Foundation in Focus
Greetings, 440 Ninth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10001-1620 (212) 356-5300 info@mjhsfoundation.org www.mjhsfoundation.org DIRECTORS Estère du Boulay Burton Esrig
Eli S. Feldman Shmuel Lefkowitz
OFFICERS President Steven L. Topal Vice President David C. Wiener Secretary/Treasurer Peter P. Post STAFF Mason Beard, Director of Development, (718) 759-4058, mbeard@mjhs.org Emily Pring, Associate Director of Development, (718) 759-4651, epring@mjhs.org Amy Goodman, Assistant Director of Hospice Development, (212) 758-4335, agoodman@mjhs.org Chinwe Egonu, Database Coordinator, (718) 759-4133, cegonu@mjhs.org Dara K. Marsh, Development Coordinator, (718) 759-4335, dmarsh@mjhs.org
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Executive Editors: Diane Ashley and Mason Beard Coordinating Editor: Emily Pring Managing Editor: Audrey O. Waters
Mason C. Beard
At this time of new beginnings and the start of the Jewish New Year, I am so pleased to have this opportunity to connect with each of you. The past few months have been fast paced and exciting. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you at our Golf Classic (our most successful yet!) I have traveled throughout the system connecting with our many loyal supporters and advocates. I hope to see many more of you at our Hospice on Broadway event on November 13th!
In this edition of Foundation in Focus, we celebrate the exciting completion of renovations of Menorah’s first floor, allowing residents who have been displaced since Superstorm Sandy, to return home (page 7). We introduce an important joint initiative between the UJA Federation and MJHS, to enable the Jewish community to make informed decisions as they consider hospice care for themselves or a loved one (page 8). You can also read about Shadow the pet therapy dog, that brings joyful afternoons to our Menorah nursing home residents (page 5); just another example of the innovative programs the MJHS Foundation supports to bring comfort to the patients and families in our care. You will learn of transitions, including the retirement of Chief Development Officer David Nussbaum and a tribute to his dedication to growing the MJHS culture of philanthropy (page 9). We introduce new staff (page 3), and announce exciting recent additions to our board (page 6). It is indeed a time of new beginnings and we are looking forward to a healthy and prosperous new year! Again, thank you all for such a warm welcome. As you read the following pages you will experience what MJHS does best…caring every minute, every day!
Design Director: Tricia Chambers Contributors: Zayra Arrieta, Michael Madole and Duane McFarlane The articles in this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, provided credit is given to MJHS Foundation. MJHS Foundation is the charitable financial resource development arm of MJHS. MJHS Foundation is charged with creating a culture of philanthropy and has a strong legacy of providing financial support to those with unmet health needs and to those who lack access to quality health care services.
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Mason C. Beard Director of Development, MJHS Foundation
Bring your jazz hands and take in the high-flying, Tony-winning Broadway dazzler Pippin! All proceeds benefit MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. Continued on page 10
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