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Dear Members:
Good ideas are plentiful at
Brotherhood. We are very fortunate
to have so many creative and devoted
people as part of our community. Here
are some examples: When I asked the
Board to come up with some “out of the
box” ways to increase synagogue revenue,
Trudi Bartow came up with a great one.
She suggested that we contact Amazon.
com to become part of their referral
program. This means that Brotherhood
gets a percentage of whatever is spent
when a congregant (or their friends,
family, colleagues, etc) enters the site
through a special URL. That is why we
have the Amazon banner included in our
weekly email newsletter. So far we have
raised close to $1,000 for Brotherhood.
It’s like “free money.” A special thank you
to Trudi for that suggestion.
Agnes Marton thought that there
were enough Brotherhood members
who were single due to the loss of a
partner. She thought that some friendly
socializing, doing interesting things
together and dining together would
knit a community of people . Our “Life
Goes On” group meets monthly and is
very well attended by a diverse group of
Brotherhood members. A special thank
you to Agnes for getting it started,
shepherding the group and staying with
it. She has helped start a new model for
specific Brotherhood activities.
Over 20 years ago Rabbi Block saw
an opportunity to allow Brotherhood to
help repair the world, or our small part
of New York City. We began helping
the homeless of the City and since then,
year after year, we have helped warm the
lives and stomachs of our guests who
stay with us three nights a week from
January through the end of March.
This is how things happen at Brotherhood.
Someone has a good idea, they
bring it to the Rabbi, Phil and/or the
Board. It often works out to the
betterment of many of us.
DO YOU HAVE A GOOD
IDEA??
Your president,
Carol Ginsburg
I may be reached at clgmls(AT)aol.com. I look forward to hearing
from you.
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