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UJFT Women’s Cabinet goes to Camp teen engagement. Following clues, learning about Jewish he United Jewish Federation of summer camp here in Tidewater and Tidewater’s Women’s Cabinet, led by around the world, the women “travelled” co-chairs Barbara Dudley and Mona Flax, from spot to spot around the Simon kicked-off the 2022 campaign year by Family JCC, ending the hunt at the outgoing to camp…at the Simon Family JCC. door pool and aquatics center, where they On a beautiful (albeit rather warm) had an opportunity to “see the campers afternoon, members of the Women’s in their natural habitat….” slurping on Cabinet mustered up in the Cardo for popsicles and hanging out with their a terrific summer camp scavenger hunt bunkmates. planned by Dave Flagler, the Simon Returning inside to the welcome of Family JCC’s new director of camp and the nicely air-conditioned Kramer Board Room, Cabinet members enjoyed a full camp “Canteen” experience (and lots of throw-back candy and treats to bring sweetness and smiles to the start of a new campaign year). They then met with visiting guest speaker Gary Weinstein. The former executive director of the Dallas (Texas) Jewish Federation and a seasoned Jewish communal professional with more than 40 years of fundraisBarbara Dudley and Mona Flax, Woman’s Cabinet co-chairs, with Dave Flagler, ing and community Simon Family JCC’s, director of camp and teen engagement. Amy Zelenka
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Women’s Cabinet members in the Cardo at the Sandler Family Campus prepare for a summer camp scavenger hunt.
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building experience, Weinstein thanked the Cabinet members for caring, for giving, and for volunteering. Most especially, he thanked them for their willingness to ask others for gifts of support on behalf of the Tidewater Jewish community.
Tidewater’s Federation is among the top 10% of all Federations in the country.
Weinstein reminded the group that Tidewater’s Federation is among the top 10% of all Federations in the country (more than 150!) in terms of per capita giving (essentially average gift size) and the number one Federation among likesized (intermediate) communities. From his unique position in the Jewish world (as a traveling speaker, trainer, coach, and consultant), Weinstein visits many communities. He was thrilled to express that Tidewater is incredibly well-respected throughout the nation and that this success is due to the community’s leaders and volunteers, who all give generously and ask others to do the same. It was a great start to what promises to be an amazing campaign year, with many finally emerging from homes to safely meet one another in person again. As is often the case, Women’s Cabinet was once more “out front” with some of the very first gifts of the new campaign year. The Cabinet challenges the Men’s Division, Young Leadership, and all others to give early and generously in the 2022 Campaign! Amy Zelenka is United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s chief development officer.
