rrfjs 2007 annual report

Making A Difference in People’s Lives

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Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service of South Palm Beach County

The Future is Now!We are building a new senior/social service center in Delray Beach!

Thanks to a grant of $2 million from the state, we now have the seed money to build a 20,000 square foot

building near Temple Anshei Shalom on Atlantic Avenue, west of Jog Road. To meet the ever increasing

needs of our community, our new building will house:

n Expanded Forster Family Kosher Food Pantry

n Congregate Kosher meal site

n Counseling

n Support groups

n The Welcome Home drop-in center for chronically mentally ill adults

n Holocaust survivor services

n …And a café for bagels and schmoozing!

Architect’s rendering

Architect Randall Stofft & Dr. Jaclynn Faffer

Message From CEO & PresidentSeptember 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007 was a year of growth and excitement for Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service (RRJFS).

RRJFS was the recipient of a three year contract from the Area Agency on Aging, in the amount of $1.7 million for each of the three years, naming us as the lead agency serving seniors in south Palm Beach County. Being awarded this contract under-scores the community’s confidence in us to continue to serve the most vulnerable elderly in our service area— no matter how adverse the circumstances. Our scope of services expanded dramatically and we were delighted to form new alliances and cre-atively collaborate with organizations ranging from area schools, nursing homes, foundations and home health care agencies.

Inter-generational programs enable us to combine our service delivery expertise in the areas of teens and seniors. Through a grant from The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, we are able to expand our successful Teen Connect program and match teens from Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton with seniors at area assisted living facilities. We were also recognized for our high quality services when Caridad Center asked to to develop their mental health counseling program. Thanks to funding from Hands on Tzedakah, we placed a Spanish-speaking social worker at the Caridad Center, to counsel migrant workers.

We also want to express our gratitude to an anonymous contributor, whose generous donation will pay for full fellowships to train master of social work students to be the future leaders of agencies like our own. We are working closely with the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York, to develop the RRJFS South Florida Fellowship for Social Work Excellence.

By the year’s end we had acquired land in west Delray Beach, near Temple Anshei Shalom, to build a 20,000-square-foot senior center. You can see the architect’s beautiful rendering on the facing page. What a way to end an exhilarating year!

Of course, none of these exciting projects would have been possible without the extraordinary support of many individual, corporate, community and governmental donors who enabled us to reach this new level. We must express a special “thank you” to our community partners, the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, the Area Agency on Aging, the Children’s Services Council and United Way for their continuing support. Together, they all allow us to fulfill our mission and pledge to strengthen our commitment to the 35,000 clients we serve annually.

Every day, through your help, we are making a difference in people’s lives.

Thank you.

Dr. Ronald Selbst, president Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Ceo

M A k i n g A D i F F e R e n C e i n p e o p l e ’ S l i v e S 1

Lead Agency Grant AwardedOn September 1, 2006, the Area Agency on Aging designated Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service as the lead agency serving seniors in south Palm Beach County.

We thank all those government servants who made this possible, including U. S. Congressmen Tim Mahoney, Robert Wexler, Ron Klein, State Sen. Ted Deutch and State Rep. Kelly Skidmore.

Departing RRJFS President Michael Mullaugh honored Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson with the agency’s Community Recognition Award for helping to fund the Diamond Club, a social group for people age 75 and older. The club now has more than 150 members. Mullaugh said, “We are grate-ful that Commissioner Aaronson embodies the government / non-profit partnership that is essential for helping seniors.”

State Sen. ted Deutch, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Michael Mullaugh

Rep. Robert Wexler Rep. Ron klein

Michael Mullaugh and palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson Fellowship flyerRep. tim Mahoney

State Rep. kelly Skidmore

R u t h R A l e S J e W i S h F A M i l y S e R v i C e2

Highlights and AccomplishmentsWe have much to be thankful for this year. This was the year our budget jumped from $5 million annual-ly, to $7.5 million. To meet our expanding mission and goals, staff increased from 48 to 67. Our services to an ever expanding population also grew.

n We offered bereavement, Parkinson’s and cancer support groups for those in need here at the agency, in Delray Beach and various assisted living facilities in south Palm Beach County.

n We provided caregivers free support groups.

n We offered free individual counseling to caregivers. With this wonderful program, we helped spouses who take care of their sick partners, as well as com-forting people over age 60 who have a child at home, or who take care of someone who is mentally ill.

n Our cancer and lymphedema support groups helped 373 people over 60 sessions.

n We served Shabbat meals to hundreds of local families and delivered food bi-weekly to 425 house-holds.

n Through our Café Europa program held twice a year we gave more than 600 Holocaust survivors an op-portunity to have lunch, entertainment and socializa-tion with other survivors. In addition, we provided assistance to all survivors who needed our services.

n Our community outreach has increased 11% over the previous year.

n We reached thousands of students in Palm Beach County schools, helping them cope with bullying and anger.

n We provided more than 5,184 individual and family counseling sessions.

n Welcome Home, our daily drop-in center for the mentally ill, has increased participation by 20%. In addition we provided support groups to the families of the chronically mentally ill.

n We have more than 400 dedicated, outstanding volunteers, five of whom have been with us over 25 years. Volunteer activities range from phoning isolated seniors daily to check in on them to giving rides to seniors who have no other way to visit the grocery store or their doctors to being a big pal for a child in need.

n New grants are up almost $1.8 million, an increase of 350%. We continue to increase and diversify our funding.

Thank you for your continued support and generosity!

Jaime estremera-Fitzgerald, Michael Mullalugh, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, elder Affairs Sec. Douglas Beach


Special Eventsthe platters Matter

More than 350 people attended the Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service November 30th black tie benefit at The Polo Club in Boca Raton. The evening provided an opportunity for the non-profit, non-sectarian social service agency to raise money for its myriad of programs.

“We were very proud to chair this event, because the work of Ruth Rales is so important,” Ivan Gefen said. He co-chaired with his wife Linda and Marilyn and Stanley Barry. The crowd danced to songs such as The Platters‘ The Great Pretender.

Sheila & Burt Aaronson, terry & Rep. tim Mahoney, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer

Donna & Michael Mullaugh Joey Dee & the Starlighters

Stan & Marilyn Barry, Michael Mullaugh, ivan & linda gefen

Judy & Manny Rabinowitz


Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Executive Director Dr. Jaclynn Faffer said the agency chose the Platters to entertain because, “Their hit record Only You inspired our gala’s theme: ‘Only you’ can make a differ-ence.” Joey Dee and the Starliters warmed up the audience.

Auction prizes included a walk-on role in a Hollywood movie, a one hour ride in a 1950’s Navy fighter training airplane, Tiffany & Co. and Judith Ripka jewelry; Saks Fifth Avenue shopping sprees, artwork, sports memorabilia, gift certificates and vacation packages.

Dancing at RRJFS’ annual gala

Abner & Mildred levine

Steve Sager, Diane & larry Feldman Dr. Jaclynn Faffer & norman Rales


Golf TournamentOne hundred and thirty supporters of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service enjoyed a golf tournament, barbecue and cocktail party at the Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth, chaired by Isabel and Arnold Friedman of St. Andrews. The proceeds benefited the programs of RRJFS.

Every player received a pair of leather Hi-Tec golf shoes. Raffle prizes included a 42-inch flat-screen, plasma TV; a $3,000 gift certificate for Judith Ripka jewelry and two $8,000 Regent cruises to Europe, Asia or the Caribbean.

