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of Upcoming Events
- JFGH’s Annual
Meeting - Save the date
for Wednesday, September 24th.
- Home Run -
Sunday morning, September 28th. Join
the fun and support JFGH by
participating in a 10k, 5k or 'fun
run' starting at Federal Plaza on
East Jefferson Street in Rockville.
This is JFGH's fourth year teaming
up with the Hebrew Home of Greater
Washington to raise funds through
this event. (More...)
(Registration
Form)
- Save the date for JFGH’s Annual
Gala, Tuesday, October 28th. You
won’t want to miss this celebration
of our 25th year!
- Builders Ball -
November 8th at the National
Building Museum. JFGH will be one of
3 charity beneficiaries selected for
the building trade industry’s
prestigious fundraiser. (More...)
Click here
to see “what was” or here to see “what’s
next.”
News and Articles
- 6/25/08 - Home Run -
Sunday morning, September 28th. Join
the fun and support JFGH by
participating in a 10k, 5k or 'fun
run' starting at Federal Plaza on
East Jefferson Street in Rockville.
This is JFGH's fourth year teaming
up with the Hebrew Home of Greater
Washington to raise funds through
this event. (More...)
(Registration
Form)
- 6/18/08 - JFGH
dedicates new headquarters;
honors co-founders Joy W. and S.
Robert Cohen (More...)
View photos of the event
here.
- 6/13/08 - JFGH
honors area attorneys for
providing pro bono services to
adults with disabilities
(More...)
- 5/4/08 - JFGH will
be one of 3 charity
beneficiaries selected for the
building trade industry’s
prestigious fundraiser(More...)
- 4/30/08 - JFGH
receives top, four-star rating
from Charity Navigator for 7th
consecutive year
Only one percent of the
organizations evaluated receive
this top rating for 7
consecutive years or more.
Charity Navigator is the
nation’s largest charity
evaluator and is widely
respected for its independent
evaluation of an organization’s
ability to efficiently manage
and grow its finances.
- 4/23/08 - Seal of
Excellence
JFGH receives the Seal of
Excellence for overall
excellence in nonprofit
management. (More...)
- 4/4/08 - "A Father's
Love"
Article featuring JFGH
co-founder Bob Cohen in March
issue of
Insight Magazine.
- 3/12/08 -
2008 Builder's Ball
JFGH has been selected as a
beneficiary of the 2008
Builders’ Ball (more), which is
scheduled to take place November
8th at the National Building
Museum.
- 1/31/08 - Home donated to
JFGH
JFGH expands its group home
program with a very generous donation
from Janet and Irving Torchinsky,
who have donated their home to JFGH.
Accessibility modifications to the
Silver Spring home are being planned,
with its dedication anticipated
in early fall. The home will accommodate
three new JFGH residents.
- 1/8/08 - JFGH receives $1
million pledge from The Robert
P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation.
The funds are in support of JFGH’s
Capital Campaign to fund our new
administrative offices and day activity
program.
- 12/17/07 - Cliff Mendelson
joins JFGH BoD
JFGH welcomes Cliff Mendelson
to the Board of Directors. Mr. Mendelson
served as co-Chair of the 2007 Gala,
helping to make it a tremendous
success. He is also active in the
Daniel Heumann Fund for Spinal Cord
Research and the Quest for the Cure
- A Spinal Cord Research Coalition.
Mr. Mendelson is a Senior Managing
Director in the Structured Finance
Group at Transwestern.
- 12/11/07 - JFGH featured
on Channel 4 NBC News. Tune in to
Channel 4 NBC News on 12/14 at 6
am or 6 pm to see a special feature
on JFGH and how JFGH residents and
volunteers celebrate Hanukkah together.
A Channel 4 NBC News crew visited
the Sam & Minnie Feldman Home on
the first night of Hanukkah where
a mother and daughter volunteer
team joined the residents to make
latkes, decorate the home, light
the first candle, sing blessings
and share dinner. The news crew
interviewed JFGH staff about what
services we provide and offered
everyone a chance to be interviewed
for the feature.
The feature is part of a series
called "12 Days of Giving" is posted
at
www.nbc4.com. Select 'top
video' tab on the home page and
scroll down the "12 Days of Giving"
to view the video.
Many volunteers have come forth
to share Hanukkah with JFGH residents,
participating in a total of 44 different
Hanukkah celebrations! Volunteers
visited each of our 20 homes. Residents
were also invited to a wide variety
of community and congregational
events. Thank you to all who opened
your hearts and helped light the
lights of Hanukkah!
- 12/11/07 - Donation received
for new furnace. The Gerry and Howard
Polinger Home will have a new furnace
this winter thanks to a very generous
online donation. The need for a
new furnace was highlighted as a
‘wish list’ item on our web site’s
Support
page. The current furnace at the
Gerry and Howard Polinger Home is
still in working order, but might
not make it through the winter.
Thank you to our generous donor
for responding to this pressing
need. And thank you to all our donors
who are warming hearts and homes
with your generosity and dedication
to JFGH’s mission!
View other items on our
wish list.
- 11/20/07 - JFGH CEO Vivian
G. Bass to Receive Jewish Women
International’s 2007 Community Leadership
Award (more...)
- 11/14/07 - "DC
Area Women Again Focus for JWI Event"
- Washington Jewish Week,
November 15, 2007
- 11/5/07 - JFGH Raises
$1.3 Million at Annual Gala (more...).
Click
here to view photos of the 2007
Gala.
- 9/11/07 - JFGH only wants
to be with you at their 24th Annual
Gala featuring Hootie and the Blowfish.
(more...)
- 6/13/2007 - JFGH volunteer
Annette Schreiber receives the 2007
Maryland Association of Community
Services Award (more...
)
- January 2007 - Chief
Executive Officer Vivian Bass named
a ‘Washingtonian of the Year’ by
Washingtonian Magazine (more...)
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