A PUBLICATION FROM JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT

www.jfsdesert.org

11th AnnuAl PAtron PArty

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2012 - 2013 Donor listing

FALL 2013JFS

IN THIS ISSUE

In the three years since Lillian, age 81, moved to the desert her life has changed dramatically. After losing most of the sight in both eyes, she is no longer able to drive. She rarely leaves home and has felt increasingly isolated. Now a new JFS program provided in collaboration with the Joslyn Center is starting to brighten her life.

let’s Do lunch! Program brings homebound seniors together

The 11th Annual JFS Patron Party will be hosted by Donna MacMillan on Monday, December 9, 2013 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The event is chaired by Carol Fragen and Barbara Fromm

JFs Patron Party to be hosted by Donna macmillan on December 9th

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Program coodinator Julie Hirsh (center) with Millie and June

JFs to honor michael childers At gala luncheon on march 6, 2014

and features a cocktail supper, entertainment and special guests.

Each year, the Patron Party brings together philanthropic individuals and community leaders who provide vital support to JFS. Contributions from our Patrons enable JFS to offer a strong safety net to help Valley residents confront life’s toughest challenges.

For more information on the 11th Annual Patron Party, contact JFS at (760) 325-4088.

JFs Patron Party to be hosted by Donna macmillan

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In 2007, Michael Childers called his friend Barbara Keller, who was then a member of the JFS Board of Directors. He asked her if JFS would be interested in having him produce his popular “One Night Only” event on behalf of JFS. In the six years since that eventful telephone call, “One Night Only” has generated more than $1 million in proceeds to benefit the services of JFS.

“Hundreds of men, women and children have received critically-needed counseling, senior care, and emergency assistance services because of Michael’s work with JFS,” says Barbara, who serves as Honorary Co-Chair of “One Night Only” along with Annette Bloch, Helene Galen and Harold Matzner. Barbara Fromm and Terri Ketover are event co-chairs.

JFS will honor Michael for his work on behalf of JFS at a special gala luncheon to be held on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The location will be announced shortly. The event will feature special guest performers and presenters. Opportunities for tickets, sponsorships and advertising will be offered starting this fall.

Michael was already an internationally-renowned photographer when he began producing events to raise money for charitable causes in the early 1990’s. Since then, he has raised more than $14 million for nonprofit organizations. Michael’s photographs of some of the world’s most legendary celebrities have graced countless magazine covers. His work is in permanent collections in museums around the world.

For more information on the JFS tribute luncheon honoring Michael, please call (760) 325-4088.

Dear Friends,

The Board, staff and volunteers of JFS wish you happy and healthy High Holidays. For you who are returning to the desert, we hope your travels are safe and easy.

Our mission at JFS is clear and constant. It is Tikun Olam, repair of the world. Tikun Olam is one of the highest values of Jewish living, indeed of all ethical living. Its appeal is so strong because it cuts across religious and political differences and unites us in the common cause of making the world a little better every day.

When you dig deeper into the Biblical commentary on Tikun Olam, you learn it has a twofold meaning. First, the rabbis tell us we Jews should use Tikun Olam as a path to build a model society that can be “a light to other nations.” Second, they say that Tikun Olam compels us to reach out to the larger community and do good works.

This double meaning meshes perfectly with the services and programs we offer through JFS. It’s why we focus so many of our efforts, with great support from the Jewish Federation, on Jewish families and seniors. It’s also why we reach out to the Coachella Valley with our counseling, drug abuse, food assistance and senior care services, among many others.

Tikun Olam is what motivates all of us who work or volunteer at JFS. I know it also inspires you to support us financially, and we thank you so much for your generosity. Together we truly are repairing the world.

With my very best wishes,

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Sponsored by a generous grant from the Houston Family Foundation, “Let’s Do Lunch!” provides homebound seniors with an afternoon of activities twice monthly. Participants are picked up from their homes by JFS volunteers and brought to the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert. They enjoy light exercises they can do in their chairs, games, performances, informative workshops, and the opportunity to socialize with others. The Joslyn Center provides lunch for participants.

