Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service Gala CelebrateS 30 Years of VITAL ServiceS
RON & mERYL GALLATIN receive INAUGURAL
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Photos Courtesy of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service
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Meryl & Ron
Gallatin,
inaugural
recipients
of the Ruth
and Norman
Rales
Humanitarian
of the Year
Award |
Cliff & Jill Viner
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Craig
&
Judi
Donoff,
Wayne
&
Wendy
Legum,
Isabel
&
Arnold
Friedman;
30th
Anniversary
Gala
Co-chairs |
Gary
&
Robin
Rubin,
Phyllis
Sandler,
Diane
&
Larry
Feldman |
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Harvey
Sandler,
Amy
Ross,
Phyllis
Sandler,
David
Ross |
William
S.
Bernstein,
President
&
CEO,
Jewish
Federation
of
South
Palm
Beach
County;
Ron
&
Meryl
Gallatin,
honorees;
Laurence
Blair,
President,
Ruth
Rales
Jewish
Family
Service |
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Wendy
Legum,
Isabel
Friedman,
Judi
Donoff;
Gala
Co-chairs |
Ron
&
Meryl
Gallatin,
honorees;
Linda
&
Ivan
Geffen |
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More
than
300
supporters
recently
gathered
to
celebrate
30
years
of
vital
human
services
that
continue
to
make
a
crucial
difference
for
residents
of
all
ages
throughout
South
Palm
Beach
County.
In
sparkling
elegance
at
St.
Andrews
Country
Club,
they
rejoiced,
remembered
and
recommitted
at
the
Ruth
Rales
Jewish
Family
Service
(RRJFS)
Anniversary
Gala.
“We
could
not
be
more
proud
to
celebrate
this
milestone
anniversary
of
responding
to
critical
community
needs,”
said
Arnold
Friedman,
RRJFS
Financial
Resource
Development
Chair.
“Your
compassion
and
generosity
have
already
given
us a
remarkable
history,
taking
us
from
a
store
front
with
one
part-time
social
worker,
in
1979,
to
our
non-denominational
multi-service
agency
that
helps
35,000
clients
each
year.”
Friedman
co-chaired
the
gala
with
his
wife
Isabel,
Judi
and
Craig
Donoff,
and
Wendy
and
Wayne
Legum.
Their
vibrant
creativity
and
meticulous
planning
were
evident
throughout
the
evening,
and
in
the
great
success
of
the
event’s
fundraising
activities.
Following
a
sumptuous
cocktail
reception
and
silent
auction,
the
guests
entered
an
exquisite
wonderland
of
lights
and
music
for
dinner,
dancing,
and
a
live
auction
of
luxurious
jewelry
and
travel.
Yet,
continuing
to
address
the
rising
essential
needs
of
local
residents
was
clearly
at
the
heart
of
the
evening.
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“RRJFS
provides
a
safety
net
for
our
neighbors
who
need
it
most
-
frail
seniors,
the
hungry,
Holocaust
survivors,
families
in
crisis
–
and
an
unprecedented
number
of
people
are
requesting
assistance
with
daily
needs
and
counseling,”
said
Larry
Blair,
RRJFS
Chair.
“We
take
inspiration
from
champions
like
Ron
and
Meryl
Gallatin,
and
others
whose
generosity
has
increased
as
times
have
gotten
more
difficult
for
all
of
us.”
At
the
gala,
the
Gallatins
received
the
inaugural
Ruth
and
Norman
Rales
Humanitarian
of
the
Year
Award.
Designed
to
honor
“commitment
to
RRJFS,
community
involvement,
philanthropic
spirit,
excellent
leadership
and
unique
ability
to
motivate
and
inspire
others
by
example,”
the
award
was
presented
by
William
S.
Bernstein,
President
&
CEO
of
the
Jewish
Federation
of
South
Palm
Beach
County,
of
which
RRJFS
is a
founding
beneficiary
agency.
Bernstein
lauded
the
Gallatins
for
their
longstanding
leadership
in
numerous
local,
New
York
and
national
charitable
efforts.
(additional
information
about
the
Gallatins
below)
“We
are
humbled
to
be
the
first
recipients
of
an
award
named
after
the
couple
that
had
the
vision
to
establish
the
most
important
social
services
agency
in
our
community,”
said
Ron.
The
Gala’s
generous
sponsors
included:
Marilyn
and
Stanley
Barry,
Isabel
and
Arnold
Friedman,
Meryl
and
Ron
Gallatin,
Phyllis
and
Gerry
Golden,
Anne
and
Norman
Jacobson,
Nancy
and
Marvin
Schiller,
C &
J
Viner
Family
Foundation,
Shirley
and
Bart
Weisman.
For
more
information
about
Ruth
Rales
Jewish
Family
Service
programs
or to make a contribution, please contact
bethl@rrjfs.org
or
call
561-852-3334.
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Ilene
Wohlgemuth,
Lisa
Goodman
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www.ruthralesjfs.org
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ABOUT RON
AND MERYL
GALLATIN:
Currently an
RRJFS Vice
Chair, Ron
is
co-founder
and chair of
“Hands on
Tzedakah,” a
local public
charity that
assists
with “safety
net needs”
for
vulnerable
individuals
“below the
radar
screen” of
traditional
charities.
He also
serves on
the
area’s JCC
Executive
Committee
and was
JFSPBC Major
Gifts Chair.
A Prime
Minister
Council Lion
of
Judah
endowed at
JFSPBC and
UJA/Fed NY,
Meryl is the
local
Federation’s
Women’s
Philanthropy
Campaign
Chair and on
the
Executive
Committee.
She is also
on the
National
Women’s
Philanthropy
Advisory
Board, for
which she
chaired
Major Gifts
and
Endowments,
and on
Jewish
Federations
of North
America’s
Planned
Giving &
Endowment
Committee.
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