Feb 28, 2018 | Cathy's Whim, JFGD
At our most recent JFGD Board meeting, we spent some time discussing the JCC’s Early Childhood Education program. As one of our most important programs, our Early Childhood currently has 99 children enrolled, from 6 weeks of age through kindergarten. I’ve always had...
Feb 21, 2018 | Cathy's Whim, JFGD
Over the past week, I have seen numerous stories on the news about last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Sadly, 17 people lost their lives and 14 people were wounded in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Of the 14 children who...
Feb 20, 2018 | Annual Campaign, Dayton, Jewish Dayton Dreams Big, Jewish Dayton Magazine, JFGD
What if I told you the Dayton Jewish community just received $500 million? How would you use it to enhance our community? At a recent Jewish Dayton Dreams Big Community Task Force meeting, this question was asked of the participants. A variety of answers poured in....
Feb 15, 2018 | Cathy's Whim, JFGD
I arrived back in Dayton last night after three days in Houston, where I attended the JFNA Professionals Institute. It was a wonderful conference. I, along with our Campaign Director Juliet Glaser and Foundation Director Janese Sweeny, had the opportunity to hear...
Feb 7, 2018 | Cathy's Whim, JFGD
I recently came across the following quote ~ “If you are not making mistakes, it means you are not trying hard enough.” Now I would tell you who said this, but the website I found it on neglected to credit the author. Maybe it was an honest mistake. Or perhaps it was...
Jan 31, 2018 | Cathy's Whim, JFGD
Last weekend, I attended the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) Board meeting in Atlanta. While there, we discussed a plethora of topics, including our relationship with Israel. A document distributed to us from the Jewish Agency for Israel contained a rather...
