CHW Montreal News Bulletin Spring 2019

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45th Annual Pro-Am for Kids Thursday July 11, 2019 CHW Montreal will proudly host the 45th Annual Pro-Am For Kids Golf Tournament at Hillsdale Golf Club. Our tournament is special as amateur players have the unique opportunity to play on a team with a professional golfer from the Circuit Canada Pro Tour. Enjoy a full day of pure fun - golf, food, drinks, live and silent auctions and fabulous raffle prizes. We are proud to continue our partnership with Camp Erin Montreal. Camp Erin is a North American network of bereavement camps for youth aged 12-17 who have experienced the loss of a close family relative. A portion of the proceeds from the Pro-Am For Kids will be donated to support this exceptional program. Various sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available. For more information, call 514-933-8461 or visit www.chw.ca/proam2019 for full event details. JOIN US FOR A FUN-FILLED DAY 9:00 - 10:30 AM Welcome and Registration 11:00 AM Brunch 12:00 PM Shot Gun 5:30 PM Cocktails and Dinner Prize Presentations Silent and Live Auctions

CHW VIP Evening and Art Auction

Art Auction Committee

From left: Cara Ladenheim, Lianne Routtenberg, Sarah Hutman, Anne Jano

Volunteers showcasing some of the fabulous art.

The Art Auction was a huge success, raising over $70,000 with the support of a dedicated committee. Each year, a variety of artwork is selected, ranging from trendy street art to inventive fabric mosaics. Our members and friends enjoyed delicious cocktails followed by a fast-pace live auction. Auctioneer extraordinaire, Neil Horowitz, masterfully worked the crowd with his wit and humour. As a special feature for the annual auction, CHW hosted a VIP evening at the hip Gallery Station 16, an up and coming gallery that promotes contemporary urban art. Artist Steven Spazuk presented a live demonstration of his fire art technique. Plans are already underway for October 2019. Stay tuned for more exciting details.

centre activities CHW Montreal Volunteers in the Community

CHW Montreal volunteers recently served dinner at Le Café, a kosher soup kitchen at the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors. Our volunteers also take part in MADA’s Shabbat to Share program, whereby they prepare and package Shabbat meals for delivery to over 650 recipients throughout the city. It has been a terrific experience getting involved and learning more about these wonderful community-centred organizations. Thank you to everyone who generously gives their time. If you are interested in participating, please contact Alanna Elias at 514-933-8461.

CHW Montreal volunteers at Le Café.

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SPRING 2019

An Evening at the Segal Centre – BOOM X

Susan Bercovitch and Alicia Epstein paying tribute to the food sponsors.

From left: Howard Levine, Rob Laufer and Rick Zipper

Chanukah Luncheon: “Making Lemonade out of Lemons” CHW Montreal hosted a festive Chanukah Luncheon featuring motivational speaker Corrie Sirota. Corrie is well-known in the Montreal community as she hosts a radio show on CJAD and is the Clinical Director of Camp Erin® Montreal. A portion of the proceeds from our Pro-Am For Kids Golf Tournament supports Camp Erin. Corrie’s presentation was inspiring, uplifting, and humorous as she discussed managing and re-thinking stress. The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by our members and friends and donations of non-perishable kosher food were collected for MADA.

Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) Montreal Centre

CHW Montreal hosted a night out at the Segal Centre with the smash hit Boom X. Members and friends were enthralled with Rick Miller’s production of cutting-edge projections and virtuoso impressions of politicians, musicians, and activists. We all reminisced and sang along to the tunes from the 1970s and 1980s. The committee showcased fabulous packages for the silent auction and our ‘Sweet and Salty’ reception following the show was outstanding. A special shout-out to the many kosher caterers and bakeries who answered our call and donated goodies for the buffet. Todah Rabah!

Annual Campaign Story: Read how Hadassah Hospital was able to save Baby B.

Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) Programme

Assembled JWRP group with guest speaker Jeff Bicher.

CHW Montreal has been working in conjunction with JWRP to develop joint programming initiatives. JWRP organizes educational programs for groups of women to travel to Israel and commit to monthly programs for one year. In February, we co-hosted a seminar on the topic of “How to Raise your Kids to Identify as Jews.” It was an informative discussion with featured speaker, Jeff Bicher, who has extensive experience working with high school-aged young adults.

Passover Baskets

We did it again! The Passover Baskets fundraiser was another sold-out success, raising over $35,000 for CHW projects in Israel. CHW Past Montreal Centre President Alana Shiveck enthusiastically took on the challenge of directing this program and was instrumental in its success. Many thanks to Miriam Peletz for diligently reaching out to members and friends to include their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren as Mini-Matzohs. A great big thank you to the team of volunteers who helped package and deliver 500 baskets throughout the city.

From left: Guest speaker A family affair. From left: CHW members and friends Corrie Sirota Frankel, Lisa Lianne Routtenberg, CHW in attendance. Montreal Centre President Kasner, Alana Shiveck Alicia Epstein, Alana Shiveck

CHW Paint Night CHW Montreal hosted a “Pop-Graffiti Art” Paint Night as a fun and creative way to spend a cold evening in January. High school student Maya Epstein developed the program with CHW as part of a school project and was instrumental in marketing the evening as a Mother/Daughter night out. Sheila Nemtin Levine, an artist and CHW Immediate Past Montreal Centre President, volunteered her time by creating the artwork and instructing the class. A special thank you to Stokes for donating aprons for our budding artists, and to Marissa and Noah Sidel of Café de L’Avenue in the Cavendish Mall for donating their fabulous space.

Volunteers of all ages came out to assemble the baskets in record breaking time.

CHW Walk To Support Children - Sunday May 26, 2019 @ 10 am

Sign up to be a participant or support a walker

The Anna Zaitchick Chapter invites you to join them as they host their 8th Annual CHW Walk. To set up your personalized walk page, be in touch with the CHW Montreal Office. The proceeds from this year’s fundraising campaign are in support of CHW’s commitment to upgrade and renovate the CHW Debbie Eisenberg and Gary Levene Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) in Israel. With your help, CHW will be moderinizing the department to save and improve the lives of critically ill children. CHW Montreal Centre President Alicia Epstein with members of the Anna Zaitchick Chapter.

Proceeds benefitting Mother/daughter team: Susan and Jessica Bercovitch

Artist Sheila Nemtin Levine instructing Paint Night.

Romy Hutman showing off her finished piece of Graffiti Art.

Donate online by visiting www.chw.ca/walk2019. CHW Montreal Centre, 6900 Decarie Boulevard, Suite 3405 Montreal QC H3X 2T8

514-933-8461 info@montreal.chw.ca www.chw.ca/montreal www.facebook.com/CanadianHadassahWIZO

What’s Inside... • Annual Campaign 2019 • Upcoming events: Pro-Am For Kids • Big News: Tel Hai Bridge, Mahjong & Canasta Luncheon is moving into the city

CHW Passionately Supports Programs and Services for Children, Healthcare, and Women in Israel and Canada.


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