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Respite home offers ‘home away from home’ for children

BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com

BEVERLY HILLS — Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home, located at 31111 Lahser Road in Beverly Hills, cares for children between the ages of 6-17 with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Respite care offers caregivers relief from their responsibilities, while still providing the peace of mind that their care recipient is being taken care of in a safe environment.

Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home has been open since 1985. According to a statistic on their website,

Motor City Comic Con to spring back this May with iconic nostalgia

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

NOVI — The 2025 Motor City Comic Con is set to take over the Suburban Collection Showplace May 16-18. This year, the show will be flying in with all the superpower aspects it’s known for, but with an additional nostalgic punch.

The biannual convention, which caters to everything pop culture, has become synonymous with special celebrity and comic guests, events, attractions, and a welcoming atmosphere for all.

“I wouldn’t say that we ever really go for a theme. Pop culture is so encompassing that it’s hard to really nail it down to just one theme,” said Samantha Yankee, show manager. “But there is definitely a lot of nostalgia for this show.”

The show this year will feature many celebrities, some of whom are known for iconic roles, such as Bill Nye and the “Blue’s Clues” team.

“All these people who you watched when you were a kid, now they’re coming in and you can meet them,” said Beth Burland, show manager. “I would agree nostalgia’s definitely there.”

Yankee said that show guests are not chosen necessarily at random, because they try to get people who are not filming or working anymore as well as actors who are currently working. She said the latter definitely makes scheduling more of a challenge. It’s all about the timing, she said.

“So, a lot of the guests are people we have maybe been trying to get for a few shows now, but the schedules finally lined up,” Yankee said.

Jeremy Renner, known for his roles in “Mission Impossible” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he plays Hawkeye, was among them. The timing of the con worked out well with the release of his memoir, “My Next Breath,” on April 29. The show will provide an opportunity for Renner to meet fans and promote his book, Yankee said.

TOP: While at the Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home, kids have access to toys and will have the opportunity to partake in fun activities. ABOVE: Kids at the Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home have a chance to relax and socialize with other kids.

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

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Troy High School’s Model UN program promotes leadership and problem solving

BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com

TROY — Students involved with Troy High School’s (THS) Model United Nations team are able to travel to different parts of Michigan and other parts of the United States to develop their leadership skills and confer with others about different issues.

According to the United Nations’ website, Model UN provides opportunities for hundreds of thousands of students to engage in simulations to learn more about the principles of the UN and how it functions. Students may gain skills in public speaking, debating, and negotiating as they study a wide variety of topics that they can discuss with students from other schools.

“Every conference that we register for, the students get assigned a specific committee, and sometimes we’re assigned in multiple committees, and then within that committee, you’re assigned a specific country,” Jacqueline Ciolek, an English Teacher at Troy High and Model UN advisor, said. “So sometimes you might represent the same country multiple times, but a lot of times it varies from conference to conference.”

Among Troy High’s members are Julia Triculescu, Aarush Kulkarni, Atul Ganesh,Vinaya Gunasekar and Shivani Angadi.

Triculescu was inspired to join Model UN in ninth grade after finding out about the program through her school’s club fair.

“I’d never heard of Model UN before coming to high school,” Triculescu said. “I went to a very small middle school and it didn’t have clubs, and I saw that it was an international relations club and you got to travel. That seemed very interesting to me, so I just showed up at our first meeting and that was that.”

Kulkarni moved to the area at the start of middle school and found out about it via discussing the different clubs offered with friends while at Boulan Park Middle School.

“One of them was Model UN and I never heard of it,” Kulkarni said. “They said ‘you’d go great in Model UN,’ so I tried it out. I just showed up for a meeting and then I really liked it, so I just decided to stick with it.”

Ganesh has been involved in Model UN since he attended Boulan Park Middle School.

“I’ve always had an interest in, like, foreign affairs and stuff like that,” Ganesh said. “So, that combined with the fact that I really liked my sixth grade social studies teacher . . . who was the advisor at Boulan made me want to join the club, and then I guess the rest is history.”

