Eleanor Kretzer Kavod Awards 2020
Time to Identify Your Award-Winning Programs!
It is time to share all the good things your sisterhood has been doing since our last District Convention - and be recognized for your creativity, dedication, and hard work. Start now by identifying all your sisterhood's successful programs which could gain recognition for your sisterhood. Think about all the great programs that have been initiated after the WRJ Pacific District convention held in the San Diego Area in October, 2018.
The Eleanor Kretzer Kavod Award will be presented at the 2020 WRJ Pacific District Convention to be held via Zoom on October 24-25 and posted in the Chai Line and on virtual sites including our WRJ Pacific District website, Facebook page and Yammer Group.
New in 2020, there are three award categories. These categories are: Programs for our Sisterhoods, Congregational Outreach Programs, and Programs for our Communities. A sisterhood or group of sisterhoods may submit any program that has been started since the last district convention in October 2018. Virtual programs are eligible for awards as well as ones that took place when in-person gatherings were still possible.
Winning programs will be highlighted and honored at the convention plenary sessions and there will be opportunities to learn more about these programs in chat rooms and videos during and after our virtual conference. After Convention, the winning programs will be posted on the WRJ Pacific District website.
Applications will be accepted between July 1 and October 5.
The award categories are:
Programs for our sisterhoods – these are the programs that we plan for our own sisterhoods and possibly for other sisterhoods as well:
Outreach Programs – these are sisterhood-sponsored programs that benefit other groups within our congregational communities:
Programs for our communities – these programs may be Tikkun Olam, social justice or civic engagement programs or fundraising to benefit underserved groups in our communities.
We plan to select three or more awards. There will be at least one from each category. If one or more category receives a large number of submissions for excellent programs, the committee has discretion to choose more than one winning program from that category.
Peggy Martin, Kavod Committee Chair, Temple Sinai, Oakland, CA
Questions? Please email Kavod.wrjpd@gmail.com.
The Eleanor Kretzer Kavod Award will be presented at the 2020 WRJ Pacific District Convention to be held via Zoom on October 24-25 and posted in the Chai Line and on virtual sites including our WRJ Pacific District website, Facebook page and Yammer Group.
New in 2020, there are three award categories. These categories are: Programs for our Sisterhoods, Congregational Outreach Programs, and Programs for our Communities. A sisterhood or group of sisterhoods may submit any program that has been started since the last district convention in October 2018. Virtual programs are eligible for awards as well as ones that took place when in-person gatherings were still possible.
Winning programs will be highlighted and honored at the convention plenary sessions and there will be opportunities to learn more about these programs in chat rooms and videos during and after our virtual conference. After Convention, the winning programs will be posted on the WRJ Pacific District website.
Applications will be accepted between July 1 and October 5.
The award categories are:
Programs for our sisterhoods – these are the programs that we plan for our own sisterhoods and possibly for other sisterhoods as well:
- Religious or spiritual programs for our sisterhoods, Rosh Chodesh celebrations,
- Torah study with leaders in our sisterhood or invited guest scholars
- Social programs
- Leadership training
Outreach Programs – these are sisterhood-sponsored programs that benefit other groups within our congregational communities:
- Collaboration with a men’s organization or other congregational committee
- Youth programs
- Special activities for preschool or religious school parents
- Fundraisers with proceeds benefitting the congregation
Programs for our communities – these programs may be Tikkun Olam, social justice or civic engagement programs or fundraising to benefit underserved groups in our communities.
- Sponsored forums on key issues such as racial justice, immigration reform, educational inequity, housing and homelessness
- Social action and advocacy in our area to address critical needs for housing, food, healthcare, educational assistance and violence prevention
- Fundraising to benefit groups such immigrant families, school children needing meals and supplies, victims of domestic abuse
- Civic Engagement programs to encourage widespread voting
We plan to select three or more awards. There will be at least one from each category. If one or more category receives a large number of submissions for excellent programs, the committee has discretion to choose more than one winning program from that category.
Peggy Martin, Kavod Committee Chair, Temple Sinai, Oakland, CA
Questions? Please email Kavod.wrjpd@gmail.com.
First, download the 2020 Submission Guidelines and FAQs.
Option 1: Submit your 2020 Kavod Award Application electronically.
Option 2: If you prefer to fill out a pdf application, please download it here.
Then email the completed form and supporting materials to Kavod.wrjpd@gmail.com.
This year, we are requesting that each application be accompanied by a presentation showing the highlights of your program.
Read more about the presentation requirements in the Submission Guidelines and FAQs above.
Click here to download a sample presentation.
Remember, whenever discussing our upcoming convention on Yammer, Twitter, Facebook,
or other social media platform, be sure to tag your post with #WRJPD2020!
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