May 6, 2015

Dear Federation Member:

The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley will be held on  Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Kurt and Tessye Simon Community Building, 3202 Shalom Way, South Bend. The purpose of this meeting is to elect the Officers and Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation and to thank those board members who have contributed to the welfare of the Jewish community during the past year. We will also be presenting the Robert Simon Leadership Award and the Sam & Betty Schpok Spirit of Federation Award. 

Our entertainment for the evening will be provided by The Cat's Pajamas Vocal Band, a five man a capella group that has been touring around the world since 2005.

The Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of officers for 2015-16:

President:               Terry Feldbaum
President Elect:      David Ravitch
Vice Presidents:     Brian Kordansky
                               Lisa Lerman
Secretary:               Bonny Hoover
Treasurer:              TBD
Past President:      Mitchell Wayne

Nominated to serve on the Board of Directors for a two-year term of office :
 
                                Tammie Blackman Brown
                                Michael Kirsch
                                Sarah Lotter
                                Mona Medow
                                Megan New
                                Cristyne Porile
                                Yehuda Seligson

Board members whose terms of office expire in
June 2016 are:


                                Avram Klor
                                Alon Shemesh
                                Sorah Stein

Additional nominations may be made by the written petition of ten (10) members of the Federation received by the President in advance of the Annual Meeting.

In compliance with Federation by-laws, any Jewish person within the area served by the Federation who has contributed to the 2014 Jewish Federation Annual Campaign is eligible to vote in this election.

Sincerely,



Mitchell Wayne
President