On May 19th our annual Installation

Dinner took place at Serafino's

Restaurant in Wallingford. Joanne

Dragunoff and Leslie White did a

wonderful job planning this event

and acquiring great raffle prizes. We

were honored to have Barbara

Liberman, incoming Co-President

Marcie Steinberg's mother, run our Installation ceremony. Barbara has

been an active Hadassah member for 37 years and has held various

Wepawaug ,CT Valley West Rock Chapter positions including President.

She has also been involved regionally and served as a Chapter Advisor.

Barbara conducted a special Centennial installation ceremony which

showcased each member of the board. The ceremony emphasized the

empowerment and commitment to Hadassah demonstrated by each of

these dynamic women. The consistent theme was to remember: we are

Hadassah - from one to infinity - we will lead the way. Current President Sarah Moskowitz was reinstalled and joined by her new Co-President

Marcie Steinberg. All of our outgoing board members were honored as we

welcomed many new board members to our 2011-2012 board.

After the installation ceremony, two members of our chapter were

recognized for their impressive efforts. Alyssa Budkofsky was given the

2011 Leadership Award for her outstanding effort and skills that exemplify

the mission of Hadassah. Bonnie Donato was presented the Centennial

Award for inspiring the

women of Hadassah to fulfill

our mission, for instilling

Hadassah values of service,

community and

commitment to the Jewish

people and exemplary

leadership. Mazel Tov to

our recipients, may you go

from strength to strength.

New Board Members Installed Save the Dates

September 13

Board Meeting

Sarah Moskowitz’s home, 6:30 pm

September 13 New & Prospective Member Reception

Sarah Moskowitz’s Home, 7:30 pm

September 18

Apple Picking Event

Drazen Orchard, 2-4 pm

September 19

Challah and Flower Orders Due

September 28 Challah and Flower Pick Up

Cheshire Park and Rec, 11-12

September 28

Rosh Hashanah Begins

October 3

Board Meeting

Andrea Joseph’s Home, 7 pm

October 7-8 Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur

October 13

Sukkot Begins

October 15

Havdallah in the Sukkah Event, 7 pm

November 3

Fundraiser

Rumanoff’s Jewelry, 4 -8 pm

November 6

Next Bulletin Deadline

November 8

Membership Dinner

Laskara, 7 pm

November 14

Board Meeting

Liz Kozak’s home, 7 pm

August to November 2011 (published 4 times per year) Av 5771 to Cheshvan 5772

You may obtain a copy of Hadassah’s financial report by writing to the Hadassah Finance Department, 50 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

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Presidents’ Message

Sarah Moskowitz and Marcie Steinberg reporting for duty as your co-

presidents. We welcome you to a year filled with revitalizing and

amazing programs. Last year our chapter accomplished so much and

we want to share with you the recognition we received in the spring.

We were presented with five awards in June representing the

spectrum of talent and enthusiasm that comprises our chapter. The awards were: Best Bulletin, Best Environmental

Program "Sukkot at the Orchard", Membership Outreach- Annual Dinner, Most Innovative Fund Raising Program

"Cheshire Night: Bobcat Boys", and Sarah's yearlong successful initiative for tower fundraising "Brick Power for the

Tower".

Who is Marcie Steinberg? Her family is a five generation Hadassah family which includes her Great Grandmother Sadie,

her Grandmother Nanabelle, Mother Barbara, Marcie (made a life member at her Bat Mitzvah by Barbara), and her

daughter Amanda. Marcie feels strongly that our chapter is filled with the most vibrant, enthusiastic, creative and

compassionate women she has ever worked with. She is thrilled to have joined Sarah in this wonderful position since she

has been such an inspirational leader and role model.

What a year our dynamic board has planned for you! We kicked off the year with a great fundraiser which was a

Tupperware party. Torrential rain couldn't stop our big turnout. We look forward to welcoming our new and prospective

members to a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres on September 13th at the home of Sarah Moskowitz; 231 Farm Meadow

Lane. Our Fundraising Team and their committee has been excitedly preparing for our 4th Annual Rosh Hashanah apple

picking program at Drazen Orchard on Sunday, September 18th.