Richard, age 82, lost his wife last year to complications from Alzheimer’s. Since then, he has not spent much time out of the home. He appreciates the program for its versatility and for getting him out of the house regularly. “You do something a little different every time,” he explains.

The program helps reduce stress, isolation, depression, and loneliness. By engaging participants in activities outside the home, they experience increased mental stimulation and greater self-esteem.

Isadora, age 91, feels this program has “opened up a new world” for her. She is homebound, cannot drive and is sole caregiver for her 51 year old disabled daughter. “It is a God send,” says Isadora. “Everyone is so nice and social.”

After receiving a makeover at a recent “Salon Day” sponsored by the International School of Beauty, Lillian joked, “I am all dolled up and will have to find someone to make out with.” She credits the program with helping build her confidence.

For more information contact JFS at (760) 325-4088.

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Ed Gubman president of the board

Jane, Lillian and Veronique

leadership circle gifts$200,000 and aboveJewish Federation of the Desert$50,000 - $199,999Desert Healthcare DistrictWells Fargo$25,000 - $49,999Anderson Children’s FoundationAnnette BlochHelene GalenKaiser Permanente Riverside Medical CenterHarold MatznerRegional Access Project FoundationBobbi & Mike ResmoSCAN Health Plan

guardians $10,000 - $24,999Joyce & Henry FreundGary Broad FoundationHouston Family FoundationDorothy & Melvyn LefkowitzDonna MacMillanMacy’sElaine & Jerry MorganMyra & Maurice PapernyDenise RobergeUnited Way of the DesertNina & Robert WernickElle & Phil Winn

benefactors $5,000 - $9,999Mary & Jerome AngelRebecca BenaroyaElla BrandtCity of Rancho MirageColdwater ProductionsLeslie & Gordon DiamondAngie & Harvey GerberRachel & Ed GubmanDr. Tim Jochen & Lee ErwinDrs. Terri & Bart KetoverPearle Rae & Mark Levey

Bertel LewisKatherine & Judd MalkinJoAnn McGrathSarah Milmet & Leo MilmetLinda & Manny RiderRiverside County Emergency Food & Shelter Grant ProgramFaye & Herman SarkowskyArlene SchnitzerFedor Simma & Galina TolstayaSouthern California EdisonUnion BankLynn & Robert Zimmer

champions$2,500 - $4,999Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla IndiansBarbara & Timothy ArnsteinDavid AustinAudrey & Joseph BernsteinJim Casey & Jason Altieri*/Integrated Wealth ManagementChampions Volunteer FoundationPeggy CravensNancy & Dennis DitloveCarol & Manley FeinsteinGeorgia & Jerry FogelsonJoyce & Hal FrankBarbara FremontBarbara & Bernie FrommMarshall Gelfand & Jackie RudmanDiane & Hal GershowitzSandra & Alfred GoldmanMrs. George GoldsteinGillian & Ellis GoodmanShelli GoodmanJudi GottesmanLita HellerAnne Holland & Greg MeidelJoan Holland & Eli GlassmanJames R. HoustonSamita & Howard JacobsDwight JoynerDavid Kaplan & Glenn OstergaardBarbara & Jerry Keller

Sally Ann & Morton KirshnerReva & Don LevySusan MeredithCookie & Mike* MillerCindy & Morris MuscatelJoseph Noren and Marnie MillerCydney & William OstermanTom OstwaldBette & Bill PattisBonnie PaukerMark PerlmutterBob PollockLila RauchJanet & Bernard ReiterAnn Ellen & Robert RosenPhyllis & Gary SchahetSandy SeplowLinda ShirvanianAviva & Ron SnowHelen & Jerry SternSheila & Ira StoneKimberly & Dr. David TaherniaShelly & Ron TamkinMarjorie VictorJudy & Wally WallisJudi & Peter WassermanJoyce Wolff

