Sid Jacobson JCC's 2024 Year in Review

2024

Sid Jacobson JCC’s

YEAR IN REVIEW

As we reflect on this past year in the following slides, we are filled with gratitude for your incredible support. YOU—our members, guests, participants, Board, event chairs & committees, partners, volunteers, and donors.

Every donation, every volunteer hour, and every kind word brings us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we’ve changed countless lives.

From all of us at Sid Jacobson JCC, thank you for supporting our mission.

Let’s continue this amazing work together for years to come!

Happy 2025!

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR

JANUARY

“Upstanders” of all ages gathered for our annual MLK Day of Service

JANUARY

> HERO Project co-founders spotlighted on multiple local media outlets

> Reimagining Independence Symposium supports the neurodiverse community, their loved ones, and industry professionals

JANUARY

> New Leaders host Tennis, Tacos, and Tequila fundraiser > Bestselling author Regina Calcaterra teams up with Birthday Wishes of Long Island, creating bundles for homeless children

JANUARY

Some of our youngest members celebrating Tu B’Shvat

Member Appreciation Pool Party

FEBRUARY

> “Art with Heart” Adult Day workshop, inspired by Nassau County Museum of Art’s “Gilded Age” exhibit

> Splishing and splashing at our Members-Only Pool Party bash!

FEBRUARY

> Mneme Therapy Evening of Art celebrated captivating showpieces created by our Adult Day participants

> “Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria“ film screening and performance from the Archangel Michael Greek Church of Port Washington dance troupe > “Under G-D” Film Screening & Panel

FEBRUARY

And the crowd roared... again & again!

Sid Jacobson Community Players presented four sold-out performances of “Fiddler on the Roof”

MARCH

Knicks alum and fan favorite, John Starks, hosts meet-and-greet and autograph session

MARCH Hosted two Spotlight Speaker V-VIPs Hoda Kotb, and moderator Stephanie Ruhle

MARCH

> Celebrating Women’s History Month with an Inclusive Tea Party & Potluck > Randy Hight, Director of our Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center, and NMCWC participant Dolores Persky appear on The Donna Drake Show > Lawrence Rosenbloom Care Day Symposium for care partners + professionals supporting those with dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders

MARCH

Celebrating Purim like only the JCC can!

APRIL > Participated in the “Bring Them Home Now” Six-Month Community March > Witness Project at Tilles Center brought high school students and Holocaust survivors together for an unforgettable evening

MAY

We ate, we bid, and we laughed along with comedian Jim Gaffigan at our annual “Eat.Bid.Laugh!” fundraiser

MAY

> Launch of “The Lunch Box,” allowing volunteers to cook nutritious meals at home for our Community Needs Bank recipients > artSPACE Exhibit: “Faces of Resilience: Portraits of Survivors of the Holocaust” > Adult Day participants attend a special performance of “Music & Memories” at Tilles Center

JUNE

> Our Annual REACH Luncheon is always a hit with our lively seniors > It’s Game On for Autism - a family-friendly event featuring flag football, a DJ, food trucks, an auction, and more - with all proceeds benefiting Camp Kehilla

JUNE

Long Island’s largest celebration of Israel: IsraelFest, at Tilles Center

JULY

Annual Golf & Tennis (and Card Games) Outing... we look forward to celebrating the event’s 40th Anniversary in 2025

AUGUST

Mazel Tov to all of our teen athletes who participated in the Maccabi Games in Houston, including the 16U boys’ baseball team who brought home gold

AUGUST

Goodbye Summer! - Can’t wait to see all our Camp Kehilla and Summer Streeters campers again next year

AUGUST

675 backpacks for children in need were packed at Supplies for Success, ensuring hundreds of young students start the school year with the essentials

AUGUST

Long Island Ducks’ Jewish Heritage Night: RCFI Director Dagan Cohen threw out the first pitch, and our first place Maccabi Baseball Team was recognized

SEPTEMBER

Our first Grandparents: Service with a Schmear event allowed grandparents to bond with their grandchildren, joined by special guest, Peppa Pig

SEPTEMBER

> Remembering September 11th with Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. #1 of Roslyn > REACH Opening Day celebration with our vibrant seniors

SEPTEMBER

> Kicking off our 2024-25 Author Breakfast series with “The Goddess of Warsaw” bestselling author Lisa Barr > Mini horse therapy with our Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center participants

SEPTEMBER

Annual Stronger Than Cancer 5K honors SJJCC’s own Susan Stein and recognizes the Advisory Board of our Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center

SEPTEMBER

> “Seeing Red” Exhibit and Wine Tasting at the Nassau County Museum of Art > Local vendors participate in “Sip + Shop,” benefiting our Early Childhood Center

OCTOBER

Commemorating the one-year anniversary of October 7th - Am Yisrael Chai

OCTOBER

Annual Friendship Circle Luncheon, honoring Rita Levy and Rebecca Levy, plus Tikkun Olam Award recipient, Jemi Goldstein, benefiting our Adult Day programs

OCTOBER

> Randy Hight and Natalie Penny at the Breast Cancer Summit, with special guest, ABC local reporter and three-time cancer survivor and advocate, Stacey Sager > Launch of “Gabe’s Breakfast Club,” which amassed 140+ boxes of cereal and 400+ lbs. of food for our Community Needs Bank > It was all ‘fun and games’ at the Fall Canasta Tournament with Judy Umansky

OCTOBER

> Our little pumpkins having a ‘field day’ at our Early Childhood patch > Kehilla After-School participants celebrate First Responders Month with a visit from Roslyn Rescue

OCTOBER

Hosting our first Beresheet (Genesis) Festival with community members and partner synagogues

NOVEMBER

Mangia! Arts + Culture hosted first-ever Autumn Brunch and pizza-making event at Marinara Pizza

NOVEMBER

Volunteers of all ages came out for a Veterans’ Day Service Project, honoring those who have sacrificed so much

NOVEMBER

> Board President Nancy Waldbaum is featured on the cover of Roslyn Living > Kehilla Teen Inclusion Night (teens and Center for Neurodiversity participants) gather to help in Community Needs Bank

NOVEMBER > Families having a blast at our Member Appreciation Pool Party > The season of giving kicked off with a very successful Curb Your Mitzvah that included donations of food, winter coats, and women’s work wear (in partnership with Dress for Success)

DECEMBER > Inspiring “On Being Jewish Now” panel features four contributing authors > A morning of fun and food at Early Childhood’s “Donuts With My Best Dude”

DECEMBER > Champions for Charity kicks off with a shopping event at Hirshleifer’s > Generous donations from North Shore Towers and the Harvest Helpers, benefiting our Community Needs Bank

DECEMBER > New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti presented a proclamation in recognition of Susan Berman’s remarkable contributions to our community > Knitzvah knitters and crocheters donated handmade blankets to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, for families of first responders and military veterans. And, News12 captured it all!

DECEMBER

Ain’t no party like a JCC party! We loved capturing all the celebrations and smiles this holiday season!

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