We are thrilled to see so many new members. Some as a result of Hadassah’s Centennial once in a lifetime celebration;

$100. Lifetime Enrollment! You can still take advantage of this amazing offer until December 31, when the price will

return to $360. And a special welcome goes out to our new transfers from Waterbury. Bruchim Haba’im to all!

As you read through this newsletter you will discover the diversity we have in our programs and activities. Mark your

calendars, call your friends and COME! Hadassah makes our world a better place to live in, yet it must begin at home:

Think globally and act locally by becoming an active Hadassah member.

Shana Tova! May you be inscribed in the book of life for a happy and healthy year.

Sarah Moskowitz and Marcie Steinberg

Co-Presidents

Drazen Orchards, Cheshire

Sunday, September 18, 2011 2:00 – 4:00 PM

•Wonderful views, Cheshire-grown fruit!

•20% discount on pick-your-own apples

•Reusable apple picking tote bag

•Exciting arts & crafts

•Face painting

•Wagon rides

•Delicious refreshments

•Lots of terrific raffle prizes!

Minimum donation: $20 / family or $10 / person.

Make check payable to Cheshire Hadassah.

Email: cheshadassah@gmail.com with questions

Mail form and check to: J. Caplan, 40 Sorghum Mill Road, Cheshire, CT 06410

Name: ____________________________ Number of attendees: __________

___Yes I will attend. Enclosed is a check for minimum donation of $20.00 ($10.00)

___No, I won’t be able to attend. I would still like to make a donation to Hadassah

Cheshire Chapter of Hadassah Welcomes You!

4th Annual Apple Picking Festival

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2011-2012 Board Members

Co-Presidents Sarah Moskowitz 203-272-7265 moskowitzbagels@cox.net

Marcie Steinberg 203-271-1142 marciesteinberg@sbcglobal.net

VPs of Programming and Lucy Kampf 203-294-9628 lucykampf@mac.com

Community Outreach Lisa McKechnie 203-230-2317 ladybugli75@yahoo.com

VPs of Fundraising Jean Caplan 203-272-1122 jeanlavin@aol.com

Bonnie Donato 203-272-9074 bonnie.donato@bms.com

Leslie White 203-649-5041 les.zimmerman@gmail.com

VPs of Education Andrea Joseph 203-272-8640 2gr8girlz@cox.net

Sherri Sosensky 203-288-1511 sosensky@sbcglobal.net

VP of Membership Jodi Katz 203-248-3290 mymichala@aol.com

Recording Secretary Karen Mendelsohn 203-699-0535 kmendelsohn@cox.net

Treasurer Liz Kozak 203-439-0325 liz_kozak@yahoo.com

Publicity Pam Bingman 203-271-8010 pambingman@yahoo.com

Bulletin Editor Sue Chasen 203-439-0321 schasen@cox.net

Mailing Coordinator Lucy Kampf 203-294-9628 lucykampf@mac.com

Mailing Labels Lucy Kampf 203-294-9628 lucykampf@mac.com

Jodi Katz 203-248-3290 mymichala@aol.com

Corresponding Secretary Heidi Rochow 203-699-9489 hrochow@gmail.com

Holiday Gift Wrap Susan Schiffres 203-250-7484 smerrillws@hotmail.com

Membership Dinner Lori Cohen 203-272-2313 Lgcohen5@sbcglobal.net

Joanne Dragunoff 203-272-7656 jodragun@yahoo.com

Installation Dinner Dana Alliger 203-272-4575 dealliger@yahoo.com

Jacqui Seigel 203-272-5501 jaseigel@cox.net

Rachael Schatz 203-439-0880 tulane95@cox.net

Past President Dinner Beth Korman 203-699-9843 jaykorman@sbcglobal.net

Challah and Flower Sales Cara Laub 203-389-2821 caralaub@optonline.net

Chanukkah Sales Tanya Goldstein 203-699-9041 goldsteinct@yahoo.com

Rachel Portal 203-699-9183 b.portal@cox.net

Passover Dessert Sales Cara Laub 203-389-2821 caralaub@optonline.net

Bulletin Advertising position available

Supermarket Certificate Sales Jacqui Seigel 203-272-5501 jaseigel@cox.net

Supermarket Certificates!