Arnold Friedman said, ”My wife and I have been involved with Ruth Rales for about a year and a half and we’ve come to greatly appreciate and respect how the agency helps the less fortunate. That is one of our major priorities and Ruth Rales’ goals move in the same direction as ours.”

Attendees try on their new leather shoes for size

Marilyn & Stan Barry

Arnie & isabel Friedman, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer & Michael Mulllaugh

Duffers enjoy a delicious barbecue, before hitting the links.

prize winner Ron gallatin, larry Blair, Alan goldstein


Neighbors Helping NeighborsThanks to these very generous and hard working neighbors for helping to accomplish the Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service mission!

Addison Reserve

Forty volunteers packed 250 goodie bags for RRJFS’ elderly clients at a Passover model Seder. This “Mitzvah Crew” stuffed the bags with food they bought and delighted clients with a surprise $25 gift card from CVS.

Addison Reserve’s Don and Sharon Kabat, Harriet Mironov and Barbara Feingold organized the project and obtained a gift from Steinberg Global Management of Boca Raton. After lunch, Sharon Kabat played piano while the crowd danced and sang Yiddish songs.

polo Club

The Polo Club of Boca Raton donated $5,000 to RRJFS to buy gift cards so its youngest clients could purchase shoes, sweaters and school supplies. The club’s Community Relations Committee, co-chaired by Ronni Brockman and Nate Miller, raised the funds so families with financial difficulties could shop at Target, Wal-Mart and Simon Malls.

One nine-year-old girl had refused to attend school because she was the only child without supplies. Her mother told RRJFS, “Now she can hold her head up high and enjoys school.”

St. Andrews

Several dozen volunteers regularly deliver food to low-income families. In addition, the state honored two St. Andrews residents, Herbert & Judith Levy as “Florida’s Grandparents of the Year.”

Addison Reserve “Mitzvah Crew” Seder sing-along gift cards from the polo Club

Below: Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Ronni Brockman, nate Miller, Joy goldstein


Awards / CelebrationsIt was a banner year for Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service. In the same 12-month period the state of Florida honored three of the agency’s volunteers with prestigious prizes.

The state awarded Sandy Klein, a 25-year-volunteer and founder of the “Diamond Club,” a social group for people over age 75, “State Volunteer of the Year.”

The state honored Judy and Herbert Levy as “Florida’s Grandparents of the Year,” for delivering food to RRJFS clients. The Levy’s 12-year-old grandson, Dylan, nominated them with a drawing of the three bringing meals to a home during a rainstorm.

The Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service praised RRJFS for training the chronically mentally ill participants who visit its daily drop-in center, to be volunteers to help King’s Point with hurricane readiness. The Welcome Home attendees stuffed bags with handy items for the next big storm for every apartment in the development.

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer celebrated her 10th anniversary as CEO, and Mark Cherny, supervisor of outreach and community services, was named “RRJFS Employee of the Year.”

Mazel Tov to all our winners!

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer’s 10th Anniversary Mark Cherny, employee of the year Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Michael Mullaugh

Marcia Schmier, Judith levy, Dr. Ronald Selbst

Alyson & Robyn langley with RRJFS token of appreciation

Marcy Bezark, lucy Saucier & Dr. Jaclynn Faffer with volunteer Florida plaque

Sandy klein, Florida volunteer of the year

grandchild’s drawing of levys delivering food


Mr. Horowitz has been an absolute delight...he has always acted professionally and diligently. His attention to detail has been most impressive. His knowledge…has proven to be enor-mously valuable resource to my parents…he has been instrumen-tal in allowing my Mother and Father to continue to live on their own.” “You should be very proud of the much needed service that you provide to the community.” M C Princeton, NJ

I am writing to tell you how helpful the CareLink program has been to our family…It allowed us to keep my father-in-law in his Century Village home for as long as possible. Howard Horowitz was exceptionally caring, helpful and experienced. He frequently visited and called me with a detailed report…he was kind and he was professional. He always followed through…I am grateful that Jewish Family Service was there to help. E S St. James, NY

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude of appreciation for having the expertise, professionalism, insight, understanding and caring for providing social services for my father. I sincerely appreciate your …super herculean efforts towards my father’s care and needs. I H Bellmore, NY

Mr. Horowitz’s positive attitude and willingness to help my brother in his time of need, truly deserves the term, “Client Satisfaction.” He is a model for others to emulate. I thank Jewish Family Service for employing a talented person with a willingness to cooperate coupled with a passion for caring assistance. J R Budd Lake, NJ

As my mother’s 30-year-battle with cancer was beginning to slip into its final stages, we were fortunate to have found you as a friend...to wend our way through the choices of nursing homes, home health aides and support for my father. You were consis-tently helpful and you were always respectful of my parent’s needs while being honest with their children. L P A Delmar, NY

Words alone will never be able to thank you enough for all your kindness and courtesy in helping us to provide proper care for my mother. You helped guide us so that we could make the right decisions that afforded my mother her dignity to her very last day. For this we will always be indebted to you and the services of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service. Without your presence in our lives I don’t know how we would have handled the problems we incurred with my mother…you are my angel on earth…Words alone will never be able to thank you enough for being there with us. K D West Bloomfield, MI

Testimonials“please Accept My heartfelt gratitude”

In the last 13 years, CareLink has helped hundreds of families around the country, who are concerned about their elderly relatives in south Palm Beach County and need RRJFS to provide personal care. Here is what some of them had to say:

howard horowitz, RRJFS Senior Services


Mental Health ServicesThis year, we offered 5,184 clinical sessions. We also ran 9,217 hours of caregiver and bereavement support groups, while our cancer and lymphedema support groups served 373 people over 60 sessions.

Welcome home

This year, Welcome Home, our daily drop-in center in Delray Beach, had 3,000 visits from the chroni-cally mentally ill, an increase of 14 percent from the year before. More than 70 different people availed themselves of occupational therapy, socialization, encouragement and support. They enjoyed outings to Lion Country Safari, the Palm Beach Zoo, Morikami Museum and elsewhere. Welcome Home’s visitors learned how to make friends, apply for work and deal with anger and isolation. In doing so, they proudly grew in self esteem and independence.

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Dr. Marvin Schiller, Miriam Babbitt

Joanne Fiedler

Ma. elena, James & Alfredo De la pena

thank you card for anti-bullying talk

Arvis kadish Susan Mackey


Senior ServicesOn September 1, 2006, the Area Agency on Aging, under the state Department of Elder Affairs, desig-nated Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service as the lead agency serving seniors in south Palm Beach County. We had 13,523 care management contacts. This is in addition to our services for Holocaust survivors and support groups for the public.

Sara Soued from goldman Sachs at gould house

kate Smelson, Dianne Matthew

Fay Feder, Joe & Sandy klein, Sol & ida Bemben, all 25-year volunteersFood pantry recipient with Cara Zimmerman


Services For Holocaust SurvivorsRuth Rales Jewish Family Service provided vital life sustaining services to 150 holocaust survivors, 47 of whom came to us for help this year. RRJFS assisted with grocery shopping, laundry, cooking, housekeeping, personal care and transportation to doctors.

n RRJFS also provided $24,000 in emergency grants to needy survivors; who range from 75 – 85 years old, to help cover the costs of hearing aids, dental work, personal emergency alerts and housing.

