UJA-Federation of New York Brings Together More Than 800 Volunteers to Raise Money for Those in Need

February 2, 2012 (New York, NY) – Drawing on the strength of the Jewish community, more than 800 volunteers gathered for UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon on Sunday, January 29, 2012, raising more than $735,000 from 1,045 donors to help care for people in need, inspire a passion for Jewish life and learning, and strengthen Jewish communities around the globe.

To help bring more excitement and energy to Super Sunday, a group of teens from the Marks Jewish Community House (JCH) of Bensonhurst, clad in bright orange t-shirts, kicked off the event by performing an original rap song that they wrote (the rap is available to watch here: http://www.ujafedny.org/video-super-sunday-2012/).

“Each of us can help in our own individual way, but when we leverage our collective voice, we can multiply our impact and truly make a difference in the lives of everyone in need,” said Alex Budnitsky, a Super Sunday chair who is CEO and executive director of the JCH of Bensonhurst. The other Super Sunday chair, Ilene Marcus, chief of staff at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, said “Super Sunday exemplifies UJA-Federation’s successful efforts at addressing the needs of and caring for the Jewish community both here and abroad. It demonstrates community building and philanthropic commitment that sets an example for younger generations of Jews.”

About UJA-Federation of New York

For more than 90 years, UJA-Federation has been a central force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York Jewish community. Through UJA-Federation, more than 60,000 donors pool their resources to help people in need, inspire a passion for Jewish life and learning, and strengthen Jewish communities around the world — to address the issues that matter to us most as Jews and as New Yorkers. Working with more than 100 network beneficiary agencies, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, our reach spans from New York to Israel to more than 60 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. Because we do the most good when we do it together. For more information, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org.

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