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Message Honoring:Debbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupMichael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan SidelMax Michelson Humanitarian Award Recipients:Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationSeize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating HopeJFS of Metrowest475 Franklin Street, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01702508-875-3100 • www.jfsmw.org • tributes@jfsmw.orgJFS of MetrowestAccelerating Social, Academic and Health EquityBOARD OF DIRECTORSJFS provides vital social, health and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives and support people in need.PresidentAllison KatesVice Presidents Jodi BringJay Gainsboro Ian Rubin Barbara Schultz SecretaryDena KowaloffTreasurerMeyer LevyDirectorsMichelle BearakAnn BudnerRabbi Danny BurkemanCheryl CarnerChase CarpenterFernando CastroDouglas DolgovStephanie ElkindShirley Nigri FarberAri FreisingerDeborah GotbetterJake GrossmanJacki HartSophie HearneJohn HerreraAnita LavakumarElana MargolisDavid PodellDenise RosenblumNeil RossCesar Stewart-MoralesPhilip StraussAndrew TroopAntonio Massa VianaYouth DirectorsBen GelberBen MyersActive Past PresidentsAron Ain Robert BandAlan BernsteinJudith Bernstein Carol ChudnofskyKathryn Anbinder CovarrubiasJames GordonLouis KatesDavid MiloweJudi RaphaelMarcia RosenbergLester SchindelReva TankleJosef VolmanPrinted on recycled materials
Honoring:Debbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupMichael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan SidelMax Michelson Humanitarian Award Recipients:Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationInvites you toWednesday, May 7, 2025 6:00 p.m.e Westin Waltham Boston, WalthamSeize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating HopeJFS of MetrowestOur 2025 HonoreesDebbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupJFS is honored to recognize Debbie Gotbetter and the Leadership Team of the Temple Beth Elohim (TBE) Immigration Justice Group (IJG) Michael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan Sidel for their leadership in welcoming 20 newly arrived refugee families from Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, Ukraine and Venezuela.Debbie Gotbetter is an active volunteer and Board Member at JFS and is a founding member of the IJG Leadership Team. Since 2016, under the leadership of the IJG, the team has grown into a volunteer community harnessing over 150 individuals from TBE’s membership, neighboring towns, local temples, and churches.e IJG’s resettlement volunteers have relied on JFS’ expertise to build community networks to find and set up new homes, enroll in public schools and ESL classes, identify employment opportunities, establish financial and banking relationships, gain access to public benefits, and register for local food pantries and community resources. rough years of partnership, JFS has provided the IJG and TBE volunteers with training and supervision to continually strengthen and refine both volunteer and resettlement efforts. e success of this impressive collaboration has served as a model inspiring other communities across the US and the world to act and build sustaining partnerships. Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationJFS is proud to honor Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation with the JFS Max Michelson Humanitarian Award. Middlesex Savings Bank, founded in 1835 and headquartered in Natick, is one of the largest mutual banks in Massachusetts with over $6 billion in assets.e Foundation was established in 2000 to help carry out the philanthropic mission of the bank. e Foundation has provided more than $16 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations, supporting services and programs in a wide variety of fields, including education and basic human services.JFS and Middlesex Savings have enjoyed a long and impactful partnership dating back over 25 years. Recent support has targeted the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet, Mobil Food Pantry, and COVID-19 relief efforts. JFS’s commitment to bringing together talent, knowledge, and resources for the betterment of our community continues to resonate with Middlesex Savings.Visit JFSMW.org to learn more about these extraordinary honorees.