Abraham Weber

yefem Weiner

volunteer nate Miller, right, reunited hungarian holocaust survivors,including eugene kohan

James Bachner, author and survivor of Auschwitz, Warsaw ghetto & Dachau

Mike Bryskier, Magda Reichbeind enjoy Café eruopa

Café europa guest

State Rep. kelly Skidmore, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer


n RRJFS hosted two very successful Café Europas, luncheons for 600 people, who sit at tables from their home countries and reconnect with friends and relatives they have not seen in 60 years.

n RRJFS also helped survivors receive restitution from their countries of origin, including an experienced volunteer who assists them with complicated paperwork.

Agnes glick, Joan ensink Joseph Stone, ester & isaak lenczicki of poland and germany

Alex Moscovic, Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, Dr. Ronald Selbst, State Rep. kelly Skidmore, State Sen. ted Deutch.

State Sen. ted Deutch greets a Café europa guest

Musician


Family Assistance CenterAs the needs of our community grew, Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service increased the number of people it assisted and the funds it disbursed. Last year, we helped 1,000 people and disbursed $350,000--an increase of 14% from the prior year.

Camp Breakaway Celebrates its 10th yearn Camp Breakaway attracted 90 children, an increase of 21%. Altogether, this Poconos camp, found-

ed in 1998, has fulfilled the dreams of more than 1,000 children.

Camp Breakaway

Sy griner delivers food. (photo courtesy of South

Florida Sun-Sentinel)

Camp Breakaway Zale preschoolers donate to kosher food pantry

Camp Breakaway

Cliff & Jill viner donated for 90 children to attend Camp Breakaway


hands on tzedakah helps Caridad

Thanks to a generous donation by Hands on Tzedakah, we placed a part-time, bilingual social worker at Caridad Center. Since March 2007, she has counseled 330 migrant workers and farm laborers from three dozen countries.

Food, Medicine, Compassionn Forster Family kosher Food pantry served 525 people, a 17% increase from the prior year and de-

livered 200 frozen Shabbat meals per week, a 33% increase.

n Silverstein Fund assisted 67 individuals and distributed $47,361 representing a 57% increase in funds distributed.

n Weinberg prescription Assistance, during the fall of 2006, bought vital medications for 18 people and distributed $4,100.

n viner Compassionate Care program – disbursed $184,500, representing a 29% increase, assisting 151 children, including the Camp Breakaway kids.

Ron gallatin of hands on tzedakahenny Almonte-nunez (photo courtesy of South Florida Sun-Sentinel)


Volunteer Serviceshighlightsn Thanks to a grant from Volunteer Florida, RRJFS developed a neighborhood hurricane preparedness

program in Kings Point in Delray Beach, utilizing 95 volunteers.

n When RRJFS was designated the lead agency serving seniors in south Palm Beach County, we started a new Telephone Reassurance Program specifically for wait listed clients and staffed by volunteers.

n We launched “Teen Connect,” an intergenerational program in which high school students from Donna Klein Jewish Academy made weekly “sunshine calls” to homebound senior citizens. The teens and se-niors also met at a fun luncheon.

Michael okun, April neuhaus, David kirschner

Joan Siegel helps caregivers at Century village

Children’s outing at Butterfly World

leon handler, Bob Wolfson, Rabbi Sidney goldstein

intern Jorie Scholnik

Robyn langley donated a trip for RRJFS families to Butterfly World


Volunteer List 2006-200725 + yearsIda BembenSol BembenFay FederJoseph KleinSandy Klein15 - 24 yearsAbe BeckermanHelen BernsteenEvelyn CohenHalina GartenbergAlbert GrozbeanLeon HandlerShirley LippsettJoseph NewmanFelice PickerRobert Wolfson10 - 14 yearsDee AbramsDavid BadnerDeborah BaronIdey EliasEleanor EllentuckEileen ForstRonald GilfordHarvey GoldbergMiriam GoldbergJoan GoldwasserAl GrantBarbara GrantHanna HirschMurray KurlandIrving LeitnerUdell MalakoffHarold MarcusRivian MarcusDebbie NemiroffSue RobinsLily RosenthalMarilyn RudnickElaine Schlessberg

Norman SchlessbergMarcia Schmier5 - 9 yearsSandi AdlerHerbert FurashLarry LewisElaine SmithCarol Ann ArtesColeman GainsburgReena MakoverJanet SteinerSelma BarisDvora GainsburgDeborah MeiselSol StissZeke BetterHelen GallantNathan MillerTherese StissFlorence BinderGus GoldsteinLucille MossSydelle TannenbaumNorma BleiPauline GrabelDiana NaishtutRabbi I. TennenbergNancy BonomoMargot HalpernRuth NemovicherMel TuretzkySidney BrodskyFlorette HennerLinda QueenSusan UllmanMarlene ButlerJoseph HennerJudith RoifMargaret VillanovaDanielle CohenLarry Heyman

Sanford SadjaOscar WarnerEsther CohenJosh HilsenrathCandace SakoloveGloria WatermanPearl CohenMara HuberAl SchmierMarilyn WeigensbergAlisa DesmondDaniel ItzlerPearl SchneiderMarilyn WeintraubMark DeutschBeverly KassirerEdith SchumacherDoris WeissIrving DiamondHoward KrinskyCantor E. ShapiroMary WeissSally EckerleMargie LassoffIrene SholkBette WohlgemuthAnnette FentinPolly LesserNorman SholkMarvin ZaleDoreen FishkinHerbert LevineDr. Sol ShorrMarsha ZidelAudrey FrankelSaul LevineArlene Siegelwaks1 - 4 yearsRella AdlerJudy GoldsteinHarold Marron

Rubin ShafranMaria AltermanBlanche GordonThelma MickelsonVivian ShapiroEsther BeckEstelle GreenIda MilkmanClifford ShayJean BernerHarry GreenShirley MorinSadie SiegelFred CantorCelie HalzelDonna MullaughSydelle SherBobbi CohenRebekah IsraelShirley NadelJack SigalMelissa CoyneCarol KahnMargie NeidusFay SilvermanCarol CrosbySaul KahnAl ProttasPhyllis SimonBarbara DiamantGloria KaminetzkyEllen PollackEsther SmithShirley DiamondDr. Arlene KaplanEd RabinowitzBrenda SolomonRose DinoffGinette KravetMimi RabinowitzHarriet Srour

intern Allison Reiter at Arden Courts Bea gordon, Danielle Zfat & Mayor Spiro


Volunteer Services (cont.)teen Connectn Thanks to the Hans and Mary Stratmann Intergenerational Fund of the Community Foundation for

Palm Beach and Martin Counties, we hired a part-time staffer to expand Teen Connect, a program which matches high school students with seniors for telephone “companionship.” We began recruit-ing Olympic Heights High School students to phone RRJFS clients, members of our Diamond Club and residents from Banyan Place, Veranda Club and the Homewood Residence.

teen Connect poster

Marilynn Weintraub

linda Queen

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, ethel Sanders & Mae good at Banyan place

Doris Fields gives rides to seniors

Wendy legum, Bette Wohlgemuth, Marcia Schmier, Jane Cornell


Volunteer List 2006-2007 (cont.)

