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2011 Nominations March 2ndBy Art Poulten

2011 Student Financial Aid Program Kicks off in March

With the tuition cost of higher education ever rising, the

Board of Directors is pleased to announce the renewal of

the Student Financial Aid program for 2011. This year the Student Financial Aid Committee has a Board-approved budget of $45,000. The funds will be awarded in the form of three outright grants of $3,000 and another $36,000

The year 2010 was a big election year! It resulted in some major power shifts on the national level as well as changes in

state and local governments. We don’t want to imply that the situation here at Touro carries the same impact as the national elections, but – depending on your perception – 2011 is a significant year in Touro’s history, too. Think about it: we’re going to elect 15 men to help lead Touro in its 94th year and that much closer to our centennial celebration. Every regular Touro member is an integral part of the governing process. You have the power to vote… the power to nominate someone you feel would serve the Association well… and, above all, the power – perhaps even the obligation – to serve as an officer or board member and make a contribution to the growth and success of Touro.

Ray Marshall of NBCpage 5

The first step in Touro’s election process takes place Wednesday, March 2, with the nomination of candidates for eight lodge positions and seven seats on the Board of Directors. Every regular Touro member in good standing is eligible to run for office but first must be nominated by another regular member. In addition to six three-year and one two-year board positions, nominations will be accepted for president, vice president, secretary and treasurer of the two lodges. Lodge officers serve for one year. The actual election will be held Wednesday, May 4, at Touro Hall. Watch your mail for the official announcement of the meeting details.You are urged to participate – you’re obligated to participate – either by nominating a candidate for office or being one yourself.

By Jed Brandes, Chairman, Student Financial Aid

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Trivia Master Jed Unleashes

His Torment On His Fellow Touro Brethren

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in interest-free loans of up to $3,000 each. Regular Touro members and their children, as well as the children of deceased regular members may apply for aid. Previous winners will not be eligible for an additional grant. They still, however, qualify for the interest-free loans. Applications for both the loans and the grants will be available in March. Complete details will follow in an early March mailing announcing the program’s kickoff.

Volunteer and Help Touro GrowBy Ried Redlich, President, Friendship Lodge

Most of us will volunteer to help our community or neighbor in need by providing our time, material goods

or money. We will help as part of a community effort to clean up a neighborhood, serve meals to the hungry or build homes for the homeless. We will serve as board members of a charitable organization such as a synagogue, Jewish Federa-tion, Hebrew Free Loan Society, etc. We donate

our time with the Boy Scouts, school bake sales, school sports and many more activities too nu-merous to count. We have to prioritize our need to work, take care of our families, spend time with friends, and then, maybe volunteer some of our remaining time. So, what time could we possibly have to participate in Touro Fraternal Association other

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SocialScene

By Lester NathanVice President, Friendship Lodge

Having passed the halfway point of our first year co-chairing the Social Committee, Norm Dinerman and I are pleased with

how well our events have turned out. We hope you were able to attend some or perhaps, all of them. We really appreciate the time and effort made by our brothers who helped to plan, prepare and carry out our lodge meetings, Two-fers and family events. During the fall and winter, our events included: the Fall Two-fer at the West Valley Inn with mentalist Rory Raven (very entertaining), Friendship Lodge’s hosting of political science Professor Maureen Moakley (thought-provoking), Harmony Lodge’s hosting of Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) Exec. Director Ray Marshall (engaging), a trip to Foxwoods, the annual Chanukah party (satisfying), the annual Dinner & a Movie event, Friendship Lodge’s hosting of the annual Trivia Night (stimulat-ing) and the monthly meeting hosted by Harmony Lodge at Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grill in Warwick with special guest speaker, newly elected RI General Treasurer Gina Raimondo (informative).Here's what’s coming up in the next few months:• The annual Nominations for Candidates will be held on March 2. As always, members will nominate the eight lodge officers and seven board members. It’s followed by ice cream sundaes for all and after we’re fully sated, the monthly Social Committee meeting.• On March 23, Friendship Lodge hosts the next meeting, with deli for dinner. Lt. Commander Adam Goldberg, from the Naval War College, is the scheduled speaker.• The Spring Two-fer moves to Nino’s on Lake Tiogue in Coventry on April 2. The entertainer will be stand-up comic Linda Belt, who has toured throughout the US and Canada.• On April 27, the annual Open House meeting will feature Jim Hummel, well-known local political re-porter, as the guest speaker. Kosher baked chicken is on the menu.

