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Chihuly Exhibit Tour – Tuesday May 22 at the Dallas Arboretum

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For more information please call the NCJW office.

Installation Luncheon: May 1

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Installation Luncheon – Planting the Seeds of our Future

Tuesday,May 1,at the Hilton Anatole Hotel
Wedgwood Room, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway
11:30 am Check-in, 12:00 noon Lunch and Program

Keynote speaker:
Cecilia Guthrie Boone
Chair, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
2012 NCJW Pioneering Partner Award Recipient

Chairs Honorary Chair
Dolores Staffin and Lori Zweig Anita Marcus

Reservation Levels:
Cultivating- $60 per/person,
Blossoming – $100 per/reservation,
Harvesting – $200 per/reservation

Reserve by phone by calling the office at 214-368-4405, send a check to the office or

Click here to reserve online

Click here to buy raffle tickets online

Good Sports Extravaganza: April 22

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Spring Meeting: The Road to Higher Ground March 20 9:30 AM

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Higher Ground: NCJW’s Domestic Violence Campaign champions economic independence for women as a way to help eliminate domestic violence and create a more stable financial foundation for all women to build upon.

Please join us for a panel discussion on the realities, obstacles, and issues standing in the way of women who have been victims of domestic violence as they seek to find safety and to achieve independence. Learn what we can do to help ensure that no woman has to choose between financial security and personal safety.

Debra Levy-Fritts
Chair of the Day, Moderator

Heather Bellino                                            Ariela Goldstein
Director of Development &                              Director, Clinical Services,
Communication,                                              Family Violence Services
Texas Advocacy Project                                    at Jewish Family Service

Emily Newsome-Vernon Jennifer Ware
Minister, Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church CEO, YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas

Cost: $15, includes continental breakfast
Time: 9:30 to 11:30 AM
Location: Temple Shalom

WACHS (Women’s Access to Comprehensive Health Services)

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WACHS incorporates several approaches to the objective of providing women with greater access to comprehensive reproductive health information and services. Currently, NCJW volunteers design and deliver health workshops for area youth. Last year, youth aging out of foster care (male and female) participated in NCJW’s “My Bodyguard” workshops as a part of their transitioning training through the TRAC program. Wallet-size ‘Health and Safety Resource Cards’ distributed through local agencies in the community, is another aspect of WACHS. Advocacy focuses on policy that impacts access to women’s reproductive health education and services.

For a printable one page summary of Community Service Projects in pdf click here>>

Vickery Meadow Learning Center (VMLC)

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Vickery Meadow Learning Center, newly renamed as VMLC, is an adult English literacy program dedicated to improving literacy levels among non-English speaking adults by providing programs in communication and life skills.

NCJW volunteers play a critical role in the success of VMLC by filling the role of teachers in this program. Volunteer teachers work in pairs; no teaching experience is necessary. Materials and training are provided.

Volunteers are needed for 2 hours, once a week for 13 weeks per semester. The fall semester goes from September through December. The spring semester goes from January through April.

There are three options for class times: 9:00-11:00 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m., or 7:00-8:45 p.m.

Options for days of the week: Monday-Thursday

Vickery Meadow Food Pantry

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NCJW volunteers fill all volunteer roles at the Pantry from picking up and delivering bakery donations, stocking the shelves and refrigerators, providing direct client services, sourcing needed items, handling client intake and record keeping, and filling key managerial positions.

Volunteer times:

Mondays 9-11 a.m; Wednesdays 12:30-3:00 p.m.; Thursdays 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon; Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-12 noon. Other times arranged at the volunteer’s convenience.

The Pantry is open every week at the times set forth above. Many volunteers work once a week, some work once a month, or just whenever they can. There is a volunteer coordinator who keeps and distributes a schedule each month.

A legally required training session is given to everyone working in a food pantry. The training includes food handling/safety and non-discrimination/civil rights training. This training is provided by Catholic Charities. On-site training is also provided by other volunteers. (All Pantry volunteers must agree to a criminal background check performed by Jewish Family Service.)

Meals on Wheels – Visiting Nurse Association

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First Wednesday morning of the month beginning either this summer of fall. Time is approximately 10:00-11:30. Volunteer picks up 2 coolers of food & beverage from Northway Christian Church at corner of Airline & NW Hwy. Meals are delivered to people who live in area which borders on Lovers Lane – Mockingbird, Inwood – Lemmon Ave. The houses are close in proximity, the area very good. Presently there are about 8 people we serve, thus, it is a pretty short route. The coolers must be returned to the church right after they are delivered. Rather than a structured “training” the volunteer would be able to drive with the project chair on the designated route in order to understand the procedure. It is very simple, fulfilling, and a highly desirable volunteer job – nice to have 2 people do this job together. It involves simply delivering meals to very elderly people who are in need of the service.

Meyerson Symphony Center Docents

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Developed by NCJW, Greater Dallas Section, this project is an opportunity to show off our award-winning symphony hall to visitors of Dallas, student groups and those interested in architecture and its impact on music.

Requirements for docents: enthusiasm, an interest in architecture and people.

Training: individual tours with experienced docents until you are comfortable with the information in Docent Manual.

Volunteer commitment: at your convenience on an as needed basis determined by requests for tours. Tours average 1 hour.

Bonus: positive feedback from those who take tours; great appreciation from the Meyerson and symphony staff.