Hadassah-Shoshanim meeting minutes, January 1, 1996

H A D A S S A H The Shoshanim Group January 1, 1996 The next meeting of the Shoshanim Group will be held on Monday, January 8, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Judy Mack's home at 7432 Doe Ave. Judy lives in Ten Oaks, a gated community with a guard. Just tell the guard you are visiting Judy Mack and he will let you in. If you need further directions, Judy's phone number is 228-3080. The advisor for the Chapter will be attending our meeting so please plan to attend. And, of course, bring a friend. O a k e y Thank you again to Harriet and Donn Smylie for hosting Shoshanim's first annual Chanukah Party in December. The Latkes were delicious, the home was beautiful, and gift exchange was fun and a great time was had by all. The Shoshanim Group will again be hosting the Youth AJiyah luncheon this year. It will be on Sunday, February 25, 1996 , 11:30 a.m. at the Port Tack Restaurant 3190 W. Sahara Ave. Youth Aliyah is the primary organization in Israel addressing the unique and diverse needs of youngsters from every corner of the world. Youth Aliyah boarding schools serve disadvantaged Israelis; new immigrants from Ethiopia and the Former Soviet Union(FSU); and "Na'aleh 16" students for a total of 15,600 students last year alone. "Na'aleh 16" refers to 16-18 year old youngsters from the FSU who come to Israel, without their parents, to live and study in Youth Aliyah residential villages. While there, they pursue their academic studies; learn about their Jewish heritage and Israel's history; and tour the land. Many of these students have chosen to make aliyah and their parents have followed them. The budget of Youth Aliyah has been cut dramatically due to the shortfall in Jewish Agency receipts. The budgetary cuts which have been mandated will have a disastrous effect upon Youth Aliyah a vitally needed educational program. We host the Youth Aliyah luncheon for the entire Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah which includes our group and the Aviva Group for a total of over 600 members. N The Chapter will be selling Entertainment Books this year. If anyone is interested in purchasing an Entertainment Book through Hadassah, call Sherry at 655-0404. Happy birthday to Jane Kriensky, Gloria Bransky, Aileen Brodsky, Judy Mack, Karen Sevigny, Sharon Walker, Shelley Weinberg, and Karen Weltman. Tributes are still available for sale. If you need 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 women. They are so grateful for these items and this is one small way in which we can give back to the community Continue, also, to save Campbell Soup, Mrs. Pauls, Swanson's, Pepperidge Farm, Prego labels, and more. We've been saving them for St. Jude's Ranch for abused and neglected children but now the Clark County public schools are saving the labels. In exchange for labels the individual schools receive money to use as needed. Please designate where you would like your labels to go. For a more complete listing of which labels can be saved, call Sherry at 655-0404 or Marcia at 256-4105. Please bring with you to the next meeting 2 or 3 stamps to help defray the cost of our mailing. Because it is so costly, only currently paid and Life Members will continue to receive the bulletin. Dues are $25.00 a year. 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 current annual dues can be applied to your Life Membership which can be paid in installments between now and May, 1996. Your membership is transferable to any Hadassah Group in the world.. Speaking of costs and trying to save money, do any of you have access to a copy machine and willing to make copies of this bulletin each month? We make 100 copies of 2 pages (sides) each. If so please call Sherry at 655 - 0404. and thank you very much. SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING!!!!! BRING A FRIEND!!!