Hadassah-Shoshanim meeting minutes, May 1, 1996

H A D A S S A H The Shoshanim Group May 1, 1996 The next meeting of the Shoshanim Group will be held on Monday, May 13, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Shelley Weinberg's home at 9900 Diamond Reef St. Go west on W. Sahara Ave. Go one mile past Canyon Gate and turn left on Grand Canyon (opposite Picole Ranch). Drive to the first 4-way stop sign and turn right. Go about one-half mile and turn right on Diamond Reef. Diamond Reef is shown on the map in the telephone book on page 68, in the insert at A8. If you need further directions, Shelley's phone number is 256-4599. A Floral Arranger from Michael's will be our program for the evening. Elections were held at our April meeting for Shoshanim's 1996-1997 Board of Officers. The new Board is as follows: President - Sherry DeArmas Treasurer - Marcia Marx Co-Organization V P. - Leah Sichel and Recording Secretary - Harriet Smylie Ellen Weinstein Corresponding Sec'y - Judye Phebus Skorina Financial V.P. - Marci Simon Education V P. - Sandee Fleekop Co-Fundraising V.P. - Kathleen Menasche, Ramona Luckman, and Irene Friedman Program V.P. - Jackie Fleekop Membership V.P. - Debbie Gardner A joint installation of the Boards of the three Las Vegas Hadassah groups will be held on May 19, 1996, Sunday 11:30 a.m. at the Palm Restaurant at the Forum. Cost per person is $20.00. R.S.V.P. to Sherry at 655-0404 or Jo Ann at 656-1666. Please plan to attend. (Did you know Our Educational V.P. Sandee Fleekop, 21 years old, is the youngest V.P. in Hadassah's history?) The Donor Luncheon has tentatively been rescheduled for Sunday, June 23, 1996 at 11:30 a.m. Location is yet to be announced. Donor (or Tzedakah) is $200 cash and $50.00 donation to the Hadassah Thrift Shop located at 4972 S. Maryland Pkwy. Those of you who have already obtained over $50.00 donor credit should have received a note telling you how much have accumulated. If you feel the figure is incorrect please call Sherry at 655-0404. Donations to the Ima Fund have been made by: Harriet Smylie in honor of her sister, Donna's, engagement. Happy Birthdays (Belated) to Jackie Fleekop, Aviva Gordon, Sherry Mayman, Kathleen Menasche, Tomi Petz, Barbara Schwartz, Adrienne Shearer, Sheila Simon, and Janet Wellish, y May Birthdays to Ilene Adler, Robin Spivock, Liz Waters, and Ellen Weinstein If you would like to send a personal greeting, get well, memorial, birthday or congratulations card, call Brina Drobnis at 243-7474. Prices range from $3.00 to $5.00 and Brina will even address, stamp and mail them for you. Hadassah tribute cards save you time and help our group meet its yearly quota to aid Israel and, of course, you get full donor credit. Continue to bring to the meetings those extra toiletries and samples that you receive in the mail or see in hotel rooms when you travel. We save them for the Shadetree, a shelter for battered and homeless women. For further information on what specific items they are in need of, call Ellen Weinstein at 242-8117. Please bring with you to the next meeting 2 or 3 stamps to help defray the cost of our mailing. Dues are $25.00 a year. If you join now, in April or May, you will receive 14 months of membership for the price of 12! You can send your check made out to Hadassah to Marcy Simon, 8524 W. Sahara Blvd. #237, Las Vegas, NV. 89117, or bring your dues to the next meeting. Life Membership is $250.00. Your membership is transferable to any Hadassah Group in the world.. TAKING HADASSAH INTO THE YEAR 2000 Working under the premise that if you sit still, you will fall behind, Hadassah continues to look towards the future with hope and great expectations, constatly reevaluating, and adjusting itself, without deviating from its basic mission?the support of Israel and the Jewish people. The Strategic Planning Department is dedicated to helping Hadassah remain timely, effective, and forward-thnking. Currently, the Strategic Plannng Committee?comprised of Hadassah members, national board members, staff, and even one non-member-is in the process of developing a strategic plan to be approved at the 1996 National Convention that will guide Hadasah from 1996 through the year 2000. The 1993-1994 Srategic Plan resulted in a number of initiatives and innovations that were researched and carried out by speciaally-commissioned task forces. One of the most signifaicant accomplishmants was the formation of the National Commission on American Jewish Women which, in conjunction with the Cohen Center at Brandeis Universiy, studied the issues of importance to American Jewish women, theri final report, officiall released at the Council of Jewish Federations' General Assembly in November, will form the basis of many progrmas and projects well into the future. Among the numerous tsk forces that were created, there was one to evaluate outreadhe to prospective members, recommending that we concenrate on attracting yonger women to Hadassah. Another group discussed he need to improve communications between members and the National board; the structure of the organization was studied, and a group examined wolunteer and staff cooperation. The Israel Projects tsk force continues to evaluate Hadassah's projects and programs, how they are meeting Israel's current needs, and whether there is a need for some shift in ou focus, by building on the work of the past three years, the new Strategic Planning Committee will help to determing where Hadassah wants to be in the future, and what it needs to do in order to get there. For more information on the Strategic Planning Department, contact Karen Venezky, Chair at 212/303- 8173 SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. BRING A FRIEND!!!