Advocates$1,000 - $2,499Elaine & Sidney BlitzBonnie CarmellJean Carrus & Frank BellagenteJohn ConboyMarvin & Babe ConneyDoug DonenfeldSuzanne & Jeffrey FederViolet FelixCheryl & Bob FeySande & Edward FinemanCarol & Dr. Ronald FragenRoyle & Michael FreundEllen & Phillip GlassRobert Goldstine & Rosemary FrankMyra GordonKay HansonRandy & Keith HarwoodSally HelferErnest & Harriet KarminMarc Kashinsky & Eileen EisenbergBea & Dr. Neil KeatsJoan & Pat KernsAlyce Klein*Joy & Ian Kravitz

Ellen & Chuck LaneCicely LawsonWilliam LevinSonia & Seymour LevinthalJeffrey LouisJoni & Don MaltzmanMarcia & Irwin NarterHarold & Mimi PaleyDeanna & Norman PearlBob & Rita PhilipMichael Phipps & Mike RussellGail & Stan RichardsGail & Bob ScadronDr. Arthur SchiffLois SchnitzerEsther & Walter SchoenfeldSherry & Howard SchorBabs SchragerLeonard ShapiroEsther & Mickey ShepardStanley ‘Bud’ SlosburgMichael SmithCouncilwoman Iris & Thom SmotrichMichael & Linda StaffordDebra & Dr. Mickey StarDon SteinMarcia & Rick SteinJoan StrouseRoberta SusskindRoyal & Myra TaxmanAlfred & Ladda ToelkesMilan TojagicHelen VaronMitzi WebberMary WerksmanArt WilliamsLynda & Rabbi Richard ZiontsDavid ZippelMarilyn Zirn

supporters$150 - $999A Fine Art GalleryMargery AdinoffDoreen AllenSheldon AppelRobert ApplebaumDavid ArataDavid ArcherLynn ArmstrongPhilip ArnoldASC JewelersEllen BakstAnita BarnblattLewis BaskervilleAbby & Dan BassSharon Beder

The JFS fiscal year ended on June 30, 2013. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all of our supporters and donors in the past twelve months. We have made every effort to list all donations received, but apologize for any inadvertent omissions. We would greatly appreciate that any errors be brought to our attention so we can strive for the highest possible accuracy in the future. Please contact us at (760) 325-4088.

For contributions received between 7/01/12 – 06/30/13

Sam BelzbergBarbara BelzbergSally & Miles BergerBarbara & Gene BerlantiAl BernsteinEve & Earl BeutlerCarl BirnbergJanet BirnkrantMartha BlackBarbara BladeCharlotte BlankLeonard BlockMike & Reena BlumenfeldCarol BoseckSaul BrandmanIra BrickellSera BrillMartin BronfeldRicki ButwinickCrista CampagnaDeanna CannonEve ChaikenMargery ChapmanMax ChodakThomas ClauseCODA GalleryJohn ColeColor Coach of Palm DesertKeith ComrieFrank Corgliano Carol CornellJudy CorwinDale CowleCVSPINMargaret & Jerry DahmerShirley Dal PortoMartha D’ArcoBilly & Betty Claire DavidsJo Ann DavisRon DeSalvoWalter DiamondJoseph DonatoMarlene EisenbergBen EislerMarvin EpsteinPaul EscoeSandra EvansJoyce FedergreenBetty FeinbergBarbara FeldmanAdair FellMurray FelsonDebbie FinnWilliam “Bill” FisherCindy FlameGeorgia & Jerry Fogelson

