The Charlotte Jewish News - September, 1996 - Page 2
Federation
Connection
Rich Osborne
President
Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte
-- Letters to the Editor --
Dear Editor:
There have been items in The
Charlotte Obser\>er lately about
the driving records and abilities
of Senior Citizens. Senior mem
bers of the community are fortu
nate to have access to the 55 Alive
Defensive Driving course through
our very own JCC and the AARP.
The driving course is offered
to all drivers 55 years of age or
older. The class is held for two
mornings, provides you with a
workbook and only costs $8.00. It
could be the best $8.00 you*II
ever spend! All proceeds from the
classes benefit AARP.
I will be teaching four class
es and all anyone has to do to reg-
ister is give me a check as a reser
vation. There is a maximum of 25
students per class, so early regis
tration is suggested. The classes
will be on September 10 & 12
from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the
JCC; September 17 & 18 from
9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Senior
Center at 2225 Tyvola Road;
October 8 & 10 from 9:00 am to
1:00 pm at the JCC; and on
December 10 & 12 from 9:00 am
to 1:00 pm at the JCC.
If your readers have other
questions, they can call me at
542-8011.
Sincerely,
Adele Grossman
Williaffls-Dearborn
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Letter to the Community:
September, 1996
By Rich Osborne
The holidays are upon us, and
we can anticipate a year in which a
number of important initiatives in
our community will start to bear
fruit. Recommendations of the
Teen/Israel Task Force, chaired by
Shel Goldstein, have been for
warded to the Allocations
Conunittee. The Board has autho
rized restructuring the Community
Fund to affiliate with the
Foundation for the Carolinas,
offering individuals and institu
tions in the Jewish Community a
means of endowing the services
and activities important to them
utilizing the efficient and well-
regarded development and invest
ment expertise of the Foundation.
The Demographic Study Task
Force has selected a consultant and
is developing a demographic sur
vey to determine how many Jews
live in Charlotte; where we live;
where we came from; what reli
gious and cultural practices char
acterize us, etc. This valuable
information will be useful to
Federation and our communal
institutions and organizations as
we begin to plan for the future.
The Park Foundation is
undertaking a facilities planning
study to assess the adequacy of to
current recreational and education
al facilities at Shalom Park and the
determine future needs.
Community Relations Committee
is coordinating a celebration of
Jewish and Israeli culture for
October 13 at Shalom Park, Co
chairs Jerry Klein and Yossi Shem-
Avi are seeking participation from
all interested members of the com
munity.
Consistent with recent prac
tice, at its September meeting the
Board will determine the alloca
tion to UJA and the rent subsidy to
the partners in Shalom Park. The
balance of the campaign will be
sent to the Allocations Committee,
hi July the Board eledled Bob
Davis, Paul Edelstein, Steve
Garfinkle, Scott Gorelick, Allison
Lemer, Dan Levine and Sandra
Levine to two-year terms on the
Allocations Committee and Joel
Ostrow and Lori Wojnowich to
one-year terms. Serving the second
year of their two-year terms are
Anita Blumenthal, Bill Gorelick,
Bob Haber, Nancy Kipnis and
Marcia Simon. Allocations Chair
Mike Van Glish also announced
the leaders of each of the three
panels.
Nancy Kipnis will chair Panel
I which focuses on major commu
nity institutions, including the JCC
and Federation. Marcia Simon will
chair Panel II focusing on educa
tion, including both pre-schools,
the day school, CAJE, Hillel,
BBYO and, for the first time this
year, the proposed program to
encourage teen travel to Israel. Bill
Gorelick will chair Panel III,
focusing on social services, includ
ing JFS and the Blumenthal Home.
In addition, of course, Mike
and each of his panel chairs will
invite three or four additional
involved people from the commu
nity to serve as members of each
panel. While we are fortunate to
have almost 9 percent more money
to allocate this year, work on the
Allocations Committee is time-
consuming and difTicult. There are
always far more worthy needs than
we can fund. I am very grateful to
Mike and each of his committee
members and panelists for their
commitment to a fair, open and
sound process to meet the needs of
our community.
I trust everyone has a wonder
ful New Year.
Jewish Community Center of Charlotte
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10th Anniversary
at Shalom Park
A Gala Event Honoring
Our Past Presidents
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Charhtte, North Carolina
Reception - 7:30 PM
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Sol Shapiro Miles Levine
Mark Bernstein Larry Gerber
Ben Jaffa Mike Van Glish
Bob Abd Hal Levinson
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