Wow, what an incredible 3 Days! We did it! Our “Be the Match-Spark the Light” campaign was a huge success!!
We are so very grateful!! We thank each of the 460+ donors for their generosity and hope that you all take great pride in the important difference your gift makes to the community.
To our benevolent matchers, thank you for generously matching every dollar donated in this campaign:
- Alan and Tatyana Forman
- Eliezer & Yetta Putter in honor of Menachem Mendel ben Moshe, Bayla bas Baruch Isaac, Avram Shraga Feivel ben Yaakov Baruch, & Rivka bas Chaim Yosef.
Bonus Round Matchers:
- Eliezer & Yetta Putter in honor of Menachem Mendel ben Moshe, Bayla bas Baruch Isaac, Avram Shraga Feivel ben Yaakov Baruch, & Rivka bas Chaim Yosef.
- Friends of Chabad in honor of their daughter Sarah's engagement to Shiftan
- Steve & Yakaterina Roitman
- Alan & Rachel Cohen
- Steve & Susan Bach
To all those who helped spread the word about our campaign by liking, commenting, posting, and sharing on social media, and/or with family and friends, we thank you!
To all the staff and volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to help make this campaign happen, whether through phone calls, heading teams and so much more: Gayle Benno, Marianna Borets, Berta Davidoff, Menachem & Shayna Ezagui, Amy Freiman, Lauren Gertner, Deana Gorelik, Keren Kashi, Allison Perski, Rey Macarambon, Raizel Seliger, Shelly Ann Wallen, the JELC Class Moms & Parents, & the JELC Morahs - we truly appreciate your help and thank you!
Thank you to all 460+ Donors (click here for the full list)!
We are so thankful to this amazing community for your generous support.
Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh could not have done it without each and every one of you!
Visit ChabadJewishLife.org/match and celebrate our community with us! Thank you for being the match and sparking the light!
With heartfelt gratitude,
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shimon & Chanie Kramer
Thank you to our 460+ Donors!
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