Toby FordenLilllian FoxElaine FrankVirginia FrogelGail JewelersEdward & Alice GerberMark GershensonLawrence GilfordFrederic GlazerMorris GlickmanAndy GoldmanBruce GoldmanJack GoldnerPhil GoldsmithAnnabel GoldsteinNorman GoldsteinSam GoldsteinPaul GoldsteinMona GolfmanMichael GoodmanCass Graff-RadfordLola & Walter GreenBob GreenbaumJ. Conrad GreenwaldLinda GubmanJorge GutierrezTrisha GuttierrezDuane HagadoneKay HansonLewis HarrisMelvin HecktmanMargie HedgerRobert HeemanRoger HerreraMichael-Ann HerringSandy & Rosee HertzJean HerzMurray HirschBurt HoffmanRoberta HollandSkip HorwitzDelphine HunterJoni HymansonJim JacobPaul JacobsenJoel & Judith JacobsonJack JacobusWendy JosephsonIrene KabrinDottie KamanskiLen KapnerSusan KarsenFay KatlinKen KatzBarry Kaufman & Margo HandelsmanDebra Dann Kay

Robert KaynesKrista KehlSheldon KentShirley KimmelJoe KirshenbaumRobert KleimanGail KleinGloria KorngoldRhoda Kosslyn Ernst Kramer Sherwin Kravitz Diane LaFranceJohathan LappenNorma LawleyEnid LayesMarvin LazarRonald LebelLe Donne Cucina ItalianaMartin LehrRonald LevelSteven LevinRichard LevinAlan LevinsonRichard LevittBarbara LiebermanJohn LuhrsLund & Guttry LLPMarilyn MalkinBeverly MalloySusan MammelMarvin MandlemanSteve ManningBarry MantellHarold MarchickFred MardellBarry MaronMaryanov Madsen Gordon & CampbellNancy MatkovRochelle MatzaCheryl McArthurLeslie McGuffinNancy McIntyreJudith McLeanGigi McMillanJean MettlerChristine MetzFrancine MillerGayle MillerMimmo’s Italian Restaurant & BarJim MojeJ. Clifford MoosSteve MorrisMike MulcahyRaymond & Janis MusanteBernie Naiman

Irving NathanNorma NelsonLouise M. Neyer InteriorsLinda NoddleArthur NollJordan OfseyerJack OlshanskyPacifica Seafood RestaurantPacific Premier Bank, Palm DesertHarold Pailey Palm Springs VolvoSusan ParkerRick PassonThomas PatrickDan PekarskyDonald PerryCharles PerschetzBarbara PlattDeborah PodusHarry PolicarSharon PopkinRuben & Phyllis Poplawski Potere SolarBurton PressPam PriceBruce PringleBeverly RaakaDon RadoDan RamrasRancho Mirage FloristBernard ReiznerJan RichardsonMonroe & Rella RifkinSteven RittJoni RosenfeldMeyer Rosenthal, Esq.Paul RossRobert RothsteinTed RoweRoy Fey Canyons Estates Realty CompanyJames RozellAlan & Sandra SamdperilPeter SamuelsJeanne SassoonJoan SavinarMarty SchechtmanRobert SchneeweissHerbert SchneiderGary SchnitzerThelma SchnitzerBarbara SchrayerTrudy SchwartzChristopher SeidelDennis SeidenfeldBernard Shapiro

Charles ShapiroJoseph ShapiroLarry ShapiroRichard SharfsteinIsadore SharpDon SheldonLarry & Jane ShermanEvelyn ShukurSanford SilbermanAlbert SilvermanLeigh SimpsonJimmie SingmasterAl SitemanJoel SlutskeDavid SmerlingNona Solowitz, CPA & Mike CheleyMichelle SpiegelDaisy SpitzerAl StarAllan SteinbergM. Howard SteinerCharles SteinmanWill StilesLinda StippJudith StranskySusan SunkinThai Smile of Rancho MirageStephen ThalPhyllis TurkusTyler’s BurgersLeslie & Barry UsowDoran Veiner Irwin VolkHoward & Linda VogelRuth WagnerLeslie WeckerDavid WeigleIrene WeingartenMarjorie WeinsteinLynda WeisbardSheldon WeisbergEugene WeisbergMarvin WeissMichael WexlerDonald WexlerJerry Ray WeyerJerrold WidranMark WilliamsMarvin WinickCindy WorthLenore WyattBernie YoungMadeline Zuckerman

