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28 July 28 • 2016 Shabbat On Location Single parents and their kids enjoy a poolside program. metro » a r o u n d t o w n In The Garden B erkley-based Ameinu Detroit, a progressive Zionist organization, did various chores on Sunday, July 17, to help grow the bounty of Eden Gardens, an urban garden on the East Side of Detroit. Nine Ameinu members assisted Karen "Chava" Knox and block club members with watering, weeding and putting together framed boxes for making raised gardens. After sharing a birthday cake for Chava's birthday, the visitors had dinner at the original Buddy's Pizza on Six Mile at Conant. * Ameinu members stand with Eden Gardens neighbors at the community garden's sign. Mark Phillips of Oak Park has little Sarai in his wheelbarrow. Volunteer Vicki Salinger of Southfield puts in a layer of magazine pages in the completed box. Jeremy Salinger of Southfield and Mark Phillips of Oak Park fit corners on a box. Aviva Phillips of Oak Park works on a raised garden bed. Eden Gardens Block Club leader Karen "Chava" Knox, seated, a member of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, celebrated her birthday with the Ameinu guests. Michal Ram of Huntington Woods watered vegetables. Jeff Ram of Huntington Woods uses a drill while constructing a raised garden bed. Ameinu Detroit teams up with Eden Gardens. Photos by Esther Allweiss Ingber A season-ending Shabbat on Location program from Federation's SPARC (Single Parent Alliance and Resource Connection) program was held June 17 at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Participants enjoyed a poolside Shabbat meal together as well as singing — and then more fun in the pool. To learn more about SPARC, contact Dona Stillman at (248) 833-2527 or email stillman@jfmd.org. * Joel Rosenfeld of West Bloomfield with daughter Raquel, 12, and twins Daniel and Zachery, 9 JBaby Coordinator Mikki Frank, JFamily Director Lisa Soble Siegmann and SPARC Coordinator Dona Stillman Erica Bak with children, Benji, 8, Ella, 3, and Nathan, 7 Brayden Munro, 2½, of Huntington Woods Ari Ellis, 8 Photos by Drasnin-Reuben Photography