St. Andrews Food Delivery project

Muriel DubrowCynthia KushlinDavid RillGertrude SternIrving FalickVictor KwellerBarbara RishDorothy TurfFrances FeldmanBarbara LesterEleanor RosenMatthew WeilerBeatrice FineGene LesterHarriet RosenJanet WeintraubSylvia FiremanAbe LevyShirley RosenMorris WeissJudith FogelJoseph LevyStanley RosenHelen WendlingerHerbert FogelLenora LevyMollie RossRichard WendlingerJudith Friedman

Lee LoewensteinAlan SalkoJudith WenerRuth FurmanSusan LymanShirley SchreiberMiriam Wetzler

newcomersNatalie AbramsonArlene FurashKatie PortAnita SchulmanLillian BrickmanSeymour GoldElliot PorwichBarbara SchwartzShirley BronskyIrwin GoodmanElaine ReinerEugene SchwartzDoris CantorMarjorie GoodmanPatricia RosenCharlotte SichelAnne CohenLinda HermanPhyllis RosenGiGi Siegel

Adele DentonJudith HirshmanSaul RosenNadine SlavenHarriet DurmaskinRose KahanSydelle RosenKim SmithLeonard DurmaskinSelma KesslerSharon RothDelores SolomonLarry EgortHerbert LeifmanMichele RudnickSandra TeplinJeanne FeldmanAndrea McCutcheonMillicent RudnickDavid WeisbergerEllie FeldsteinGoldie MillerMarge RuffLorraine WeismanDoris FieldsVictoria MoreinesBrandon SaldsmanDaniel WinesMiriam Fields

Ellen PolackRose SapadinHarvey ZivitzCarol FriedsamJean PolackNatalie Schneiderman

Lee BakerBert BronheimRobyn ChwattJoseph CorberCharles DannAlice FlatemanLeo GellerRaymond GoldbergRona GoldbergJudy & Morris Gurevitch

Adele HaymesJoyce HowardMorton KaufmanDaniel KeismanLarry LazarusDavid LeaderHerbert & Judith LevyBarbara LiptonBeverly MillerLouis Nussbaum

James Rosenberg*Terry Rubinstein Marilyn SafenowitzSidney ScheinbergStephanie SchusterElaine SchwartzJohanna ShafranBea & Martin SherwinJudith SpeizmanHarold Stein

Jane & Irwin ThomasesJeanette & Sherman VogelSeymour WeinsteinArline WitensteinRaymond Zimmerman* Lives in Woodfield.

Anne Cohen, Ann SpeierArlene Roogow & Sara Soued,

gould house

Apologies to those whose years of service may not have been calculated correctly.*


In AppreciationThe mission of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service mandates that we make our programs and services available to all living in south Palm Beach County. Each and every gift we received in 2006-2007 support-ed more than 35,000 children, individuals and families who turned to us for assistance. Every contribution helped make a tangible difference in the lives of people who need it most: the frail and infirm, children from single-parent homes, caregivers of loved ones, the isolated elderly, the bereaved, the chronically mentally ill, families experiencing serious financial difficulties, Holocaust survivors and so many others.

We extend our sincere thanks to the following individuals, foundations and companies who contribut-ed to our achievements by giving so generously to help us expand our efforts. We are pleased to ac-knowledge you and may your generosity serve as an inspiration for others in our community to open their hearts and offer a helping hand for many years to come.

Our DonorsThe following list represents gifts between Sept.1, 2006 – Aug. 31, 2007.

$50,000 and aboveMarilyn & Stanley BarryEvie & Ronald KrancerNorman RalesEdith & Martin SteinJill & Cliff VinerShirley & Barton Weisman

$15,000 - $49,999Diane & Lawrence FeldmanMeryl & Ronald GallatinAnne & Norman JacobsonMildred & Abner LevineJudy Levis Markhoff & Paul MarkhoffEleanor Silverstein

$10,000 - $14,999Erma & Harold BrodeIsabel & Arnold FriedmanLinda R. & Ivan R. GefenHands on Tzedakah, Inc.Sherry & Lawrence KalishCarole & Barry KayeJulie & David KirschnerBess MyersonNancy & Marvin SchillerDonna & Paul SegalIrene & Sol SilverWe Care CVE

$5,000 – $9,999Honey & Ronald BlauB’nai Torah CongregationBoca Raton Community HospitalKarola & Aaron EpsteinMarcy & William ForsterGoldman Sachs & Co.Karen & Stephen IrwinMyrna & Daniel KeismanDonna & Jeffrey LammBeatrice MayerDeborah & Frank MorgensternDorothy NadolnyMadeline & Eugene ParghLawrence Phillips

norman RalesAnne & norman Jacobson

Ron krancer & Dr. Jaclynn Faffer


Our DonorsJudith & Maynard RabinowitzRopes & Gray LLPHarry SchwartzJean & Charles Shacter Philanthropic FundNita & Norman ShapiroAnna & Andrew WaldmanJerry Wolens

$2,500 - $4,999Lorraine & Jerome ArestyJane & Alan CornellPeggy & Phillip DeZwirekDirect Nursing Care Services Inc.Ken & Jeanne FibusCamille & Steve FishDorothy KonradSusan & David KreismanGail & Keith Kronish/Gutterman Warheit

Memorial ChapelWendy & Wayne LegumBilli & Bernard MarcusStephanie & William McCauleyBeverly & Marvin MillerDonna & Michael MullaughMillicent NathanThe Polo Club of Boca RatonProskauer Rose LLPMiriam & Donald RichSteve SagerSidney ScheinbergLinda & Ronald SelbstLisa & Rand E. ShapiroTenet Healthcare FoundationThe George and Frances Armour Foundation Inc.Bette & Paul Wohlgemuth

$1,000 - $2,499Sandi & Robert AdlerAlbertsons, Inc.Linda & Albert AniksteinJill & Richard BarryBernstein, Kaplan & Krauss LLCJoy & Eugene BinkovitzMichele & Laurence BlairBrenda & Harvey BlattB’nai Israel CongregationHelene & Elliot BrodyJudi & Craig DonoffLaura & Edward Edelman

Estate of Sylvia E. WolensBarbara & Jeffrey FeingoldJanice & Stuart D. FlaumIna Rae & Neil FoxSheila & Stanley FrankMarcy & Martin FreedmanLaurie & Michael FrenchmanFlorence & Barry FriedbergStanlee & Steve FriedmanCarol & Ronald FriedsamJoan & Joseph GardeDavid GellerEileen & Leo GellerEllen & Raymond GoldbergPhyllis & Gerald GoldenAmy & Alan GoldsteinSarah & Eric GordonJeanne & Jay GreenMyrna & David GrossBarbara & Ronald GrudbergBonnie & Barry HalperinFaye HalpernAdele & Edward HaymesHelen & Herman Gimbel Charity FundRichard HendlerHolocaust Survivors Club Boca RatonLorraine & Alvin HolzerRuth & Alfred JacobsonJewish Federation of SPBCHelen KaplanRose KaufmanMarcia & Howard KentHeidi & Mark KleinerSara Jo & Arthur KobackerMorton Kornreich*Mimi & Leonard LeedsAudrey & Alan LevinsonBarbara & Randolph LiptonHelen LondoCynthia & George MarksElizabeth & Sheldon MaschlerMellon Private Wealth ManagementJune & Monte NathansonNorthern TrustCharlotte & Richard OkonowThe Ostroff GroupNatalie PelavinGilbert RaphaelRenaissance Assisted LivingSergio Rok

Barbara & Jeffrey RosenbergPhyllis & Harvey SandlerIrving SandsGail & James SatovskyMarcia & Albert SchmierElaine & Israel SchwabHelene & Roy SchwedelsonEllen ShapiroOlivia & Gerald ShapiroHally & Mark ShawJacqueline & Neal ShearSara SheinbergSylvia & Lewis SheketoffBeanie & Robert SilversteinJaclynn Faffer & Leonard SilversteinJoyce & Allen SosinFran & Stuart SteinbergSunTrust BankAmy & Barry TaneyTemple Beth ElTemple EmethThe GardensToppel Family FoundationMarshall TurkinDiane & Jon VogelSherman VogelLenore & Herbert WachtelSuzanne & Joel WeinsteinRegina & Allan WeitzmanArline & Jules WitensteinYoung Israel of Deerfield BeachM.B. & Edna Zale Foundation