Friendsup to $149Pamela & John AbramsonLee AderAlbertsons, Rancho MirageNaomi AmosBasil AndermanMichelle & Neal AnstadtClara AquinoAnn AroneNatalie ArouhAnne AsowitchEileen AstorJoe AyresNadine BakerRichard BalabanJosephine BarberaPat BarkwayRoss BarrowDiane BaumMarilyn BaumSheldon BayLance BayerJeanette BearElaine BeckerLillian BeckerMuriel BeckerShelley BelafskyNancy BensonFranklin BerenyJane BergnerVivian BerkowitzHarriet BernsteinHoward BernsteinLila BlaneBruce BlankRicarda BlaschkeNadine BlochMichael BlumCarol BlumbergHarold BogashGary BordenHerbert BorofskyBarbara BoteinGerald BratterRichard BravermanSamuel BrennerHenry BrockmanNorton BrodskyCorinne & Martin Bronfeld Helen BrostoffNorman BrownTed BryantDan CadiffHoward CainSunny CaineCanyon SalonPaul CassWendy ChapmanErnest Charney

Sharon ChaseCarol CheleyNeil ChernickEvelyn CherskyBurt ChudacoffDick ClappMelanie Cohen Joyce CohnMarcia ColeComfort AirGeorge CooksRalph CooperMartin CotlerPeggy Crane-EpandLaurie CrasnickSylvia CrasnickWendee CutlerElaine DachisAaron DarsaBetty DavidsInge DavidsonTom DavidsonDoris DavisCharles DiamondFred DiamondSheri DiamondRita DickeyMelvin DinnerDona & Raymond DodsonDonald DonerAbe DubanEvelyn EdidinPhyllis & Marvin EisenbergJuanita EislerShirley EislerRina EliasharBoris ElkinPhilip EllmanElmer’s RestaurantNikki EngelShari EngmanMichael ErmanPerry FaugnoDaniel FeiginJack FeinbergSusan FeinsteinAl FeldRobert Feldman Ron FelmusIrene FentonGeorge FineAl FinkWillma FinmarkJack FishelEvelyn FisherJean FishkinJoan FlamBeth FrankSusan FrankensteinHelene Frazin

Jackie FrederickArthur FreedMarcia FreedmanSusan FreemanPhyllis FriedmanSheldon FriedmanLouis FrommBarbara FullerCiara GailIra GallSandy GanulinDonald GarshGabrielle GartnerBernard GastwirthRoslyn GaylerLenore GeorgeSam GerberRita GershonDon GittelsonNancy GiulianoBarbara GlassBernard GlassmanThomas W. Gleeson State Farm Insurance AgencyMorris GlesbyLarry GlickMichael GlickAlden GlickmanRenée GlickmanBarbara GoldElise GoldSidney GoldBeatrice GoldbergRuth GoldbergR.S. GoldenbergAlvin GoldfarbMarion GoldinAnn GoldsmithJoyce GoldsmithAlan GoldsteinGeorge GoldsteinJoseph GoldsteinMorris GoldsteinSusan GoldsteinHerman GoleSarah GolumbiaKenny GoodmanStanley GoodmanLaura Goodstein Ronald GoodsteinMarian GootnickFred GordonGerda GordonMiles & Jan GordonSheldon GordonCarol GottliebGeorge GrashinHerbert GraysonJames & Peggy GreenbaumBob Greene

