Women’s B & P Group Plans Special Events
Page 7-THE NEWS-January 1994
The Women’s Business and
Professional Committee is spon
soring a special “No Agenda
Network” Dessert Reception on
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.
at the home of Shannon Crystal,
5215 Tanneron Place.
This program is an extension
of the successful “No Agenda
Lunch.” The evening will reach
women who have a daytime
conflict with the lunches. Our
next “No Agenda Lunch” is Jan.
19,11:30 a.m. at Providence Cafe.
“We anticipate a whole other
group joining us in the evening,”
comments Nancy Kipnis, B&P
cochair, “and hope this will grow
into another successful continu
ing program.”
B&P Committee Cochairs
Shannon Crystal and Nancy
Kipnis along with committee
members Dottie Coplon, Roslyn
Greenspon, Sherrie Kantor,
Donna Lerner, Matti Ordan,
Melissa Raphael, Lisa Scher,
Jennie Stern and Marcia Stern
extend an invitation to all work
ing women.
Please RSVP by January 7 to
the Federation office, 366-5007,
ext. 209. If you have any ques
tions, contact a committee mem
ber or Audrey Krakovitz at the
Federation.
BJH Volunteers Decrease Distances and Add to Lives
By Sue Clein
As Director of Volunteers at
the Blumenthal Jewish Home, I
meet people of all ages, with
varied backgrounds and inter
ests who all share a common
desire. They wish to add a new
focus to their lives through
giving something of themselves
to others. How, when and where
this volunteer giving is imple
mented varies for each person.
Often I have the pleasure of
seeing the results expressed
through the volunteer’s pleasure
or satisfaction in their work,
even the discovery of an interest
or ability to be pursued. Always,
I have the reward of knowing
the joy volunteers bring to the
residents, through daily activi
ties, friendship, special pro
grams, through reaching out to
give another person a touch of
themselves.
Volunteers are an important
part of the social, emotional,
religious and recreational as
pects of life for residents at BJ H.
The volunteers can be seen daily
at the Home. The men, women,
children and youth who volun
teer at BJH are an invaluable
resource to the Home and to
those who live there.
Not being able to mention
each of them, 1 would like to
highlight four recent programs,
varied in format yet alike in that
these caring volunteers shor
tened distances, between ages
and between cities, to add to
people’s lives.
Thirty residents of BJH and
Fair Oaks ventured out to visit
the Dixie Classic Fair in Win
ston Salem in October. A “fair”
day became a great day filled
with sunshine, food and fun
thanks to the team effort of staff,
student nurses and caring volun
teers. Fourteen volunteers who
came from Winston-Salem and
Greensboro allowed each resi-
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following the service.
dent to receive a personal escort
and guaranteed a great time for
everyone.
Students and teachers from
B’nai Shalom Day School in
Greensboro visited the Home in
November to entertain for the
monthly birthday party. The
auditorium was packed with
residents who came to enjoy the
party, classes of students who
came to entertain, and Greens
boro volunteers who sponsor the
party and make it all happen.
The students presented an out
standing program of songs in
Hebrew and English, enhanced
with interpretive movements.
This beautiful performance was
followed with students serving
refreshments and getting to meet
the residents.
Steve Huyser of Charlotte
drives to BJH the third Sunday
of the month to present an
informal piano concert for the
residents, held in the Fair Oaks
living room. Sunday afternoons
are not lonely days but bright
ones when Steve Huyser arrives,
bringing a warm smile along
with a sparkling performance.
Steve also accompanies Rabbi
Scott White of Temple Israel at
his monthly Rabbi’s Hour for
residents, where Steve and Rab
bi White present a program of
Jewish music.
An intergenerational Shabbat
service recently held in the BJH
Synagogue was sponsored by the
Men’s Club of Temple Israel in
Charlotte. The service included
participation by men, women
and children. Residents delight
ed in this multi-generational
dimension to the regular Shab
bat service at the Home. The
Kiddush which followed, spon
sored by the Men’s Club, pro
vided residents and visitors a
time to mingle and share Shab
bat greetings. A special thank
you to Filip Yeskel who coor
dinated the visit and to Alan
Sussman, who provided the
challah and wine for Kiddush,
and to all the participants who
came to share Shabbat with the
residents.
Visitors and volunteers are
welcome on Shabbat and
throughout the week at Blum
enthal Jewish Home. Individu
als or groups are invited to
participate in a service or assist
with varied programs. Being a
volunteer means giving a little
and gaining a lot. For informa
tion about participating at BJH
call Sue Clein, 910-766-6401. If
you are not volunteering in your
own community, try it, youll
feel better.
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Mark Lerner — 541-9858 or
Audrey Krakovitz, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte — 366-5007 Ext. 209
Women’s Division Leadership
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Lerner, Lee Blumenthal, guest speaker Yona Goldberg, Patty Gorelick,
hostess Carol Gorelick, Bobbi Bernstein.
Women’s Leadership Forum: (L to R) Amy Marx, Melissa Raphael, Phyllis
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