Fallstaff Schoolyard and Community Park Project Brings Hundreds of Community Volunteers Together

What was once a dilapidated schoolyard, 1.4 acres of crumbling concrete, is now a beautiful playground and learning center for students at Fallstaff Elementary/Middle School and the surrounding community. This transformation is thanks to the efforts of hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish residents in the area who volunteered their time and donated their money. Read more>>

Annual Campaign Highlights

$29,125,655
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This Month at THE ASSOCIATED

WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT

The grant cycle of the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation is coming to an end for this fiscal year. The proposal reading groups met to review 19 proposals for funding from organizations in both the Jewish and general communities that impact the lives of women and girls.

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IMPACT

IMPACT recognizes Jayme Wood and David Rosen for their dedication and success in creating Young Business Roundtable this year and serving as its first co-chairs.

IMPACT’s Young Business Roundtable will host its third and final breakfast event of the year on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:30am.

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ISRAEL & OVERSEAS

Benny Vaknin, the recently elected mayor of Ashkelon, spent a week in Baltimore as the Baltimore – Ashkelon Partnership finished its first five years and looks forward to the future. Throughout the week, Mayor Vaknin met with leaders from the Baltimore Jewish community and the City of Baltimore (Baltimore City and Ashkelon are sister cities as well).

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Program Spotlight: PEARLSTONE

Pearlstone is a conference and retreat center offering a peaceful, pastoral setting, ideally suited for overnight and weekday conferences, meetings, and training sessions. Pearlstone meets the lodging, dining and programmatic requirements of non-profit groups, from all streams of Judaism, as they engage in educational, environmental, cultural, and spiritual programming. We are committed to promoting, modeling and operating a bio-sustainable life-style. Pearlstone also serves as a hospitality venue to promote inter-group and interfaith exchange and to further the educational, social service and charitable missions of other non-profit, religious and charitable organizations.

The Retreat Center will endeavor to accommodate all levels of Jewish observance. The lessee (congregation, school, etc.) will establish the standard of worship and observance during its tenancy consistent with the avirah (atmosphere) established within its home institution and Pearlstone standards.

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Upcoming Events

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Sunday, May 3, 2009; 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Harry Greenstein Legacy Society Signature Event and Reception

Monday May 18, 2009; 12:00 p.m.
The Center for Funds & Foundations' Annual Keynote Program

Tuesday May 19, 2009; 7:00 p.m.
2009 Women's Department
Dessert Reception & Installation of Officers

Friday, May 22, 2009; 12:00 p.m.
Jewish Women's Giving Foundation Annual Luncheon

Wednesday, May 27, 2009; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
REIG Final Event

Sunday, June 14, 2009; 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Western Run Stream Clean Up
Contact: Barry Kaminetz, 410-318-8311 ext. 15, bkaminetz@chaibaltimore.org

VOLUNTEER CALENDAR
This Sunday, May 3, 2009 all day
Eco-Ride
Register to ride or volunteer at www.pearlstonecenter.org/bikeride

Thursday, May 7, 2009
8:00 a.m. - ALL WELCOME
Mission Possible: A Jewish Sustainability Conference
To register visit www.associated.org/sustainability