Ron GregoryTrena GreitzerJill GrenzbachRose GrossingerKatherine GruenJerry GruenbergGordon GumpertzWayne GuralnickBarbara* & Bud HailperinAlbert HalfonMinnette HamerslagEvelyn HandlerNoel HanfordJoanne HarringtonShirley HarrisonRichard HartgeGail HawkinsIra HeimanFlorence HelzelJudith HemleyNoel HershfieldHenry HirshfieldShirley HobermanMargaret HoffmanHarold HollandRobert HollebGary HorenLenny HorowitzMarilyn HoweSusan HuntSam HuppinJennie InchLeni JacobsBailey JacobsonMolly JacobsonBert JakobsJeffrey Alen SalonJILL Home Accents And Gifts Jerry Joseph Toby Joseph Lila Kadner ShapsArthur KagenBarbara KahanAudrey KahaneRichard KahnEryn KalishBernard KalminLily KanterMelissa KapetanLeenie KaplanMorris KaplanRoger KaplanShirley KaplanSusan KaplanTed KaplanGeorge KarlinMildred KarpmanMarcia KatlerEsther KatzPhyllis Katz

Stan KatzSusan KatzmanBob KauffmanMark KaufmanNora KaufmanPhyllis KaufmanSharon KaySheila KeeshinLewis KentJames KerrEsther KesslerRobert KingArlene KirbyNorman KivenLori KleimanViola KleinClaire KleinmanLani KokoJanis & Brian KowallJoan KramerEva KrauseRabbi Yankel KreimanNadine KrullClaire KuninClyde KusatsuCalvin KushenIdamay LandauDick LanerDavid LayneMarge LeasStanley LecznarPage LeeElaine LeibLois LeiterMerv LemmermanJohn LemonisLaurie LernerPhyllis LertzmanRichard LeshgoldMitchell LeslieSteven LetzMarilyn LevenAlan LeveyGary LevyRalph LewinDaniel LewisHelen LewisMarge LewisMerle LewisRhoda LewisCheryl LezakNorman LibmanArnold LiemanRuth LindemannGary LinickMargo LouisElliot LubinAnne LukeSharon LymanMarilyn Lynch

Patty MackMarcella MaitinRobert MaitinPhyllis MajorStanley MalashockJudy MannMark ManocchioRobert MarchandSherry MarkowitzJudy MarksLois MarmontErnest MarxLeonard MatsukMuriel MaxeyJudith MaxloweAlan MayFred MayerDonna McKinnonLucy MeeposIrv MehlmanSunny MendeloffRobert MeyerMartin MeyersMichael MeyersMyrna MeyersShaul MezrahiFrank Miller Insurance Agency, Inc.James MillerSylvia MillerGary MillsKay MillsMyron MintzAlbert MirskyHoward MissnerJohn MoggeJ. MollanTony MontalbanoBernard MorganLewis MorgenCorina MorrisonMilton MosesPatricia MoskowitzJoan MullaheyMike MusikerShirley NarinMaryn NashenFrances NassauPhyllis NedelmanKristina NellisHarriet NelsonStephen NelsonT.Z. Nelson, CPAMarc NemirowBacine NewbergerPhyllis NewmanTed NickersonHana NiedermanDeanne NissenHelen Noble

Jeff NoddleSam Oberman & Phyllis WaxmanMaureen OdelDolores OknerRabbi Sally OlinsIssy OzarHoward PackerBetty PaioffHarvey PalashGilbert PalayJ.M. PanizzonHarriett PartSandra PascoFefe PasserMarcia PearceBarbara PearlFlorence PeiperAnn PelgorschPaul PharezEdith PhillipsEdna PindlerLeonard PinePlants 4UHelen PlotkinRaleigh PlotnickHarold PodolskyMaurice PolarDonna Pollack-HershkoffSydney PorterBrenda PorvinJack PotterBarbara PriceSteven PriceSharyl ProsciaLloyd QueenPaul RacanoAria RaftuMax RalphSheila RandTracey RandShirley RandolphTaira RapoportMaurice RaynorSusan ReillyHal ReimerJill ResnickAmelia RichMyra RichJordan RichmanMichael RichmanLisa RinaldiSue & Martin RingBetty RinnigBobby RobinsonJudy RodenLee RodgersHarriet RodmanStanley RomanVeronica Rosati-Bousquet