Honoring:Debbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupMichael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan SidelMax Michelson Humanitarian Award Recipients:Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationInvites you toWednesday, May 7, 2025 6:00 p.m.e Westin Waltham Boston, WalthamSeize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating HopeJFS of MetrowestOur 2025 HonoreesDebbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupJFS is honored to recognize Debbie Gotbetter and the Leadership Team of the Temple Beth Elohim (TBE) Immigration Justice Group (IJG) Michael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan Sidel for their leadership in welcoming 20 newly arrived refugee families from Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, Ukraine and Venezuela.Debbie Gotbetter is an active volunteer and Board Member at JFS and is a founding member of the IJG Leadership Team. Since 2016, under the leadership of the IJG, the team has grown into a volunteer community harnessing over 150 individuals from TBE’s membership, neighboring towns, local temples, and churches.e IJG’s resettlement volunteers have relied on JFS’ expertise to build community networks to find and set up new homes, enroll in public schools and ESL classes, identify employment opportunities, establish financial and banking relationships, gain access to public benefits, and register for local food pantries and community resources. rough years of partnership, JFS has provided the IJG and TBE volunteers with training and supervision to continually strengthen and refine both volunteer and resettlement efforts. e success of this impressive collaboration has served as a model inspiring other communities across the US and the world to act and build sustaining partnerships. Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationJFS is proud to honor Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation with the JFS Max Michelson Humanitarian Award. Middlesex Savings Bank, founded in 1835 and headquartered in Natick, is one of the largest mutual banks in Massachusetts with over $6 billion in assets.e Foundation was established in 2000 to help carry out the philanthropic mission of the bank. e Foundation has provided more than $16 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations, supporting services and programs in a wide variety of fields, including education and basic human services.JFS and Middlesex Savings have enjoyed a long and impactful partnership dating back over 25 years. Recent support has targeted the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet, Mobil Food Pantry, and COVID-19 relief efforts. JFS’s commitment to bringing together talent, knowledge, and resources for the betterment of our community continues to resonate with Middlesex Savings.Visit JFSMW.org to learn more about these extraordinary honorees.
SUSTAINERRobert and Cari BandSteven and Michelle BearakChester and Diane BlackCathy and Richard BoskeyLawrence and Beth GreenbergDavid and Gail MiloweSusan and Bob SchechterWestin Waltham HotelVISIONARYEdward and Peggy BarryKen and Jodi BringJay and Barbara GainsboroSimon B. Gottlieb Charitable FoundationBrad and Allison KatesMiddlesex Savings Bank and Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationEllis and Barbara MorrisCharles and Jessica MyersEdward and Barbara ScolnickEdward and Barbara ShapiroMary and Brad Wilkinson Aron and Susan AinHarvey and Marsha ChasenStephanie Elkind and Jay FreedmanLouis and Rosanne KatesJosef and Dana VolmanL’DOR V’DORAMBASSADORFernando Castro and Neide CoutinhoAllan and Rebecca ChasenLino and Kathy CovarrubiasDaniel and Dana FinnAri Freisinger and Elizabeth MishkinHelene and Seth GelberRobert and Susan GlovskyJake and Liz GrossmanRichard and Gabrielle Henken, The Schochet CompaniesJohn and Amy HerreraJessica and Ethan LasserJay and Mary ProsnitzMarcia RosenbergSteve SheinkopfMara and Rob ShermanPhilip and Rachel StraussJeffrey and Heather SwartzMichael and Karen TichnorJFS of MetrowestSpecialFriend SponsorsSeize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating Hope
ADVOCATECary and Susan BenjaminJoe Berman and Sharon CantorJudy and Alan BernsteinDarren and Michelle BlackJon and Cheryl CarnerF. Javier Cevallos and Josée Vachon-CevallosI. Scott and Ronna CohenMaris and Paul FeinsteinJacki Hart and Robert TrestanMarc and Joanne JacobsLauren and Jerald KornJayne LampertAndy and Nan LangowitzDennis LombardoAriel and Elana MargolisRobert and Dana NesheJudi RaphaelIan and Maggie RubinLester and Caren SchindelAlan and Susan SolomontLarry and Jesse TobinAntonio Massa VianaThe Waldorf FamilyNeil and Lisa WallackMelvin and Harriet WarshawDavid and Deborah WeinhausArnold and Brenda ZaltasPARTNERPeter and Jill AbendJosef Blumenfeld and Michelle PasterDouglas and Mona DolgovKevin and Paula FoleyBetty and Jerry GoldbergDavid and Sharon GoldsteinSophie Hearne and Chris ScharffSheridan and Jerome KassirerLaurie and Henry KayIrving