For more information about these events, watch your mail for flyers or check Touro’s website.

From The ChairmanBy Robert Miller

WIIFM? OK….it’s an acronym and stands for “What’s in it for me?” I thought I would reach out and help each of you discover something that might help you

become more involved here at Touro Fraternal Association. We have a great core group of members who work very hard at providing an atmosphere for everyone to become involved.Here are some of the non-tangible benefits that I believe await your becoming more active here at Touro:

Rewarding: Volunteering gives you an opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives in your community. You can use your skills and experience to help enrich our (your) association and the local community.Improve job prospects & employability: Volunteering can enhance your future employment prospects and enable employers to see that you have developed the necessary skills you may need in their organization. It is especially useful when completing application forms and during job interviews to illustrate the skills you have developed through these voluntary experiences.

Experience: Volunteering gives you a chance to get experience in a field in which you would like to work.

Training: Many volunteer projects will include training, which will be useful both on the project and in later life.

Experience diversity: Volunteering gives you the chance to meet new people both from within and outside the organization.

Influence career choice: Volunteering gives you the opportunity to test potential career choices.Opportunity for training and development: Volunteering provides development opportunities that are not always possible with paid employment, for example: communication and people skills, organizational and time management skills, planning and budgeting skills. It can help open up fresh opportunities and is a way to explore new career paths.

Builds links with organizations: Volunteering can help you build links with local businesses and specific community organizations.

Have fun!: Volunteering is fun and fulfilling, allowing you to experience many diverse opportunities not always available to you elsewhere.

As you can see, there are many incentives, in addition to all of our monthly meetings, programming and the tangible benefits (mortuary benefit, sick benefit, burial plot, student loans and educational grants, BJ’s membership, long-term care insurance and funeral home discounts) for you to come out and get involved. We welcome your input, participation and your smiling face. I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event in the near future.

Fraternally,Robert D. Miller-ChairmanBoard of Directors

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TOUROGRAPHY: ED DELUTY – OUR OWN KARATE KIDBy Howard Wasser

What do Bonnie Pointer (The Pointer Sisters), Bruce Mc-Gill (Jack Dalton – Soldier of Fortune on McGyver), and Ed Deluty have in common? They were all born

July 11, 1950 as part of the Baby Boom generation. Ed started his life at the old Lying-In Hospital in Providence. Even though he was born in Providence, Ed is Cranston all the way, growing up off Pontiac Avenue near Calart. He had a diversity of friends, including Jewish and non-Jewish buddies (from St. Matthews School). Walter “Salty” Brine was one of his neighbors. This may have been part of the reason Ed has had a lifelong obsession with the beach and the water. Most summer weekends he can be seen at Narragansett Pier munching on a package of Twizzlers. The last few years have seen vacations on cruise ships to various ports of call. (There probably are Twizzlers on the ship buffets.) Early school for Ed was at Dutemple Elementary, then Park View Junior High and on to Cranston High School East. At Cranston East there was a band that wel-comed Ed. Like most high school band members Ed put away his band uniform and instrument forever after school but he still maintained an interest in music. Like Bonnie Pointer, Ed is a singer. Most Sunday mornings you can find him at Temple Sinai belting out songs as part of the Shireinu Jewish chorale group. Shireinu not only sings at the Temple but goes on the road. In a few years Ed says he will be eligible to be a judge on American Idol. After high school Ed went to Ferris State University in Michigan. This was about the only time he was out of Cranston. He came back home to start a career as an optician. His first job was with old Doc Softer (long O). Moving on with his career he has worked for Star City Glass and now for Safety Source (for the last dozen years). At Safety Source Ed manages the Safety Eyewear Division. Family life for Ed is very important. He has been married to his wife Karen for 18 years. She works for the state of RI, for many years with the R I Capitol Police and now with the Human Services Department. She is very well known around the state house. The

