The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2010 - Page 12
New Arrivals Establish Roots in Charlotte Jewish Community -
Faylinda and Marshall Lindner
By Phil Warshauer, Executive
Director, Foundation for the
Charlotte Jewish Community
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our Jewish community. The easy
answer is you can’t. One miscon
ception is that only people who
have deep roots with generation
after generation of community
involvement would think to leave
a legacy gift. While that may be
true for some there are many peo
ple in our community that
become involved and committed
to our Charlotte Jewish communi
ty the moment they arrive. That
commitment involves volunteer
ing, annual financial support and
the establishment of additional
gifts for when they are gone.
Marshall and Faylinda Lindner
have lived in Charlotte for almost
half a decade but have done so in
their own quiet way. They have
established themselves as dedi
cated volunteers and have blessed
many with their friendship. In a
Faylinda and Marshall Lindner
short time they have contributed
to our Jewish community and will
continue to do so for years to
come. Their legacy gift assures
this.
They are two of our newest
members of the Book of Life
Society. Please take the time to
read their story and consider how
you too can make a difference to
support the future of our Jewish
community. ^
For additional information
contact Phil Warshauer at 704-
973-4544 or pwarshauer@char-
lottejewishfoundation.org.
Making an Entry into the Book of Life
By Marshall and Faylinda
Lindner
We arrived in Charlotte in 2005
and are deeply grateful to the
Charlotte Jewish Community for
welcoming us so warmly with
open arms and open hearts.
Although we lived a somewhat
“nomadic” life for 22 years while
Marshall served in the U.S. Air
Force, we had established roots in
Dallas, TX. We lived there for 20
years before moving to Charlotte.
While it is never easy to move to
a new location, it is even more
challenging when you are in your
late sixties, but that’s exactly what
we did. We were understandably
apprehensive about moving, but
after six weeks we knew we had
made the right decision. From the
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moment of our arrival we have
been blessed with wonderful
friends, spiritual and educational
support second to none, and a vast
array of activities and stimulating
programs conducted by our
Jewish community.
We both developed strong
social consciences at an early age.
We were active volunteers during
the Civil Rights era, participating
whenever and wherever we were
needed. As the years passed we
became volunteers for a broad
array of nonprofit agencies. This
work came to us naturally as part
of the fabric of our lives and as
part of the Jewish community to
which we belonged.
Our backgrounds were very
different. Originally from
Pittsburgh, Marshall grew up in
poverty, the son of an immigrant
laborer who was an invalid at age
39 and died at the age of 46. He
remembered his father’s plea: “If
ever you get to college and
become successful, never forget
where you came from - and never
forget to help others.” A daughter
of a successful dentist in
Pittsburgh, Faylinda was also
taught to reach out to help others
of less fortunate means. We have
both tried to live our lives believ
ing that we have a role in “Tikkun
01am,” repairing the world.
Although we were not bom and
raised in this Jewish community,
it has welcomed us as one of its
own. We consider it an honor and
a privilege to be here and to be
able to help maintain a strong,
vibrant Jewish community in
Charlotte. We have been as active
as possible and can think of no
better way to say “thank you”
than to leave a legacy of caring for
our fellow Jews by leaving a gift
which will continue to give long
after we are gone. ^
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The Levine JCC welcomes
Craig and Erica Coblenz and their
family to the Levine JCC
Distinctive Member Circle at the
Benefactor Level. Craig, a
Charlotte native, and Erica relo
cated to the area to be closer to
family in December 2004. Then
expecting their first child, they
never imagined that in the span of
four short years, they would have
a bustling household with three
boys. Max, 4, and the twins, Sam
and Ben, age 2.
This active, young family
recently found that with all of their
involvement at the J, an “upgrade”
from Family Membership to
Benefactor Level just made sense.
“Max has enjoyed a variety of
activities offered at the Levine
JCC,” says Erica, “including ten
nis, soccer, swimming, basketball,
art and the new Tumblin4Kids
program.” All of these programs
include a complimentary transfer
from his preschool. Erica goes on
to say, “And the twins eat up the
special attention from Craig dur
ing Coach Dan’s Daddy and Me
sports class offered Sunday morn
ings.”
Always on the go, Craig and
Erica make time to work out in the
David Silverman Fitness Center
and with personal trainers onsite at
the J on a regular basis. Erica, who
has always enjoyed social tennis,
has improved her game with les
sons and clinics led by Levine
JCC tennis pros. She plans to get
involved with tennis ladders this
year. So the Levine JCC
Distinctive Member Circle has
appeal for its many discounted and
free programs for families, towel
service, personalized lockers, and
numerous other benefits.
But the Distinctive Member
Circle is also a philanthropic pro
gram that helps families in the
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