Mittleman Jewish

Community Center

Annual Report 2013-2014

C elebrating a C entury!

1938The name changed to

Jewish Community

Center.

The MJCC is dedicated to the enrichment of Jewish life by providing for the social, cultural, educational, and recreational needs of the Jewish community, and serving as the common meeting place for the entire Jewish community. This mission has always been interpreted as welcoming our non-Jewish neighbors and friends as well. As the sign at our front door proclaims: Everyone Welcome!

1914The B’nai B’rith

Building Association was founded on SW 13th Avenue and Mill Street.

1921The Center’s

Camping program began.

1923The name changed to B’nai B’rith

Center.

1924Mickey Hirschberg

joined the staff developing an award-winning swimming and water therapy program.

1947Preschool

opened and day camp program starts.

1954Celia Lesman served as the Center’s first female board

president.

Our History

Dear Friends of the MJCC,

One hundred years and still going strong! As the MJCC celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, we are very proud to be able to continue our long tradition of providing for the social, cultural, educational and recreational needs of Portland’s Jewish community. Of course, we welcome all individuals who desire access and experiences at our community center and we are happy to report that hundreds of people pass through our doors every day. Membership and participation in camps, classes and events are at an all-time high and we continue to welcome more and more people every day. This past year the Schnitzer Family Campus was able to make some much needed upgrades and improvements thanks to generous Roots & Rafters contributions. We hope you have been able to enjoy the new energy-efficient lighting in the sportsplex, additional bike racks added to the covered area, new Selectorized fitness equipment and cycle bikes, a complete remodel of the men’s sauna, the new gymnasium curtain, and a whole host of upgrades to our therapy pool locker rooms and lobby. While these items may be more visible, rest assured that we are making great improvements to our HVAC and controls systems, as well as parking lot and roof projects that are well underway! All of these improvements are sure to have a lasting impact which means the MJCC will be in great shape for many generations to come. As we continue to grow and meet the needs of our community, we encourage you to check out our full schedule of classes, events and activities. The MJCC has something for everyone: warm water therapy, basketball leagues, InPower cancer exercise program, Mah Jongg lessons, art shows, swimming lessons, orchestra concerts, group exercise classes, nutritional therapy and much, much more! Whatever draws you to the J, we strive to assure that everyone feels welcome and part of our community. Check out our calendar on the website and be sure to like and follow us on Facebook. There is always something new happening at YOUR MJCC. This Annual Report is an opportunity to thank all of those who have helped to build this community. You will find a list of generous supporters who made contributions over the past year. We are especially thankful of those who have contributed to our Roots & Rafters campaign, although only new Roots & Rafters gifts have been included in this report. Everyone who has contributed to this community over the past 100 years deserves our gratitude. Thank you for making our community center vibrant and relevant for many generations to come. B’shalom,

Beth Germain Jordana Levenick Barry Benson Robert PhilipInterim Executive Director Operations Manager Co-President Co-President Chief Financial Officer Board of Directors Board of Directors

1971The Center moved to

SW Capitol Hwy. and was renamed

the Mittleman Jewish Community Center.

1978Harry “Polly”

Policar retired after working at the JCC for

45 years.

1986Hillel Academy merged with the Jewish Education Asso-ciation and became Portland Jewish Academy (PJA). PJA

occupies the Min Zidell Education Building.

2003The Sportsplex

opened.

2007The MJCC

underwent a major renovation and

was renamed the Schnitzer Family

Campus.

2014The MJCC celebrates

its 100th

Anniversary.

Social

“We really enjoy the social events at the MJCC. It gives us the opportunity to spend time with friends, old and new, and connect with the community.”

– Gail Mandel and Steve K lein

Cultural“Having the Israeli Film series

and related Jewish history presentations deepens my understanding of the gifts of the Jewish heritage.”

– Para Winingham

Educational

“It is always wonderful to join with women from all parts of our community to learn together, laugh together,

experience something together and find our common ground.”

– Rena Fox

Recreational

“I have looked around at other facilities. I just couldn’t find the right fit of community,

openness of scenery, locker room comfort and staff.”

- B eth Knudsen

Common Meeting Place

“The MJCC is my second home and office. School, work, food,

friends and the best Zumba class in town!”

– Darcy Hoyt

50% Membership

9% Fundraising

Financials

Revenues

Expenses

Financials

MJCC By the Numbers!

