Layla Chamblis, 11 and Jalin Chamblis, 9, of Detroit open toys as Jewish, Muslim and Christian volunteers surprise nearly 400 southwest Detroit families with gifts and food today, Sunday, December 25, 2011. / KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/Detroit Free Press
Ari Goldberg filled Styrofoam cup after Styrofoam cup with lemonade from a giant jug cooler in soup kitchen at the St. Leo Catholic Church's on Detroit's west side on Christmas morning.
The 13-year-old West Bloomfield resident was one of about two dozen volunteers from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit who helped prepare and serve a festive holiday meal to less-fortunate people.
It was part of the organization's annual Mitzvah Day program, the largest single day of volunteering by the region's Jewish community, which enables Christians to spend the holiday at home with their loved ones, according to the Federation. This year, for the third time, an estimated 1,000 Jewish volunteers joined forces with their Muslim neighbors.
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