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Membership Committee Report
Submitted by: Bobbie Katz, Membership Committee Chair
This year we welcomed 39 new families to our congregation. They include a diverse group including families, associates, young families with children, singles and those who are retired. As of this writing we have a total of 495 family member units.
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In August of 2013, we held another Open House. It was the perfect opportunity to invite those who have an interest in what we have to offer. A lovely brunch was served and we had several families who joined.
Our annual Welcome Back dance in November was a wonderful way to rekindle friendships and start off the season with dancing, schmoozing and delicious desserts.
In November of 2014, we will be having a Cabaret Night to kick-off our season. Watch for details.
In February, we held a Pot Luck Dinner before our New member Shabbat service. It was a huge successful with everyone sharing a lovely Shabbat dinner together. Our New Member Shabbat service was a meaningful evening for all our New Members.
This year we welcomed 31 Seasonal Affiliates which included renewals and a few new ones. This is a wonderful way to have families join us during the time they are in Naples.
We are still meeting and greeting our visitors on Friday nights and we encourage people to sign in at the information table in the Social hall with an email address. There is always a follow-up with the email and it was been appreciated by the visitors.
As we move forward to our One Family initiative, our Membership committee will be playing a wonderful role in the process.
I want to thank all the members of the committee: Beth Adelman, Ruth Dorfman, Millie Sernovitz, Sandy Diamond, Anita and Phil Freeman, Marilyn Dano, Jan and Shelly Whitman, Mark Malone, Nancy Wiadro, Gene Helfand, Debbie Zvibleman and Susan Pittelman.
A very special thank you Jo Icaza, Yale Freeman, Rabbi Miller and Cantor Azu for their special help and continued support. Another thank you to Randi Butterworth, Maxine Gould and to John Kepsel and his staff.
