2022 March
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Touro Provides Meals for Workers at Three Hospitals By Barry Schiff, Chairman, Community Involvement Committee
Tourography: Richie Fain page 3
Fantasy Football, Pick 'Em Winners page 4
Former Patriot at Open House
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ouro continues its mission to help the needy in our community. We have seen how much stress the workers in our hospitals are under after more than two years of treating COVID patients. For the third time in as many years, Touro provided healthy lunches to show our appreciation and raise the spirits of the dedicated nurses, therapists and front-line staffers at our local hospitals. This year, the Community Involvement Committee expanded our reach by having 100 meals each delivered to the Miriam Hospital, Kent Hospital and South County Hospital. To finish 2021 strong, we contributed $5,000 to Operation Stand Down, an organization which provides comprehensive supportive assistance to homeless and at-risk veterans. This donation will be used to aid in the construction of a new climate-controlled facility in Johnston that will store donations of clothing, furniture, appliances and food.
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(l-r) At Miriam Hospital are Barry Schiff, Stevan Labush, Jessica Worth, RN; Kathleen Sullivan, RN; Jeffrey Davis. More photos, Page 2.
We also contributed $500 each to Crossroads Rhode Island and Amos House, two organizations that assist the less fortunate. In addition to our regular contributions to Jewish Collaborative Services, Touro received nearly $5,000 that members submitted with their dues payments in 2021. These funds will be forwarded to JCS for multiple assistance purposes, such as food and heating. If you know of any other organizations that could use our financial assistance, have them forward their requests to info@tourofraternal.org.
Kitchen Dedicated in Memory of Nate Lury By Larry Berman
Freiman Brings History to Life page 5
(l-r) Bob Miller and Alan Lury unveil plaque dedicating the kitchen to the late Nate Lury
Meet the New URI President page 6
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ouro held a ceremony during its Chanukah party to dedicate the kitchen in our hall in memory of the late Nate Lury. Nate, who served on the board of directors for 42 years, ~1~
passed away at the age of 94 on June 1, 2021. Nate was a 55-year member of the association. After Touro moved into the Rolfe Square hall in in 1989, he oversaw all the operations as House Committee chairman, but especially the kitchen. Touro chose the annual children’s Chanukah party for the dedication because Nate and his late wife, Martha, organized the party for many years. Miller and fellow Chairman Emeritus Alan Lury, Nate’s cousin, spoke at the ceremony and unveiled the permanent plaque outside the kitchen. The children and grandchildren of members enjoyed the “Bwana Iguana Reptile Adventure,” an educational and fun presentation by Ray Ward of Johnston. They also received gift cards to Target, and devoured the pizza, latkes and ice cream sundaes. Ryan Golditch, son of brother Jason Golditch, led the gathering in the lighting of the Chanukah candles.