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Federation Raises $4.5 Million on #GivingTuesday

Nearly 600 generous members of the community raised Contributions to #GivingTuesday are directed to all ages and backgrounds are committed to generously
an inspiring $4.5 million for Jewish Federation of Palm Federation’s 2020 Annual Campaign, and are critical support one another.”
Beach County during the global day of giving known as in supporting the nonprofit’s work in four key areas:
#GivingTuesday. The total was the largest raised by a combating antisemitism and bigotry; providing critical
Palm Beach County nonprofit, with the funds to be utilized services for people facing poverty, food insecurity, and
to stand up for those in need and address the most vital other crises; connecting children and teens to their Jewish
causes in the community, in Israel, and in 70 countries identity; and creating powerful experiences that connect
around the globe. people with Jewish values, traditions, and holidays.
More than 75 volunteers, including many teenagers, “Our Jewish community’s ability to stand up in
participated in lively phone-a-thons across Palm Beach solidarity and work together to positively save, change,
County, in addition to a wide-scale email and social media and transform the lives of others is inspiring,” shared
marketing campaign, to support Federation’s 2019 Giving Brian Seymour, Chair of Federation’s 2020 Annual
Tuesday initiative. Campaign. “Our recent Jewish Community Study
In 2017, the nonprofit raised $3 million, and in 2018 the highlights the significant opportunities – and needs – we
nonprofit reached nearly $4.5 million. have locally. I am proud to live where individuals of
Morselife, Federation Launch Now for Holocaust Survivors

MorseLife Health “It was shocking to learn that there are so many survivors
System, alongside the Jewish living within our reach who are suffering from food insecurity,
Federation of Palm Beach isolation, and poor access to care,” said Keith Myers, President
County, has launched Now for and CEO of MorseLife Health System. “As a nationally
Holocaust Survivors, a unified recognized senior services organization in Palm Beach County
community campaign to find with a history of serving the Jewish community, we have an
the nearly 5,000 survivors immediate and sacred responsibility to find and help these
living at or below poverty level individuals.”
in Palm Beach County and While MorseLife and Federation currently subsidize home
provide the essential services care, food, and other services for many survivors through private
they need to live the rest of their donations, the new campaign will enable both community
days in comfort and dignity. organizations and their partners to broaden their reach and offer
They were the individuals who Gizella Fischer a full lifeline of services.
survived unspeakable Nazi Holocaust survivor Gizella Fischer recounts her miraculous
brutality and are once again struggling to get by in their old age. story of survival. Morselife, Federation Launch on page 2
Fellowship Friday Gives Back to Community

More than 125 volunteers turned out for the ninth annual Palm Beach Fellowship of
Fellowship Friday, a morning of community service projects Christians & Jews helped
sponsored by the Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians & Jews. make Halle Place more
Participants gathered for a continental breakfast at beautiful by planting
Temple Emanu-El Palm Beach before heading out to five dozens of flow ering
pre-selected partner locations: Halle Place at The Lord’s plants at the front of the
Place, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Adopt-A-Family Program campus and in the back
Reach, the Melvin J. and Claire Levine Jewish Residential butterfly garden,” said The
& Family Service, and beach cleanup in conjunction with Lord’s Place Volunteer
Friends of Palm Beach. Coordinator D avid
Fellowship Friday Chairman Eric Christu recognized Rogers. “Little touches,
the four junior committee members: Aiden Conde, Parker like the colorful flower
Pressly, Caroline Christu, and Olivia Buhler-Lieberman. pots that were placed at Rabbi Michael Resnick
It was the first time partnering with Halle Place at all the doorways, make
The Lord’s Place, where volunteers worked on gardening Halle Place an even more Parker Pressly, Aiden Conde, Olivia Buhler-Lieberman,
projects at this supportive housing facility for women. welcoming environment for Caroline Christu
“The Lord’s Place is so grateful that members of the its dozen residents.”
For the fourth year, artist Sandra Thompson coordinated
an art project with Fellowship Friday volunteers at the Levine
location, a loving home for developmentally challenged adults.
Volunteers cleaned and painted an apartment at Program
Reach, a shelter for homeless families with children in West
Palm Beach, while others worked with the dogs at Big Dog
Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee. Diane Buhler of the Friends
of Palm Beach said 32 volunteers collected more than 80
pounds of trash at the beach clean-up.

Lisa Small, Kristy Pressly Fellowship Friday on page 2