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LIFE & LEGACY : Looking back and forward
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By Nelle S. Miller, LIFE & LEGACY Community Chair, and Gisele Pintchuck, LIFE & LEGACY Director
e have an extraordinary op- able resources and a conscious effort to their individual organizations, but, as the strength of our relationships, awed
portunity to fulfill our re- perpetuate what we have carefully and importantly, for the Jewish community by the remarkable work of all partner-
Wsponsibility to create our collaboratively worked so hard to cul- at large. We are experiencing a new ing organizations, grateful for the big-
local Jewish legacy that will support tivate and build. It is about our history, level of interest in participating at the heartedness of our donors, and inspired
the next generation and beyond in a and about feeling at peace that in the collective table for the good of all. by the depth of our own resilience as
way and on a level that we have only future there will be others to continue As LIFE & LEGACY reaches the we support our families, colleagues,
imagined in the past. to bring us forward. end of its third year, there is much for and community members during this
It is an honor to live in a community It is hard to believe that the seed which to be thankful. Legacy donors challenging time.
that understands living in the moment, planted in our community in late 2016 are the lifeline to the future, and their We are grateful to our entire com-
while also remembering and respecting has bloomed into a strong collaboration generosity is our greatest gift. With munity as we embark on the fourth year
the past, and building toward a viable, of 11 organizations working together, the necessary implementation of prac- of the program with resolve, strength
meaningful and safe Jewish future. bringing in over 500 legacy gifts and tices in order to keep us all healthy and and commitment to continue ensuring
We are proud of the collective effort close to $20 million in estimated gifts safe during this time of uncertainty Jewish tomorrows.
of our 11 partners who work on behalf promised, to our Jewish community. and constant change, we were unable For more information about the
of the future of our entire Jewish com- The Jewish Federation of Sarasota- to properly celebrate and thank our LIFE & LEGACY program, contact
Manatee brought LIFE & LEG- donors due to the cancellation of our Gisele Pintchuck at 941.706.0029 or
ACY™ to our area and com- annual Community Celebration. Let us gpintchuck@jfedsrq.org, or visit jfed
mitted significant resources to be reminded and feel encouraged by srq.org/legacy-partner-program.
operating the program locally
for the past three years. Nation-
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The success of this program prosperity of our
Gisele Pintchuck and Nelle Miller is a direct result of the com- Jewish Community
munity, for our children and theirs. We mitment, effort and energy of all 11 since 1979!
are building a legacy of peace of mind partners who have a deep interest in
and heart, and have the assurance that participating in a program that is not Ryan Ackerman Barbara Ackerman
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January 2020 - Tevet/Shevat 5780 www.jfedsrq.org Volume 50, Number 1
our Jewish Federation
2020: Join us as we TRANSFORM
NOVEMBER October 1 formation. Our recent Jewish commu- ‹ Learning and building community
n 2020, The Larry & Mary Green-
By Randon Carvel, President; Kim Mullins, Chief Operating Officer;
spon Family Campus for Jewish
ILife will begin a tremendous trans-
DECEMBER November 2 tion of Sarasota-Manatee with huge ‹ Offering formal K-8 Jewish educa- communities in an inclusive, wel-
nity study, showing that our Jewish
population has doubled in the last 18
tion and engagement for our area’s
years, presents The Jewish Federa-
youth, with our partner, Hershorin
Schiff Community Day School
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Educating our community about
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Producing innovative, quality pro-
for families and so much more. Our
Center gramming for “babies to bubbies”
vocacy against anti-Semitism, in
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Building for a better tomorrow
‹ Bringing the best Jewish thought
community members expressed their
the Robert and Esther Heller Israel
desire for greater connections to other
Jews, more options for engaging with
meeting space and catering services
Contact Adam Kaplan at as the hub for many of these offerings. with the Jewish and non-Jewish Manatee area
Continuing to act as a community
like-minded individuals, and thought-
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provoking, innovative educational pro-
around the world to the Sarasota-
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By Gayle Guynup
Jewish Federation announces
2020 Board of Directors
Namesake Israel Center donors
Robert and Esther Heller
he Jewish Federation of Sara-
sota-Manatee’s Board of Di-
Trectors approved its new slate
of officers for 2020 at its December
on our incredible re-imagined 32-acre
meeting. Randon Carvel will serve as
county area.”
them throughout our two-
“My goals as the new president
Past President Michael
other Jewish organizations valuable in-
will include continuing to raise valu-
Ritter noted, “During the
formation about the needs and wants of
able resources in order to provide for
last two years, through the
our community members.
those members of our community who
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hard work of our talented
still have real needs in spite of the eco-
“Our new President,
staff and lay leadership,
Temple Sinai Religious School
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Randon Carvel, has been
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nization and its challenges.
mately 35,000 people living in Jewish
households, we hope to engage them
as successfully launching our capital
Randon Carvel
Randon is up to this chal-
job.” I am very confident that
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