Special Projects - You
Decide
Aspen
Valley Lions have an exciting
opportunity to become even more
active in the important projects
which help Jews in need around
the world.
At
the Winter
Luncheon on Tuesday
, March 16 at Noon at The Little
Nell, guest speakers
Richie Pearlstone, Chair of the
Board of Governors of Jewish
Agency for Israel (JAFI)
and Jennifer Kraft, Community
Relations Director the American
Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC) will
present ideas and specific
programs that the Lions may
choose to support.
This
is a new concept for Aspen
Valley to consider: whether the
Lions wish to allocate a
specific amount of the total
gifts (on an annual basis)
to any particular project.
As
Melinda Goldrich, incoming Lion
Chair explains, "I hope as
many Lions as are in town can
attend, to consider this
option."
She
added, "If you cannot
attend, please email me with
your thoughts on the overall
idea. Melinda's email address is
mgaspen@comcast.net
- her phone is 970.948.7672.
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Message from Melinda
Hi,
As
we move into March, one of the
busiest times of year here, I
would like you to add several
exciting events to your
calendars: the US premiere of
the film "Jewish Transit Berlin"
on March 10 and the Lions Winter
Luncheon on March 16.
Both
events are firsts for Aspen
Lions -
* The
first time a Jewish film
will be have its United States
Premiere sponsored by United
Jewish Appeal Aspen Valley
* The initial opportunity to
expand Tzedakah here by
allocating
a
portion of Lion funds to
specific programs. Please let me
know how your feel about this
possibility.
Looking
forward to seeing you this
March. Please call me with any
questions you may have about
either event, or any ideas you
may have.
Melinda
mgaspen@comcast.net
970-920-4742 |
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United
Jewish Appeal/Aspen Valley
Campaign
PO Box 8590
Aspen CO 81612
Voice and Fax 970.704.1827,
aspenvalleyuja@yahoo.com, www.aspenvalleyuja.org
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UJA
Aspen Valley Hosts United States
Film Premiere
The
United States Film Premiere of
"Jewish
Transit Berlin: From Hell to
Hope" will take
place in Aspen on
Wednesday, March
10 at 5 pm at the Doerr Hosier
Center of the Aspen
Institute.
UJA
Aspen Valley is hosting the
premiere of this new
documentary, which tells the
story of the Jewish men, women
and children of the “sherith
hapleitah” who sought refuge
in the Displaced Persons camps
in Berlin following the defeat
of the Nazis in World
War II.
More than 90,000 Jews from Poland
alone made their way to Berlin
in 1946, most arrived at the
Schlachtensee train station.
Schlachtensee soon became a
magnet for thousands who had
nowhere else to go.
Producer
Gabriel Heim of Berlin assembled
a surprisingly rich variety of
authentic materials, such as
recorded oral history,
interviews with witnesses, and
private archive materials.
As Mr. Heim explains,
"This
previously untold story will
provide the viewer with never
before seen footage of a community
born of shattered lives that came
together in its darkest hours to
rebuild and ultimately
prevail."
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Lion
of Judah Giving Levels
In
celebration of the 36th
Anniversary of the Lion of
Judah, Please welcome two new
Lions of Distinction, joining
our pride in 2008.
ILR
Lion of Judah - White
Gold Diamond Pave - $250,000
PMC
Lion of Judah – White
Gold with Black Diamond -
$100,000
Sabra
Lion of Judah – Cognac
Diamond - $75,000
Zahav
Lion of Judah – Canary
Diamond - $50,000
Double
Chai Lion of Judah –
Amethyst Diamond - $36,000
Emerald
Lion of Judah – $25,000
Sapphire
Lion of Judah – $18,000
Ruby
Lion of Judah – $10,000
Lion
of Judah – Diamond -
$5,000 |
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