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here were welcomes and
farewells at the combined
annual meeting of the
Jewish Federation and United Jewish
Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit
on Sept. 24 at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield.
After 20 years as Federation chief
executive officer, Robert Aronson
told a crowd of 250 what his new role
would be.
"I will refocus my time in Detroit
to concentrate on financial resource
development, particularly on secur-
ing long-term funding for the urgent
priorities of older adult services and
Jewish education',' he said. "In addition,
I will continue to concentrate on major
gifts for a variety of community needs,
including our annual campaign."
Federation's new chief executive,
Scott Kaufman said, "No one is going
to fill Bob Aronson's shoes. But I
believe in our team. I believe in the
team in this room of lay [people] and
professionals and I think we can con-
tinue to move this great community
forward with this team."
Outgoing Foundation President
Norman Pappas talked about the
future goals of the community as he
finished his three-year term.
One "important goal would be for
our annual campaign to be met year in
and year out through contributions not
just by the major donors, but from the
general Jewish community at large," he
said. "Everyone is capable of replacing
themselves if so inclined and informed
how to do so. One major vehicle is the
community PACE fund. In addition,
two pillar programs for education and
the elderly ... give everyone the oppor-
tunity to leave a legacy."
Incoming Foundation President
Douglas Etkin spoke of needs.
"We are responding to current needs
with our existing structure as well
as with innovative responses to par-
ticular new needs such as our housing
assistance group, Project Chessed, and
focused efforts on job training and
placement services',' he said. "Our chal-
lenge will be to serve our community
in a way that responds to increased
needs with reduced resources."
Among her remarks, Federation
President Nancy Grosfeld talked about
ways to reduce costs.
"We have created a Joint Purchasing
Task Force, which includes input from
the Federation, the Foundation and
our agencies, to address what we are
spending on operational costs and who
are we doing business with, to assess
if there are any synergies that we can
benefit from as a system),' she said.
"In the months ahead, we, together
with our partner agencies, will take a
critical look at our overall structure as
a system." ri
Harry Kirsbaum is associate director, mar-
keting and communications, for the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.