Super Sunday kicks off Annual Campaign

September is a busy time. School is starting, people are returning from vacation, football is beginning, and the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island is kicking off its 2017 Annual Campaign.

Super Sunday, on Sept. 18, is the Alliance’s biggest fundraising day of the year, raising money for the Annual Campaign, which supports more than 300 programs and services here at home, in Israel and around the world.

Volunteers are being sought to make phone calls any time between 9 a.m. and  2 p.m. on Super Sunday. Can’t volunteer? Then answer the call!

Super Sunday co-chairs Marc and Susan Gertsacov have been working behind the scenes to make this a day to remember, both for you and the community.

“Super Sunday is important to us because it brings the whole community together, from our most active to our ‘once-a-year’ volunteers. It gives a chance for everyone to participate,” said Marc. 

Susan agreed, saying, “Super Sunday is the one day a year that we can count on being called or making calls to support our community.”

Super Sunday is often held in December or January, but campaign co-chair Jamie Pious said it made sense to move it to September.

“From an allocation standpoint, closing our campaign earlier will make it easier for the agencies [involved] to make their budgets. It is important to us that we work alongside the community,” Pious said.

Campaign co-chair Susan Froehlich added, “I’m so happy that Marc and Susan Gertsacov are co-chairing this incredibly important event. They are so integral to our community, and we thank them so much for all of their dedication throughout the years.”

Whether you make phone calls on Super Sunday, encourage others to make phone calls, or answer the call, you are adding to the strength of our community in Rhode Island, and around the world.

Also, mark your calendar for the Annual Campaign event on Oct. 30, at Temple Emanu-El, in Providence, featuring Jesse Itzler, entrepreneur, songwriter, Atlanta Hawks owner, and author of “Living with a SEAL.”

TO LEARN MORE about Super Sunday and the Jewish Alliance Annual Campaign or to donate online, go to jewishallianceri.org.

TO VOLUNTEER for Super Sunday, make your gift before Super Sunday, or get more information, contact Michele Gallagher at 401-421-4111, ext. 165, or mgallagher@jewishallianceri.org.

HILLARY SCHULMAN of Pawtucket writes occasionally for The Jewish Voice.