Gunasekar also joined the Model UN in sixth grade

Royal Oak once again hosts

Oakland county Earth Day event

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

ROYAL OAK — Earth Day is coming up fast, and to help spread the word on sustainability and environmental awareness, Oakland County will be hosting a Climate March, Rally and Fair from 3 to 7 p.m. April 26 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Road.

According to Amanda Costello, organizer for the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, Earth Day 2025 is more important than ever.

“It’s not going to be a regular Earth Day,” Costello said, “because if you look at a lot of the things coming from Washington that aren’t friendly to addressing climate change, and are in fact trying to reverse a lot of the efforts that have been made to address climate change.”

The event will feature a rally, a march through downtown Royal Oak and a fair including a new specialized kids section.

“This event has always been something that families can come to, but we’re trying to make sure that it’s as accessible to children and families as possible,” Costello said. “We’re introducing a children’s section, so that it will have hands-on activities so that young people can start to build a relationship with their environment and understand why taking care of it is so important.”

The climate rally and march will begin at 3 p.m. and go until 4:30 p.m. The Earth fair will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Also new this year is the theme of “Journey to Climate Action,” which plays into the fair in the form of passports.

Each attendee will receive a passport and use that passport to “travel” to each vendor. Vendors will be giving out information, sustainability products and more.

“The passport essentially guides them throughout the fair to talk to someone who has an environmentally friendly product and to learn about the product,” Costello said. “Or

Members of Troy High School’s Model United Nations team met with the permanent representative of Mozambique for the United Nations, Pedro Comissário Afonso, during the National High School Model United Nations International Conference in New York City.

Oakland County will be hosting a Climate March, Rally and Fair 3-7 p.m. April 26 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Road. File photo by Donna Dalziel

to take action at one of our action stations, to learn about an environmental effort that’s going on and figure out how to join that.”

Woody Gontina, planning commissioner and chair of the Royal Oak environmental advisory board, said that the event will be showcasing some important speakers and vendors at the event.

“We typically have some pretty bigname relevant speakers that come to talk about sustainability and get the crowd sort of revved up before going on the march to help raise awareness for climate issues,” Gontina said. “This year we have Mayor Michael Fournier from Royal Oak; Jim Nash, who is the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner; Dave Coulter, Oakland County executive; and (state) Representative Natalie Price.”

Gontina said there are still a few invitations outstanding, so more speakers are yet to be announced.

The vendors will be sorted into different categories. According to Gontina, the categories are: advocacy, education, sustain-

able services, and products and technology.

“Of course we have advocacy groups like EDF Action and (Michigan League of Conservation Voters),” Gontina said. “Our board will have a table there, like the environmental advisory board, so we have a wide variety of sustainability-related vendors for people to come and check out.”

Costello believes that this event is an opportunity to learn more about environmental issues.

“We know people are seeing what’s going on and are going to see what’s going on in the future, and they’re going to want to do something,” Costello said. “They are going to want to have a place where they can come together and show that they care about the environment, and so that’s what we want to do is offer a space for them to go on that journey and actually take action.”

“Everyone is welcome to this event, whether you’re 5 or your 70, there’s something for you at this event and a way to come together and take action and show that we care about this so our leaders actually know they need to listen to us,” Costello said.

For more information, visit turnoak land countygreen.com/oakland-countymarch.

Home

last year, the respite home served 73 children.

With three bedrooms, a living room, playroom, kitchen, dining area and outdoor play areas, the home is large and accessible. While at the home, guests have the opportunity to participate in daily activities and community outings. They also have the chance to socialize and make new friends.

In order to stay at the home, a support coordinator or case manager must provide written authorization. Before someone is invited to use the respite home, they must complete paperwork, confirm eligibility, take a tour and stay overnight.

“Respite care and Lahser Children’s Respite Home really provides an opportunity for families to have a break from the intense caretaking needs of their children,” Judson Center Chief Operating Officer Susan Salhaney said.

