President Shelli Dodell
Winter 2013
Vice Presidents Pamela Brown Suzanne Buckholtz Susan Isaacs Cipra Nemeth Leanore Saltz Nancy Scher Amy Straus Ruth Zeitzew
Dear Friend,
Secretary Anita Aratow Treasurer Marla Smith Board of Directors Donna Benjamin Deborah Berger Sylvia Brown Betty Jane Bruck Gail Cohen Helen Davidov Lorraine Joffe C. Jean Pearlstein Peggy Schwartz Merle Siegel Lotte Sohn Marilyn Szatmary RenĂŠe Tener-Hertzberg Executive Director Hillary Selvin
Los Angeles Section 543 North Fairfax Avenure Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: 323-651-2930 Fax: 323-651-5348 Thrift Donations: 800-400-6259 Counseling Talkline: 877-655-3807 Email: ncjwla@ncjwla.org www.ncjwla.org
This time of year provides many ways to reflect on who we are and what we have accomplished during the past year. It is a time in which we celebrate the New Year and wish each other health and happiness. We spend these months celebrating our faith, our families and our friends. It is also a time to think of others and about giving to organizations that we know do great work in our community. The list of charitable organizations seems to get longer each year. Our challenge, as we each think about giving, is to help as many people in our community as we can and for National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles to make those donations go as far as possible. As you make your choices on where to give, please consider giving to the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates that strive for social justice through the direct services we provide. We are a determined group of women and men who continue to serve our community as long as there is need. NCJW/LA serves over 19,000 individuals each year along with providing thousands of pieces of free clothing for those in-need and at-risk. We continue to fill in gaps of service for Los Angeles through our Women Helping Women Community Counseling & Support Services and Women Helping Children Art & Literacy Programs for Youth. You can give through our website www.ncjwla.org or through donations of goods to our Council Thrift Shops. Very few people like to ask for donations, but if we do not ask we will not receive the donations needed to support the many programs and services NCJW/LA provides in our community. It takes just a little bit from everyone to help a lot of people. If each of you reading this gives a few dollars or donates goods to Council Thrift Shops, you will know that you are helping your neighbor, a friend or someone in your community. What better way to celebrate the holidays this year. Your support of our Los Angeles community through your generosity in donating to Council Thrift Shops and support of the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles has an enormous and positive effect on the lives of so many individuals. Wishing you and your families a healthy and peaceful holiday season.
Shelli Dodell
President, Board of Directors
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