1600+ members – a new historic high!

1,150 soccer participants in the Sportsplex annually.

1,038 towels purchased this year. 100 years the MJCC has been serving Jewish Portland. 99 hours the MJCC is open each week. 77 cultural events this year.

50+ group exercise classes per week.

43 kids who received day camp scholarships!

1 You! Our focus is always on the individual.

MJCC Pillar BehaviorsThese values guide our staff every day.

B’ruchim Ha’Baim - WelcomeEzrah - Help or AssistB’Yachad - TeamworkNikayon - CleanlinessKehillah - Build CommunityL’hitraot - See You Again SoonRuach - Serve with Spirit and Have Fun

4% Federation Operating Allocation

29% Program

8% Rentals

15% Occupancy

67% Personnel

7% Program

11% Office Administration

$100,000 & aboveJewish Federation of Greater PortlandArlene Schnitzer

$20,000-$99,999Anonymous A Senior Program Fund of the OJCFFriendly Rosenthal Fund of the OJCFLeonard & Lois Schnitzer Family Fund of the OJCF

$5,000-$19,999Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE FoundationThe Jackson Foundation*JEZ Foundation, Jason Zidell*Gordon KaplanRobert & Rita Phillip Family Fund of the OJCFJay L. Platt Family Trust*Gayle and Paul RomainSandra Schnitzer Philanthropic FundJoseph E. Weston Public Foundation of the OCF $1,800-$4,999Max Birnbach Charity Fund of the OJCFIan BurnsBrian Carleton and Caron KushnerJill and Richard EdelsonMichael and Chris FevesStan Geffen and Adrienne Souther*John and Beth GermainJonathan Glass & Sarah Kahn Glass Family Fund of the OJCFRenee and Irwin HolzmanTony and Priscilla KostinerHoward & Wendy Liebreich Family Fund of the OJCFRuben and Elizabeth MenasheLarry and Joyce MendelsohnLora and Jim MeyerOregon HillelPacific Office Automation*Plan B Consultancy International LLCRadler, White, Parks & Alexander, LLPJerry and Bunny SadisSchnitzer Supporting Foundation of the OJCFMardi and Tom Spitzer*Sharon Stern and Steve Rallison*Sharon UngerleiderSharon WeilJuan Young TrustJay and Diane Zidell

$500-$1,799Anonymous (2)Baron/Gilbert Fund of The OCFBrian and Alisa Bendis*Barry and Karla BensonMel Birge and Janet MorganGerel BlauerStan and Judy BlauerMilton & Cissi Carl Fund of the OJCF*Norman and Sherry Eder*First Republic BankGeffen Mesher & Company, P.C.Linda and Tom Georges IIIGevurtz MenasheBob and Lesley GlasgowMark and Lauren GoldsteinThe Hammer Family Fund*Merrill and Perry HendinJay HolzmanLisa and Lewis HorowitzDana HuntLucy Kivel and Scott Howard*Eric and Anna KodeschJakob Kryszek*Jerry and Joanne Kryszek*Shirlee Lenske*Jordana and Ryan LevenickGail Mandel and Steven KleinAlbert A. MenasheDean and Sharon MorellBruce Morris and Cassandra SaganConrad and Abby MyersBarbara and Jerry Newmark*Jeanne NewmarkPhyllis NewmarkNorthwest Control Co.The Oregon Jewish Community FoundationThe Oregon Jewish Community Youth FoundationRaymond and Dorothy PackouzIrving and Arlene PotterJim and Michael RichmanAlan and Donna RoodhouseStan and Madelle Rosenfeld Family FoundationLiane and Gavin RosenbergStephen and Becki SaltzmanFaye Gordon SamuelsJoel L. SeresShedRain CorporationRobert and Mara ShlachterMarshal SpectorRobert P Weil Fund of the OJCFSandy and Elaine WeinsteinCharlene Zidell