Families often use Lahser Children’s Respite Home as a place they can send their child while they recharge and de-stress. Sometimes families use the respite home during an emergency situation, such as an

illness of another family member.

“It provides the benefit to support the family when the family needs support,” Salhaney said.

At Lahser Children’s Respite Home, kids can stay anywhere from one night to a couple nights. They provide care for the child while they are there, including transportation to and from school. Social enrichment and activities throughout the stay are also provided for kids.

“It is the only center of its kind in Southeast Michigan,” Salhaney said.

The home serves children from Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw counties.

“The respite home is also a break for the kids that go there. The kids often develop friendships. They really are comfortable. It’s a home away from home,” Salhaney said.

Salhaney shared information about the cost. Salhaney also shared information about the cost.

“The Private Pay rate is $222.65 per night,” she stated via email. “We are contracted with several Community Mental

Health organizations as well- Macomb county, Oakland Community Health Network, Detroit Wayne Integrated Care Network and Washtenaw Community Mental Health.”

Katherine Rayson, a single and working mother of two from Southfield, has utilized Lahser Children’s Respite Home for her 11year old daughter, Garryn Davis.

“One of the challenges that I had was finding care for my daughter,” Rayson said.

Turning to family for child care was not an option for Rayson, and due to toileting issues that her daughter was having, she had a hard time finding care once she hit a certain age.

“That really put me in a tough spot, and then just being able to just kind of have a break was challenging too,” Rayson said.

Rayson sends her daughter to Lahser Children’s Respite Home every month. One time, in 2023, her daughter spent a week there.

“She loves it. She looks forward to the place,” Rayson said.

Rayson said the staff is always pleasant and they are supportive to her daughter’s needs.For more information, visit judson center.org/disability/respite-care.

MONDAY-THURSDAY

ABOVE: Pictured is one of the three bedrooms at the Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home. It offers a comfortable “home away from home.”

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

RIGHT: Katherine Rayson’s 11-year old daughter, Garryn Davis, is pictured at the Judson Center’s Lahser Children’s Respite Home.

Photo provided by Katherine Rayson

Southfield teams up with other cities for

‘Let There Be Light Gateway’ crowdfunding campaign

BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD — In partnership with the cities of Southfield, Oak Park and Detroit, the Eight Mile Boulevard Association launched the “Let There Be Light Gateway” crowdfunding campaign to transform the Eight Mile Greenfield Gateway.

The Eight Mile Boulevard Association is a nonprofit founded in 1993 with a mission to revitalize and promote Eight Mile Road by helping to strengthen and improve the neighborhoods and businesses along the boulevard.

The “Let There Be Light Gateway” aims to provide an artistic and colorful safety enhancement to the area.

Kimberly Marrone, who is the municipal services director for Oak Park and the chairperson for the Eight Mile Boulevard Association, shared her excitement about the project.

“In total, with, you know, designing it and everything, (it’s) about two years that we’ve been working on it,” Marrone said. “The last component of any project is getting the funding to do it, so this is kind of our last step to fill the final gap in making this project come to fruition.”

She added that if everything goes according to plan, the installation could take place in the summer.

lights that serve as a safety measure and an art installation.

The campaign will run until May 23 and aims to raise $50,000 through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity, which will be matched dollar-fordollar by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) for a total of $100,000. At press time, the campaign had raised around $15,000.

According to Marrone, there are no fundraising plans in place other than through the online donation platform. However, if the goal is not met, she said that they would have to revisit the idea of hosting some fundraising events.

Currently, no lighting exists under the Eight Mile bridge at Greenfield Road and

the Lodge Freeway, which, according to the city of Southfield, is “traveled by over 100,000 people daily.”

Twelve lights will be installed, and the option to change the color will be available for different holidays or sporting events.

“So even from a safety standpoint, it’s probably not the best idea to not have any lighting under the bridge for any pedestrians going through that area,” Marrone said. “So that was one of the impetuses, but the main one was we were looking to do maybe some kind of art installation under the bridge, whether it be a mural or something like that.

