Tag: Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer
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Jewish Community Foundation’s Glazer Scholarship Fund announces award to Greenwood House nurse
The Henry and Geralyn Glazer Greenwood House Scholarship Fund, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer, disbursed a 2020 award to a new recipient. This year the scholarship goes to Caitlyn McCloughan, a certified nursing assistant who works the night shift at Greenwood House. McCloughan is using the scholarship funds, totaling $1,500, toward…
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Jewish Community Foundation awards $10K in scholarships for local college students
The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer awarded its annual scholarships to local college students for the purchase of academic books. In August, the Book Awards were given to eight students from Mercer and Bucks counties. The scholarships ranged from $800 to $1,300 per student, for a total of $10,000. The students are enrolled in…
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L’Dor V’Dor: Charitable giving from generation to generation
After the sudden passing of Rabbi James S. Diamond in 2013, his family wanted to do something meaningful in his memory. They set up a five-year memorial lecture series, a partnership of the Princeton University Judaic Studies department and the Center for Jewish Life where Diamond served as executive director for nine years. But the…
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Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer announces new leadership
The mission of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer is to partner with individuals, families and community organizations to help them achieve their philanthropic goals. The foundation recently appointed a new president and treasurer, and three new members of the Board of Trustees who will help to raise the foundation’s visibility as a resource…