IN THIS ISSUE: Women's Awareness Day Addresses the Rise of Anti-Semitism
Message from the Campaign Chair • President's Message
MetroWest HELPS Responds to Economic Crisis
Expressing Solidarity for Our Israeli Family
Calendar of Events
Thursday, March 26 Cocktails, Calls & College Basketball with YLD 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Aidekman Campus, Whippany
Tuesday, March 31 Fruits, Nuts & Fun-raising Cell-A-Thon for Women 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Private home in Morris Township
Monday, April 20 Beyond 9 to 5 Campaign Event
6:30 p.m.
Private home in Mendham
Thursday, April 23 Women’s Awareness Day
Keynote Speaker: Will Recant
9:15 a.m.
Aidekman Campus, Whippany
Sunday, April 26, to Sunday, May 3 Women’s Solidarity Mission to Israel
Wednesday, May 13
UJA Benefit Concert Honoring Jane and Arthur Brody
6:30 p.m. (reception)
7:30 p.m. (concert)
NJPAC
Sunday, May 31
UJA Day at Cedar Hill Country Club Annual Campaign Day for Men & Women 7:45 a.m.
Sunday, May 31
Run for Rachel
9:00 a.m.
Memorial Park, Livingston
Thursday, June 11
Women’s Philanthropy Annual Meeting Honoring Paula Saginaw
9:15 a.m.
Aidekman Campus, Whippany
Wednesday, June 17
Beyond 9 to 5 Book Group
7:00 p.m.
Private home
Barbara Greenfield
Marla Wexler
Editors
Gayle Wieseneck
Community Awareness Vice President
Leslie Dannin Rosenthal
Women's Campaign Chair
Paula Saginaw
Women's Philanthropy President
We live in extraordinary times. And there are extraordinarily generous people who are part of the MetroWest community. The measure of that generosity is not simply in the amount of dollars any one person donates to the annual campaign, but in the response to the crisis we face in meeting the needs of the Jewish community.
Each of you who has already made your gift to the annual campaign has stepped forward to be counted as an optimist, saying, “Here I am, ready to be counted,” at a time when it was harder than ever to do so. And now, thanks to amazing optimists in our midst, those of us who have not yet made our gift can have any increase over last year’s gift matched. (And you can still increase a gift you made earlier this year!)
The matching challenge will run from March 22 through April 30, 2009. The power of each individual gift to change lives and save lives will be magnified by double during this time period — what an opportunity.
I am an optimist by nature; I see every glass as half-full. I am so grateful to be living in this amazing community, among women like each of you who make a difference every day.
Join me in envisioning a brighter future for the Jewish people. Make your increased contribution to the 2009 annual campaign during the challenge grant period and make your gift count even more!
Leslie Dannin Rosenthal,
Women’s Campaign Chair
There will not be a CHOICES program this spring. We would love to have you join us at one of our other exciting Women’s Philanthropy events. Please refer to the Calendar of Events (left) for more details on upcoming dates and links to registration.
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