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ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS MOVING INTO THE MAZAL TOVS & COMMUNITY NEWS
GREAT NECK AREA PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.
Mazal Tov to Steve & Robyn Blumner on the birth of a
HASHKAMA KIDDUSH
Hashkama Kiddush is sponsored by Ralene & Andy Ad- granddaughter, Violet Emma, sister of Stella, born to their
ler in memory of his father, Bernard Adler, z”l. children Sarah & Doug Dolitsky of Bergenfield NJ.
Mazal Tov to Sari & Stuart Braunstein on the birth of
BACK TO SHUL BBQ a grandson to their children Shannon & Ben Braunstein.
Join the Men’s Club & Sisterhood on September 5th, Mazal Tov to Jamie & Michael Katz on the birth of a
10:30AM-2:00PM and meet our interim Associate Rabbi grandson born to their children Ray & Roman Khasidov.
Eli Slomnicki and his family. Mazal Tov also to great grandparents Joan & Henry Katz.

PASS IT FORWARD BUTTERFLY PROJECT
This week marks the 15th year that Pass It Forward is On Sunday, August 28, Joe Notovitz will begin a 5,600-mile
distributing Rosh Hashanah meals to those in need in our journey across the United States, round trip, by motorcycle in
Community and other parts of Long Island and Queens. The support an important charity known as the Butterfly Project.
program was developed to help provide Yom Tov meals at a Hundreds of Jewish motorcyclists from all over the US will
time the economy was faltering and many of our elderly, converge to the Ride2Remember conference in San Diego.
young families as well as others were unable to celebrate Rosh The goal is to help support the Butterfly Project, and increase
Hashonah with the basic Yom Tov necessities. We thought Holocaust education throughout the world.
this would be a temporary stopgap program. Since 2008, our The Butterfly Project honors our commitment to the Survivors
recipient list has grown exponentially; the need in the Jewish to Never Forget.
community has exploded and we are still in business! Many To learn more about the charity visit: https://
families now rely on us for help with Yom Tov meals during www.ride2remember.com/the-charity. The Butterfly Project
these difficult times. site: https://thebutterflyprojectnow.org/
Food prices have skyrocketed which limits our ability to You can visit https://www.ride2remember.com/donation-form.
provide the same quantity of essentials as we have in the past. On the form, please specify your gift amount, enter Joseph No-
We are imploring the community to help this year. tovitz under "Who solicited your donation to the Ride2Remem-
But for a modest grant from the OU, we rely on individual do- ber?", and under "Club Affiliation" choose "No Club Affiliation"
nations to sustain the program. Please consider making a at the bottom of the dropdown list.
donation to Pass It Forward. Any amount would be
appreciated. An $18 donation will provide cooked food for 1 Saturday, 30 Av
elderly person! Leslie & Michael Kule for Chana Emuna Kuhl
You can send a check to GNS (please note that it is for Pass it Carl Rosenberg for Henry Rosenberg
Forward) or Venmo @cindy-hodkin (please indicate that it is Gitty Louzoun for Albert Louzoun
for Pass it Forward). Y Ruth Seif for Zelig Dolinsky
In addition, this year, we need your help in any of the Tina Machnikoff for Sophie Machnikoff
following ways: A Joyce Dacher for Jacob Wolfman
1. Volunteer to deliver to our recipients on Thursday H Lillian Chubak for Edmund Graf
September 22. Each route should take less than 2 hours. Sunday, 1 Elul
2. Make a chicken and freeze it. R
3. Make chicken noodle soup or chicken soup with matzo balls Z Vivianne Breitbart for Chaoul Dabah
and freeze it. Monday, 2 Elul
4. Host a cooking event. E Ellen Siegel for Mel Crair
5. Bake brownies or a cake (contact Marla Lemonik for cake or I Marlene Rutkin for Ann Fishman
brownie mix). Tuesday, 3 Elul
We will have freezers available to store your cooked food if you T Steven Edelman for Esther Edelman
do not have space in your own. Each homemade item must be S Gisele Katz for Fay Gastwirth
well wrapped and labelled. Please contact us if you need soup Sue Talansky for Ruth Stromer
containers. Adeline Markowitz for Marcia Perlman
If you are cooking, please send an email to Wednesday, 4 Elul
yomtovchicken@gmail.com telling us exactly what you are Anita Beretz for Erna Levi Reichenberg
making. We can reduce the quantities we purchase with each Elana Flax for Morris Matzkin
item you provide. Cheryl Sneag for Morris Matzkin
If you want to host a cooking event, contact Cindy or Marla. Thursday, 5 Elul
Wishing you a healthy, inspired, prosperous year! Jayne Rosenthal for Lorraine Altman
Cindy Hodkin
Harriet Cooper for Jacob Rothstein
koshercookinggn@gmail.com Janet Kashani for Jacob ben Avraham

Michelle Berman Friday, 6 Elul
Michberman@gmail.com Marlene Rutkin for Morris Fishman
Sadie Frank for Murray Frank
Marla Lemonik Chava Shalmon for Esther Grinszpan
Marla.lemonik@gmail.com Helaine Helmreich for Leo Helmreich