And then Mayor Siver had traveled to Texas and saw that they had kind of an art lighting

project under one of their bridge overpasses, and came up with that idea.”

Southfield Mayor Ken Siver said, “We’ve had significant development in the Eight Mile (and) Greenfield (and) Lodge area, and so to promote further investment in the area I wanted to see something special happen to the bridge, and there’s no lights there. So the idea is to underlight the bridge with multicolor lights.”

Siver explained that the lights would be a unique fixture to help spur economic development in the area and beautify the intersection. He added that the area is undergoing significant transformation with new businesses, including the Costco Business Center, the Northland project, Forgotten Harvest’s facilities, new housing developments and newly-renovated stores and restaurants.

Individuals or organizations can make donations at the Projects Let There Be Light Gateway Patronicity page at www.patronic ity.com/project/let_there_be_light_gateway#!.

Photo provided by Kimberly Marrone

The Eight Mile Boulevard Association, along with the cities of Southfield, Oak Park and Detroit, launched the “Let There Be Light Gateway” crowdfunding campaign to transform the Eight Mile Greenfield Gateway with

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Renner will be appearing at MC3 on Saturday, May 17, only.

Burland said she doesn’t think there are specific challenges with putting the show together, but she always questions “if they are bringing in the right guests that the fans will enjoy.”

The public is able to suggest guests on MC3’s website and social media. Yankee said that guest suggestions are always taken into account when they are trying to decide what guests to seek for the con.

“We like to make sure that we are listening to our fans and if there is a specific person that somebody is wanting us to bring in, then it lets us know if maybe we have a handful of people requesting that celebrity guest or maybe we have a hundred people requesting them,” Yankee said. “ When we are making our decisions on who to bring in, that definitely helps.”

New to MC3 this spring is Rough Magic games, which Burland said she is exited to have. The group will be hosting free Dungeons & Dragons games throughout the entire weekend. Burland said the group will also host panels on what D & D is all about

and how to get into it.

Also new to the con this year is “Do You Want to be a Voice Actor.” The group will bring in a soundproof booth where guests will be able to record one to three lines of script. The group will edit it and add music and give a copy to the guests.

“Those two are very original and I’m looking forward to having those,” said Burland. “Something completely different that we haven’t had before.”

Another group that piggybacks off Dungeons & Dragons is Thunderforge Studios, which offers show attendees the chance to paint miniatures that can be used to play D & D games and other role-playing games. There is no cost for the miniatures.

As usual, authentication services for autographs will be available for MC3 attendees to purchase through JSA, but this year they have partnered with CGC, which specializes in comic book grating. So the show will have both autograph authentication and comic book, trading card and memorabilia grading services available to attendees.

The show is known for providing the opportunity for guests to experiment with and or partake in cosplay. This year the show is expanding to feature several cosplay guests, three of whom will be judging the cosplay contests and one of whom is a professional

cosplayer.

“We have always had cosplay as a thing at our show, but because it has become such a big thing that people are turning this into a profession, we have expanded what are the guests that we bring in,” Yankee said. “We might expand this even further, but we are really trying it out for the show.”

The show will also include the traditional MC3 cosplay contests for both adults and children, and numerous panels, vendors and children’s activities.

“One of the things we are striving for

each show is to bring in new attendees who are maybe a little bit timid about going to a comic con or maybe have the wrong idea about what a comic con is,” Yankee said. “It’s not just comic books. We have a lot of nostalgic guests that we are bringing in hoping to reach a new audience. So they understand there’s a lot more than just comic books at our show. We have local artists, we have vendors from all over the country, we’ve got activities and panels and after-hours events. There’s a lot going on that I think maybe people going to their first comic con might really enjoy.”

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BEHIND THE WHEEL

COUPLE GEAR UP FOR THE BRITISH INVASION

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Ken and Melody Klemmer “are preservationists at heart.”

