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It All Starts With You

Cathy Gardner | April 5, 2019
It All Starts With You
Did you know that there are over twenty (20!) passion-driven committees that directly affect programing and services you can get involved with through the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and its Agencies? If the JCC is your passion, get involved with A Night in Vegas, Youth, Teen, and Family, and more. If you want to continue providing the best resources to seniors and those in need? Plug into Jewish Family Services and learn more about how they help the Jewish Dayton community every day.

Every day, in every way, we make Jewish lives better.
Learn more about how we accomplish all of it today.
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