President's Message Summer 2005
This month I would like to take time to say
thank you to the members of the board who
have left in the last two years.
Laurie Hessels tended to our building with
a love few have shown. She was a tireless
and dedicated caretaker who truly loved our
building and it showed in everything she did.
Laurie Post ran our Sunday school for three
years and helped this year to transition our
school to the co-op concept. Through her love
and commitment and leadership, our Sunday
school is thriving. Don Meltz is an inspiration
to me. Don was vice president before my term
and is a person whose opinions, while sometimes
different from my own, is a voice that I
have listened to over the years and for that
I will always be grateful. Judy Schroeder has
been my secretary for the last two years and
has done a wonderful job. Judy is a person
who
had made many contributions to the temple,
including running the Hanukah boutique. I was
lucky to have had her on the board with me
the past two years. Her spirit in board meetings
will be missed. Joanne Weiss was another new
member of our board. Joanne oversaw Cantor Neff's
arrangements for us this year. She is a quiet
voice of intelligence and reason. Ken
Weiland took over the building from Laurie
and continued her loving tradition. Ken’s
two
major additions to the temple are the donation
holders on the pews and the simcha tree in
the
front lobby. His love for our temple shows
through his work.
Being on the board of this temple is an honor
and responsibility with which each of
these individuals handled with grace and dignity.
As president,I get to say for the entire
congregation THANK YOU from the bottom of our
hearts.
Shalom
Howie Hirsch
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