…DETROIT JE'WISE NEWS 'TN www.detroitjewishnews.com December 11, 1998 Vol. CXIV, No. 15 This Week 7 At A Turning Point The JCC reaches a crossroad in its fund-raising efforts. AppleTree Teen Talk A new Living Well monthly feature catering to teen-agers debuts today on page 107. This inaugural installment of our Teen page looks at youth group parleys over the upcoming holiday break from school. Also in this issue, we've streamlined our ...…
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…ock With almost $10 million in the bank, the Jewish Community Center pauses to assess its fund-raising efforts. Plotnick said it is expected of them, adding: "They are the leadership in Staff Writer the community." Those donors who are more likely to en months after it got a give in the ballpark of $100 have not 53.6 million jump start for been solicited yet, nor will they be until its capital and endowment the campaign nears its conclusion....…
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…Editorials Letters to the Editor are updated daily and archived on _IN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Involving The Entire Family he outlay by major donors is one measure of success for the Jewish Community Center of Metropoli- tan Detroit's S25-million fund- raising drive. There's no mistaking that. But donations from dues-paying mem- bers, a significant part of the JCC family, should be important, too. Like wealthier charitable folks, ...…
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