YOUTH, EDUCATION and SPECIAL PROJECTS (YES) FUND

The YES Fund is the most vital project of WRJ. It is also the oldest commitment shared by Women of Reform Judaism. Annual contributions are the means through which WRJ provides scholarship assistance for rabbinic students at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), supports activities for high school and college age youth through the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), and contributes to special projects of religious education and leadership development within sisterhood.

A Sisterhood’s Participation in the Y.E.S. Fund:

• Purchase of Uniongrams and Uniongram items, Contribution cards, High Holy Day cards, Mazel Tov cards, Thank You cards, Note cards, post cards, place cards, gift enclosures, WRJ Post-It Notes. Confirmation sets and Chai certificates.

• Cash contributions to the YES Fund. A cash donation is credited toward your Sisterhood’s contribution to the YES Fund.

YES Fund Honors

Contributions to the YES Fund are made through the purchase of Uniongrams, cash contributions or a combination of both in each WRJ fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Sisterhoods earning honors in the YES Fund are listed in the following categories:

• Chai Honor contribution of $18.00 or more per member
• Special Merit contribution of $10.00 or more per member
• Roll of Honor contribution of $ 5.00 or more per member

An Individual’s Participation in the YES Fund:

Circle of Service – provides the opportunity for individuals to contribute directly to the YES Fund as follows:

Suggested Annual Amounts: $36, $90, $180, $360, $1000

• Lifeline – the annual interest supports the YES Fund
• Silver Lifeline – a contribution of $1,800 payable over 3 years
• Gold Lifeline – a contribution of $5,000 payable over 4 years
• Pearl Lifeline – a contribution of $10,000 payable over 5 years
• Diamond Lifeline – a contribution of $18,000 payable over 6 years
• Emerald Lifeline – a contribution of $36,000 payable over 8 years
• Centennial Lifeline – a contribution of $100,000 payable over 10 years