$500 - $999Adit & Jonathan AgusALF Consulting Inc.Judy BailynGloria & Leon C. BakerTami & Richard BaneBecker & Poliakoff, P.A.Steve BedowitzAnnie BergnerSharon & Melvin BermanRita & Leonard BernsteinMary E. BerteraJoy & Richard BlakemanNancy BonomoBarry BroderAnnette & Leo Brown


Our DonorsHelen & Mark CohanCarol & Michael CohenLucille & Howard CohenBarbara & Arnold CohenFrancine ColeComerica BankNorma & Mark DavidJane DavisSandy & Howard DavisDelray Orthodox SynagogueDonna Klein Jewish AcademyJudith & Melvin EinsidlerHelen EisenbergSherry & Kenneth EndelsonDale & Edward FilhaberBrenda & Michael FinciFinesse Novelty CorpForum Financial CorporationMarcia & Richard A. FoxStacia & Fred GefenLynn & Michael GefenAnne & Robert GinsburgAlice & Barry GlassmanRonda & David GluckLibby & Stanley GoldbergLois GoldbergNaomi GoliebLinda & Steven GoodsteinMarjorie & Stanley GreenbaumBeverly & Maurice GrossBarbara & Howard GrossmanMarsha & Mark HarrisJerry HerbstSusan & Alan JacobsLinda & Bernard KastenMichele & David KatzmanKenco CommunitiesAlice & Ira KentSandra & Aaron KnoppingCarolyn & Peter KoslowMadeline & Philip LaxHyla & Stuart LevineEllen & Jerome LevittBarbara & Gerald LewinEllen & Bernard LiebmanFrancine & Harvey LiftonLight Bulbs UnlimitedJoyce & Michael LipsichLaura & Steven LitinskyLinda & Herbert Littman

David LockshinHelen & Carl MarbachCindy & Stuart MarkowitzBeatrice Hagelberg & Heinz MarxCarlyn & Lothar MayerAndrea & Jerry McCutcheonMDVIP, Inc.Arlene & Robert MersonJerry MilgramJudy & Jack MillerBeatrice Allis & Alan MinionToby & Stanley MussSonia & Israel NeimanVicki & Garry NewmanPaula & Gary NorkinDolores & Allen ParmetGail & Stefan PasternackMarylin PrinceSandra & Aaron RappaportRusti & David ReiterRose & James RobinsonLeslie & Dennis RogersRobin RoseLaurie & Mitchell RubensteinLorrilyn & Robert SaexStephanie & Steven SchusterAlice & Milton SchwartzElaine & Martin SchwartzSegel FoundationHarriet & Bernard ShavitzEsther ShermanRuth & Leonard SholesRosalie & Leonard SilbermanRochelle & Barry SmithNancy & Lewis SolomonAnn Freedman & Robert SpoontDonna & Brian SteckPhyllis & Howard TaranowArlene & Martin TashRuth TaubmanPat ThomasJane & Irwin ThomasesTiffany & Co.United Way of Palm Beach CountyWachovia Wealth Management Ina & Warren WagnerLynne & Bruce WarshalHelene & Stephen WeicholzVicki & Victor WeinsteinKaren & Martin Weisfeld

Betty & Harvey WeissKaren & Howard WeissSerena & Richard WerberAnnemarie WinterSusan & Marvin WischeRosalind & Larry WolfePaula & Stuart YurmanBetty Zinman

$250 - $499Sheila & Burt AaronsonBerkshire Trust AdvisoryFran & Jerome T. ButwinAnne CherninCresthaven EastLoretta & Herbert CronHerb DouglasValerie Dalwin EtraAbe FeinbergAlan Shawn FeinsteinMatis FeitJennifer & Brett FormanMildred & Daniel ForsytheMartin FrankStanley FriedmanHerbert FutoranRenee GantNancy & Gregory GefenRona & Steven GellerJill GensonFaye & Irwin GerberMarcia GlanzBonnie & David GoldGoldstein Lewin and Co.Ilene W. & Thomas F. GordonRoberta GotliebSandra & Kenneth GreenblattGregory’s Fine JewelryEllen & Michael HartzKaren & William HerbstmanHeritage Park Retirement CommunityMilli HershmanRita & Thomas HerskovitsJerome HirschEllen & Ron HoffnerLinda HrichakSusan & Robert IgielJewish War Veterans of The USAHelen Kaplan


Our DonorsGail & Daniel KatzSandra & Gary KernerBetty & Jon KimmelSheila & Donald KirshnerDori & Ron KleinLori & Darryl KoganAudrey & Alan LevinsonBarbara & Irving LevyLoretta & Neil LittenTom MandiaEdward MarksBarbara & Jeff MartinMerrill LynchMignano Tree Care, Inc.Rhoda MoreinLeland MorrisMarsha & Michael NollerProfessional Learning Center Inc.Alfred RauchmanRegents Park, Inc.Deana & Hyman RichmanAlan RobertsMillie RosenbergBetty & Elliot Herb RossBarbara & Joel RothCarol RothenbergJoseph RouxJanice & James RubinArlene & Edward RuffDiane & B. Benjamin SaketkhouEthel SandersSusan & John SarilEllen SarnoffSherry & Ed SchiffRose & Ira SchyPhyllis & Clifford SereskyBeatrice & Sidney ShamesLeslee & Daniel ShoosterSignature Interiors, Inc.Richard SilvermanJay SlesingerBill T. SmithBarbara & Joel StoneDeborah VoelkerEvelyn & Stanley WeissDorothy Wizer

$100 - $249Debra AbramsSusan AdinRhoda & Albert AlexanderSusan Amerling-SternLouise & Edward AptakerAshkenazy and Agus Ventures LLCAston Gardens Chapter, ARMDIArnold BagelAnnette & Stuart BaineArnold BangelRuth & Ronald BaronRoyce BattlemanHilda BernerHarriett Kogod & Jack BobbJack BoekoJudith & Murray BraunsteinEileen & Robert BreakstoneMarilyn & Sidney BrodskyDelores & Irving CaplanClassic Residence by Hyatt BocaEdith & Melvin ClaymanStephanie Landa & Michael CohenJean & Leon CohenAlisa & G. Richard CohenPeter CorpelBarry CottSandra & Donald CrainJane & James DavidsonJeroldean DommertFlorence & Jack DonskyMichael DopkinEast Coast Medical AssociatesDiane & Lloyd EisenbergElizabeth Olivas Inc.Bea & Lee EngelRuth EnglanderBeatrice EpelRena & Lewis FagenRaymond FieldsSandra & Arthur FishmanSusan & Robert FloumFrancine & Norman FreedmanHoward FreedmanShirley & Norman FriedmanSheila FurrGarber & Goodman AdvertisingBeth & Michael GellarDiane & Bernard Gimbel

