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root for the walkers and runners just teer Vicki Reches thanked the 100 vol- it’s become a love. It’s so nice to be
because she knew it is a good cause. unteers who made the two 5Ks held with all these Jewish women. I saw the
within a week possible. She then JCN 5K advertised in the Where What
Then there were those participants announced the top three teams and When, and I told my husband, ‘This
who did have a very special connection the top three fundraisers, who went year, I’m going to run it.’ It has been a
to JCN, like first time 5Kers Seffie above and beyond, sending out emails fun experience; they do such a nice
Schwartz and her daughter Huvi daily to really encourage and push job.”
Bondi, of Monsey. Accompanied by their teams. In third place was Team
Huvi’s three-month-old daughter Faigy Chaya Rivka, spearheaded by my Star- “It’s heartwarming to see how many
and 21-month-old son Shimon Aryeh, K coworker, Adina Michelsohn, which people from our community and
in their strollers, they came to show raised $9,053; in second place, Refuah beyond came out in support of our
their hakaras hatov to the organiza- for Chaya, run by Ronit Miller, raised 5Ks, our biggest fundraisers of the
tion. Seffie raised $2,388, surpassing $13,427; and in first place, at $14,470, year,” concluded JCN director of opera-
her $1,800 goal. was Team Bonnie, chaired by Rochel tions, Stacey Goldenberg.
Ziman, who also won as the top JCN
“We have a very, very special con- Women’s 5K fundraiser. After the race, when I caught up
nection to Gevuras Yarden, because of with Yehudis Barer, my cubicle “room-
the Tikva House,” explained Huvi. “My Potomac, Maryland, resident Dana mate” at the Star-K, she mentioned
niece, my mother’s granddaughter, Ginsburg was the top overall first-place good-humoredly, “I ran about 5 steps
Rachael of Silver Spring, got very sick winner of the race, with a time of 26:09. and walked the rest of the way; I can do
and was in Kennedy Krieger for about When I asked the veteran 5K racer, another 5K…next year!!”
two months and, after that, in Rehab first-time JCN 5K winner, what makes
at Hopkins. Every Shabbos, people her run, she responded, “Raising aware- To which our fellow Star-K coworker
stayed at the Tikva House – her par- ness. I’m involved in the Friendship Chaya Rivka Youlus added: “Leshana
ents, my parents – and it was lifesav- Circle in Montgomery County, haba b’Yerushalyim! It should be the
ing for everyone’s mental health to Maryland. Most of my runs I do for 5K to the Bais Hamikdash, because,
have a place to stay. It was very mean- charity. Personally, I run in memory of a halevai, Mashiach should come, and
ingful; that’s why we are all out here rebbetzin I was close to. I started about we will all be together in Yerushalayim,
today.” five years ago. It’s just a thing that I do; and no one will be ill.”◆
After the race, longtime JCN volun- © Margie Pensak-2016
88 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
because she knew it is a good cause. unteers who made the two 5Ks held with all these Jewish women. I saw the
within a week possible. She then JCN 5K advertised in the Where What
Then there were those participants announced the top three teams and When, and I told my husband, ‘This
who did have a very special connection the top three fundraisers, who went year, I’m going to run it.’ It has been a
to JCN, like first time 5Kers Seffie above and beyond, sending out emails fun experience; they do such a nice
Schwartz and her daughter Huvi daily to really encourage and push job.”
Bondi, of Monsey. Accompanied by their teams. In third place was Team
Huvi’s three-month-old daughter Faigy Chaya Rivka, spearheaded by my Star- “It’s heartwarming to see how many
and 21-month-old son Shimon Aryeh, K coworker, Adina Michelsohn, which people from our community and
in their strollers, they came to show raised $9,053; in second place, Refuah beyond came out in support of our
their hakaras hatov to the organiza- for Chaya, run by Ronit Miller, raised 5Ks, our biggest fundraisers of the
tion. Seffie raised $2,388, surpassing $13,427; and in first place, at $14,470, year,” concluded JCN director of opera-
her $1,800 goal. was Team Bonnie, chaired by Rochel tions, Stacey Goldenberg.
Ziman, who also won as the top JCN
“We have a very, very special con- Women’s 5K fundraiser. After the race, when I caught up
nection to Gevuras Yarden, because of with Yehudis Barer, my cubicle “room-
the Tikva House,” explained Huvi. “My Potomac, Maryland, resident Dana mate” at the Star-K, she mentioned
niece, my mother’s granddaughter, Ginsburg was the top overall first-place good-humoredly, “I ran about 5 steps
Rachael of Silver Spring, got very sick winner of the race, with a time of 26:09. and walked the rest of the way; I can do
and was in Kennedy Krieger for about When I asked the veteran 5K racer, another 5K…next year!!”
two months and, after that, in Rehab first-time JCN 5K winner, what makes
at Hopkins. Every Shabbos, people her run, she responded, “Raising aware- To which our fellow Star-K coworker
stayed at the Tikva House – her par- ness. I’m involved in the Friendship Chaya Rivka Youlus added: “Leshana
ents, my parents – and it was lifesav- Circle in Montgomery County, haba b’Yerushalyim! It should be the
ing for everyone’s mental health to Maryland. Most of my runs I do for 5K to the Bais Hamikdash, because,
have a place to stay. It was very mean- charity. Personally, I run in memory of a halevai, Mashiach should come, and
ingful; that’s why we are all out here rebbetzin I was close to. I started about we will all be together in Yerushalayim,
today.” five years ago. It’s just a thing that I do; and no one will be ill.”◆
After the race, longtime JCN volun- © Margie Pensak-2016
88 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
