An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte
A
Vol. 38, No. 2
Shevat-Adar I 5776
February 2016
Through Federation You Can Do Good Everywhere from Anywhere
2016 Main Event Inspires Phiianthropy
The Main Event, whieh is the offieial kiek-off to the
Jewish Federation’s 2016 Campaign, was held Thursday,
Deeember 17, 2015.
Main Event ehair Larry Sehwartz weleomed over 400
people to the event whieh featured guest speaker Abigail
Pogrebin, author of Stars of David: Jewish Identity in
the 21st Century. After sharing her personal story, Ms.
Pogrebin skillfully interviewed Charlotte’s own “Stars of
David” - Larry Sehwartz, Holly Levinson, and Alan
Kronovet. The audienee was absorbed in the personal
stories they shared - Larry about his grandparents who
survived the Holoeaust, Holly about finding her spiritual
home within the Jewish eommunity, and Alan about his
experienee growing up in Charlotte’s Jewish eommunity.
Larry, Holly, and Alan eaeh linked their Jewish identity to
their passion for the Jewish Federation and the great work
Main event chair, Larry Schwartz; guest speaker, Abigail Pogre
bin; Federation president Holly Levinson; and campaign chair,
Alison Lerner
Amy Vitner, Jennifer Collman, Valorie Bronstone, and Julie
Rizzo
it does throughout the loeal and worldwide Jewish eom
munity.
The audienee responded generously and pledged over
$285,000 toward Federation’s 2016 Campaign goal of
$3,700,000. The amount pledged was the highest amount
in Main Event history. ^
Photos
courtesy of
ArtShots
Photography
For more
photos from
the Main Event,
please turn to
page 2 .
Amy DeLoach and Cheryl Alley
Support Teens: Wear OranQe on February 9
Teens: Attend “Forward4 Love” Event at Label on February 12
Everyone wants healthy and
respeetful relationships for their
kids. But violent, sexist messages
in musie, the arts, sports, and
games, eombined with the
amount of teehnology now in the
hands of teens, ean make that a
tough goal.
“Respeet Week,” February 8-
12, is being eelebrated during
Teen Dating Violenee Awareness
Month to eneourage teens to ere-
atively advoeate for and promote
healthy relationships. The Na
tional Youth Advisory Board for
loveisrespeet sponsors this na
tional event and has made avail
able a guide for teens offering
information and adviee on every
thing from using soeial media to
awareness displays, pep rallies,
t-shirt eontests, ehalking, posters,
and ways to engage their sehools.
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joining forees to promote this ef
fort. They are eneouraging every
one to wear #orange41ove on
Tuesday, February 9, and to at
tend the free eommunity event on
February 12 at Label.
“We all want to see young peo
ple have safe and healthy rela
tionships,” says Stephanie Starr,
Direetor of Jewish Family Serv-
iees. “The reality is one in three
young people will experienee
abuse in their relationships, with
16 to 24 year olds eonsidered
most of risk. What more impor
tant work is there for us as Jews
than promoting and helping se-
eure healthy relationships for our
youth and all young people,” she
eoneluded.
On Friday, February 12, join
with our entire loeal eommunity
and stand up and be eounted
while having fun at the “Forward
4 Love” free event for youth and
their families from 5-7 PM at
Label. Our “eall to aetion” will be
made with musie, free food from
Pinky’s, and raffle prizes.
Winners of the photo eontest,
for those who posted pietures on
soeial media using #TDVAelt of
their projeets wearing orange ere-
atively or with the most
likes/shares, will be awarded
prizes, ineluding dinners at loeal
restaurants. Wateh the website
TDVA.CharMeek.org for loeal
updates on the photo eontest and
events and to aeeess the Guide,
and loveisrespeet.org/resourees
/teendvmonth nationally for in
formation on Respeet Week.
Questions and how to get in
volved? Contaet Melissa. Siegel-
BarrosiSjmeeklenburgeounty-
ne.gov or Marsha Stiekler at
info@shalombayit-ne.org. Spread
the message #Orange4Love and
help all of us to remember that
love has many definitions, but
abuse isn’t one of them.^
Teens at last year's annual youth event
One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical,
sexnal, emotional, or verbal abnse from a dating partner, a
fignre that far exceeds rates of other types of yontb violence.
30% of teens are text-messaged 10 to 30 times an bonr by
tbeir partners asking where they are, who they are with, what
they are doing. Nearly of them commnnicate honrly
between midnight and 5 AM.
One in five girls electronically sends nnde or semi-nnde
photos or videos.
37% send sexnally snggestive texts.
One in five recipients shares the photos or videos.
In a 2009 snrvey, 3 ont of 4 parents said they had talked abont
healthy relationships with their kids. The majority of kids
said no one had talked abont abnse. Learn how yon can at
loveisrespect.org or jwi.org.