Gimbel Holding Co.Dan GinsbergGlaxoSmithKline FoundationCarolyn & Edgar GoldenbergMervyn GolderMarilyn & Bernard GoldmanElaine & Albert GoldsteinLisa & David GoodmanThe Gould HouseGreenbriar Womens ClubGreenleaf Ladies ClubBrigitte & Richard GreenwaldJudith & Gordon GrennJoan & David GrossmanLotte & Alfred GruenGuttman Family Foundation Inc.Amy HabieColman HanishHarry HauptmanSamuel HeeringNancy C. Martin & Fred J. Henler Suretta & Bruce HollanderCarla & Paul HonigRuth & Laurence HowardHelen & Jack ItkowDavid JosephElaine & Harold KaplanCarol KayeArlene Borsky & Arnold KleinJill & Loren KleinmanElaine & Melvin KofskyGoldie LangHelen & Earle LaverJeannette & Philip LazarusRoberta & Paul LeedsCarol & Harvey LeffSusan & Gary LeffertsSylvia & Allen LefflerCarolann & Steven LefflerDorothy LestnerPhyllis & Norman LeventhalElaine & Herbert LevineSusan & Gregory LevySally & Lawrence LevyGoldie & David LieberLifton Family FoundationAlyssa & Marc ListPeggy & Robert MadanBeatrice & Heinz MarxFrancine & Aaron Mendelson


Our DonorsMendelson Enterprises Corp.Macky & Jerry MilgramDavid MillerMaruka MirochnickCindy & Isadore MooreThe Morningstar Family FoundationSusan & Richard NaglerStanley NovaSidney OwitzEdith PeiserPhillip Cohen Receivable TrustPlatina Singles ClubEstelle PlousShirley PolenLinda & Bennett PolitzerCarole & David PollayDavid PomerantzJoan & Samuel PrizantLinda & Lorence QueenRabin Hadassah of Valencia LakesHelene RaisinBarbara & Frederic ReitmanCindy & James RobbinsHelen RossJerome RothNorman RothmanFreda SacksSaint Andrew’s SchoolEileen & Ira SalkSherman SalovitzNatalie & Eugene SandlerEva & David SchapiroRose & Samuel SchreierBetsy & Rick SchusterAdrienne & Leon SchwartzAmy & Michael SelzerSenior Home CompanionsLouise SernoffGerolyn ShapiroBeverly & Alvin ShapiroShari’s PlaceSybil & Marshall SigelAndrew Gross & Lainie SimonDavid SimonJanie & Eric SimonMimi & Carmi SlomovitzShirley SokolskyDelores SolomonSusan & Elliott SolomonHadas & Jason Stagman

Marcia & Donald StoneGeraldine StregevskyLila SubotkyMelinda & Avi TansmanCharlotte & Bernard TarshisTemple Anshei ShalomSuzanne & Eugene TerryTurnberry Isles Women’s ClubSusan & Mark VaimbergVisiting AngelsCorina & Stuart WaldmanRita & Gordon WaldorfJane & Samuel WassermanBeverly & Harold WaxRuth WeinbergerJudy & Robert WeinsteinMindi & Mark WeisenbloomMorton-Decease & Eleanor WeissmanArlene & Murray WestreichJackie & Alvin WheelerRosalyn & Sidney WienerHayden WirshbaBarbara & Jay WistonWomen of VizcayaLaura & Mark YellinEtta & Raymond Zimmerman

under $100Marcia & Darryl AaronsNaomi & Samuel AbramovitzDee AbramsRosalyn AbramsMack AlexanderRhoda & Michael AmbachHenny & Raphael AronsonMuriel & Irving AronsonCarol Ann ArtesSharon & Brent BarashDeborah & Kenneth BaronMoss BaxtHarriet & Alvin BenjaminLeslie & Dean BenzionSheila & Michael BerloffAnita & Sam BermanRose BernsteinLillian BernsteinMary BeskinBeverly FoundationNorman Birenbaum

Saul BirnbaumJudy BlackmanHelene & Marvin BlausteinMilton BlautNorman BlombergMarjorie & Melvin BlumGloria BoberLydia BotfeldCathy BowersAndrea BreskyRuth BrizelBarbara & Karl BrodskyPhyllis BruckerMiriam BrunoLeah & Lee BudMiriam BurhansNatalie & Bernard CarlowDora CarterFred CharatanJudith ChasonCarolyn ChernoffJoan & J. Michael CochranRhea & Sanford CohenAnnette & Erwin CohenDouglas CohenSamuel CohenHarriet CohenIrv CohenTamar & Scott ComiterCarol & Charles CraigElla & Robert CraneFlorence CresonJoanne CrownEtti & Ludwig CzimentJohn De GagliaHelen Mary De MonteDelray Villas Men’s ClubIrving DiamondElaine & Alan DiamondBarbara & Marvin DickerEvanne DixonBarbara EisenstarkEdmund ElkinsSylvia EttengerRobert EygesFrances FeigenMarian & Sanford FeinmanEsther & Norman FeintuckJudith FeistDorothea & Steven Feldman


Our DonorsEsther & Deneal FeldmanFrances FeldmanDoris FieldsCarole & Al FinkelsteinMina & David FinkelsteinAlice FlatemanFloral Lakes Mens ClubRoberta FormanCorrie & Jerry FoxHelaine Friedberg -HoffmanPeter FriedmannFlorence & Elwood FuerstmanElaine & Fred GardnerRita & Gerald GareMichael GarlickJane & Jack GarrettHenry GartnerSharon GeltnerPatricia & Robert GillmanAdrienne & Robert GinsbergJudith GinsburgMatilda GlickSonia Selma & Stanley GoldbergSandra & Louis GoldbergBurniece & William GoldetskyFrances & Daniel GoldmanShelley & Howard GoldsteinGolson Leeds Inc.Natalie GoodglassHenry GoodmanElayne & Burton GoodmanHarriet & William GottliebBarbara & Albert GrantPamela & Steven GreenbaumMary & Stanley GreenblathLouise & Sidney GreenswagArlene GritzDorothy & Paul GrobHarriet GrossWendy & Danny GrubyAnita GrundmanIlona GrunfeldArlene & Stephen GussEdith & Albert HaimesJeanne & Edgar HandmanM. Delia & Steven HankinHarmony Elder Services, Inc.Anita & Richard HarrisCharlotte & Bruce HarrisJudith & Michael Herman

Phyllis & Sanford HershHillel Day School of Boca RatonLibbie HoffEydie & Ira HolzToby & Martin HorowitzElizabeth & Sidney HorowitzRose HorowitzDoris JacoberFreda JacobsGloria & Arnold JacobsJack JaffeMarilyn JaffeeJan & Bill JilerJoys of Yiddish ClubMae KahanMaida & David KahnEsther KantorJoanne & Murray KaplanMuriel KarpRenee & Martin KastnerDeanna & Henry KatzMala Grundberg & Morris KatzRichard J. KatzLeonard KatzMiriam KatzNorman KeaneJoseph KeenIrene & Edward KellermanLillian KentJoyce KerenskyZelda & Joseph KlaimanJudith & Bernard KleinEdith KlimbergBarnette KochBetty & Eli KoppelFrances & Adam KossekVera KrakauerHannah KrakauerMyra & Joseph KrinskySandra & James KronengoldLeonard KulickSusan & Roberto KurcbartElaine & Julius KurtzArthur LandesmanLeonaard LandwehrSandra & Morton LaveterSylvia LawsonStan LayneRonnie & Samuel LederRuth & Harvey LeFrock

