(Press Release) Tucson Jewish Community Center (JCC) announced at its 2013 Annual Meeting held on May 7, 2013, the public launch of their capital campaign, Growing with Southern Arizona. This campaign is for the planned expansion and renovation of the 100,000 square foot JCC facility . Nearly 150 attendees, including prominent community leaders, were present to hear the announcement.
“With over 250,000 visits to the JCC last year, we are at maximum capacity for space and programming,” says CEO, Ken Light. “This much-needed campaign will yield immeasurable dividends for our community and have direct impact on generations to come.”Under the direction and leadership of Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, Larry Haas and Linda Tumarkin, Growing with Southern Arizona has already received $2.8 million in pledges towards the $3.9 million goal. The capital campaign cabinet consists of key business and community leaders who have dedicated their efforts to help raise the remaining funds for the new additions.
Funds from Growing with Southern Arizona will be used to:
- * Increase life and independent living skills for young adults with special needs by providing a designated areaadapted for their unique disabilities
- * Help additional hard-working families with additional space for high-quality after-school care
- * Increase Special Needs Services capacity by 40%
- * Move the community towards their fitness goals with an expanded fitness area, wellness programs and services, and additional classes
- * Connect the Jewish Heritage Center with the Sculpture garden for integrated indoor/outdoor social and cultural opportunities.
- * Once completed, Tucson Jewish Community Center will be able to offer more families, children, and older adults top-quality educational, wellness, and cultural opportunities.
For more information, please visit: https://www.tucsonjcc.org/support/capital-campaign/
Growing with Southern Arizona Campaign Cabinet
Honorary Chairs: Donald Diamond, Lex Sears and Mel Zuckerman
Co-Chairs: Larry Haas and Linda Tumarkin
Cabinet: Rebecca Bednar, Dick Belkin, Ray Carroll, Neal Cash, Sara Cohen, Greg Gadarian, Jane Gellman, David Greenberg, Anne Hameroff, Barney Holtzman, Len Joffe, Fran Katz, Gary Kippur, Ron Kolker, Victor Ringel, Ed Rogoff, Jill Rosenzweig, Isaac Rothschild, Myron Rottenstein, Stuart Shatken, Jeff Silvyn, Gerry Tumarkin, Tom Warne, Mary Cochran Wolk, and Bill Viner
For more than 60 years the JCC has provided a warm and welcoming environment for diverse groups from the entire community. There are boundless opportunities to balance physical, mental, and emotional self. The “J” has something for everyone including cultural arts programs, early childhood education enrichment programs, a wide variety of classes, a rotating art gallery that showcases the work of local artists and much more.