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FEBRUARY 11, 2016 | The Jewish Home
Around the Community
A Touchdown for CAHAL
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hether you were rooting for the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers, if you attended CAHAL’s fabulous Super Bowl 50 party on February 7th, you know what we mean: everyone was a winner. From pre-game to post-game, there was delicious food from Chap a Nosh and Simply Sushi, great snacks, drinks and desserts all night long. Mr. and Mrs. Kal and Ruki Renov graciously opened up their home to host the crowd for the Super Bowl 50 experience. A dropdown screen and surround sound system enhanced the total experience. Special thanks are extended to Meir Simcha and Shira Cohen for all their hard work and attention to every detail in coordinating this successful event from start to finish. Many thanks to the following for their involvement and dedication to CAHAL: Yehoshua Baldinger, Yossi Baumann, Mordechai Beren, Dr. Meir Simcha Cohen, Jamie Frand, Yisrael Geizhalz, Shuie Greenspan, Jack Harary, Yosef Hertz, Menachem Lapidus, Dr. Yehuda Marciano, Meshulam Ross, Yitzy Schecter, Dave Schoenblum, Yisroel Stone, Avi Weberman, and Dr. Ari Weinreb. Generous donors provided great raffle
prizes. The prizes included a variety of sports game tickets, a Prime Grill gift certificate, a drone, a wine cooler and a watch. Congratulations to all the winners! CAHAL presented its own halftime show just before the third quarter. The participants were shown a short video presentation about CAHAL, its founders, administration, staff and children in action. They heard how CAHAL provides smaller, more individualized classes in the local yeshivas catering to children’s learning styles, where all the students attend mainstream activ-
ities daily, including lunch, recess, specials, assemblies, class trips and more. When ready, children attend mainstream academic classes as well, with support from CAHAL to ensure success. The experienced and caring CAHAL teachers make it all happen. CAHAL, now in its 24th year, is the only local yeshiva-based and sponsored community program for children with learning challenges. As is always the case, every penny donated from this event went directly to benefit the community children who attend CAHAL. Because CAHAL is a local non-profit organization that has
never turned away a family in need, successful fundraising events and community appeals are vital to CAHAL’s ability to educate the children of our community.
Gedola, the drive still drew in throngs of people from the community excited to donate and assist in this worthy cause. When the pints were finally tallied, the closing count was just under 100 pints. The Mesivta thanks
its student organizers, Bikur Cholim, and all those who participated. This blood drive brings the total blood contributed in the past three years to almost 750 pints! Yasher ko’ach!
For more information about the CAHAL program or donating to this great community organization, call (516) 295-3666 or visit our website, WWW.CAHAL.ORG. Registration is now open for September 2016, and CAHAL is currently interviewing applicants. Follow CAHAL Program on Facebook and Instagram for upcoming events and other information.
MAY Blood Drive a Huge Success
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ast Wednesday, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov once again hosted an incredibly successful blood drive on their premises. The drive, benefiting Bikur Cholim of Maimonides Hospital, was organized by se-
niors Shmuel Aidelson and Shimmy Weiss whose outstanding efforts to encourage donations really made the event a success. In addition to the staff and talmidim from the Meisvta and Yeshiva