Please support our ongoing fundraiser! As always, we sell supermarket ―scrip‖ for Everybody’s, Stop & Shop,

and Shop Rite. There is no additional charge to you (face value of coupons only).

Hadassah then gets 5% back on all coupons sold. Coupons can be delivered.

Contact Jacqui Seigel at (h) 203-272-5501; (c) 203-494-2528 or jaseigel@cox.net.

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Mazel Tov to:

Sarah & Andrew Moskowitz on the Bat Mitzvah of their

daughter, Shoshana.

Jill & Michael Feinberg on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Drew.

Fern & Barry Feldman on the Bat Mitzvah of their

granddaughter, Ally.

Liz & Scott Kozak on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Rachel.

Sherry & Steven Sosensky on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,

Peri.

Susan Claflin on the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Brooke.

Suzanne & Marc Perlroth on the B’nai Mitzvot of their sons,

Evan, Joshua & Noah.

Mazel Tov to:

Eliza & Natan Bauman on the engagement of their son, Noam,

to Danielle Gershon.

Miriam & John Ramadei on the engagement of their daughter,

Leah, to Michael Kovach.

Judy & Michael Kopman-Fried on the engagement of their

daughter, Sarah, to Jonathan Magen.

Wishing a speedy recovery to:

Debbie Barker

Lucy Kampf

We extend our condolences to:

Erica & Steve Beck on the passing of Erica’s brother-in-law,

Barry Nichinson.

Nancy & Jerry Kapchan on the passing of Jerry’s sister, Holley

Burns.

Cindy & AlanSchupack on the passing of Alan’s father, Frank

Schupack.

Marcia & Fred Stein on the passing of Fred’s mother, Dorothy

Stein.

B’NAI MITZVOT

ENGAGEMENT

GET WELL

CONDOLENCES

Mazel Tov to:

Mindy & Richard Fricke on the graduation of their daughter, Rachel,

from Cheshire High School.

Nancy & Jerry Kapchan on the graduation of their daughter,

Alyxandra, with a Master’s degree from Columbia University.

Alison & Ross Tannenbaum on the graduation of their son, Dan,

from Boston University.

Kim & Andrew Turret on the graduation of their daughter, Julia,

from Cheshire High School.

Leslie White on her graduation from Quinnipiac University’s Nurse

Practitioner program.

Debbi & Gerry Barker on the graduation of their daughter, Alivia,

from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Susan & Marty Squire on the graduation of their son, Joshua, from

Cheshire High School.

Randi & Kenneth Kurz on the graduation of their daughter, Emily,

from college. She is headed to graduate school for a masters of

social work.

Pennie & Peter Branden on the graduation of their son, Jonathan,

from Macalaster College.

Audrey & Mark Grove on the graduation of their son, Daniel, from

Cheshire High School.

Jane & Cliff Schorr on the graduation of their daughter, Allie from

University of Delaware.

Mazel Tov to:

Wendy & Richard Wein on the birth of their first grandchild,

Charlotte Meryl Cohen.

Many Thanks to:

Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Korenblat for their very generous donation in

honor of their daughter, Dr. Bonnie Donato, receiving the

Centennial Award

Many Thanks to:

Susan Schiffres for organizing our fantastic Macy’s fundraiser.

GRADUATIONS

BIRTHS

DONATIONS

TODAH RABAH

Hadassah Happenings TO OUR MEMBERS:

Please let us know if you have any news for Hadassah Happenings. If we don’t print your news, it’s because we’re not aware of it.

If you have any announcements to be included in the Hadassah Happenings for the next bulletin, please contact:

Heidi Rochow at 203-699-9489 or hrochow@gmail.com.

