Tuesday, November 11, 2008

ORT America Fundraiser - VINO & BINGO EVENT - Dec 11‏

ORT America (www.ortamerica.org), a terrific organization that raises money to build schools in South America, Eastern Europe, Israel and all over the world. The Miami Chapter is quite new (ORT is over 150 years old) and we are having our first big end of year fundraiser at Brian Morrison's beautiful home in Coconut Grove. The invitiation is attached.

Don't miss it -- Dec. 11. Minimum donation is only $46, and this covers your first round of Bingo! It is a Bingo and Karaoke fundraiser! As a new organization, we are also seeking professionals who want to get more involved in the local chapter. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact me or Loren Krongold, cc'd above.

The objective of the evening is to fundraise for the ORT Student at Risk program (STAR)- which reaches out to economically disadvantaged students in countries where there is an ORT program. In Israel alone, ORT has identified over 4,000 students who are in need of the essentials to remain in school: Food, Clothing, Books, Transportation, Vouchers for Eye Exams & Eye Glasses. ORT's Student at Risk program supports students in 22 countries (France, India, Russia and Argentina to name a few). Each gift of $46/month for one year or one payment of $550 helps pay the expenses of one student for one year. These are trying times as we all know- you can only imagine how much harder they are for kids who may not have a chance to make a life for themselves without our help.

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