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Beth Am Thanks You Fun in the Sun access they need to live in communities rather than facilities.
This increased funding for the iBudget waiver – the largest
for Your Vote Temple Israel’s Congregational Bike Ride took place at funding increase in recent history – will help reduce the
Okeeheelee Park lake in honor of Lag B’Omer. Led by Jackie iBudget waiting list.
Temple Beth Am was honored to be nominated (again) Klein, the temple’s Religious School & Youth Programming “Sometimes applying for benefits can seem complicated
for Palm Beach Post’s Best of Palm Beach County awards! Director, families enjoyed fun in the sun! This outdoors or overwhelming,” said Alpert JFS Director of LifePlanning
TBA was one of the top three finalists in the Best Place to gathering included Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, who started his Tami Lustig, MSW. “Our goal is to simplify things for
Worship category for 2021 and would like to thank everyone position at Temple Israel in July when the temple was already community members and provide them with knowledge and
who voted. closed due to COVID. This was the first opportunity for many easy access to tools needed to assist in best planning for the
Photo courtesy of Jackie Alberts of the families to meet Rabbi Salkin in person. future.”
To register for the workshop, visit alpertjfs.org/
lifeplanning/ by Monday, July 12. For more information or
to request reasonable accommodations for a disability, phone
Lustig at 561.713.1917 or email tami.lustig@alpertjfs.org at
least five business days prior to the Zoom session.
NCJW Palm Beach Announces

2021 Future Leader Awards

National Council of Jewish Women Palm Beach has
announced its 2021 Future Leader Awards. “This year, the
quality of volunteerism and academics of applicants was
truly extraordinary,” said Future Leaders Awards Program
Co-chairwomen Helene Askinazi and Christine Campbell
Farbrengen Night Gabor.
Three years ago, to encourage young people to become
Friends of JCS gathered together to mark a special date the next generation of community leaders, the Palm Beach
on the chasidic calendar — the birthday of the Lubavitcher Learn About the Agency for Section of National Council of Jewish Women established
Rebbe. Friends shared inspiration, jokes, and lots of L’chaims. its Future Leader Awards Competition. The Future Leader
Many shared personal stories and special moments they had Persons with Disabilities Awards in Community Service and Advocacy are presented
at the Jewish Community Synagogue. annually to two graduating high school seniors in Palm Beach
Ferd & Gladys Alpert County who have shown their commitment to improving
Jewish Family Service’s the quality of life for women, children, and families, and
Melvin J. & Claire Levine safeguarding individual rights and freedoms through their
LifePlanning program ongoing volunteer efforts. NCJW worked together with
invites people with Lori Dool, the Secondary Social Studies Program Planner,
disabilities, their parents, Department of K-12 Curriculum of Palm Beach County, to
siblings, and caregivers inform the students of this
to attend a free virtual competition.
workshop to learn about The Future Leader Award
the services and support for Community Service went
available at the Agency for to Sarah Clein, a graduating
Persons with Disabilities senior at Wellington High
(APD), on Wednesday, School. Her creation of two
July 14, at 2 p.m. non-profit organizations,
Mary Edwards from Mary Edwards Bricks Busting Boredom
APD Cares will be the and Aaron’s iPad Lending
featured guest speaker, covering topics such as eligibility for Library, focuses on providing
APD services and iBudget Waiver, the referral and application children in pediatric wards
process, and crisis Medicaid Waiver enrollment. The subject in local hospitals with the
is extremely timely, as Florida’s lawmakers have agreed to opportunity to stay engaged Sarah Clein
spend an additional $95 million annually to provide more
people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the Local Happenings on page 8

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