Installation Luncheon: May 1
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
Good Sports Extravaganza: April 22
Spring Meeting: The Road to Higher Ground March 20 9:30 AM
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
Healthy Snacking from 1 to 100 Nutritious & Satisfying ‘Noshing’ for All Ages
When: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
Chairs: Sharan Goldstein and Melissa Plaskoff
From toddler to teens, to young parents and seniors, we all look for a “nosh” from time to time, usually to get an energy boost while on-the-go. NCJW Dallas Section’s own Adrienne Lee, certified Nutrition Educator and Natural Chef, will provide an informative and delicious presentation and cooking demonstration featuring organic, unrefined and nutrient-dense ingredients. In this class, we will learn everyday strategies to help us find the time to plan ahead and prepare tasty snacks we can have on hand, for busy parents and their family members of all ages.
Cost: Free of charge for NCJW members; $5.00 for non-members, payable at the door.
RSVP: Reservations required for this program. Please RSVP by two days before the program. For further information call the NCJW office at (214) 368-4405 or send an e-mail to info@ncjwdallas.org
Join Us for the play “The Secret Life of Girls”
Join NCJW Greater Dallas Section mothers and daughters (ages 12 and up) for the Dallas Children’s Theater Performance of “The Secret Life of Girls” by Linda Daugherty on Sunday, February 19th at 1:30 p.m. The Secret Life of girls is a timely and honest look at the destructive world of girl bullying. Following the one hour performance and post-performance dialogue, NCJW mothers and daughters will gather for refreshments and a special discussion.
The performance is located at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, Dallas, TX, 75231. For map click here>> more information →
Birthday Luncheon January 24, 2012
The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander A Discussion of Bullying
When: December 8, 9:30 a.m. OR 7:00 p.m.
Chairs: Lara Bierner and Helen Frank
Using the books:
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso and
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories by Megan Hall
and Carrie Jones, as references, Rabbi Ana Bonnheim, assistant director of the URJ Greene Family Camp, will facilitate the 9:30 a.m. discussion, and Dr. Caren Edelstein, educational consultant and former Highland Park McCullough Intermediate School principal, will facilitate at 7:00 p.m. more information →
Fixing the Broken Immigration System An Immigration Conversation
When: November 16, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Community Room of Whole Foods @ Park Lane, 8190 Park Lane at Greenville
Chairs: Marsha Fischman and Julie Lowenberg
Vanna Slaughter, Director of Immigration and Legal Services for Catholic Charities of Dallas, will review the current situation and the issues involved. more information →
Study Group – Budget Cuts, Better Schools and You
Monday, October 24 at 7:00 PM
This program is of interest to anyone making educational decisions, and for all of us who consider educating our children, grandchildren, and all of Dallas‘ children vital to the health and economy of our city and nation.
Patti Keiker, Deputy Superintendent for RISD, and Regina Nippert, Executive Director of Dallas Faith Communities Coalition, will address our group on vital information about the current state of public schools in Dallas and surrounding areas. more information →
Opening Meeting – September 20, 2011