and Mindy KempnerDena and Noah KowaloffBob Lamkin and Ronni MichaelsonAnn-Mara and John LanzaGinny and Roy MacDowellDavid and June RokoffBonnie Rosenberg and Sanford SherizenAviva Sapers and Judith SydneyJeremy and Samantha ShinewaldCesar and Jeffrey Stewart-MoralesReva Tankle and John McArthurBeth and Gerry TishlerNancy WolkDavid and Malka YoungLauren and Drew Zalkind As of 3/17/2025CHAIDonald and Ellen BlochAnn Budner and Harry HollenbergKathleen and Scott CohenJeff and Molly GoodmanNancy Lee Gossels and Lisa GosselsGloria RoseDenise and Scot RosenblumBruce and Marcia RothDaniel and Lisa RothEvan and Lindsay RothRobert and Myra SnyderSeth and Jennifer StierAndrew Troop and Andrea SussmanCHAMPIONChase Carpenter and Lucy CaplanSteven and Renée FinnJames GordonLawrence and Michelle LasserKaren LevyMeyer and Caraline LevySari Anne Rapkin and Meyer KoplowAndrew and Barbara SchultzRisa Shames and Neil SilverstonSusan and James SidelMark and Beth VolkSpecial Friend Sponsors (continued)
Special Friends Sponsorship❍ Visionary $25,000 (ten tickets, full-page tribute, website link) $ _________________❍ L’dor V’dor $18,000 (eight tickets, full-page tribute, website listing) $ _________________❍ Sustainer $10,000 (six tickets, full-page tribute, website listing) $ _________________❍ Ambassador $5,000 (four tickets, full-page tribute) $ _________________❍ Champion $2,500 (two tickets, full-page tribute) $ _________________❍ Chai $1,800 (two tickets, half-page tribute, Chai listing) $ _________________❍ Advocate $1,000 (two tickets, half-page tribute) $ _________________❍ Partner $750 (two tickets, quarter-page tribute) $ _________________I/We will use ___________ # of tickets❍ I/We would like to reserve ___________ tickets at $180 each: $ _________________❍ Special price for adults aged 35 or younger: ________ tickets at $75 each: $ _________________❍ I/We are unable to attend, but would like to contribute: $ _________________Contact Information❍ Name:____________________________________________________________________________❍ Address: __________________________________________________________________________❍ City: __________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _____________❍ Phone: _________________________________ E-mail: ____________________________________Payment Options❍ Online Payment & Reservation - www.jfsmw.org❍ A check payable to JFS of Metrowest for $___________________ is enclosed.❍ Credit Card payment ❍ Visa ❍ Mastercard ❍ Discover❍ A DAF donation has been requestedCard number:____________________________________ CVC #: _____________________________Name as it appears on card: ____________________________________________________________Expiration Date: _________________________ Amount $: ___________________________________Tribute Book Only❍ $1,000 Full-Page Ad ❍ $350 Quarter-Page Ad ❍ $100 Name only (5 1/2”W x 8 1/2”H) (2 5/8”W x 4 1/8”H)❍ $675 Half-Page Ad ❍ $250 Business Card Ad ❍ All ads and tributes (5 1/2”W x 4 1/8”H) (3 1/4”W x 1 7/8”H) are B/W or ColorDEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TRIBUTE AD COPY AND PAYMENT: April 3, 2025Contact Maya Pestov at 508-875-3100 x100 or tributes@jfsmw.org with any tribute book questions.To submit your ad:❍ electronically, please e-mail to tributes@jfsmw.org❍ mail, please send to: Jewish Family Service of Metrowest 475 Franklin Street, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01702-6265Tax Exempt #042-730-898 Seize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating HopeJFS of Metrowest
Honoring:Debbie Gotbetter and e Leadership Team of Temple Beth Elohim’s Immigration Justice GroupMichael Gilman, Jessica Lasser, Lina Musayev, Ed Shapiro, and Susan SidelMax Michelson Humanitarian Award Recipients:Middlesex Savings Bank and the Middlesex Savings Charitable FoundationSeize the Dream 2025Empowering Communities, Celebrating HopeJFS of Metrowest475 Franklin Street, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01702508-875-3100 • www.jfsmw.org • tributes@jfsmw.orgJFS of MetrowestAccelerating Social, Academic and Health EquityBOARD OF DIRECTORSJFS provides vital social, health and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives and support people in need.PresidentAllison KatesVice Presidents Jodi BringJay Gainsboro Ian Rubin Barbara Schultz SecretaryDena KowaloffTreasurerMeyer LevyDirectorsMichelle BearakAnn BudnerRabbi Danny BurkemanCheryl CarnerChase CarpenterFernando CastroDouglas DolgovStephanie ElkindShirley Nigri FarberAri FreisingerDeborah GotbetterJake GrossmanJacki HartSophie HearneJohn HerreraAnita LavakumarElana MargolisDavid PodellDenise RosenblumNeil RossCesar Stewart-MoralesPhilip StraussAndrew TroopAntonio Massa VianaYouth DirectorsBen GelberBen MyersActive Past PresidentsAron Ain Robert BandAlan BernsteinJudith Bernstein Carol ChudnofskyKathryn Anbinder CovarrubiasJames GordonLouis KatesDavid MiloweJudi RaphaelMarcia RosenbergLester SchindelReva TankleJosef VolmanPrinted on recycled materials