They live in a historic home built in 1925, and a favorite pastime is driving their antique cars. The Klemmers buy and sell different vintage models every few years.

“I’ve had American cars, Model Ts and involvement with the Franklins,” said Ken, who has also owned Austin-Healey, Lotus and Mini Cooper cars. “We don’t tend to keep them for very long. There are so many cool ones out there that we want them all. We buy them and we fix them up. We drive them for a year or two and then we sell them and buy something else.”

The newest collection includes a cerulean blue prewar 1930 “Wiggy” MG M-

TOP RIGHT: The prewar 1931 MG D-Type Midget is parked in front of the historic Farmington Hills home of Ken and Melody Klemmer.

TOP LEFT: Ken and Melody Klemmer, along with their dog, Cocoa Puff, love to drive their prewar 1931 MG D-Type Midget. Directly behind them is their 1930 MG M-Type.

RIGHT: The passenger compartment and frame sets off the cerulean blue prewar 1930 “Wiggy” MG M-Type that the Klemmers own.

Photos by Liz Carnegie

Type they bought in 2022, and a maroonish/black prewar 1931 “Edwin” MG D-Type they’ve owned since 2023. Neither car is its original color although the M-Types were available in blue. According to Ken, most early D-Types were black, and then green and red were available often in two-tones.

The Farmington Hills residents belong to several MG car clubs, including the Windsor-Detroit MG Club; the North American MMM Register, which stands for Midget, Magna and Magnette; and Melody is president of the Michigan Chapter of the New England MG T Register, and Ken is the vice president.

The couple attend many local British car shows or drive through country roads with other MG enthusiasts, stopping for ice cream, at cider mills or museums for friendship and camaraderie. The annual Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in Dearborn is a favorite spot. The national Gathering of the Faithful is another regular haunt. There are a few different locations, and the Klemmers frequent the central show in the Midwest.

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Ken has studied the history of the MGs extensively.

“This M-Type we have, they built 3,000 of those cars. Quite a few survived, I would say close to 500 worldwide, which is shocking for a car like that,” Ken said. “It was just a cheap sports car. It’s got a wood body. It rotted and rusted and it went through World War II. They were loved so much. People hung onto them and didn’t junk them when they got old.

“The D-Type is the rarest road car MG made. They only made 250 in total. There’s about 40 in the original condition still left. The guys at the MG factory would be shocked to know that we’re still driving these 100 years later,” Ken said. “MG was super prolific in the early years. They built a lot of different models. They were very innovative. There were some really interesting things with chassis and suspension.”

There are different groups of MGs, depending on the year the model was built. Because they are English cars, the steering wheel is on the right side.

“The Triple-M cars are the cars we like to specialize in. Those were built from 1929 through 1935, 1936,” Ken said. “The TripleM cars had innovative suspension systems. Very quick steering, very nimble cars, very

lightweight.”

The style also had small, high-RPM engines with overhead cams.

“The overhead cam was kind of unusual for that time. It made for a very high revving engine,” Ken said. “These cars were all raced in amateur and professional racing. The racing scene in the 1930s in England was big, and then a lot of those cars would go over to Europe to race there as well.”

The Klemmers take out their cars often, several times a week, even in less-thanfavorable weather. That includes trips to the grocery store, meetings and out to dinner. There are times they feel like they are in a time warp and even dress in 1930s clothing and wear race jackets. A third passenger sometimes is their dog, Cocoa Puff.

“You’re on the wheel on the other side, so there is already a difference there,” Ken said. “It looks intimidating, but it’s easy.”

It’s guaranteed they’ll meet people who want to know all about the MGs.

“The looks on the kids’ faces,” said Melody, who always lets people sit in the cars. “We let them in. We take pictures with them.”

“People come up to you and talk to you about them,” Ken said, who challenges teens to try to figure out how to start the MGs.

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“The most prevalent question is, ‘Did GM build these?’ because they see the MG and they reverse the letters.”

