The COVID-19 crisis was the subject of much discussion at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Mandell JCC, held virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Chaired by Gayle Temkin, highlights of the 2020 annual meeting included an address by JCC  President Peter Fishman, in which he detailed the remarkable efforts of the JCC staff to continue to serve the community by providing over the course of the pandemic more than 1,500 hours of online, in-person and summer programming, as well as food, diaper and back-to-school drives.

Along the same lines, board member Josh Feldman announced that the JCC has reached its Crisis Fund goal. Feldman also thanked the many JCC members who continued to pay their membership dues throughout the crisis and facility closure.

Among the evening’s other highlights, several staff were honored for their longtime service to the JCC,  including Jane Pasternak, head of the JCC’s Family Center, who celebrated her 35th anniversary as a staff member, and Lia Wald, who recently retired after 33 years with the JCC. Led by board member Richard Fechtor, the tribute to Wald included a surprise appearance by her two sons and their families, direct from their State department The annual meeting also included the election of board members, including new board members Tammy Kagan Levine, Irene O’Conner and teen representative Alyssa Temkin.

Main Photo: At the Mandell JCC 2020 Annual Meeting were Executive Director David Jacobs and Frank Resnick.