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Temple Israel Foundation Article for September 2014 Tikun
The Colorado River asin and Temple Israel Foundation
This mornin! I listened to a stor" on #$R about the Colorado
River asin %hich caused me to
reflect on the Temple Israel Foundation& This massive
under!round %ater source has beendr"in! up faster than e'pected due
to recent drou!hts and over use b" millions in the %est&
Thescientist reportin! on the situation su!!ested there needs to be
an authorit" created to mana!ethis situation before it(s too late
and this valuable resource dries up permanentl"&
)hile the Temple Israel Foundation is in no dan!er of dr"in! up*
the stor" about the asinreminded me of %h" our Foundation is stron!
and needs to !ro% stron!er movin! for%ard&Similar to the
under!round River asin* the Foundation is rarel" seen up close b"
Temple IsraelCon!re!ants but is used ever" da" to sustain the life
of our Temple in the form of !rants anddistributions& +an"
"ears a!o the leaders of Temple Israel had the foresi!ht to create
a separateentit" and board to mana!e the Foundation in the event of
a ,drou!ht- and formed anindependent board to mana!e its
assets& Throu!h the prudent ste%ardship of the oard*
theFoundation not onl" survived the most recent Financial Crisis
but has !ro%n the assets of theFoundation to .2&/ million
toda"&
The oard of The Temple Israel Foundation is currentl" %orkin! on
developin! a lon! termstrate!ic plan that meets the lon! term needs
of Temple Israel(s chan!in! needs anddemo!raphics& In the
meantime* man" con!re!ants have alread" stepped up and put in
placeplans to donate portions of their estate* retirement plans*
life insurance* annuities and trusts tobenefit the Foundation&
)e alread" have nearl" .1 million in pled!ed !ifts to the
Foundationfrom individuals and families %ho are members of our
e!ac" Circle&
ou can e'pect to learn more about our strate!ic plan in the
comin! months& In the meantime*please consider supportin! the
%ork of the Foundation in one of the follo%in! %a"s
earn more about The Foundation and make a !ift to one of our 43
e'istin! funds b"visitin! our %ebsite at
%%%&templeisrael&or! foundation&htm
+ake a !ift to our Annual Fund Raisin! Campai!n A Perpetual
Stream %hen "oureceive our letter or a call after the hi!h
holida"s& 5ifts can be paid over 6 "ears and beconsidered
to%ard the establishment of a fund named for "ou and "our
famil"&
+ake a deferred !ift and become a member of The Legacy Circle b"
desi!natin! The
Foundation a beneficiar" of "our estate* retirement plan* life
insurance* annuit" or trust& $urchase a tree or a !rove of
trees to beautif" the Temple Israel Cemeter" as part of the
master landscapin! plan for the cemeter" on $erformance
$ark%a"&
+ore information on the Temple Israel Foundation and !iftin!
opportunities can be obtained b"contactin! 7'ecutive 8irector*
7laine Tenenbaum* at 9/14: ;//
