Donor to match gifts to the 2024 Annual Campaign

PROVIDENCE – The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s 2024 Annual Community Campaign has begun with gusto, thanks to a generous anonymous community donor who will match all new gifts and gift increases up to $50,000. This means your dollars will go even further for our community!

The Annual Community Campaign, co-chaired by involved and invested community leaders, directly supports hundreds of critical programs and services implemented through the Jewish Alliance and its local and overseas partners.

Locally, the larger partnerships include Jewish Collaborative Services, the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island (JCDSRI), the Providence Hebrew Day School (PHDS), Brown RISD Hillel, the University of Rhode Island Hillel, the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center, and Camp JORI.

Other, smaller programs and services that the Alliance supports here in Rhode Island include JCS’s kosher meal site and kosher food pantry; summer camp at JORI; the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center; and general scholastic and tuition support at both day schools.

In the Alliance’s sister region of Afula-Gilboa, Israel, and the newer partnership regions of Warsaw, Poland, and Rosario, Argentina, support is directed to larger partners, including the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee), the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), and World ORT. Smaller partners, such as the Haifa Rape Crisis Center and the Ethiopian National Project, also receive funding from the Annual Campaign. Around the globe, support mirrors local priorities and local funding.

Each year, the Community Development Committee, an Alliance-based, community-led group, examines, researches and makes recommendations to the Alliance’s board as to where money should be spent, focusing on mission and vision alignment and direct services, with the greatest attention given to immediate and basic needs, formal and informal education, and meaningful regional partnership work.

“I’ve lived in the Providence area for over 25 years and have experienced firsthand how the Alliance makes a difference in the lives of our community members,” said volunteer Rich Glucksman. “My children attended daycare and camp at the JCC, were campers and counselors at Camp JORI, and went to JCDSRI. The generosity of our donors enables the Alliance year after year to support these institutions and many others, allowing them to thrive and grow.”

Glucksman added, “I give to the Alliance because of their broad partnerships and strategic allocations. I hope you too will join us and the rest of the community to make this good work happen.”

This is why your donation matters! Without your foresight and generosity, our partners – and therefore our community  – would not have what’s needed to properly grow and sustain a strong Jewish future. In fact, it is because of your gifts that we are able to continue this work, and for that we are so grateful. Thank you, donors!

To contribute to this important work and be a part of the matching gift, please consider a new or increased donation to the Jewish Alliance’s Annual Campaign. Every dollar counts, so together we can invest in our Jewish tomorrow.

For more information on the many easy ways to donate, go to www.jewishallianceri.org/support-us/featured/donate-now or call 401-421-4111.

JENNIFER ZWIRN (jzwirn@jewishallianceri.org) is the chief development officer for the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island.