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By Daniel Goldberg, Statesville
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Ellis Sandler walks softly and
carries a big checkbook.
That’s unusual considering
she is all of nine years old -
but not when you consider
that her grandparents are
Saul and Gene Gordon.
Before her birthday came
around at the beginning of
January, the Davidson Day
School third-grader decided
that instead of the usual
birthday party filled with
dolls and toys, she wanted
guests to bring a donation to
the Gordon Hospice House.
On Monday, Ellis and her
mother delivered a neatly
decorated white bag with the
girl’s name on the outside
and $635 inside.
“I was raised in a family
that is very philanthropic,” Susan
Sandler said. “And it’s never too
early to start.”
Saul and Gene Gordon - Susan
Sandler’s parents - were the chief
catalysts behind the founding of
the Gordon Hospice House, a
facility for terminally, ill patients
that opened in September.
During a meeting with Hospice
Nine-year-old Ellis Sandler counts $635 for
President and CEO, Ron Thompson of Hospice of
Iredell County. The money was given to Ellis at
her birthday party by guests whom she asked to
donate 'money for the Gordon Hospice House
instead of buying presents. Bruce Matlock/hmat-
lock@states ville.com
President arid CEO Ron
Thompson, Ellis said little, but her
wide eyes and ever-present smile
displayed the joy of generosity.
“T feel happy,” she said while
getting a tour from Patrice
Reynolds, director of develop
ment for Hospice and Palliative
Care of Iredell County.
Hospice patient Deborah Price
showed off her room - complete
with a stereo system - to the young
visitor, saying, “You can make it
look like your bedroom. It
doesn’t have to look like a
hospital room at all.”
Susan Sandler said Ellis’
early January birthday has
been a great vehicle for intro
ducing her daughter to philan
thropy. With Hanukkah falling
so close to her birthday, “We
got to the point where, how
much more can you get?”
The contributions will go
toward general funding for the
hospice house - the equipment
and furnishings that
Thompson called “nice to
have” but not essential to daily
operations. “That’s going to be
the biggest need,” he said.
The nine-bed Gordon
Hospice House completed a
$3.1 million capital campaign on
December 31. Since opening on
September 16, it has cared for 35
patients from a nine-county
region, Reynolds said.
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The couple currently resides in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eric
develops training programs for the
Wharton Business School and
Dana is a counseling psychologist
at the University of Pennsylvania.
UNDER THE CHUPAH
Udall- Weiner
Eric Weiner, son of Shirley
Frank and Larry Weiner, mar
ried Dana Udali, formerly of
Santa Fe, New Mexico on
September 10, 2005. Eric earned
his MBA from the London
Business School and Dana earned
her PhD. in Psychology from the V T/'TVT A I / #7 V
University of Southern California. J. 1 r \ J V# A—4 kJ
BIRTHS
Aaron David Frank was bom
December 16, 2005, to Randi and
Benjamin Frank. Grandparents
are Barbara and Gerald
Finkelberg of Dallas and Caren
and Mel Frank of Charlotte.
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Inspirational Tour to Israel
in June
PROVIDENCE COUNTRY CLUB
Liz Ballenger, Catering Director
6001 Providence Country Club Dr. Charlotte, NC 28277 704-846-0628
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Much has been written and said
about Israel-its heritage, history,
and beauty. There is, however, a
time in life when one connects
with Israel on a soulful level. It
can come as a sudden realization,
or it can work itself slowly in to
one’s consciousness.
On June 11, 2006, a group of
Charlotte area Jews will make a
ten-day pilgrimage to Israel to
connect with its people and to be
inspired. Starting in the Old City
of Jemsajem, the group will seek
to explore the roots of Judaism as
it took hold in the Holy Land.
The first week will be spent in
the prestigious David Citadel
Hotel in Jerusalem and will focus
on Jemsalem and the south of
Israel. The following week, the
group will stay at the fabulous
Canaan Spa Resort in Safed and
focus on Northern Israel in the
Galilee and the Golan Heights.
One of the unique advantages of
the Ohr HaTorah trip is that it
takes you off the beaten touristy
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path and allows you to mingle
with Israelis in their natural
domain.
The Ohr HaTorah tours to
Israel have always been exhilarat
ing and inspiring. In plaiming this
year’s trip, there is a hope to raise
it a notch and to make Ae experi
ence the best ever. Rabbi Yossi
Groner will lead the group from
Charlotte and has engaged the
services of David’s Tours in
Jerusalem with their lead guide,
Shemtov Hava, who is one of the
best in Israel’s touring industry.
Anyone in the community
interested in joining is welcome.
For more information on the tour
and cost, please visit the Ohr
HaTorah web page at www.ohrha-
torahnc.org or contact Rabbi Yossi
Groner by email at sardis@earth-
link.net or by phone at 704-366-
3984. 4-