Hadassah Southeastern Holds Annual Winter Conference
The Southeastern region is the home to more than 6,000 members and supporters throughout Georgia, South Carolina and western North Carolina.
Hadassah’s Southeastern Region held its annual conference in Atlanta on March 1-2. This region is the home to more than 6,000 members and supporters throughout Georgia, South Carolina and western North Carolina, with a diverse mix of experience, ages and backgrounds. The attendees are proud of their Southern warmth and engaging community.
Hadassah’s goal is working together to further Hadassah’s lifesaving work in the U.S., Israel and around the world, and fostering leadership, empowerment and volunteerism. This region’s special achievements include the very recent and extraordinarily successful Myrtle Wreath Awards Gala that brought in over $380,000, Best Strokes, Chesed Student Awards in recognition of teen activists, Starfish Walk in South Carolina, advocacy and educational programs, book talks and more, all to benefit Hadassah’s hospitals, youth at risk in Israel and more.
Paula Zucker, president of the Southeastern region explains, “Hadassah has a rich history of making a difference in our communities on the national scene and in Israel. Our guiding vision of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, has helped us advocate for women’s rights, raise awareness of women’s health issues, raise funding for incredible medical research at our hospitals, and care for youth at risk in our villages in Israel.”
Hana Landesman spoke about Hadassah’s new program, EVOLVE, “We are a group of passionate, dynamic, super-savvy young women between 30 and 50, dedicated to shepherding Hadassah’s core mission into the future! We have held several special events; some just for women and some with women and their children. I’m so proud to be the chair of this new exciting program.”
Michelle Weiner-Merbaum explained about the newest addition to Hadassah’s portfolio: “PRIMEtime encompasses unique programs for women in their 50s/60s. The most recent event was a wine tasting party where participants enjoyed sampling wine and learned about the secrets of wine tasting.”
Simone Wilker, advocacy chair for Southeastern region of Hadassah, explains, “Our events give us the opportunity to educate our members and the community about the most recent advances at the Israeli hospital system of Hadassah. We are proud to announce that Hadassah Medical Organization is the first health network in Israel to acquire the VECTRA WB360 3D, a whole-body imaging system that allows doctors to examine the skin on a patient’s entire body in just two minutes.”
To learn more about Hadassah, please visit www.Hadassah.org
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