MAKE THE WORLD BETTER! - Greater Miami Jewish Federation

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From Dens Around the Country...
Aspen
OUR LIONS ROAR!
On a beautiful Rocky Mountain afternoon, Lions
and Pomegranates from Aspen Valley United Jewish
Appeal and their guests gathered at the lovely McLain
Flats home of Sandy Israel for a delicious Israeli meal and
to hear JTA correspondent Sue Fishkoff speak.
Sue is the West Coast correspondent for the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, covering Jewish identity issues and
the Jewish communities of the former Soviet Union. She
is also the best selling author of The Rebbe's Ar my, Inside
the World of Chabad-Lubavitch . Each attendee received an
autographed book. Sue discussed what it means to be
Jewish in America today and new ways Jews are expressing
their identity.
An interesting Lion “Heart to Heart” example was
the participation of three mother/daughter pairs: hostess
Sandy Israel and her daughter Rachel Hahn (co-chair of
Pomegranates); Judith Steinberg and her mother Pearl
Steinberg, out-of-town Lion Shirley Helzberg of Kansas
City and her daughter Jamie Helzberg; and a sister pair:
UJA President Melinda Goldrich and her sister Andrea
Cayton, a Los Angeles Lion.
Other Aspen Lion attendees were LOJ Chair Lorrie
Winnerman, JoAnn Ross, Melanie Sturm, Dorothy Thau,
and Elle Winn. Out-of-town Lion attendees were Lois
Siegel of Miami, Nancy Siwak of Creve Coeur, MO
(Kansas City), and Jean Lee Parelman of Kansas City.
Aspen Pomegranates who attended included Deborah
Fanburg, Kathie Schulman, and Sandy Rothman.
At the Aspen Valley Lion of Judah Luncheon are (L. to R.) chair Lorrie
Winnerman, author and journalist Sue Fishkoff, and UJA President
Melinda Goldrich.
Atlanta
Despite this challenging economy, the Lions of the
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta have continued to
show their pride in Federation and have continued to be
the backbone of our campaign. The Women’s
Philanthropy theme for this year has been “sharing your
story.” This theme—along with our face-to-face angel,
who is donating $100 for every face-to-face solicitation—
has encouraged Lions to meet with their prospects and
inspire others by sharing their own story of why they
give to Federation.
The Atlanta Lions have been extremely busy with
the start of Community Campaign 2010. Our campaign
kicked off with a Sapphire Event at the High Museum of
Art where local Lions Melinda Wertheim and Donna
Weinstock gave us a sneak preview of the Leonardo Da
Vinci exhibition, followed by a luncheon where we
shared personal stories of why we each give to
Federation. This inspirational event was chaired by Lisa
Brill, Viki Freeman and Judy Zaban.