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UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK’S WESTCHESTER EDEN SOCIETY
celebrated its donors’ generosity with a tour of the
Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection in Mount Kisco, New York,
which comprises more than 3,500 paintings, works on paper,
and sculptures. The
Eden Society recognizes Westchester individuals and families
who contribute a minimum of $10,000 to
UJA-Federation’s annual campaign.
In addition to a welcome from gallery owner William
Louis-Dreyfus, Linda Plattus of Scarsdale addressed the
group, providing an update on UJA-Federation’s 2013 Annual
Campaign, which closed on June 30th at $145.3 million, exceeding
last year’s total by $8.6 million. “While
UJA-Federation’s accomplishments are remarkable, none of
them could be done without our support,” said Plattus, who
chairs the Eden Society with husband Seth Plattus and Debbie
and Richard Yoken of Chappaqua.
“Feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, providing
services for the disabled and job training for the
unemployed, extending a compassionate hand to the elderly
and Holocaust survivors, inspiring a passion for Jewish life
and learning, and so much more — none of this could happen
if we didn’t work together with this organization that we
all care so deeply about.”
About UJA-Federation of New York
For more than 95 years, UJA-Federation has been a central
force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York
Jewish community. Through UJA-Federation, almost 60,000
donors pool their resources to help people in need, inspire
a passion for Jewish life and learning, and strengthen
Jewish communities around the world — to address the issues
that matter to us most as Jews and as New Yorkers. Working
with nearly 100 network beneficiary agencies, synagogues,
and other Jewish organizations, our reach spans from New
York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the
world, touching 4.5 million people each year. Because we do
the most good when we do it together. For more information
on how to donate or
how to volunteer, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org
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