Betty & Barry LeifMollie LeikenEster & Isaak LenczickiHoward LeonBelle & Nathan LescherNauma LevinEugenia LevinBlanche & Abe LevineClaudia & Gary LevineFrancine & Steven LevineMary LevitzRichard LevyLillian & Robert LichtmanM & E LiebermanJan LiebermanClaire LiebermanPhyllis & Martin LiebermanShirley & Martin LiedermanAnn & Marc LoderJacalyn & Ira LomeMaria LongoLeonard LuckLydian Private Bank of Palm BeachHansi LynfieldEileen MackHilary R. MackiseyLois & David MagidDiane & Meyer MalakoffJoy MalkoffBarbara ManningBeverly & Paul MapesStefa & Morry MarkuseGail MarxFlorence MedlinskySeena & Samuel MickelsonMichele MigdalIda & Abraham MilkmanThelma & Eugene MillerElizabeth MillerDenise & David MillisonMary Ann & Stanley MinsterBarry MittelmanDiane & Joel MorrisPhyllis & Myron MoscovitzMr. & Mrs. Social ClubMarilyn & Stuart NadelbachSabina & Noah NeimanLee NewmanJesse M NjiruNot for Women Only


Our DonorsElizabeth OlivasGail OrenJudi OxmanNicole & Leslie PachterPapanicolaou Corps for CancerLester PeskinPfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramPines of Delray Men’s ClubAlexis & Barry PinkenPlatina Queen of ClubsPerrie Alyssa & Ira PlittBetty & Bruce PolanskyDoris PolskyHelaine & Roger PomeranceJoyce & Stanley PreiserKalman PszenicaRainberry Bay Solo ClubNorma & Paul RaphaelElaine & Sidney RappaportCelia & Milton RapsSheila ReichLisa ReichardtElena ReichmanCecil RennickEsther & Sol ResnikJudith RichmanSusan & Mort RichterBarbara RingelDeborah & Joseph RischallSue & Ira RobinsBeatrice RockerReva RogoffMary RoliderArlene RoogowSusan & Arthur RosenJoan RosenbergNancy & Carl RosenkrantzGloria & S. David RosenzweigSusan & Arthur RosenzweigCarol & Arthur RothRosalyn & Joel RottmanAudrey & Jack RudaThelma & Morris RussoRuth Rales Jewish Family Service EmployeesIrene & Henry SachsPatricia SaferMillicent & Eli SalnickJulius SalzbankAnnette & Burton SanfilippoJudith & David Satlof

Rhoda & Malcolm ScharfBeatrice & Irving SchneiderFlorence & Howard SchubertHynda & David SchumanCarolyn & Richard SchwartzHarriet & Ron SchwartzHelene & Sidney SeligsonLorraine & Stephen ShapiroBetty & William ShapiroSydelle & Leslie SherAdele & Seymour ShinderSol ShmulewitzEllen Joan & Herbert ShoreSandra & David ShoreEleanor & Millard ShulmanMarilyn SietzHeath SilberfeldRosalie & Martin SilvermanBeatrice & Alvin SilversteinMyra & Merle SingerLydia SingerAnne & Aaron SingerElaine SingerBeverly & Samuel SisiskyCarol & Irving SmoklerIrene & Ivan SnyderSylvia SommerfieldPhyllis & Eugene SquiresDiana SteinEugene SternJoan & Harvey StetsonEileen & Harvey StoneMeryl & Harvey StrackmanJoan StraussMitchell StraussLeona & Norman StraussBernice & Harold StruhlSusan & Mark TaborRochelle & Neil TellTemple Beth ShalomTemple Beth ShiraClaudia & Steven ThalerDiana & Morton TobinHilda TurchinEvelyn & Joel UdellAlex VarnaiBetty & James WachtelMarsie WallachAlice & Robert WandermanOscar Warner

Joseph WaschGloria & Michael WatermanSusan WeinsteinRobert S. WeinsteinPatricia & Matthew WeissMarjorie WeissMary WeissMarietta WeitzMarilyn & Edward WestWestchester of Boynton HadassahWhisper Walk Singles ClubRhoda WilkenfeldGerard WittIlene & Peter WohlgemuthDeborah & Gilbert WolfensonWomen at WaterberryWomen’s American ORT Boynton BeachWomen’s American ORT, Inc.Edith Fink & Anna ZaidelSue ZarchinHerman ZieglerSandra & Warren ZimelisSidney ZimmermanCara & Kenneth ZimmermanGenia & David Zwirn

* of blessed memory


Financial Report

liabilities and net Assets Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 256,131Deferred Revenue 241,551

total liabilities 497,682

net Assets Unrestricted $ 2,364,342Temporarily Restricted 2,552,491Permanently Restricted 2,924,417

total net Assets $ 7,841,250

total liabilities and net Assets $ 8,338,932

temporarily permanently unrestricted Restricted Restricted total

Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 774,887Program Receivables, Net 44,014Beneficial Interest in Assets Held By Others 6,305,373Grant and Other Receivables 1,015,135Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 96,959Property and Equipment 57,965Pre-construction Costs 44,599

total Assets $ 8,338,932

SupportPledges, Grants and Contributions $ 2,792,459 $ 1,326,952 $ 2,318 $ 4,121,729Fundraising Events 778,861 778,861Less: Fundraising Event Expenses (178,756) (178,756)Federation Allocation 1,678,503 1,678,503Federation Financial Assistance 40,520 40,520Net Assets Released from Restrictions 688,960 (691,587) 2,627 0

total Support $ 5,800,547 635,365 4,945 $ 6,440,857

RevenueProgram Revenue, Net $ 580,620 580,620Investment Income 266,843 173,796 440,639Other Revenue 138,803 138,803

total Revenue 986,266 173,796 0 1,160,062

total Support and Revenue $ 6,786,813 $ 809,161 $ 4,945 $ 7,600,919

expensesProgram Services $ 6,034,866 $ 6,034,866General and Administrative 713,991 713,991Fundraising 205,215 205,215

total expenses $ 6,954,072 0.00 0.00 6,954,072

Change in Net Assets (167,259) 809,161 4,945 646,847

net Assets - Beginning of year $ 2,531,601 1,743,330 2,919,472 7,194,403

net Assets - end of year $ 2,364,342 $ 2,552,491 $ 2,924,417 $ 7,841,250

Sept. 1, 2006 – Aug. 31, 2007

expensesTotal Functional Expenses: $6,954,072

RevenueTotal Revenue and Support: $7,600,919


Thanks to Our Generous FundersThanks to our funding partners who provided the following grants, totaling $4.5 million. Their generos-ity makes it possible for Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service to offer numerous community and social ser-vice programs, which improve the quality of life for south Palm Beach County’s most vulnerable residents. Thank you for your vital support!

grantsArea on Aging – Palm Beach/Treasure Coast

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against

Germany

California Community Foundation

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, Inc.

