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Known for having done good work and having had a good time while doing it are,from l. to r., Estelle Bardoff, Lois Fried, Pola Burk, Marilyn Sugar, and Ida Schwartz.the AUXILIARYIt was a lively bunch! Six presidents of the former Jewish HomeAuxiliary gathered for lunch in the Home’s boardroom to talk aboutold times and recall what they had accomplished in the 45 yearswhen they played a major role in the life of the Jewish Home.“We may have bought these,” muses Lois Fried aboutthe chairs they were seated on. It is not an idle comment,as purchasing furniture for various areas of the Home wasone of the needs the Auxiliary covered with the proceeds oftheir fundraising.They were expert fundraisers, and according to SherieKoshover, the Home’s director of Corporate Planning, theAuxiliary was the major fundraising force at the Home formany years. In fact, notes Arlene Krieger, whose mother wasactive in the group before her, the Auxiliary was establishedin 1957 specifically to augment the Home’s fundraising.The Auxiliary raised hundreds of thousands of dollars,all to provide the residents of the Home with ‘niceties’ and‘extras.’ They held a major donor event each year, raisingas much $300,000. They initiated monthly birthday lunchesfor residents, which are still held today, and provided giftsfor the birthday celebrants. They refurbished the commonareas, and purchased and set up aviaries. They furnishedthe Friedman Pavilion, making the largest single gift to theHome’s new wing. And they created and staffed the giftshop and the garden café.summer 2008Jewish Senior Living19