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Program celebrates
'Value of Women/
features Jean Chatzky
For information and to register,
call Becky Treadway at 214-615-
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$36, 19-21 is $54 and 22-25 is $100.
The donation is payable through
December 2013.
Mitzvah project underway
The Younger Set initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
is conducting a mitzvah project in conjunction with the Women's Event's
20th anniversary. People are asked to donate feminine hygiene and
beauty products that will be given to Jewish Family Service.
Items needed are sanitary pads, tampons, panty liners, deodorant,
soap, body lotion, disposable razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes,
toothpaste, mouthwash, adult feminine diapers, shampoo, conditioner,
hair gel, mousse and hairspray.
Both full- and travel-size products are welcomed, including hotel
samples, but all products must be new and unopened.
Collection boxes will be located at the following locations through
Feb. 25: Aaron Family JCC, Congregation Adat Chaverim, Akiba Academy,
Congregation Anshai Torah, Congregation Beth Torah, Intown Chabad,
Chabad of Dallas, Chabad of Plano, DATA of Far North Dallas, DATA
of Plano, Frisco Gan, Ann and Nate Levine Academy, Moishe House,
Natalie's Kitchen, Congregation Nishmat Am, Congregation ShaareTefilla,
Congregation Shearith Israel,Temple Shalom,Tiferet Israel Congregation
and Yavneh Academy.
Donations will also be accepted the night of the Women's Event, Feb. 28.
control of their financial lives. It’s
not just women in the workforce
that are doing this, but it’s women
who are CEOs at home as well and
who can make good giving deci-
sions.”
From learning about money, to
hearing Mullu’s story about how
federation dollars changed her life,
the Women’s Event will truly cap-
ture the idea of how women can
have an impact, Gardner said.
“Our speakers have substance
and both will be intellectual con-
versations,” she said. “We are really
excited about the event this year
and both women epitomize why
giving is so important. It’s going to
be a fun, interesting and intellectu-
ally challenging event.”
Added Baer: “It’s an honor to
be chairing an event that brings so
many women in our community
together. When you have women
coming together to make a real
impact in Dallas and around the
world, I am so proud to be a part
of it.”
Tickets for the Women’s Event
cost $60, plus a minimum contri-
bution of $365 — for those ages
26 and older — to the annual fed-
eration campaign. The minimum
donation for those ages 13-18 is
CONGREGATION
BETH TORAN PRESENTS jQfl
By Rachel Gross Weinstein
The year was 1993, and Dallas
Jewish community leader Susan
Levy had just returned from a con-
ference in Arizona at which she had
learned of a women’s event in Den-
ver. She then believed something
like this could be successful in
Dallas, and the Jewish Federation
of Greater Dallas’ annual Women’s
Event was born.
That first event 20 years ago
featured actress Olympia Dukakis
and an attendance of more than
900 women. Fast forward to to-
day, and the Women’s Event has
become a staple in the Dallas Jew-
ish community and is something
women look forward to every year,
Levy said.
“This is the place to be every
year and it’s an opportunity for us
to see the work the federation does
for the community,” said Levy,
who chaired the event the first two
years and is back as a co-chair of
this year’s edition. “When you
walk into the event, you feel good
and know you are doing something
very important. No matter what
level of giving someone donates,
everyone sitting there knows they
are on the same page, that they are
all equally important and doing
God’s work. Starting the Women’s
Event is one of my greatest accom-
plishments, and I feel very ful-
filled.”
Hearing inspirational stories
and having women in the commu-
nity join together is what has led to
the success of the Women’s Event
over the years, added Levy, whose
fellow co-chairs this year are Sta-
cey Baer, Cheryl Gardner and Me-
lissa Plaskoff.
Financial expert Jean Chatzky,
who appears weekly on NBC’s
“Today” show, will be the key-
note speaker this year. The event
will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
28 at the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 N.
Akard St., in Dallas. Case for giv-
ing speaker Riki Mullu, who grew
up in Ethiopia and immigrated to
Israel when she was 12, will share
her story with the guests.
All past chairs of the Women’s
Event will be honored at the cele-
bration this year, and a video mon-
tage and historical video will be
shown. The theme is the “Value of
Women,” and having women unite
for an evening of fun and learning
shows that they can truly make a
difference, Plaskoff said.
“Our goal is to have 1,000 wom-
en in the room to help raise funds;
there is something very powerful
about that,” she said. “Women re-
ally do have the power to make a
difference, whether that’s at work
or home, and I believe it is impor-
tant to convey that message. It is
also our responsibility to teach our
children about the importance of
giving.”
Chatzky, author of the book
“Money Rules: The Simple Path to
Lifelong Security,” will talk about
how women can better manage
their money to adjust their priori-
ties from saving and spending, to
investing and giving.
Women play a pivotal role in
the world today, she said, and hav-
ing these skills will help them even
more.
“Having better control of mon-
ey gives women the power and
freedom to make the choices with
their lives,” Chatzky said. “If you
look at the latest research on phi-
lanthropy, you will see a great de-
gree of women as volunteers and
check writers. Women want to give
and feel more empowered to do
those things when they have more
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