Phil RoseJames RosenbaumCarolee RosenbergRobert RosenbergPaul RossToby RothmanJohn RothschildWilliam RothschildGeorge RotnerMuriel L. RottenbergLori RoweMarv RubenElaine RubinGloria RubinLoraine RubinEugene RudolphBeverly RymanMichael SacksLinda SageDennis SaksonSusan SaleSylvia Burg SalkAlan SalzmanBob SandlerEstelle SandlerHedy SandsIlona SarosiMarvin SatinToby SchererSusan SchifferMaryn SchiffmillerGerald SchindlerCharles SchmittIrwin SchneiderThomas SchneiderHarold SchoenfeldKen SchoenfeldJosh SchubinElaine SchultzMarvin SchurginRobert SchwabeMargaret SchwartzDeborah SecanHerman SeigelLinda SeligmanNathan SeliksonFrankie ShackEilene ShadlerBetty ShadrowLinda ShaeferDon ShaevelArthur ShapiroShirley ShapiroMeredith ShayMarlee SheininBernice ShermanTom ShermanSherman’s Deli & BakeryJosh ShubineSol Shulman

Nathan ShumanArnold ShupackLou SilbermanPaul SilversteinJacques SilvinDavid SimonBeverly SinclairJerold SipersteinHarvey SisskindIrwin SitronAlice SleightHarriet SloanCarol SmithLouis SmithHannah SobelIrene SobelRuth SonderlingFrances SpearsJohn SpencerRonald SpiegelBatya StarkR. StaszakTed SteinClaude SteinbergerNorma StemplerBobbie SternEileen SternGary StoneHoward StoneStanley StoneDan StorkRichard SukmanMary Jo Swartzberg Bette SweedlerBarbara Sylor-MarksRuth TaichRonald TamborSuzanne TanenbaumStan TaubeSusanne TenhoffDick TepperAnn TerrickSteven TippPamela Topper KliamanJudy TorodorCarol TraubJudith TrowbridgeMax TylerPeter TynbergGeorge UnderbergerStan UnellEdwin UngerGloria VannBarbara VogelRichard VoltmerFrank WachsnerStephen WagnerSusan WalkerAlan WallisSandy Warner

Sharon WatnickTom WeilIrma WeinerSusan WeinerHarold WeinsteinPhyllis WeinstineEugene & Beth WeisbergLenore WeismanBetty WeissDave WeissMitch WeissStanley WeissFlorence WeizerSidney WernerHillary WhitePearl WhiteBarbara WidmanBruce WilcoxJune WilliamsSue WinsperRobert WittFrancine WixenKurt WolffHenry WolfsonEhrich WrightRennie WrubelEilean WuhlGay & Bernie YoungPaul ZakAlvin ZeidmanSeymour ZendleMilton ZerinSandra ZideEllen ZimmermanGordon ZlotLawrence ZollRosalie ZwainLinda Zweig

in Kind DonorsAcqua Pazza California BistroAgua Caliente Resort Casino & SpaAmbrosia Pet DeliArtisan EventsArtistry in MotionAsher & Asher ConsultingAspen Mills BakeryJohn BarrowmanBill DavidsonBling WipesBrien O’Brien SalonCasa CodyCello’s All American BistroChapman ManagementCity of Palm SpringsContour Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery CenterPaul Crachiolo & Vicki Knight

