Hadassah New Year Cards
Rosh Hashanah begins
sundown, Friday, September 22,
but it’s not too late to order your New Year cards.
There are two different design types available. The 8-card packet
is $10. To order your cards by mail, send a check payable
to Newtown Hadassah to Joan Becker.
Convenient pickup
locations are:
Newtown: Barb Kaner
Langhorne/Yardley: Margie Kopins
Richboro: Joan Becker
Raffles for Hadassah
This year we will continue to raffle off something at most afternoon and evening meetings. In order for this fundraiser to be successful, we need the support of you, our members. The next time you go to your favorite restaurant, beauty parlor, nail salon, or store, ask for a gift certificate or an item that can be raffled off at a meeting . The monies raised from these raffles, go toward the wonderful projects of Hadassah. If you obtain an item or gift certificate, bring it with you to your next meeting and give it to Margie Kopins, Lorraine Blumenfield, Tessi Tuniman, or Sandi Berger. With 500 members in this unit, how can we not be successful in this endeavor?
SHOP TIL YOU DROP! Shopping Days at Macy’s, Boscov's and Bloomingdales This Fall
We have three wonderful shopping opportunities coming up. Mark your calendar and buy discount tickets for Macy’s, Boscov's, and Bloomies. While you may not always frequent these stores, all offer great buying opportunities with special pricing on purchases for the home and clothing for the entire family. At the same time, Newtown Hadassah benefits from your ticket. Even if you can’t go that day, your donation is important. Sell tickets to friends and family, too.
Boscov’s
Friends Helping Friends DayWednesday, October 16
Ticket cost: $5
25% Discount most
items
For Tix Contact: Viviane Maleh
Macy’s Shopping Days - Thursday & Friday, Sept. 14 and 15
Sunday, Sept. 17 - pick up merchandisepurchased
Ticket cost: $5 - All items must be charged
For Tix Contact: Barbara Gitler
Bloomingdale’s Shopping Day - Thursday, October 26
Ticket cost: $10
Save 15 % throughout
the store (some items excluded) and enjoy live music,
fashion events, cooking demonstrations, celebrity appearances,
and entertainment.
Tix Contact: Eileen Shestack
WHY NOT KNIT @ Y KNOT KNIT?
25% OF SALES THE WEEK OF NOV. 7-12 DONATED TO NEWTOWN HADASSAH
The shop has
something for everyone - from novelty yarns to cashmere
and everything in between. Denise Kahn (a bulletin sponsor) and
her staff
are available to answer all questions and steer you to the
perfect project or gift.
So schmooze with the
other knitters at your leisure and shop ALL WEEK LONG -
DAY OR EVENING! IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE!
The 2006-2007 Annual Contribution campaign
SUPPORT HADASSAH AND
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
By now everyone knows that President Bush vetoed the bill that
would have allowed federal funding for embryonic stem cell
research. How very misguided he is!!
Unfortunately, the president doesn’t understand (among other
things) that embryonic stem cells being used for
research are harvested from embryos that would have been
discarded (mainly from fertility clinics) and from
laboratory created stem cell lines. We – on the other hand
– will continue to focus our efforts in supporting
Hadassah’s position on embryonic stem cell research.
Not so
coincidentally, Hadassah is the 2006 recipient of the annual
National Advocacy Award given by the Genetics
Policy Institute. We are receiving this award in recognition of
being the volunteer organization that has done the
most to promote stem cell research in the U.S. Last spring,
Hadassah mobilized its 300,000 members to participate in
“SOS – State of Stem Cell.” Hadassah delegations
visited legislators in all 50 state capitals. This is
obviously a well- deserved honor. (No prejudice here!!)
FYI – Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to
revolutionize the treatment of illnesses such as Parkinson’s
disease, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, MS, ALS, juvenile
diabetes, cancer and more. Another of the diseases to be recently
added to this list is macular degeneration.
Even though our focus will be on embryonic stem cell research, we
must not forget other important Hadassah projects such as the
Hadassah Medical Organization, breast cancer awareness, Hadassah
College Jerusalem,
Youth Aliyah, Young Judea, Hadassah International and partnership
with the Jewish National Fund. Your generous contribution can
help us reach this year’s goal, which can go a long way in
sustaining the many worthwhile and
life saving Hadassah programs in Israel and the U.S.
The 2006-2007 Annual Contribution campaign will officially
“kick-off”our campaign at our Membership Dinner
on October 5th at Spring Mill Manor. To make things more
interesting,
there will be one drawing for a special prize among those who pay
that night
and another drawing among those who turn in their completed
pledge cards
at the dinner. Subsequently, there will be a mailing of pledge
cards to all
who were unable to attend.
Your money goes not
only towards the large, very visible programs, but also
toward the mundane, everyday expenses like electric, telephone,
office supplies,
etc. These are not things we usually think about, but the bills
keep coming.
Please remember that
this contribution is over and above your dues.