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Cheshire Chapter of Hadassah

ANNUAL HANUKKAH FUNDRAISER 2011

We’ve done the shopping for you! Just order what you need and we’ll take care of it!

- Delicious frozen latkes (potato pancakes) 24/box: $12/box

- Hand-dipped multicolor Hanukkah candles 44/box: $10/box

To Order:

Simply fill out the form below and attach a check made out to Cheshire Hadassah.

Mail to the address on the form.

Order Deadline:

November 21, 2011.

Order Pick-up Location and Date:

Pick up at Bagelicious in Cheshire (945 S. Main St.)

Thursday 12/8/11 from 6-7pm sharp!

Questions?

Call Tanya Goldstein at 203-699-9041/Rachel Portal at 203-699-9183.

Thank you for supporting Cheshire Hadassah!!

-----------------------------------------------------------

Please fill out order form below and return with payment by 11/21 to:

Tanya Goldstein, 250 Burrage Court, Cheshire, CT 06410

Name_______________________________Phone #_____________

Quantity/Item Total

Latkes (24/box) $12/box $_____

Hanukkah Candles (44/bag) $10/bag $_____

Total amt. enclosed $_____ Page 7

Mark Your Calendar for These Exciting Events

Save the date for:

Havdallah Under the Stars!

Sat. October 15th @ 7:00pm

(location to be announced)

Join us for a ladies night in the Sukkah

Filled with spirituality and creativity.

For more info contact

Andrea Joseph – 203-214-3997

Sherri Sosensky – 203-288-1511

Hanukkah Extravaganza

Fundraiser November 3rd from 4 – 8 PM

Rumanoff’s Jewelry (4133 Whitney Ave. Hamden)

Get your Hanukkah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Birthday and

Special Occasion lists together for a wonderful

event. Each Hadassah member or family member will

receive an exclusive wish list card. On the card, we

will be able to list items to purchase that evening, or

wish list items for the future (within one year of

event). In addition to their usual collections,

Rumanoff’s will be featuring additional

Judaic items specifically for our event.

Hadassah will receive 5% of

every purchase from the

evening and from wish list

items throughout the year.

We would like to

welcome all of our

new members and

prospective members who are interested in

learning more about Cheshire Hadassah to a

Cocktail Hour at the home of Co-President Sarah Moskowitz

231 Farm Meadow Lane in Cheshire

Tuesday, September 13th at 7:30 pm

Please RSVP to Sarah at 203-272-7265

Please join us for our

Annual Membership Dinner

Tuesday, November 8th

at Laskara Restaurant in Wallingford.

Our chapter founder Joyce Saltman will be

speaking about the ―Chocolate for Breakfast Diet.‖

For more information, please contact

Lori Cohen at 203-272-2313 or

Joanne Dragunoff at 203-272-7656.

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Cheshire Hadassah Facebook page! Please join us on Facebook. We have a private group called Cheshire Hadassah on Facebook. Search for us and I will add you to the group. No one other than members can view our conversations. It is a wonderful place to meet up with friends and another avenue to receive reminders of all the wonderful events we have planned.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions: Jodi Katz at mymichala@aol.com or 203-980-5412. Page 9

Hadassah will be giving awards in February/March of

2012 in recognition of the membership campaign.

Please help our Chapter receive as many as possible. We

are already at 104% of our membership goal for the

year. We have obtained a National recognition for

hitting and exceeding our 100% 2011 membership goal.

If we can reach 136%, we will receive a Double Chai seal

award. A Diamond Award is given for units reaching

100% of membership and fundraising goals.

I would like to welcome all of our new members.

