The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2008 - Page 13
New Leadership at FCJC
By Alan Kronovet
This month I assume the presi
dency of the Foundation for the
Charlotte Jewish Community
(FCJC). I am following in the
footsteps of my good friend and
long time community leader Rich
Osborne. Rich served as the
President of FCJC for the past two
years and as he outlined in his arti
cle last month it was an action
packed two years. The FCJC has
benefited from Rich’s leadership
and I look forward to his contin
ued involvement and friendship
over the next two years.
As the FCJC has evolved so has
its focus in accomplishing its mis
sion. The addition of Phil
Warshauer as our full time
Executive Director was an impor
tant first step in our development.
Over the next two years the focus
of FCJC will be three fold. First,
FCJC will continue to serve as the
community liaison with the
Foundation For. The Carolinas
(FFTC) working with FFTC to
ensure proper stewardship of the
over $40 million entrusted to
FCJC by our community agencies
and individual members of the
Charlotte Jewish community.
Second, FCJC is a resource. When
individuals or agencies have ques
tions about establishing endow
ments, donor advised funds and
estate planning FCJC has the
knowledge and experience to pro
vide support to-the organizations
and individuals that comprise our
community. Our third focus will
be on the growth of our planned
giving program.
My primary focus for the next
two years will be to grow the
funds held at FCJC for the benefit
of the agencies of our community.
The importance of the growth of
planned giving can not be under
estimated. As the services provid
ed by the agencies expand to meet
the increasing demand of our com
munity the need for long term
Wachovia and Bank
America Show Support for
the Charlotte Jewish
Community
The One for All Ball Steering
Committee is pleased to announce
that both Wachovia and Bank of
America will be lead sponsors for
the upcoming One for All Ball to
be held on September 6 at the
Westin Hotel. “The support from
these important Charlotte institu
tions is a testament to both bank’s
commitment to the Jewish com
munity and to our honorees, the
William and Shelton Gorelick
families” said Roni Fishkin, chair
of the OFAB Steering Committee.
Once again, The One» for All
Ball, which is held every other
year, will be the largest central
fundraiser for the Jewish commu
nity. This cooperative endeavor
demonstrates the community spir
it that lives at Shalom Park. The
fundraising goal for 2008 is
$250,000.
The Herman Blumenthal
Commitment to Community
award created as a tribute to
Herman Blumenthal to memorial
ize his legacy of gen- -c A i
erosity and devotion to ^
our community will be I \ ^
presented to the
William and Shelton ^ ^
Gorelick Families for ^ ^
their significant con
tributions to Charlotte
and leadership within
the Jewish community.
The Gorelick families’
involvement and passionate com
mitment to the Jewish community
embodies the legacy that Mr.
Blumenthal strived to create.
Both families have played an
integral role in the Jewish commu
nity. Shelton served as president
of both the Foundation of Shalom
Park and the Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte. He plays lead
ership roles at Carolinas Medical
Center and the Mint Museum and
is involved in a variety of other
volunteer endeavors.
financing becomes more critical to
ensure the viability of these serv
ices. A key tool to be utilized by
FCJC toward this effort will be to
convene monthly Endowment
Educational Sessions where com
munity agencies get together to
discuss the process of developing
planned giving efforts. The first of
these meetings was held in April
and we look forward to the contin
ued participation of our communi
ty leaders. Another key tool will
be for Phil and representatives of
FCJC and the community agencies
to meet one on one with donors to
let them know about the great
work being done in the communi
ty and to determine opportunities
for them to provide long term
financing to ensure that these pro
grams continue.
These meetings will be about
opening a dialogue between our
donors and our community agen
cies. We hope to learn more about
each other during this process.
With the assistance of FCJC, and
in coordination with FFTC, we
will also help to educate donors
about the many creative ways that
they can help to create a legacy
that will support our Jewish com
munity.
I am looking forward to the
next two years and the opportuni
ties we have to secure a stable
fmance future for our community.
As always, if you should have any
questions about planned giving or
the Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community please feel
free to contact either Phil or me.
Alan Kronovet is the current
Board Chair for the Foundation
for the Charlotte Jewish
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Community. For more information
or questions about endowment or
planned giving please contact Phil
Warshauer, Director for Planned
Giving, Foundation for the
Charlotte Jewish Community at
704-973-4544 or pwarshauer@
fftc.org.
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The next generation includes
Scott and Dana Gorelick and Jeff
and Bari Gorelick here in
Charlotte, Pamela Gorelick in
Israel, and five grandchildren.
This generation’s leadership
involvements include board posi
tions at the Foundation for Shalom
Park, the Levine Jewish
Community Center, the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte
among others.
Bill served as president of
Temple Israel and Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte.
He has been on the boards of a
large number of Charlotte organi
zations including the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra, the Arts and
Science Council and Queens
College Learning Society. Bill and
Patty have three children and eight
grandchildren. Todd and Stacy
Gorelick, Marcelle and Dan Peck
and Rael and Gabi Gorelick all
live in Charlotte and have made
their mark in leadership capacities
at the Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte, the Levine
Jewish Community Center,
the Charlotte Jewish Day
School and The Charlotte
Torah Center, among others.
The Gorelick families,
along with the Luskis, have
also created a lasting legacy in
their gift to the Foundation of
the Carolinas. The organiza
tion’s new building on Trade
Street bears the names of both
families in recognition of the gen
erous donation they made to the
foundation so that it was able to
expand its philanthropic services
in the area.
Highlights of the evening will
include a special pre-party cock
tail reception, gourmet food, a
special video tribute to the
Gorelick families and music by
Big Swing and the Ballroom
Blasters.
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