To those who always contribute, we thank you and encourage you to
consider
increasing your donation. To those who have not donated in the
past, please
consider whatever you can afford. Pledges can be satisfied by
using an Israel Bond
as payment. Contributions can also be paid by credit card, check,
or even cash,
and we are happy to have you pay in installments, if you prefer.
We need your support!!
A special thank you
to Elinor Pressel who is this year’s first contributor
– and she wasn’t even solicited!!
Questions? Please
contact Janna Walsh or Enid Waldman. We are very proud
of last year’s very successful campaign and look forward to
the same (if not better)
response from everyone this year.
- Annual Contribution Co-Chairs, Janna Walsh, Enid Waldman
Beautiful Certificates
Hadassah has many
beautiful certificates that can be sent for any life cycle event.
The minimum cost is $18.00. For a certificate of $25.00 or more,
Arlene Frimark
will calligraphy your personal message. To order a certificate,
contact Alice Farber.
Honor and Memory Cards
An Honor or Memory
card can be sent for any occasion or life cycle event. To place
an order,
please contact Phyllis Halpern and send her a check payable to
Newtown Hadassah for $10.
Hadassah Greeting Cards
Hadassah greeting
cards are not only beautiful, they are one of our biggest
fundraisers.
Cards are available for Sympathy, Mazel Tov, Wedding,
Anniversary, Baby, Birthday,
Get Well, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Thank You, and Retirement. Cards
are $3 each or 7
for $18. If you would like a card sent , the cost is $3.50.
All cards can be
ordered from:
Alice Farber
Margie Kopins
Barb Kaner
Save Your Grocery Store Receipts
Send your Acme
receipts from any Acme to Diane Ellison
or bring them to any meeting or event. Diane or Margie Kopins
will collect them. Hadassah receives a percentage of the total
purchase.
To sign up for
Genuardi’s, go to www.escrip.com.
Enter our group ID number 2352000. Click on Newtown Hadassah
and enter your info on the next screen. You can also sign up at
any store,
just ask customer service for the form. The amount is
automatically credited
to Hadassah at checkout. No matter how you do it, it’s an
easy way
to earn money for Hadassah.
'Fun' Raisers
Some ideas for “fun” raisers have been suggested. They are:
1. House Tour- five or six women would showcase their home
2. Saturday night dessert party
3. Craft Show
4. Progressive Dinner
5. Dinner and show at Casablanca Restaurant
6. Spa Day
7. Any other suggestions??
If you would be interested in volunteering for one or more of these “fun” raisers, email Sandi Berger.
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY!
DOUBLE YOUR POWER!
DOUBLE YOUR REWARD!
Your donation counts DOUBLE with our
MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM!
You will be helping Hadassah protect children at risk and
expanding cutting-edge medical research!
What’s the angle?
We’re offering 100% interest on every dollar you donate THROUGH THIS PROJECT since your check will be matched by a special donor, up to $1000. Your $18 becomes $36...your $50 is matched to become $100. What a deal!
AND...consider this a special way to begin the New Year. Add your name to the list of Matching Fund Donors whose Major Gifts have been matched to enable us to send $6000 to our National Treasury. Celebrate a special event - birth of baby, graduation or anniversary, or recovery from an illness. Join with family members to memorialize a loved one who has passed away. Please contact Margie Kopins for details to begin this year’s fund as a Major Donor.
OUR BULLETIN NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
Everyone of our 500
members love to read our bulletin,
but did you ever think about how expensive it is to process
this masterpiece? It now costs $750 for each issue we mail.
The money we raise for Hadassah goes to Hadassah; therefore,
we need a special generous contribution from each of you
allocated specifically for the bulletin.
This is where you
come in. If each of you could send us a donation
of whatever you could spare, and then some, this certainly would
defray our costs. We suggest $18-$36-$54 or a spectacular $100,
or any amount you want to give to enable us to continue to print
our fantastic bulletin. Your name will appear each month as a
contributor.
Thank you so much for your participation.
Please do help us
and send your contribution, made payable to
Newtown Hadassah to Brenda Weiser or to Sheila Musicant.
TODAH RABAH!
- Estelle Goldfinger
Give a Youth Aliyah child a gift of a bar or bat mitzvah
A bar or bat mitzvah gift of $500 enables a student from Ramat Hadassah Szold in Israel and his/her family to participate in Hadassah's Joy of Judaism program. This program supports activities focusing on the traditions, culture and customs of Judaism. The program's motto, "...and you shall teach your children diligently," is taken directly from the Torah.
Your gift can be made in honor or in memory of a loved one, to celebrate a special occasion or to help teach tzedakah to a bar or bat mitzvah child in America by sharing a portion of their celebration gifts received from their family and friends.
This gift will provide individual bar or bat mitzvah lessons, traditional Judaic attire and an appropriate outfit for the occasion. It will enable a student from Ramat Hadassah Szold to celebrate with pride their bar or bat mitzvah with family and friends.
You will receive a beautiful inscribed certificate sutable for framing in grateful acknowledgment of your important gift. For more information, contact Joan Becker.