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin

Counties

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Hands on Tzedakah

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Jack & Marilyn Pechter Foundation

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County

Jewish Funders Network

Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson /

Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

State of Florida – Department of Elder Affairs

State of Florida – Department of Financial Services

State of Florida – Governor’s Commission on

Volunteerism and Community Service

Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

United States Department of Health and Human

Services

United Way of Palm Beach County

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer with polo Club’s Ronni Brockman, nate Miller & Joy goldstein

Catherine Zieman of northern trust and friends

edith & Martin Stein

ivan & linda gefen, Marilyn & Stan Barry


EndowmentsJack C. AlexanderTelephone Reassurance Program

Endowment Fund

Anton-Bobick Endowment Fund

Sara & Herman Cohn RRJFS Endowment Fund

Edward Eisen In-Home Supportive Services

Endowment Fund

Karola & Aaron Epstein Jewish Family Service

Endowment Fund

Forster Family Kosher Food Pantry

Rose Golden Indigent Care Endowment Fund

Richard J. Goldstein Memorial Jewish Family Service

Endowment Fund

Lisa & David Goodman Endowment Fund

Edward S. Gould Fund for Special Needs for Gays and

Lesbian Clients

Edward S. Gould Fund for Outreach for Elderly

Lesbians and Gay Men

Abraham & Rita Hazelcorn RRJFS Endowment Fund

Holocaust Survivors Endowment Fund

I Have a Dream Fund

Eli & Hilda Krinzman Scholarship Endowment Fund

Roxane Frechie Lipton JFS Endowment Fund

Madeline and Eugene Pargh Kosher Food Pantry

Endowment Fund

Jason Pavao Memorial Endowment Fund

Michael Pelavin RRJFS Staff Endowment Fund

Rabbi Joseph & Anne Pollack Chaplaincy Endowment

Fund

David Pollen JFS Fund

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Endowment Fund

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Fund for Children

with Rett Syndrome

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Director’s

Endowment Fund

Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Outreach Program

Michelle Rothholz Memorial Endowment Fund

Berenice Brenn Schankerman Endowment Fund

Harold & Julia K. Segall Memorial Endowment Fund

Louis Shapiro JFS Endowment Fund

Dorothy & Sidney Schuman Jewish Family Service

Endowment Fund.

Sidney & Eleanor Silverstein In-Home Supportive

Services Endowment Fund

Delores & Ralph Solomon Endowment Fund for

Children with Special Needs

Special Projects Fund

Jeffrey Brian Turkin Memorial RRJFS Endowment

Fund

Clifford & Jill Viner Family Compassionate Care

Program Endowment Fund

Edith Wasserbard Endowment Fund

Gladys Weinshank Endowment Fund

Morton J. Weinstein Memorial Endowment Fund for

the Sight Impaired

Mary Weiss Fund in Memory of Sigmund Weiss

Sidney and Jacqueline Wolgin RRJFS Emergency

Services Endowment Fund

Jeanette Rosenthal, kaitlin kirsner Betty Rosen, lauren Friedman


Officers & Board2006-2007 officers

presidentDr. Ronald Selbst

vice presidentsLarry BlairFirst Vice President

Ivan GefenVice President, Financial

Resource Development

Stanley BarryVice President, Capital

Projects

Dr. Marvin SchillerVice President, Board

Development

Alan GoldsteinVice President, Programs

treasurerKeith Kronish

SecretaryMarcia Schmier

immediate past president

Michael Mullaugh

president emeritusKarola Epstein

Board of trustees

Sandi AdlerJerome AltheimerJoy Binkovitz *Harold BrodeJane CornellJudi DonoffBarbara Feingold

Diane FeldmanSheila FrankArnold FriedmanRonald Gallatin **Ronda GluckKaren IrwinNorman Jacobson

Daniel KeismanDavid KirschnerWendy LegumMarvin MillerCharlotte Okonow *Madeline ParghNatalie Pelavin

Judy Rabinowitz *Steve SagerDr. Allen SosinMartin SteinAmy TaneyAndrew WaldmanBart Weisman

honorary Board Members

David Katzman ** Millicent NathanClarice Pressner

Ruth Rales ***Eleanor SilversteinIlene Wohlgemuth *

* Past Presidents** Executive Committee*** Of Blessed Memory

Judy Rabinowitz and Jane Cornell

Dr. Ronald Selbst

Alan goldstein

Sheila Frank

keith kronish, Alan goldstein, Ron gallatin, larry Blair and David katzman


StaffAdministration Dr. Jaclynn Faffer ........................Chief Executive OfficerOrlando Cabrera ..........................Director of OperationsAnne Chernin, MSW, MBA ....... Director of Community Relations

& Government AffairsSharon Geltner ............................Communications DirectorJason Merrick, CPA, C.A. ...........Chief Financial Officer

Clinical & Senior Services Enny Almonte-Nunez, LCSW .....Social WorkerOrly Beldner, Psy.D ......................Social WorkerMarissa Blanco, MS, MHC ........Case ManagerCathy Bowers, CSA, MSA, RG .. Case ManagerJoan Ensink, LCSW ..................... Director of Clinical &

Senior ServicesJudith Friedman, MA ..................Occupational TherapistRobyn Hallow, BA .......................Case ManagerPatricia Hartog, LCSW ................Program DirectorHoward Horowitz, LCSW ........... Director of Case ManagementLaurie Intondi, LCSW ..................Case ManagerJacque Kaplan, LCSW ................Social WorkerTulla Katehis, LCSW ...................Social WorkerDebbie Lipson, LCSW .................Social WorkerJill Lurie, MSW ...........................Social WorkerDianne Matthew, LCSW ............Social WorkerLinda Miller, MS,Ed.MSW,MPA .Case ManagerLauren Moret ...............................InternShari Picart-Mullings ..................InternKathy Porges, MSW ...................Case ManagerLois Purdham ...............................Case AideEsther Rachelson, EdS ................Case Manager Arlene Roogow ...........................Case ManagerCynthia Roon, MSW ...................Case ManagerLucille Saucier, LCSW .................Project DirectorGayle Savage Silverman ............ Case ManagerLinda Schiff, LCSW .....................Social WorkerDavid Schlagter, LCSW ..............Social WorkerPatricia Shukat, LCSW ...............Social WorkerLeonard Silverstein, Ph.D ...........Group FacilitatorMahogany Smith ........................Case ManagerCarol Spring, LCSW ....................... Case Manager SupervisorHeather Summers .......................Program DirectorLila Vaughn, MSW ......................Case ManagerLarry Young, MSW......................Case Manager

Community Services Lauren Barnett .............................Volunteer AssistantMarcy Bezark, M.Ed.................... Director of Volunteer ServicesMark Cherny, LCSW ................... Supervisor of Outreach &

Community ServicesRabbi Sidney Goldstein .............. Director of Chaplaincy

human Resources & Family Assistance CenterSy Griner.......................................Transportation AssistantBeth Levine .................................. H R & Family Assistance Center

CoordinatorCara Zimmerman ........................Food Pantry Assistant

Financial Resource Development Margie Walden ...........................Director of DevelopmentLisa Hartstein, MHS ...................Grants CoordinatorJenifer Marquart ......................... Assistant Development Director

Financial Services Diane Kramer ..............................A P SupervisorPatricia Monti ..............................Billing CoordinatorJesse Njiru ...................................Senior AccountantAudrey Schattner, CPA, C.A. .....Fiscal SupportRebecca Swets ...........................Data SpecialistDamasino Taperi .........................Guardianship Assistant

Support Staff Joan Director ...............................Receptionist/SecretaryFrancesca Dominguez ................Executive AssistantEleanor Kahlowsky .....................Administrative AssistantSelma Landsman ........................SecretaryMelissa Marnell ..........................Bookkeeper/SecretaryLiz Miller .......................................SecretaryElvin Salazar ................................Maintenance TechnicianVanessa Small .............................SecretaryErrol Solomon ..............................Support Services ClerkJoy Turin .......................................Office ManagerAnnette Smith .............................Clerical AssistantPearl Zaffrin .................................Part-time Office Clerk

(This list is current as of May 1, 2008.)

Damasino taperi Jesse njirupatty Shukat Cathy Bowerslisa hartstein Audrey Schattner Joan-Director


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