in other people’s eyes. I’m tired. I’m tired of watching teenagers find their self-worth by destroying someone else’s. I’m tired of blanket statements and cultures divided. [...]
Can’t See the video? Watch Defeat The Label on YouTube Fat, stupid, low-class and ugly. At some point in life, we have all experienced the emotional pain caused from social labeling. These labels create an imbalance of power and control within our schools, workplaces and communities- most often leading to bullying and the bystander effect. [...]
Frey Gothelf is a dedicated Friendship Circle Volunteer and a junior at Frankel Jewish Academy. She recently attended the 5th annual Friendship Circle Volunteer Conference in New York and shares some of the highlights For the weekend of March 4th through 6th, I decided, along with two other amazing Friendship Circle volunteers, to go to New [...]
Daniel Elkus is an 18 year old senior at Frankel Jewish Academy and a recent Friendship Circle volunteer. Recently, he raised not only money but also some very important awareness as producer and writer of this United Cerebral Palsy Documentary. Daniel is an outstanding example of the young people that comprise our next generation of leaders. [...]