Melody said many want to know if the 1930 “Wiggy” MG M-Type is a boat.

The Klemmers attribute the MG’s popularity to different factors.

“It’s a passion,” Melody said.

“Cars were bought by young people and they traded around a lot,” Ken said. “Also, the war and the Depression helped because Britain was in such austerity by the time the war started. After that, people couldn’t afford to buy new cars so they kept old cars running for a long time. They patched them up and they made them work and they stayed on the road. That’s why we have a pretty high survival rate for British cars.”

Ken discovered MGs when he was a preteen after reading the book, “The Red Car,” by Don Stanford.

“That really had a formidable allure to me,” Ken said.

His father also made an impact.

“My dad was a designer for Chrysler, and I had been around cars all my life,” Ken said. “But my dad always bought really boring cars, and the MGs sounded so exotic. But he told me about MGs. The MGs sounded exciting.”

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at Boulan Park Middle School.

“If you were to meet me then, you would say I was like the shyest, most quiet kid,” Gunasekar said. “I knew nothing about international relationships, but my older brother did Model UN, so my mom was like ‘ok, you do too.’”

Angadi joined her sophomore year of high school, after some of her friends during her freshman year suggested that she could be interested in Model UN.

“I was really interested in public speaking,” Angadi said. “So I guess I got to know about the club because of other Model UN members, and then I just joined and I really liked it.”

In March, 11 Model UN representatives from Troy High School attended the National High School Model United Nations International Conference in New York City, where Troy represented the country of Mozambique, along with 250 other schools. Triculescu and Kulkarni received first-place “Best Delegate” awards, Ganesh was selected as the student speaker for the closing ceremonies to represent his committee room, and the Troy High team earned the secondplace award of “Excellence as a Delegation.”

During the event, the students were able to serve on the general assembly, specialized committees and crisis committees. The general assembly is one of the largest committees, as it is meant to simulate the United Nations General Assembly, where delegates may discuss multiple issues.

Crisis committees allow delegates opportunities to negotiate their goals outside the general assembly in a more informal setting, and specialized committees may combine aspects of the other two committees to focus on a specific topic.

Troy High’s group was also able to meet with the permanent representative of Mozambique, Pedro Comissário Afonso, and see the actual assembly in the New York Model UN amphitheater.

While the students were in New York City, they were also able to visit multiple landmarks and enjoy some of the diverse meals that the city has to offer.

“One thing about the entirety of our club is that we all love food,” Gunasekar said. “So one thing that we had the pleasure of being able to do in New York City is be able to try so many different cuisines and like, just famous places that we looked at before we went on the trip.”

“My favorite part was on the last day, on Monday, we had kind of like almost the whole day to just explore New York,” Angadi

said. “So we started at Washington Square Park and yeah, we basically went from there and walked all the way down Fifth Avenue.”

“So for me . . . I’m kind of a sports junkie,” Ganesh said. “So, I went to the MLB store and bought myself a Boston Red Sox hat in New York City. It was just fun to do. It was just fun to express ourselves freely outside of (the) committee — like just embrace that kind of mentality.”

“Just having been able to experience New York in a little slice of New York … kind of like not in a rush in anything,” Kulkarni said. “It was really a meaningful experience to me.”

Earlier this month the Troy High School Model UN delegation competed at Oakland University’s Model UN conference, where the team brought home 25 awards, including third place overall as a large delegation. At the conference, 21 of the team’s delegates placed individually.

Those receiving recognition included Bhavisha Santhosh Kumar and Lana Fargaly (first place, Best Delegate - Gavel Award); Ahmad Bokhari, Bhavisha Santhosh Kumar, Henrik Karstensen, Kate Berghea, Lana Fargaly, Maya Al-Qas Hanna, Nishi Bergi, Zahra Rahman and Zaid Iftikhar (second place, Superior Delegate Award); Jude Carras-Restum, Kashvi Mohan, Rachel Jose, Rudra Jariwala, Sara Yousufuddin, Shalini Srinivas, Shraddha Shoraff and Shriya Doddaguni Harish (third place, Outstanding Delegate Award); Areeb Raed, Iris Kerges, Jonathan Pinon and Nivedha Suresh (fourth place, Excellent Award); and Shraddha Shoraff (fifth place, Position Paper & Book Award).