$250-$499AnonymousBruce AbramsBob’s Metals, Inc.William Brenner and Julia WacoRabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae CahanaCompass OncologyJulie and Tom DiamondHelen DornbuschJenat and Howard FeldmanMarilyn Q Forse Endowment I of the OJCFDavid Fuks and DeAnn Sullivan-FuksRichard and Susan GarberRuth GassnerTom and Alix GoodmanCarolyn and Larry GorinGary and Heidi GrenleyJeff and Gloria HammerDave HaysJKP Fundraising LLCMichael KapnickLaurie Kilbourn and Ronald CobbMollie S. LevinDavid and Ronnie MalkaAngela MayhoMerck Partnership for Giving*Bob and Robin Mesher*Joel Mullin and Sheri KatzMiles Newmark and Barbara GilbertJeffrey and Anne NudelmanAlvin and Shirley RacknerBert and Laurie RogowayJames Rosenbaum and Sandra Lewis*Eric and Tiffany RosenfeldRosemarie RosenfeldKyle and Rebecca RotenbergStan and Pam RotenbergAndrea Sanchez and Benjamin Drucker*Jordan Schnitzer FamilySchoenberg, Finkel, Newman & Rosenberg, LLCGary and Linda SingerCheryl TonkinMichael Volk and Patty Magid-Volk*Bob and Idelle WeinsteinGary and Carolyn Weinstein

Our DonorsWe are incredibly grateful to each and every community member and organization that supports Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The donors who gave during the 2013-2014 fiscal year helped to expand our cultural events, sustain the amazing work done in the warm water Therapy Pool, and provide scholarships for those with limited financial means. This list reflects only new gifts to Operations and Roots & Rafters; it does not account for previous pledges or pledge payments. We have made our best effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you find an error, or do not see your name and would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please notify Development Associate, Meaghann Ande at 503.452.3427 or mande@oregonjcc.org.

$100-$249Anonymous (3)Dina AlexanderAlan Bacharach*Jerome Barde*Avraham and Ella Ben-ZakenKeith and Rosalie BerneHerbert BlackMarc and Sarah BlattnerKaren Blauer*Barry and Barbara CaplanCarol ChestlerNathan CoganGregg Coodley*Robert CountrymanEric CressReena and Stuart Davis*Kathy Davis-Weiner and Michael WeinerBecky DeCesaroTom Dinsmore and Barbara Marquam*Selma DucklerBunny EdelsonJessica Elkan and Jamie BeininRabbi Emanuel and Lorraine RoseBecky and Greg EwerMargot FevesJosh and Amy FrankelEstelle Freedman*Suzanne FriedmanJudah Gold-Markel and Dena MarshallGersham and Pauline GoldsteinGreg Goodman and Susan SchnitzerSimon and Janine GottheinerSamuel Gottlieb*Gordon and Meryl HabelJohn L. HalpernIrv and Gail Handelman*Fred and Sara HarwinSurah Hirsch*Melissa and Daron HorwitzMelinda Hutson and Alexander Ruzicka*Lesley Isenstein and Steve Laveson*Martin and Ellen JacobsJanis JaffeJ. Michael Johnson and Carolyn Wooden-JohnsonGerald Karp*Ronald and Ruth KatonMichelle and Loren KoplanRobin and Eric KornblitTammy KramerWalter KrumbholzRobin LawsonGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldNancy Levin and Daniel CaracoJordan LippmanJoyce and Stan LoebJean MarksRichard and Judi Matza*Mark and Marcia MeyerDebra MontroseTed NelsonEd and Jill Neuwelt

Mark NewHan NgoNIKE, Inc.Shirley and Jerry NudelmanRobert and Kandis NunnBarbara and Art PalmerBob Perkel*Sue PerkelJames K. PhelpsLarry PolicarBrad RafishSandy Ramirez*Theodore N. RubensteinRaghunatha Reddy*Norman and Judith Rosenbloom*Lynn and Arne RosencrantzAlan and Eve RosenfeldFrancis Rosica and Sara BehrmanEleanore RubinsteinRichard and Deanne RubinsteinElaine SavinarAndrew Schafer and Valerie Roth SchaferDori SchnitzerBarbara SiegelJonathan SingerArleen Slive and Dick Mastbrook*Harley and Robyn SpringBobbie and Michel SternManny Tailblum and Jane Schindler*Rena TonkinWilliam and JoAnne Treuhaft*Steve Wasserstrom and Judith MarglesJohn Watson and Mary DreyerRichard L. Weil*Brandon and Betty Jean Wentworth*Wieden & KennedyKen and Jennifer ZeidmanRichard and Debra Zurow*

