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January 31, 2023 39 mins

There's no easy way to say this...we're ONLY focusing on John's mission to meet Lea Michele, star of Broadway's Funny Girl, this week. Okay, okay, that's not our ONLY focus, but you won't want to miss how this turned out! Plus the old standbys like John's love life, good news, bad jokes and more. Tune in as we continue spreading happiness, folks!

Business to highlight:

SOUL CAFÉ (and Friendship Circle/Farber Center/Art Studio) 5586 Drake Rd. West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322 248-788-7400 http://www.friendshipcircle.org/soul/cafe/ info@fcsoulcafe.com Directors/founders: Rabbi Levi and Bassie Shemtov

“A Café serving breakfast and lunch (and Sunday dinner) with a training program in food services for people with disabilities. Job training areas include “front of house” work (barista and bussing) and kitchen work). Also, art studio where artists with disabilities create and sell art. Established in April, 2016, 24 trainees to date have come through program. Up to 7 people with disabilities work in café on a given day, 12 are currently in the training program, and four to date have been hired by Epicurean, the parent food service company

The Soul Café provides a mouthwatering kosher menu featuring gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches pizzas, pastas and more in a warm and relaxed environment.

Complete with a community table, fireplace and outdoor dining the Soul Cafe provides an excellent opportunity to meet friends, get some work done or grab a quick bite.

The cafe is part of Friendship Circle's Soul Projects, which focuses on providing vocational opportunities to adults with special needs. The cafe teaches adults with special needs the skills of food prep, cooking, hosting and serving.

Catering is provided by a Kosher Division called Epic Kosher Catering/Milk & Honey under which auspices Soul Cafe reside.

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Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com

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The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.

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