Spencer DayDesert Regional Medical CenterDestination PSPDirect Management GroupDoug DonenfeldSue Eberle & Larry CohenYve EvansFragen Cosmetic Surgery CenterHelene GalenGavin Barker AssociatesHome 101Dr. Raila & Dennis HorneJ. Russell SalonJamie KablerJust FabulousBarbara & Jerry KellerK-JAZZ 102.3, 95.9 FM/OASIS, Jammin 99.5 & BIG106KMIR 6 TVKPSE TVLindi & Geno BiggiLulu California BistroLuv My UndiesMadeline Zuckerman Marketing and Public Rela-tions, Inc.Mario’s Italian CaféTodd MarkerMichael ChildersMichael Storrs Music Ltd.Mollers Garden CenterMoney Talk Radio 1200 AM - KPSFBill Nicholson & Flooring InnovationsOasis Date GardensOld Town Artisan’s StudioElaine PaigePalm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs LifePapa Dan’s Pizza & PastaBobbi & Mike ResmoShermans Deli & BakeryStiletto EntertainmentThe Coachella Valley BeaconThe River at Rancho MirageTolerance Education CenterDr. Tom TruheVista Grande Resort & SpaWindy City Catering

*All of us at JFS extend our deepest condolences to the families of Jason Altieri, Barbara Hailperin, Alyce Klein, and Mike Miller on their losses.

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JFs Awarded $75,000 grant by Desert healthcare Foundation & city of Palm springsThis summer, JFS was awarded a $75,000 grant to implement the new KidsFirst Healthy Life Project, an anti-bullying and drug resistance program. The curriculum will be taught to 1,800 fifth grade students at elementary schools in Palm Springs Unified School District. The grant is funded by The City of Palm Springs and the Desert Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with President Clinton’s Health Matters Initiative. It is designed to support the health and wellness priorities identified in the Initiative’s “Coachella Valley Blueprint for Action.”

Beginning in September, this cutting-edge early prevention program will equip fifth grade students with lifelong skills for assertive behavior, setting positive goals and resisting peer pressure that can lead to early drug use. The new program is an expansion of our highly successful KidsFirst counseling program that provides in-school counseling at 16 local schools.

boArD oF DirectorsofficersEd Gubman, president

Carol Fragen, vice president & president-elect Keith Harwood, vice president

Barry Kaufman, treasurer

Barbara Fromm, assistant treasurer

Annabel Goldstein, secretary

Don Levy, immediate past president

board membersAudrey BernsteinSandra GoldmanJoan Kerns Bertel Lewis Cindy MuscatelNicolette Resmo-Haroutunian

Sandy SeplowNona SolowitzMichael StaffordRoyal TaxmanHoward VogelJoyce Wolff

Past PresidentsViolet FelixMurray FelsonMerv LemmermanSam ObermanBarbara PittsDee Dee Raskov

Sam Rosenthal*Martin RussellJane SalloMolly Saltman*Judy Wallis

serVices & ProgrAms

executive DirectorMichelle Anstadt

contAct us Palm springs office801 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, #202 Palm Springs, CA 92262

Palm Desert office73750 Catalina Way, Suite A Palm Desert, CA 92260Phone: (760) 325-4088 Fax: (760) 778-3781 email: info@jfsdesert.org Website: www.jfsdesert.org

Café Europa

Camp Scholarships

Emergency Assistance

Food Assistance

Friendly Visitors

Grief and Loss Groups

Holiday Gift Giving Program

Information and Referrals

Intensive Outpatient Program

Jewish Holiday Programs

JFS Express Transportation

JFS Speaker’s Bureau

KidsFirst Counseling

KidsFirst Healthy Life Program

K9 Visitors

Let’s Do Lunch!

Mental Health Counseling

Positive Life Series

Peace of Mind

Shabbat in a Bag

Senior Care Management

honorary boardEve ChaikenJoyce Freund Tom OstwaldMaurice Paperny

Bernice Posner*Joan RoseMarion Schaefer

* Deceased

801 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, #202, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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JFS is a beneficiary of the United Way of the Desert and a member of the Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies.

Our mission is to provide for the social service needs of the

Jewish and general community throughout the greater Coachella

Valley with a commitment to promote the well-being of persons

of all ages, incomes and lifestyles.

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