Under $100AnonymousBruce and Carol Backer*Beit HaverimFrank and Lee Berne*Evan Cohn*Diana Lynne Miller Cornell*Stuart and Nikki DirectorBarbara Durkheimer and Gary LarsenDon Eichman*Barry and Sandra FriedmanJane Goldhamer*Peter and Mary Emily Gray*Rabbi Michael and Mira KaplanSarah KorachJames KostMichael and Debbie KovskyStuart and Barbara LangAlexandria Levitsky*Anatoliy and Roza MarkusJohn and Robin McCaffrey*Jane Meeker*Vic and Toinette MenasheAlan and Lana Miller

James and Keri Nicolaisen*Earl and Dale OllerJennifer O’MahonyLinda OstomelGary and Sylvia PearlmanJoan Peck*Maryjane Rocker*David and Carmel Ross*Sidney and Linda Rothschild*Jewely Sandoz*Joan Schnitzer*Sandra G. ShapiroMindy Shotwell*Stephen Sirkin*Edward Slavin, Jr.*David Strauss and Naomi Samuels StraussMichael and Barbara Titelbaum*Larry and Linda VeltmanAllan and Judy Weingard*

In-KindConrad and Abby MyersRaisa PremyslerKaren and David Sapoznikow

*Denotes New Contributions to Roots & Rafters

Roots & Rafters Our Roots & Rafters Campaign is making amazing strides due to the support of community members, organizations, and the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation that is matching every gift up to $500,000. The generosity of our community is allowing for significant improvements to the Schnitzer Family Campus including upgrades to the locker rooms and warm water therapy pool. In the coming months, two major projects will be implemented. In November we will be resurfacing our parking lot, which will make it safer and more convenient for the thousands of members and guests who come through every month. Soon after, new HVAC controls will be installed, making the MJCC more comfortable, as well as more energy efficient for many years to come. This project is supported by a grant from the Energy Trust of Oregon.

We are deeply grateful to each and every donor that is helping to grow and improve the Schnitzer Family Campus.

6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97219 | 503.244.0111 | www.oregonjcc.org

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Board of DirectorsJordan D. Schnitzer, ChairmanBarry Benson, Co-President Robert Philip, Co- PresidentJerry Sadis, Executive Vice PresidentJonathan Glass, Treasurer Gayle Schnitzer Romain, Secretary

Stacy Barna Brian Carleton Edith Dorsen Eric Kodesch Ellen LippmanGail MandelDena MarshallJoel MullinSteve RosenbergAndrea SanchezJason Zidell

StaffSteven Albert, Executive DirectorBeth Germain, Chief Financial OfficerJordana Levenick, Operations ManagerBecky Ewer, Marketing & Creative DirectorJennifer Harrington, Fitness Program ManagerMatt Sasser, Membership & Guest Service ManagerAnthony Markey, Aquatics & Camp Program ManagerLaurie Fendel, Special Events Program Manager David Pickering, Human Resource ManagerElliott Saunders, Sports & Recreation Program ManagerBethany West, Rentals and Events ManagerMaryjane Rocker, Executive Assistant Linda Singer, Community ConciergeLisa Katon, Development CoordinatorMeaghann Ande, Development AssociateSandy Engel, Graphic Designer/Marketing Specialist Corie Hinton, Graphic Designer/Marketing Specialist

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Life and LegacyThe MJCC Legacy Society recognizes those who have made the extraordinary commitment of including Mittleman Jewish Community Center in their estate plans with a gift through a bequest, trust, life insurance policy or other planned gift. The commitment does not require a completed gift, but is merely a short form expressing intent to make the MJCC part of your legacy. We would like to gratefully acknowledge all of the members of the MJCC Legacy Society. MJCC is one of eleven organizations in Oregon participating in Oregon Jewish Community Foundation’s Life & Legacy program, funded by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. If you would like more information about how to include MJCC in your estate plan, you can contact Development Coordinator, Lisa Katon at lkaton@oregonjcc.org.

Bruce Abrams Stacy BarnaBarry and Karla BensonMilton CarlEdith DorsenJohn and Beth GermainBob and Lesley GlasgowJonathan and Sarah GlassLisa Katon and Noah KresselTony and Priscilla KostinerJordana and Ryan LevenickGail MandelRobert and Rita PhilipGayle RomainSteve Rosenberg and Ellen LippmanJerry and Bunny SadisAndrea K. Sanchez and Benjamin DruckerGary and Linda SingerKen and Jennifer ZeidmanJason Zidell

The Mittleman Jewish Community Center is a proud beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and is proud of our partnership with them in strengthening our local Jewish community and greater Portland community.