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Posted By admin on May 20, 2022

The Jewish Womens Foundation of South Palm Beach Countys annual Granting Wishes reception at the Polo Club of Boca Raton drew close to 200 guests.

The JWF of South Palm Beach is a program of the Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Attendees at the sold out reception learned about the programs 10 grant awards for 2022.

Since the inception of Granting Wishes more than 16 years ago, the program has awarded 165 grants, totaling $1,600,565. Critical funding has been allocated to 50 local and global organizations.

This year, nine local organizations and one Israeli organization, Am Yisrael Foundation, received a total of $105,000. Local awardees were the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Centers Schwedelson Special Needs Department, Hillel of Broward and Palm Beaches, JARC Florida, PJ Library of South Palm Beach County, March of the Living Southern Region, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, Liumi West Retreat, the Hanley Foundation and Southern NCSY.

The event also featured the programs Micro-Grant Fund, which awards up to $1,800 to local teens and young adults with a project or program meant to help the community.

Jodie Berger, recipient of the JWFs Rapid Response Fund, shared her story of courage via video.

After all recipients were acknowledged, Randee Rubenstein, outgoing chair for JWF of South Palm Beach County and a trustee, thanked the guests, event committee, co-chairs and fellow trustees. Amy Rosenberg was then welcomed as rising chair.

Rosenberg said in a news release, As JWF Chair, I am looking forward to continuing the exciting and positive momentum that Randee and our JWF have built.

We recently welcomed several new trustees, as we look to continually broaden our womens giving circle so we can fulfill all our grant requests in the future, she continued. Additionally, we want to focus on building an endowment to ensure the future of JWF through legacy giving opportunities.

Rubenstein said in the news release, Amy has done a superb job as grants chair and vice chair.

She will bring new ideas and perspectives to making JWF even better, she continued.

The event also featured a presentation by Haley Moss, a University of Miami law school graduate, who is an openly autistic attorney.

The reception was co-chaired by Laurie Kamhi, a fourth-year trustee, and Harriet Kimball, a seventh-year trustee.

Visit jewishboca.org/jwf, or contact Tanya Miller at 561-852- 3166 or TanyaM@bocafed.org for more information on the program or to become a trustee.

Read more:

Jewish Women's Foundation of South Palm Beach hosts Granting Wishes event - South Florida Sun Sentinel

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