Delutys have two children: Evan is a big time wrestler at Cranston West, and Alana (allegedly the brains of the family) is getting ready for college. Ed has a variety of interests: There is Cranston West wrestling, Royal Caribbean International, Cranston High School East, and Two Terms on the Board is enough to name a few. This brings us to his biggest recent obsession. Between the ages of 52 and 58 Ed took up

karate. He worked very hard and after just six years earned a black belt. There is a line in the movie “The Karate Kid” that says “Fighting not good. Somebody always gets hurt. But if you have to fight, WIN!” That could be the Deluty creed. I checked out the internet but there are not very many Jewish Black Belts. The most renowned was Alex Sternberg who introduced Karate as part of the Maccabiah games in 1977. Maybe Ed could be in the senior division or maybe coach. We have not mentioned Ed’s Touro life. Ed loves being part of a Jewish organization. He is a member of the Redwood Lodge (Mason and Shriner). Most of his energies are spent with Touro. He is a third genera-tion Touro brother. His father Jerome was a member and his grandfather was a member sometime in the 20’s or 30’s. Ed wasted little

time getting involved with Touro when he first joined. He quickly worked his way up to be Vice President and President of Friend-ship Lodge and then on to a position on the Board of Directors, which he still holds today. Recently he has been the chairman of the Investigation Committee. This committee investigates prospec-tive new members before they are eligible for induction. Ed enjoys talking to the new recruits. The longer you talk the more you realize that we are all related in some way. You can see Ed with a camera at many meetings. He loves to take pictures although I hear that he needs retakes on many of his own pictures because he closes his eyes. There is one story out of Touro folklore. There was a barbecue planned at Touro Hall and Ed was supposed to bring bricks for the grill. He forgot and the rest as they say is Touro history. That seems to be the worst thing about Ed. You will very rarely go to any Touro event and not see Ed Deluty. What could be better than that?

than being a member in good standing? Other than a small annual dues payment, Touro does not solicit any material support from our membership or the community. However, we do need individuals to donate their time for Touro to operate and provide

a meaningful experience for our membership. Over the years, dozens of men have stepped up to the plate and served on committees or as officers and directors. Many of them have served Touro for decades. They enjoy keeping Touro a place

President - Continued from page 1 that helps others, by our support for the Community Food Bank, March of the Living, Jewish Federation programs, student grants and loans, to name a few. Additionally, they have also enjoyed the camaraderie and friendship they derived from those who have become their brothers. For those of you who have volunteered at Touro, we look forward to your continued involvement and we thank you. For those who have not yet served on a committee or been part of Touro leadership, please consider finding the time to do so. If you have any questions about being more involved at Touro, contact me or any other Touro officer. We look forward to your participation.

Where are the "Twizzlers"?

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Touro Welcomes Three New Brothers

New brother Martin Rothman(l-r) New brothers Jason Wilk and William Kolb

The timing was perfect! On October 27, less than one week before the historic Rhode Island elections, Channel 10’s Chief Political Reporter,

Bill Rappleye, was guest speaker at our Harmony Lodge Meeting. Brother Larry Berman, RI House spokesman, introduced his friend. After giving us a brief biography of his broadcasting career, Bill launched into the fray of the RI governor’s race. He gave us insight into what was going wrong with Frank Caprio’s campaign and what was going right with the campaigns of John Robitaille and Lincoln Chafee. He was peppered with questions by our members and in turn, he leaked some unreleased poll results. He went on to handicap the other state races and even predicted that new General Treasurer Gina Raimondo would someday be Rhode Island’s first female governor. The evening concluded with Bill pulling our 50-50 raffle winner, Brother Jerry Tebrow.

Bill Rappleye Gives An Insider’s View on the

2010 ElectionsBy Barry Schiff

Bill Rappleye with Touro members after talk.

Maureen Moakley with Brother Harvey Michaels

An Evening with Maureen MoakleyBy Howard Custis

On Wednesday, November, 17, 2010 Touro’s guest speaker was Maureen Moakley, Ph.D. Political Science, University of Rhode Island.

Prof. Moakley led off her remarks by saying that although she was a lifelong Democrat she was saddened by the fact that Rhode Island was a one party state (i.e. a Democratic Party state) without a loyal opposing Republican Party. She stated that this was the reason that we had a four-way gubernatorial election with Lincoln Chaffee (Independent) winning with by just 36% of the popular vote. She wished that the Republican and Moderate Parties would coalesce to provide Rhode Islanders with a cohesive opposition instead of the current fractured four-party system. She credited the defacto demise of State Treasurer Frank Caprio to a number of things, chief among them his blatant disrespect of the office of the President of the United States. Moakley went on to say that she wanted the governor and the lieutenant governor to run on the same ticket instead of individually as they do now. When the discussion period commenced, Prof. Moakley fielded questions regarding a unicameral legislature, citizen legislators, former Governor Bruce Sundlun, reinstating capital punishment, the 10% unemployment rate, and the business unfriendly climate in Rhode Island among others. As this issue goes to press, the bulk of Prof. Moakley’s assessments of Rhode Island and national politics have come to pass.

