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The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2011 - Page 27 Bams “n’ Brunch What: Hadassah and the LJCC’s 7th annual Mah Jongg Marathon Something New: You can enter as a group of four and play only with your friends, or enter as a sin gle and move to different tables. The rules and prizes remain the same, no matter what. Where: Gorelick Hall, Levine Jewish Community Center When: January 15, 2012 Time: 12 noon-4:30 PM Cost: $20 for Hadassah mem bers; $25 for non members. Your check (sent with the coupon) is your reservation and must be received by Monday, January 1. Please send it to: Madeline Aron, 4940 Hardison Road, Charlotte, 28226, or you may leave it at the J in the Hadassah mailbox, with Mah Jongg Marathon written on the envelope. ^ Time is Running Out In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Hadassah, for calendar year 2011, Lifetime Membership is $100. This is for all new and existing members, associates and child life. December 31 is the deadline. For further details and to join the “Celebration” and become a Life Member of this wonderful organization, please call Penny Krieger, 704-542-9402. « Yes! I want to play in the Mah Jongg Marathon on January 15, 2012 Name Phone E-Mail Level of Play (Please check one) Experienced (timed): Novice (untimed): Group of four. Please seat me with: Learner (untimed):. Check Enclosed: $20 (Hadassah member)/$25 (non-member) payable to Hadassah I promise to bring my 2011 mah jongg card (extras will not be available) I will bring my mah jongg set labeled with my name (you will stay at the table with your set) I have 1 3 card tables Hadassah can borrow. I will label them with my name before Hadassah picks them up. Any questions, please call Sandy Hoagland, 704-543-6338. Once again, Mary Gordan will be there selling maj jongg cards. Youth Visions Scott Fried Assures CHS Students -“You Are Enough” On November 2, the Hebrew High community was privileged to hear from our friend Scott Fried. Scott spoke to students and parents about his life’s journey from USY teen leader to HIV survivor. His openness about his own experiences gave students and parents the opportunity for frank dialog and new ways to bridge the generation gap. The core of Scott’s talk is that we are all “enough.” Even though it seems as though our secrets (and everybody has them) are overwhelming, we are created in God’s image and there fore we have value. We should not A crowd of students and parents gather around Scott Fried after his presentation at FLebrew Fligh. let the outside world dictate who we are, or should be. We are (good, smart, attractive, valuable) enough. Scott’s message, although aimed at teens, is a universal one. It is a message of tolerance, spirituality and hope. Programs like the Scott Fried’s visit are especially important to teens whose families are struggling finan cially. It is the deep convic tion of the CHS Advisory Board and the two sponsoring temples, that no student be turned away from Hebrew High due to an inability to afford the program. To that end, the Advisory Board has creat ed an endowed scholarship fund that will help defray the cost of our program for students in need. You can help insure Jewish conti nuity by contributing to our schol arship fund. Please consider ear marking the funds for Hebrew High when making donations in honor, or memory of a friend or loved one. Donations can be made through Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, or directly to the Consolidated High School of Jewish Studies office. When you give the gift of Jewish Education, you are invest ing in the future of the Jewish peo ple. At Hebrew High we prepare our students for the challenges they will face on college campus es and beyond. Help us make sure that no teen in Charlotte misses this opportunity. Please consider a gift to the CHS Scholarship Fund today. Please call Roz at 704-944- 6782 or email rcooper@shalom- charlotte.org for more information about donating to Hebrew High or enrolling your teen aged student.^ S \ % 1 Ohavim BBG: Outstanding Charlotte BBYO Teens in October Attend Schusterman By Mimi Brown October was an amazing month in Ohavim BBG. We started off the month choosing our Stand Up cause. Stand Up! is BBYO’s philanthropy, serv ice and advocacy campaign. The regional Stand Up! cause is hunger, and each chapter around the region chooses a local organization to focus their chapter Stand Up cam paign around. Ohavim chose Jewish Family Services (JFS) to support specifically as a chapter. Ohavim also got down to business in October. We had a “Boos!ness” meeting (business meeting) that was Halloween themed on the 18th to get some important planning done for upcoming chapter, city, and coun cil wide events. October was also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Emily Johnson, our chapter Shlicha planned an amazing mother- daughter dinner at Wild East for all the BBGs and their moms to learn about breast cancer aware ness. Emily brought in a wonder ful guest speaker, Mrs. Sue Long, who told her story of her own tri umphant battle with breast cancer. It was truly touching and very edi fying. Thank you so much to Heather Cheler, Ellis Aden, Maddie Breen, and Carla Jagodinski. Emily Johnson for planning such a wonderful event. In November, we had a fantas tic month filled with MIT planned programs, bonding with our broth er chapter. Hank Greenberg AZA, and, as always, had an amazing time together with our B’nai B’rith Girl sisters. ^ Advocacy Institute High School Summit Over 400 Jewish teens from across North America, including 130 BBYO members, three from Charlotte, met in Washington, DC, to participate in the Schusterman Advocacy Institute High School Summit. The teens that attended from Charlotte were Melanie Zimmermann, Brian Blanco, and Allie Michel. After two days of informational speak ers, advocacy skills workshops, and sessions on the importance of the Israel American relationship, the conference culminated in a lobbying trip to Capitol Hill where the teens had the opportuni ty to lobby with a representative from Brad Miller’s office. Melanie Zimmermann said, “Attending the AIPAC High School Summit opened my eyes to the fact that high school stu dents could actually make a differ- ’ IIIHIIII fimiui' Allie Michel, Brian Melanie Zimmerman. Blanco, and ence in our government but espe cially in the American-Israel rela tionship.” The teens focused on three issues: the Iran Threat Reduction Act, continued public support for Israel, and bringing Israel and Palestine back to the table to negotiate peace. The teens will follow up in their local com munities through BBYO’s Israel initiative “Speak UP.” ^ Jewish Family SERVICES Please join Jewish Family Services 2011 ANNUAL MEETING & DESSERT RECEPTION Honoring Myra Diuguid and Stephanie Goldman Thursday, December 8, 2011 TPM Shalom Park Sam Leruer Ceuter for Cultural Arts 5007 Provideuce Rd, Charlotte, NC JEWISH^ FEDE^RAT10N$ OF GREATER OMAR LOTT E
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