“Even though it might not be reflected in something like the activities list of a college application or something like that, there’s so many intangible skills that you can learn just by doing Model UN,” Ganesh said. “It’s because of Model UN and the skills that it’s given me that I’m no longer scared to play in front of my band director for an audition; it’s because of Model UN and the many, many intangible skills that it’s given me that I’m able to speak to my section when I’m teaching music or something like that; (and) it’s because of Model UN and the skills that it’s given me that I’m able to speak more confidently to my parents, my younger brother, to everyone else I know.”

“In our generation, I think it’s so important to be able to speak up, and Model UN not only helps introduce you to that, but it helps you be the best at that and use that skill to become a better person for yourself and the people around you,” Gunasekar said.

For more information, visit www.troy. k12.mi.us.

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Dr. Rona Wadle, D.O., doesn’t hold back when talking about the life-changing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy that she received - and now offers to others at RenewMyWellness in downtown Birmingham.

“After suffering through severe menopausal symptoms myself, this therapy has given me my life back,” Dr. Wadle said.

As a registered nurse who later went to medical school and became board certiﬁed in emergency medicine, Dr. Wadle owned and operated an urgent care center in Birmingham. Based on her own medical journey and personal experience with hormone depletion, she founded RenewMyWellness.

“After suffering through severe menopausal symptoms myself, this therapy has given me my life back,” Dr. Wadle said.

As a registered nurse who later went to medical school and became board certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Wadle owned and operated an urgent care center in Birmingham. Based on her own medical journey and personal experience with hormone depletion, she founded Renew My Wellness.

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re offering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both women and men,” Dr. Wadle explains.“Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re offering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both and men,” Dr. Wadle explains.“Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

For men and women dealing with fatigue, depression, apathy, anxiety, weight gain, decreased libido, decreased exercise endurance and muscle mass there is a bioidentical way to improve these symptoms. “What we’re offering is hormone replacement therapy in the form of testosterone and estradiol pellets for both women and men,” Dr. Wadle explains. “Pellets provide a delivery system that mimics the human body so that even improved physiologic levels can be achieved.”

Since the 1930’s patients throughout Europe, Japan and

Since the 1930’s patients throughout Europe, Japan and the United States have successfully used bio-identical hormones. Many studies show that when prescribed and administered correctly, bio-identical hormone pellets can help a variety of conditions and symptoms. They don’t present the potential hazards that many synthetic medications do.

the United States have successfully used bio-identical hormones. Many studies show that when prescribed and administered correctly, bio-identical hormone pellets can help a variety of conditions and symptoms. They don’t present the potential hazards that many synthetic medications do.

RenewMyWellness also offers testosterone injections for men and a prescription weight loss program for both men and women that is monitored to ensure it is safe and effective.

Dr. Wadle said she founded RenewMyWellness to promote wellness through a holistically-integrative approach to patient care that combines conventional and functional medicine. The results leave patients with improved conﬁdence and a whole-body sense of well-being.

Renew My Wellness also offers testosterone injections for men and a prescription weight loss program for both men and women that is monitored to ensure it is safe and effective.

RenewMyWellness is located at 33466 Woodward Ave., in downtown Birmingham. To schedule a consultation or for more information, call 248-602-3177.

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Dr. Wadle said she founded Renew My Wellness to promote wellness through a holistically-integrative approach to patient care that combines conventional and functional medicine. The results leave patients with improved confidence and a whole-body sense of well-being.

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Renew My Wellness is located at 33466 Woodward Ave., in Birmingham.

To schedule a consultation or for more information, call 248602-3177. Or visit www.renewmywellness.com.