The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2001 - Page 16
Jewish Family Services
Jewish Family Services Board of Directors
By Nina Lewis, Public Relations
Committee Co-Chair
Last month I highlighted the
wonderful staff at Jewish Family
Services. For the next several
issues I would like to tell you a lit
tle bit about our fantastic and
dynamic Board of Directors.
Alan Goldberg is the Board
Chair and has been on the board
for 5-1/2 years. Alan knows first
hand what it is like to be painfully
disabled,- both physically and
mentally, and to treasure the com
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Alan had suffered for 16 years
with Chronic Fatigue and Immune
Dysfunction (CFIDS) and helped
found the National CFIDS organi
zation. He believes without family
and friends he would not have
been able to survive the stress of
this insidious disease and with
their help he has almost fully
recovered. Joining JFS and his
commitment to the organization
has helped Alan in his healing
process and has given him an
opportunity to share a mission
with which he has had a personal
experience.
Besides his own experience,
Alan has seen many other people
have their lives affected by Jewish
Family Services. He reflects about
one woman in particular who
repeatedly thanks JFS and Alan
(as a representative of JFS) for
saving her life. This woman’s hus
band had left her, she was diag
nosed with cancer and she felt sui
cide was her only way out. She
was counseled at JFS, developed
new relationships and now has a
much happier and productive life.
Jeffrey Turk is the current Vice-
Chair and will become Board
Chair at the end of the year as
Alan’s term expires. He has served
on the Jewish Family Services
board for three years and chaired
JFS’ annual fund-raising effort,
the Friends Campaign for two
very successful years. Jeff finds it
immensely gratifying to be a
member of the JFS board because
he believes (and appreciates) the
agency’s purpose and existence as
a social and human services
agency. JFS is committed to pre
serving, strengthening and
enhancing the quality of life for all
in the Charlotte Jewish communi
ty. He further states that in his
time on the board he is happy to
see an increase in the number of
volunteers for the Mitzvah Maker
program which offers companion
ship to those alone, provides trans
portation for those without and
prepares hot meals for those who
can’t. The number of contribu
JejfTurk with his two daughters, Emily and Diana.
tions for the JFS food pantry has
also significantly increased which
ensures no member of our Jewish
Community goes hungry. Jeff is
also proud that the preschools, the
Day School and the religious
schools in the Jewish community
teach about tzedakah and have
tzedakah projects that give contri
butions to JFS programs. This
enables his two daughters and
their fellow schoolmates to learn
at an early age the value of giving
to those less fortunate and how
important it is for Jews to take
care of other Jews.
As a father and a JFS board
member, Jeff finds it reassuring
and comforting to know that
Charlotte is raising the next gener
ation with the foundation of
tzedakah, and consequently, help
ing JFS remain vital and strong.
meets many needs in the commu
nity and thus enhanced the quality
of life for those individuals and
families that have utilized and
therefore able to benefit from the
services JFS provides.
Brett Goodman
Brett Goodman is the Treasurer
and has served on the JFS board
for four years. He feels it is the
responsibility of the Jewish com
munity to assist our Jewish
brethren in need. Brett states it has
been a rewarding experience serv
ing on the Jewish Family Services
board. He has found that JFS
Amy Mullen
Amy Mullen has been on the
JFS board for one year and cur
rently serves as the Secretary. To
Amy, Jewish Family Services rep
resents the true meaning of
tzedakah. She feels the JFS staff
and her fellow board members are
remarkable individuals who want
to help others solely because it is
the “right” thing to do. She feels
honored to be a part of the JFS
organization.
As you can tell, this is a very
committed board and each mem
ber highlighted in this article takes
their commitment to Jewish
Family Services very seriously.
JFS is always looking for addi
tional volunteers. If you are inter
ested in serving as a Mitzvah
Maker, please contact Harriet
Berlin, JFS Volunteer Coordinator
at 704-442-9061. For more infor
mation about Jewish Family
Services, please call 704-364-
6594.
Jewish Family Services Thanks the
Following for Their Generosity
MITZVAH MAKERS HOT
MEALS PROGRAM FOR
MAY
Mamie Abramowitz, Donna
Emerson, Shirley Goodman,
Linda Isser, Sharon Katz, Julie
Lemer, Barbara Levin, Inta Lidz,
Jo Minchew, Eleanor Turk,
Stephanie Seitlin, Anita Shapiro,
Fay Sinkoe, Laurie Smith, Janice
Weiner, Barbara Ziegler
Donations made in the month of
April:
IN MEMORY OF
Morton Silverstein from
Eleanor & Morty Turk, Audrey
Madans, Sheila and Jerry Fisher,
Florence & Ben Jaffa
Elissa Barman from Tov M’od
Havarah
Walter Shapiro from Marilyn
Shapiro, Leigh Ann & Brett
Goodman, Florence & Ben Jaffa,
Dorothy Schulman
Mike Silverman from Ruth &
Helmut Brandt
Ellie Schlager from Audrey
Madans
Anita Shapiro from Florence
and Ben Jaffa
DONATIONS TO THE LINDA
WALLACE SHRAGO MEMO
RIAL FUND IN HONOR OF
THE 50TH ANNIVERSAY OF
Alice and Dan Wallace .from
Roz Greenspon, Albert Shrago,
Karen Enfield, Florence and Bert
Sikowitz, Deb Levin and Jonathan
Hartly, Terri and Marvin Wallace,
Meryl and Brian Imbrey, Barbara
and Phil Guller, Bea and Aaron
Jaffe, Russell Farris-
SPEEDYAND COMPLETE
RECOVERY
Shirley Goodman from Audrey
Madans, Marilyn Shapiro,
Florence and Ben Jaffa
Bernice Roberts from Gail and
Ed Green, Florence and Ben Jaffa
Cary Rubin from Sheila and
Jerry Fisher
Thelma Wertzberger from
Audrey Madans, Dorothy
Schulman
Tom Rosenberg from Ruth and
Alan Goldberg, Staff JFS
Marilyn Swimmer from Evelyn
and Leonard Berger
Marsha Smith from Dorothy
Schulman
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Ruth Goldberg from Your
Friends
Mickey Lyons from Pearl and
David Fink, Lillian and Irving
Bienstock, Janet and Sol Jaffa
Bob Winegrad from Eleanor
and Morty Turk
Julius Silverman from Betty
and John Levin
Dr. Cynthia K. Abrams from
Ruth and Alan Goldberg
Mrs. Robert Sussman from
Ruth and Alan Goldberg
BAR AND BAT MITZVAH
Jeremy Goodman from Eleanor
and Morty Turk
Ruth & Julius Silverman (Bat
Mitzvah of granddaughter Laura)
from Betty and John Levin
Audrey. Madans from Gail and
Ed Green
GRADUATION
Bea Gibbs from Jan and Ron
Katz, Leon Karas, Sandy Fischer,
Linda Ziefert, Eleanor and Mort
Turk, Sally and Manny Rosenfeld
GOOD LUCK IN NEW HOME
Ruth and Helmut Brandt from
Pearl and David Fink O