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The Charlotte Jewish News - September 2014 - Page 19 By Jen and Andrew Rosen Just over a year ago, we wel- eomed our beautiful daughter, Bayla Bea, into the world. While her arrival marked a milestone in our lives, our steps towards estab lishing a Jewish legaey aetually started long before. We have both had the privilege to be engaged in Jewish life for as long as we ean remember, and it has brought joy and meaning to our lives. For one of us, Judaism meant eommunity, eonneetion, and a eareer. For the other, Judaism was defined by family, food, and soeial aetivities (fraternity and basketball). To gether, it has provided a frame work for our lives together. And when we moved to Charlotte just three years ago, the Jewish eom munity weleomed us with open arms and provided what we were looking for - an opportunity to es tablish a life and lay down roots in a eity we now eonsider our home. While we are still in the early stages of building our lives to gether, we are eager and exeited to have the opportunity to partieipate in one of life’s greatest pleasures: supporting and enhaneing the things we are passionate about. Through Jen’s work as a Jewish eommunal professional, we have been direetly exposed to the power of philanthropy, speeifi- eally Jewish philanthropy, and we have been humbled and inspired. While we strive to praetiee the aet of tzedakah and philanthropy with a vision of ensuring a strong Jew ish future, with limited time and resourees, there is only so mueh we ean do at this junetion of our lives. At first, when we heard about the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community’s (FCJC) Cre ate Your Jewish Legaey program, it seemed like a worthwhile ven ture, but something we would eonsider when we were mueh older. However, after hearing that friends of ours were partieipating Our Jewish Community’s Newest Legacy Donors The following individuals/families have reeently informed our eom munity, through Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community (FCJC) or one of the ten Create Your Jewish Legaey eommunity part ners, that they have ereated a legaey gift to support the future of Char lotte’s Jewish eommunity. Some are ereating legaey gifts for the first time while others have added new organizations to their previously ereated legaey plans. There are now 242 individuals/families through out our Jewish eommunity who have ineluded a loeal Jewish organi zation in their legaey plans ereating 470 unique legaeies. We thank our newest legaey donors and weleome them into our eommunity’s Book of Life Soeiety. Barry and Lisa Blau Jill and Michael Dinerman Miles and Debra Levine Andrew and Jennifer Rosen Natalie and Michael Tunney Create 4*^ "ou^ewisn Le^aci^ c^' and learning how simple it was, we were exeited to begin the proeess of ereating our own legaey. We found the proeess to be simple and personally reward ing. This one aetion, moved us from the perpetual feeling of wanting/needing to do more, but feeling limited, to making a eom- mitment to ourselves and others to help sustain the future of Jewish life in our adopted home town. It’s a great feeling - having the ehanee to enjoy the Jewish eom munity of today, and invest in the eommunity of our future genera tions. In June, we attended FCJC’s Book of Life eelebration and enjoyed the opportunity to eonneet with so many others, of all ages, who have ereated lega eies of their own. There are so many generous and visionary folks in our eom munity who set a preeedent, mak ing this initiative relevant, exeiting, and ultimately - a no brainer for us. Although we were a bit hesitant to write this pieee, we eouldn’t resist the opportunity to hopefully spark interest in some of our peers. Legaey Giving is aeeessible, simple, and possible for folks of all ages. We urge you to join us. Reaeh out to the Jewish organizations you are most pas sionate about, get involved, ask questions, and experienee for yourself the joy of ereating a legaey gift. It’s easier and more fulfilling than you ean imagine. ^ NOTHING COMPARES MAI DEKO-LANE Exclusively at DAVI D’S ATQ 4310 Sharon Road - The Village at South Park Two doors down from Crate & Barrel www.davidsltd.com 704-364-6543 You are in vited to our ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE TK / Kindergarten October 17,2014 9:30 a.m. TK / K through Grade 12 November?,2014 9:30a.m. To register: www.charlottelatin.org/OpenHouseRSVP CHARLOTTE LATIN 9502 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28277 Admissions Office: 704.846.7207 www.charlottelatin.org Financial assistance is available. Please inquire about the Malone Scholarship for gifted students in Grades 7-12.
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