SECURING OUR FUTURE

Through the Centennial Fund, Nora and Guy Barron
Expand Their Support for Innovative Missions to Israel

aving traveled extensively, Nora and Guy Barron

The Centennial Fund is the central endowment campaign

understand the powerful and often life-changing

for ensuring the long-term security of Jewish Detroit.

experience that comes with immersion into other

Amongst other areas of focus, it will support our

countries and cultures. They know this is particularly

connection to Jewish life and welfare in Israel and around

true of travel to Israel, which offers its Jewish visitors

the world. "People that visit Israel come back with more

a perspective on not just our homeland, but also on

knowledge and are more apt to participate in the

our Jewish identity and connection to our heritage.

community," says Nora, underscoring the long-range

With this in mind, the Barrons have been long-time

impact of these programs. "I don't believe that there is

supporters of Federation's work in Israel, and through

an unsuccessful mission. The fact that those people went

their vision and commitment they have made it

and had the experience they did is a success. It affects

possible for many of their fellow Jews to share this

the future of their lives as well as the future of everyone

profound experience. Now, with a gift to the Centennial

they touched in Israel." Guy agrees, and describes the

Fund, they are taking that vision forward by creating

impact of their involvement on both Nora and himself.

the Nora and Guy Barron Mission Lab, a unique

"I can't think of anything that has given us more pleasure

program that will serve as an incubator for innovative

than supporting the Jewish community. It is a privilege

Israel travel programs in the future.

for us to enable these programs to exist."

Jewish Federation

OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT

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