Touro welcomes three new brothers: Jason Wi lk and Wi l l i am Kolb were initiated on October 27, 2010; and Brother Martin Rothman was initiated on January 19, 2011.

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Third Place (l-r): Barry Schiff, Jeffrey Davis, Jed Brandes (host) Lester Nathan, Ron Berman

On Wednesday evening, January 19, Friendship Lodge hosted our Annual

Trivia Night. After initiating new Brother Martin Rothman and enjoying Chairman Bob’s Famous Meatloaf, the evening festivities began. Trivia Master Jed Brandes fashioned a 65-question contest with questions covering business, history, movies, music, sports and TV. The big winners were the team of Brothers Barry Rotenberg and Howard Wasser with 54 correct. They earned $100 for their effort. The second prize $50 winners were Brothers Andy Lamchick and Steve Goldman with 53 correct. The third prize of $25 was split two ways between the teams of Brothers Ron Berman and Lester Nathan and Brothers Jeffrey Davis and Barry Schiff. Both teams scored 49 correct answers. All this goes to prove that Touro brothers store a lot of useless information in their noggins!

First Place (l-r): Howard Wasser, Jed Brandes (host) and Barry Rotenberg

Second Place (l-r): Steve Goldman,Jed Brandes (host), and Andy Lamchick

Touro members were given a peek into the operations of the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) on December 15th

when Executive Director Ray Marshall was our featured speaker. We had a special opportunity to learn about one of Rhode Island’s largest and costliest public works projects, the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) tunnel and pump station, which lies underneath the streets of Providence. NBC’s mission is to treat wastewater for metropolitan Providence and Blackstone Valley areas. It operates the Field’s Point and Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment plants. Marshall explained how the local sewer systems work and its regulatory oversight, by the RI Dept. of Environmental Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Marshall also explained the role of NBC’s Board of Commissioners, which approves budgets and files for rate increases. He also discussed financial reporting, staffing and personnel.The CSO Tunnel The CSO tunnel and pump station represents Phase 1 of a three-phase, 20-year comprehensive project to end sewer overflows into Narragansett Bay. Labeled as “the biggest project

The Biggest Project You’ll Never SeeBy Lester Nathan

you’ll never see,” it will cost about $1 billion to complete. Phase 1’s purpose is to contain the large sewage overflows after heavy rainstorms by storing the water for treatment rather than letting it flow untreated into the Bay. Marshall discussed the tunnel’s construction, showing pictures of the side tunnels which were created to connect the main spine tunnel to the top shafts. He explained how the contractor built the tunnel’s support system. Phase 2 of the project, expected to be done by 2014, will extend the current CSO lines to 17 active combined overflow locations. Phase 3 will include the Bucklin Point facility and be done by around 2021.

During Mr. Marshall’s Q & A session, our members asked him various insightful questions about: combating infiltration from storms, how the salt is handled in waste water, reuses for the rain water, problems with ground water during construction, sediment levels in the Bay, and the time needed to empty the tunnel when it’s full. Thanks go to Brother Harvey Michaels for inviting Mr. Marshall and Chairman Miller for cooking his renowned American chop suey for dinner.

Trivia Grips Touro Hall

By Barry Jay Schiff

Ray Marshall

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Membership is On the Move!! By Andy Lamchick, Chairman, Membership

An organization like Touro needs an infusion of “new blood” to mesh with the experienced membership to grow as an organization. As we set our sights on our

Centennial celebration in just a few short years, it is vital that we fortify our organization with an eye on the future. The Membership Committee recognizes this reality in meetings to discuss our strategy to attract new members. We’ve conducted brainstorm and strategy sessions to get to the root of what Touro can offer new members. The results have been enlightening, and exciting. We came to the realization that it’s equally important to retain our current members, as it is to pursue new ones. For that reason, we established a subcommittee named the “Retention Committee” to focus on

