Alumni
Mezuzah Campaign
Jackie Barwin
“Hillel seeks community-wide support with Mezuzah Campaign”
Hillel Academy is seeking supporters to dedicate beautiful new mezuzot to adorn doorposts in the recently renovated school.
For 60 years, Hillel has been Ottawa’s only Jewish Community Day School, with a proud history of graduating students solidly prepared for success in high school and beyond, and ready to make a valuable contribution to the Jewish community and to Canadian society.
As a private school, Hillel needs to raise funds to continue to provide the high quality education community members expect of the school. For that reason, the Mezuzah Campaign was launched in late summer and is now on-going.
Funds raised through the Mezuzah Campaign will go to four priority areas:
• Special education for students needing resource support or enrichment. A contribution to the Mezuzah Campaign will help ensure that Hillel’s special education department can meet this growing demand.
• Arts education. A contribution to the Mezuzah Campaign will help support music, art and drama programming for all students at Hillel Academy.
• Tuition assistance, now administered by a newly formed, arms-length committee chaired by former Hillel parent Lynn Rockman. The cost of tuition continues to rise, and it is imperative that those who require assistance to keep their children in school have the financial support to do so.
• Information technology, in order for Hillel students to have access to the most up-to-date computer equipment and computer-related learning resources.
Charles and Aviva Freedman have generously dedicated the front entrance mezuzah in honour of the many contributions to Hillel Academy made by Aviva’s parents. Her father was the founding principal of the school and her mother taught at Hillel for many years. In addition, several classroom mezuzot have also been dedicated.
The dedication of a classroom mezuzah costs $1800, shared dedication between two, $900 each. A donation of $180 will be acknowledged on a dedication plaque that can be shared by up to ten separate parties. Donations of any size are, of course, welcome and greatly appreciated. The Mezuzah Campaign brochure can be found on the school’s website, www.hillelacademy.ca. A dedication evening will take place soon, honouring all whose names will appear on the dedication plaques.
For further information or to make a donation, please contact Jackie Barwin, fundraising chair, at 613-729-8027 or by e-mail at jackie@barwin.ca. Alternatively, please contact Pearl Beausoleil, financial secretary, 613-722-0248 or at finance@hillelacademy.ca.
For the brochure, click here.
If you are an alumnus please contact Ellie Kamil by e-mail
Jackie Barwin
“Hillel seeks community-wide support with Mezuzah Campaign”
Hillel Academy is seeking supporters to dedicate beautiful new mezuzot to adorn doorposts in the recently renovated school.
For 60 years, Hillel has been Ottawa’s only Jewish Community Day School, with a proud history of graduating students solidly prepared for success in high school and beyond, and ready to make a valuable contribution to the Jewish community and to Canadian society.
As a private school, Hillel needs to raise funds to continue to provide the high quality education community members expect of the school. For that reason, the Mezuzah Campaign was launched in late summer and is now on-going.
Funds raised through the Mezuzah Campaign will go to four priority areas:
• Special education for students needing resource support or enrichment. A contribution to the Mezuzah Campaign will help ensure that Hillel’s special education department can meet this growing demand.
• Arts education. A contribution to the Mezuzah Campaign will help support music, art and drama programming for all students at Hillel Academy.
• Tuition assistance, now administered by a newly formed, arms-length committee chaired by former Hillel parent Lynn Rockman. The cost of tuition continues to rise, and it is imperative that those who require assistance to keep their children in school have the financial support to do so.
• Information technology, in order for Hillel students to have access to the most up-to-date computer equipment and computer-related learning resources.
Charles and Aviva Freedman have generously dedicated the front entrance mezuzah in honour of the many contributions to Hillel Academy made by Aviva’s parents. Her father was the founding principal of the school and her mother taught at Hillel for many years. In addition, several classroom mezuzot have also been dedicated.
The dedication of a classroom mezuzah costs $1800, shared dedication between two, $900 each. A donation of $180 will be acknowledged on a dedication plaque that can be shared by up to ten separate parties. Donations of any size are, of course, welcome and greatly appreciated. The Mezuzah Campaign brochure can be found on the school’s website, www.hillelacademy.ca. A dedication evening will take place soon, honouring all whose names will appear on the dedication plaques.
For further information or to make a donation, please contact Jackie Barwin, fundraising chair, at 613-729-8027 or by e-mail at jackie@barwin.ca. Alternatively, please contact Pearl Beausoleil, financial secretary, 613-722-0248 or at finance@hillelacademy.ca.
For the brochure, click here.
If you are an alumnus please contact Ellie Kamil by e-mail