JNF Blue Box
The clink of those nickels, dimes and quarters as you empty your purse into your Blue Box is the sound of music to Hadassah, a supporter of the projeccts of JNF. If you place a dollar a week into your box, you'll have $52 collected toward your pledge. All JNF contributions made through Hadassah count toward our group's assigned quota, which is $42,500 this year.
To obtain a Blue Box, contact Sheila Musicant.
Join ‘Legacy for the Generations’
Include Hadassah in your will, and you will be honored during your lifetime with an elegant silver and enamel pin while setting an example of tzedakah for future generations.
Be a bulletin sponsor
To offset the costs of printing and mailing the bulletin, we’re again looking for members to become bulletin sponsors. Your name will appear in the bulletin, and you’ll receive the satisfaction of helping et the word out to our 500-plus members.
Sponsorship levels: $18 - Bronze -- $36 - Silver -- $72 - Gold
Of course, we will happily accept donations of any amount (especially higher!). Send your donation, payable to “Newtown Hadassah,” to: Vivian Saftlas.
Every click counts...
Newtown Hadassah is now a charity affiliate of The Jewish Exchange. What this means is that when you register on the site (it's free) and purchase items using Newtown Hadassah's code - NWTNH - The Jewish Exchange will donate 5% of your total purchase back to us. (Be sure to notify us at write2sell@comcast.net so that we can keep track of our members' and others' purchases.) That's right - spread the word, because anyone who enters our code earns money for Newtown Hadassah! You also can automatically add Newtown Hadassah to your selected charity list, and every time you make a purchase we'll benefit... and you won't have to re-enter our code each time. The Jewish Exchange features books, art, software and much more.
Meaningful Mother's Day gifts
What would make a unique and meaningful Mother's Day gift?
Do you want to honor a mother, daughter or special friend with
a thoughtful gift that enables Hadassah to continue its many
vital projects in Israel and around the world? Would you like to
order a beautiful, framable item that features a personal message
in elegant calligraphy?
Of course, this gift would be an attractive
Hadassah certificate
personalized with the artistry of hand calligraphy. Newtown
Hadassah
has a wide selection of colorful and magnificent designs at a
variety
of prices ($18, $25, $36, $50, $75, $100). Certificates will be
inscribed
with your distinctive wording and mailed for you at no additional
charge.
This is an easy way to order a meaningful Mother's Day gift and
will
support the important work of Hadassah.
You can order certificates for any occasion by
contacting Alice Farber or
Margie
Kopins. Ask about our Matching
Gift Certificate Program.
Happy Mother's Day to all Hadassah members!
By banking with Firstrust Bank, Hadasah will receive cash bonuses through a program called Affinity Banking, a partnership between Firstrust Bank and Hadassah. If 10 or more members participate, Firstrust will make a donation, based on account type, for each new deposit account opened when Affinity Banking is mentioned at the opening of a new account.
Firstrust will continue to contribute, on an ongoing basis, for funds that remain on deposit through an annual percentage contribution. The ongoing annual contribution will be equal to 1% of the total interest earned for ALL accounts credited to Hadassah. This contribution is made by Firstrust Bank and does not affect any interest earned by you.
Additionally, there is a $25 customer bonus for direct deposit of payroll, pension or Social Security to a new Firstrust checking account. All individual account information and transactions are kept strictly confidential.
New Yahrzeit Payment
Plan
Who will say kaddish for your loved one? Hadassah
offers a perpetual yahrzeit
that includes a beautiful certificate for the family and the
annual recitation of the
kaddish in the name of your loved one in the chapel of Hadassah
Hospital, known
for its Chagall stained-glass windows. The man or woman for whom
kaddish is
recited does not need to be a Hadassah member.
A new payment plan for yahrzeit
orders is very simple. You can pay by check or credit
card: either $100 each month for 10 months, $250 quarterly for a
year, or $1000 in one
payment. Each deeducction serves as a donation, and the donor
receives a tax letter
each time a deduction is made.
Your purchase of a perpetual
yahrzeit in Israel counts as your annual contribution to
Hadassah for the year and also counts toward Newtown Hadassah's
assigned quota.
You can send your order form to Janna Walsh. For more information, contact Bea Tannenbaum.
UNITED WAY
Did you know that your United Way contribution can go to
Hadassah?
United Way contributions that are matched by the company you work
for
can be donated directly to Hadassah.
Here's what to do:
1. On the donation form from your company, cross out the code for
United Way
& insert Hadassah's address:
Hadassah, 50 W. 58th St., NY, NY 10019
2. At the bottom of your form, request an acknowledgement from
Hadassah.
3. Fax a copy of your United Way form to Bella at Hadassah:
212-303-8018.
On the fax cover sheet, please include your name, address, phone
number and
NEWTOWN HADASSAH.
4. Any questions, please call Bella at Hadassah: 212-303-8058.
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TAX INFORMATION
Membership fees (annual, life or associate) are not
considered to be tax deductible contributions by the Internal
Revenue Service.