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noteworthy Auto Accidents Claim Young Lives Recent car accidents in Metro Detroit have claimed the lives of three Chaldeans in their 20s. Two Chaldeans in their 20s were killed on I-75, just north of Eight Mile in Hazel Park, on October 12. 21-year-old Feras Salem and 26-yearold Madonna Jarbo, both from Sterling Heights, died at the scene. Madonna’s sister, 20-year-old Marietta Jarbo, was critically injured. Family members said she was not wearing a seat belt because it was stuck between the back seats. As a result, she was thrown through a window, which may have saved her life. The three were traveling in a Lincoln that skid off the freeway and slammed into a retaining wall. They were reportedly returning home after a Detroit Tigers game. A few weeks earlier, on September 27, Karam Khalil Hanna, 22, was killed when his auto was hit by a truck at 12 Mile and Novi roads in Novi. He had just graduated in August from Lawrence Tech University and was driving home after studying at the library. Grocers Hail Food Stamp Changes In a state where 1.9 million people receive food stamps, a new system that expands food-stamp distribution throughout each month has stabilized Michigan’s grocery business, according to the state’s largest association of independent grocers. November marks the completion of the 11-month transition of the new food stamp distribution, which had been an issue for the state of Michigan for more than a decade. AFPD and its members spent several years trying to solve an ongoing problem for businesses that accept food stamps. In November 2010, an agreement was reached to solve a major operating problem. The old food stamp distribution system resulted in stores being extremely busy during the first 10 days of the month when the food stamps were distributed, then turning into near ghost towns the last 15 to 20 days of the month. The new plan migrated from a “3rd and 10th day of each month” distribution to a strategic distribution encompassing a nearly three-week period — from the 3rd through the 22nd of each month. expected to host 17,000 Syriacs who live in Istanbul. “Half of our community lives in and around Yesilköy. We rent churches for Sunday rites, but we can only start morning mass at 11:30, whereas we are supposed to finish our Sunday rites before 10:30 in accordance with our tradition,” Kenan Altınısık, a prominent Syriac community leader, told the Hürriyet Daily News via e-mail. The church site will be allocated to the ancient community by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, while construction expenses will be paid for by the Syriacs. New Cars Drive Church Raffles Fancy a new car? Two Chaldean churches are raffling off luxury vehicles as fundraisers. Mother of God in Southfield has a raffle to win a 2012 Audi A4. The drawing is December 9 at the Farmington Hills Manor. In Sterling Heights, Holy Martyrs’ raffle has a 2012 BMW X3 2012 as a grand prize. Its drawing is on December 17 at Bellagio (Bella) Banquet Hall in Warren. The two churches had unwittingly each scheduled their drawing for the same day. Holy Martyrs offered to change its Christmas party and drawing date until a week later. Each raffle has a second prize of ,000 and a third prize of 0. For tickets ( each), call Mother of God at (248) 356-0565 and Holy Martyrs at (586) 803-3114. ECRC Celebrates 10 Years The Eastern Christian Re-Evangelization Center (ECRC) celebrates its 10th anniversary with a dinner on November 18. The group is comprised of lay people dedicated to helping fellow Chaldean community members grow in faith and build a stronger, more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. The ECRC offers Bible study, youth programs, prison ministries, vacation Bible school, a women’s group, spiritual retreats and more. All programs are funded by private donations. Sponsors are sought for the dinner, which will also benefit the next phase of evangelization, the Mar Toma Production Studio. Contact the ECRC at (248) 538- 9903 or visit ECRC.us for more information. Building Community Event Addresses Women’s Health “Myths, Facts and Secrets: Issues in Women’s Health” is the topic of an event sponsored by the Chaldean/Jewish Building Community Initiative and Providence Park Hospital on November 1. The event includes health screenings, a tour of the Temple Israel sanctuary and panel discussions on menopause, stress, breast and ovarian cancers and nutrition. It takes place from 8-11:30 a.m., Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Call (866) 501-3627 to register. People Warren Brandes, DO, has been named a Top Doc by Hour Magazine in the field of Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat). He practices at ENT Surgical Associates, PC. The 2011 edition of Super Lawyers has Warren Brandes, DO named John Hindo as a Rising Star in the areas of business and corporate law. Hindo is a partner in the law firm of Mekani, Orow, Mekani, Shallal & Hindo, P.C., in Birmingham. Turkey’s Syriacs Will Get Church Turkey’s Syriac Christian community has secured approval from officials for the construction of its first church. It is Friends and family celebrate in Greektown after competing the Detroit Half Marathon of October 16 – a 13.1 mile feat. The team ran in honor of Lana Atto and to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America. “Lana was one of a kind. If you were one of the lucky people who knew Lana, then you knew how she inspired everyone,” said her sister, Paulette George. 12 CHALDEAN NEWS NOVEMBER 2011
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