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Summer is officially here! With school out, I know hundreds of children from the metro area are participating in Jewish day and overnight camps. In fact, our One Happy Camper program (incentive grants for first-time Jewish overnight camp participants) helped children attend ten camps across…
Last week, I proudly shared much of our local core funding* to agencies. Beyond these allocations, we also provide support to partner organizations overseas...
This is a proud time of the year for the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Earlier this week we held our 96th Annual Meeting and had the opportunity to thank David Forman for his leadership as Chair of the Board for the past two years (he will continue on the board as the Immediate…
It's hard for me to believe that on Wednesday I celebrated my 22nd year in the Federation field. I remember graduating from graduate school and three days later being in my new office at the Baltimore Jewish Federation. Time flies, not only when you are having fun, but even more when you…
On Monday our community was energized by a visit from legendary philanthropist Harold Grinspoon, who has made possible such incredible national initiatives as PJ Library, the LIFE & LEGACY (endowment) program, and JCamp 180 (provides consulting and grant-matching opportunities for Jewish…