Please help me in welcoming from Waterbury:

Natalie Bram, Sharon Cohen, Debra Ehrlich, Geraldine

Ganezer, Doris Goldberg, Frances Kadish, Peggy Klein,

Bette Kozak, Sydel Kugel, Evelyn Marshak, Jacqulyn

Marshak, Dalia Medin, Marjorie Menaker, Lisa Miller,

Wanda Reiger, Rose Silverman, Dale Spaner, and

Roselyn Zackin

I would also like to welcome our new Life Members:

Sue Balaban, Sabrina Brooks, Sharon Brown, Sylvia Glazer,

Dana Golden, Carol Katz, Tiffany Katz, Alisa Oppenheim, and

Simie Whalen

Our new child Life Members:

Gabrielle Katz, Michala Katz, Shoshana Moskowitz, and Aviva

Wyner

And our new Associate:

Sivan Battat

I would like to encourage all annual members to please

consider upgrading their memberships to Lifetime with the

current Centennial special pricing of $100. This special ends

on December 31, 2011. This is a special price that will not be

returning. January 1, 2012 Lifetime membership returns to

the $360 price!

Mentions by Membership

Continuously Caring—

Cheshire Chapter Outreach Program

This year we hope to continue our project of providing food to

the Jewish Food Pantry in New Haven. There are over 100

families who use the food pantry each month.

We would like to ask each Hadassah member to bring

at least one item to each meeting or event so that we can

support the food pantry throughout the year.

Some of the most frequently requested Kosher items include:

borscht, gefilte fish, salmon, sardines, mushrooms, olives, peas,

oil, any types of canned meats/fish, condiments, soups or soup

mixes, juices, and baking products.

In addition to food, donations of diapers / pull-ups in size 4T

and larger also needed.

- Todah Raba, Lucy Kampf and Lisa McKechnie

Tupperware Fundraiser :

Successful and Fun!

On Tuesday, August 9th, Cheshire Hadassah had

a terrific Tupperware Fundraiser. A special

thank you to our very own Lucy Kampf for

being our fabulous Tupperware Consultant and

to our Fundraising VP, Bonnie Donato for

hosting the event. Even though it was non-stop

rain we had a fantastic turnout of 20

members. While we all learned more about

Tupperware's new collection, our discussions

also focused on the fantastic events planned

for our chapter this year. Best news of

all, Hadassah received 25% to 40% of all

sales! At last estimate, we had raised over $350

with this fundraiser.

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Advertise in our Bulletin!

We now offer the opportunity to advertise your business in our bulletin which is published 4 times per year

and is mailed to over 275 households. We accept business card sized ads for an annual price of $40 for

chapter members and $55 for non-members. Ad prices can be prorated for the remaining bulletins

this year. Please mail a check payable to Cheshire Hadassah along with your card to:

Sue Chasen, 5 Copper Beech Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410. (203-439-0321)

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Cheshire Hadassah

c/o 231 Farm Meadow Lane

Cheshire, CT 06410

NON-PROFIT

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

CHESHIRE, CT

PERMIT NO. 17

Please come to our Board Meetings!

Our Board Meetings are open and they are where decisions are made. Everyone has a say in what we do!

Sept. 13, 6:30 pm — Sarah Moskowitz’s home Oct. 3, 7:00 pm — Andrea Joseph’s home

Nov. 14, 7:00 pm — Liz Kozak’s home Dec. 5, 7:00 pm — Sherri Sosensky’s home

Jan. 9, 7:00 pm — Leslie White’s home Feb. 6, 7:00 pm — Jacqui Seigel’s home

March 5, 7:00 pm — Sue Chasen’s home April 30, 7:00 pm — Marcie Steinberg’s home

Handcrafted Shabbat Candles

for Sale

As part of a continuous fundraiser for our chapter, we are

offering handcrafted Shabbat candles from the Big Dipper.

The candles make a wonderful holiday or hostess gift when

visiting family or friends and a bright addition to

Shabbat at home.

The cost is $4 per pair and several different

colors of candles are available.

To order candles, please contact

Suzanne Perlorth at 203-250-1312.

Deadline for the next bulletin:

November 6, 2011

Please email you entries to schasen@cox.net

We’re Going Green!

Please make sure we have your email address so we can reduce the

number of paper mailings we send out. If you are not on our email list,

please send your email address to Jodi Katz at mymichala@aol.com.