just that. The subcommittee will be headed by Stevan Labush. Now, let me tell you about our plans to acquire new “Regular” members. Last October, I announced a plan to offer additional incentives to members who bring in new “Regular” members to Touro. We offered the sponsors of the first five “Regular” members to be initiated a $25 gift certificate to Twin Oaks in addition to the 15 bagel bucks a sponsor formerly received. I am pleased to write that this program is working beautifully. We have already received three of those five applications as of the writing of this article. More exciting news!! The Membership Committee is completing plans for our exciting Annual Open House on April 27th. We are ecstatic to announce that our guest speaker for the evening will be Jim Hummel, the legendary investigative reporter from TVs “The Hummel Report.” Jim will regale us with stories from his rich broadcasting and writing career. In addition, there will be incredible incentives for our members and especially our new “Regular” Touro members who sign up that night. Why do I keep mentioning “Regular” members? That goes back to my first topic -- our younger base of members is the key to the future of Touro. There has never been a better time to reach out to your “qualified” friends and family to become Touro members. Our activities and benefits continue to get better each year, and the fun continues to grow, for those who choose to take advantage of them. Help us grow our membership, as we head to a spectacular Centennial celebration. See you at our “New Member Open House” on Wednesday, April 27!

THE CLASS OF 2010New Brothers Who Joined

Touro in 2010

Lionel BercovitchDavid Berson

Mitchell CohenRichard FainCraig GordonMax Guarino

Steven HopfenbergWilliam Kolb

Morris KortickAndrew LissJeffrey Padwa

Jason WilkMichael Zucker

New Brothers

Calling All Golfers!!!

Time to Get Involved at TouroBy Steven White, Chairman, Community Involvement

Touro Fraternal Association had another successful year helping out the Rhode Island community. The mitzvah of giving has and will continue to be a very high priority for our members. There have been many very worthwhile organizations which have benefited from the Community

Involvement Committee’s dedication to finding the right match. For our association, that means using our money to help as many people as possible. In the upcoming year, our committee will look for organizations which need our help. Community Involvement will look for a cause in which to play a part. I will ask all Touro members to think hard and let me know what ideas they believe in which we might participate: whether it is a walk to help raise money, helping out at a soup kitchen, maybe volunteering at a hospital. I would like to hear your ideas. Please email me at white1110928@yahoo.com.Thank you.

Brothers who passed away in 2010

Sydney CohenJoseph DressIrving EismanBernard Feld

Robert HodoshLawrence Kulman

Merlyn RodynAbraham Snow

Everett SugermanPaul WeinbergIrving WolpertOscar ZarchenIsrael Zukroff

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FALL TWO-FER &...

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Touro Golf League Set to Start May 3By Barry Shaw

Touro’s golf league will start Tuesday May 3, 2011. We will be playing at

Country View Golf Club, Burrilville, RI. Rates will be $18 for nine holes and $27 with a cart. A $25 deposit fee will be needed before play starts.

All Touro Brothers welcome.For more information e-mail bshaw22@cox.net

...CHANUKAH

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March 23, Lt. Commander Adam GoldbergApril 2, Spring Two-fer at Ninos on Tiogue Lake

UPCOMING TOURO EVENT

H A R M O N Y • F R I E N D S H I P • B E N E V O L E N C E

HARMONY LODGEAdam Halpern, President

Norman Dinerman, Vice PresidentAdam Smith, Secretary

Manocher Norparvar, TreasurerAndrew Liss, Faithful Guide

FRIENDSHIP LODGERied Redlich, President

Lester Nathan, Vice PresidentMarc Gertsacov, Secretary

Benjamin Kaplan, Treasurer Jeffrey Padwa, Faithful Guide

Bruce Weisman, EditorColumnists: Jed Brandes Howard Custis Edward Deluty Andrew Lamchick Lester Nathan Arthur Poulten Ried Redlich Barry Schiff Adam Smith Howard Wasser

Touro Fraternal Association45 Rolfe Square, P.O. Box 3562, Cranston, RI 02910Phone: 401-785-0066Fax: 401-941-8781E-Mail: info@tourofraternal.orgWebsite: www.tourofraternal.org

Robert Miller, ChairmanAndrew Lamchick, Vice Chairman

Steven Waldman, TreasurerMarc Gertsacov, Secretary

Judah Rosen, ChaplainBarry Shaw, Inside Guard

Arthur Poulten, Chairman Emeritus

TOURO BOARD OF DIRECTORS2010-2011

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Jed BrandesMilton BronsteinJeffrey DavisEdward DelutyStevan LabushRodney LockeAlan LuryNathan Lury

Barry RotenbergBarry SchiffBarry ShawMichael SmithHoward WasserBruce WeismanSteven WaldmanSteven White

Barry Schiff, Inside Guard

Political Reporter

Jim Hummel

Wednesday, April 27, 2011