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FEDERATION NEWS December 2020 3A

Establishing groundwork and relationships

By Howard Tevlowitz, Chief Executive Officer, and Kim Adler, Chief Operating Officer
s you are aware, The Jew- the community-wide mass notification and when in doubt – report it! Jeff can homeland security and safety initiative
ish Federation of Sarasota- system, SCN ALERT, has also been be reached at jsolomon@jfedsrq.org or of the organized Jewish community
AManatee recently partnered implemented. This system allows for 866.284.4933 x0. in North America. It was established
with the Secure Community Network immediate emergency communication About the Secure Community under the auspices of The Jewish Fed-
(SCN) to provide a best-in-class se- to organizational leaders and securi- Network erations of North America and the
curity program to our community. We ty points of contact within our com- Since 2004, the Secure Communi- Conference of Presidents of Major
feel it is important that the community munity on critical incidents such as a ty Network has served as the official American Jewish Organizations.
have an understanding of what it takes
Federation Board President Randon Carvel makes a presentation to lead donors
to keep a community safe and would
like to update you on recent efforts. Who does the Jewish community turn to for
When Jeff Solomon took his seat as COMMUNITY SECURITY INITIATIVE the most trusted service in real estate?
the Community Security Director three
months ago, he immediately began im-
mersing himself by getting to know the
community, our local Jewish partners
and our local law enforcement.
Jeff has conducted physical and
procedural security walkthroughs at
many of our Jewish community part- Contributing to the
ners in Sarasota and Manatee counties prosperity of our
and has met most of their leadership. In Jewish Community
addition to the walkthroughs, organiza- criminal event, a natural disaster or an since 1979!
tion leadership was engaged to discuss emerging threat. We will be testing this Ryan Ackerman Barbara Ackerman
system monthly. 941.387.1818 941.780.6045
Furthermore, it is very import- #1 Small Team in Sarasota and Manatee County
ant that relationships are made pri-
or to an incident happening. Jeff has www.ackermangroup.net
met with numerous local, state and
federal law enforcement partners, in-
cluding Sarasota County Sheriff-Elect
Kurt Hoffman and the Joint Terrorism
Task Force, and has participated in a
ride-along with the Sarasota Police FED
Department to become familiar with
areas of high-crime and individu- we are
als who might negatively impact our
Jeff Solomon community. Meetings will continue
specific security-related questions, in order to build upon the strong rela-
training options which will be set up tionships already established, and he
over the next three months, and secu- will soon be meeting with Chief Ber- Engaging Jewish Lives
rity grants that are available to our or- nadette DiPino of the Sarasota Police
Lead donors and Federation leadership hold shovels marking the beginning of the campus renovation
ganizations through the Department of Department.
Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Through our efforts to build a se-
Grant Program (NSGP). We are also curity program for our community, we
looking at timeframes to conduct in- would like to remind you to reach out
depth vulnerability assessments at each to Jeff Solomon with any questions, re- e take great pride in engaging Jewish lives in our community.
facility in order to better assist with the quests, needs or concerns. Moreover, WYour Federation is dedicated to bringing the best in Jewish
grant program and the protection of our if you have questions about reporting programming to Sarasota-Manatee.
institutions. suspicious activity, please know that
As an additional resource provided, Jeff is always available to assist you,
jfedsrq.org • 941.371.4546

Jewish Day Camp...continued from page 1A
camp director, and tasking the Camp a broad range of capabilities, while
Committee members with the work of emphasizing Jewish values such as
bringing a day camp to life in time for tzedakah (giving back), kehillah (com-
the summer of 2022. munity) and givun (diversity). The
Thanks to the overwhelming gen- campus plans to feature recreational
erosity of Tommy Bernstein and his facilities capable of supporting a state-
wife Karen, the camp will be named in of-the-art, indoor/outdoor, multi-week
memory of their daughter and will be summer day camp with a multitude
called Camp Marci Lynn. In his own of activities, as well as traditional and
words, “Once the need for a Jewish cutting-edge day camp activities in-
Summer Day Camp emerged, Karen cluding athletics, aquatics, the arts and
and I worked with the Camp Utiliza- STEM/STEAM, and a focus on foster-
tion Committee to better understand ing lifelong skills.
if we could help bring a summer day Jaime Marco states, “I could not
camp to life. After working on this ini- be more proud and excited for what the
tiative, we were inspired to make a lead future holds. I am so grateful to have
gift in memory of our late daughter been a chair of this committee and look
Marci Lynn. This gift will provide the forward to what lies ahead as we create
opportunity for the children of Sarasota a best-in-class Jewish day camp that
to have wonderful camp memories that will be inclusive of children and fami-
last forever. Campers leave camp but lies of all faiths.”
camp never leaves you. We are so ex- Don’t miss your chance to get in
cited to be able to help build and plan on the fun and establish your lega-
this amazing project for the children of cy through a naming opportunity. For
this community.” more information on The Larry &
The Federation’s new day camp Mary Greenspon Family Campus for
will welcome campers entering grades Jewish Life, contact Ilene Fox at ifox@
K-9 from all faiths, backgrounds and jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2111.