PRESENTING SPONSORS

Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Family Foundation of the OJCF / Jordan Schnitzer

BUILDER SPONSORS

Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Ralph and Sandi Miller
Gayle Schnitzer Romain Fund of the OJCF
Lois Schnitzer

DIAMOND SPONSORS

Amy and Doug Blauer
John Emshwiller and Deborah Yaeger
Jonathan and Sarah Glass
Priscilla and Tony Kostiner
Oregon Cultural Trust
Robert and Rita Philip
Sarah (Richter) Ritchie Fund of Oregon Community Foundation
Steve Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman
Robert and Mara Shlachter
Jerry and Helen Stern Grandchildren's Fund of the OJCF / Jonathan Singer / Anna Kodesch
Lorry and Vicki Wasserman
Weidenweber Family Fund of the OJCF / Sigrid Weidenweber
Juan Young Trust
Jason Zidell and Crystal Lamb
Jay and Diane Zidell

PLATINUM SPONSORS

The Abrams Family
Anonymous (2)
John and Carol Arnsberg
Max Birnbach Charity Fund of the OJCF / Gerry Birnbach / Jack Birnbach
Judy and Stanley Blauer
Helen Duewel
Josh and Amy Frankel Family Fund of the OJCF
John and Beth Germain
OnPoint Community Credit Union
The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
Pollin Family Fund of the OJCF / Jane Pollin / Sharon Pollin
Bunny and Jerry Sadis
ShedRain Corporation
David and Kim Solondz
Robert P. Weil Fund of the OJCF / Dana Hunt / Marlene Weil-Perez / Sharon Weil

GOLD SPONSORS

Dan and Ellie Albert
Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg
Jay Holzman
JCC Association of North America
David Kish and Carol Stone
Gail Mandel and Steven Klein
Schwartz Charitable Foundation
Helen Stern
Vicky and Scott Swart
Carolyn and Gary Weinstein
Joshua and Danica Wnuk

SILVER SPONSORS

Jerome Barde
Kelly and Richard Barker
Dr. William M. Bennett and Sandra S. Bennett
Barry and Karla Benson
Norman and Sharon Eder
First Republic Bank
Stan Geffen and Adrienne Souther
Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C.
Ted and Connie Gilbert
Robert and Lesley Glasgow
Fred and Sara Harwin
Merrill and Perry Hendin
Sheldon Klapper and Sue Hickey
Ellen M. and Peter M. Klein
Jerry and Joanne Kryszek
Shawn Menashe
Lora Meyer
Molly Newcomer and Michael Adler
The Nudelman Family
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Jeff Reingold
Eve and Alan Rosenfeld
Joel and Sandra Seres
Linda and Gary Singer
Eve Stern and Les Gutfreund
Turner Construction Company
Jennifer and Ken Zeidman

BRONZE SPONSORS

Keith and Rosalie Berne
Marc and Sarah Blattner
Karen Blauer
Barbara and Barry Caplan
Arnold and Elaine Cogan
Dairy Hill Ice Cream
Dick and Cameron Davis
Robin B. Flamm
Marni Glick and Hank Kaplan
Greg Goodman and Susan Schnitzer
Laurie Kilbourn and Ronald Cobb
Judy Margles and Steve Wasserstrom
Montgomery & Graham Property & Casualty LLC
Eric and Tiffany Rosenfeld
Rosemarie Rosenfeld
Andrea K. Sanchez and Benjamin Drucker
Harriet Silverman and Paul Smelkinson
Annetta and Ed St. Clair
Howard and Vivian Wasserteil

We are pleased to recognize Jerry Sadis as our Pillar of Excellence Awardee.

Jerry Sadis served on the MJCC and PJA Boards from 2007 to 2016, and he served as President of the Boards from 2009-2011. He was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. He started his career as a Certified Public Accountant with the firm that is now Deloitte and Touche. In 1972, he joined Fred Meyer Inc. as Assistant Controller and worked there until 1987, leaving as Executive Vice President. Jerry has served on the boards of Robison Home (Cedar-Sinai Park), Congregation Beth Israel, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Portland Jewish Academy, and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, and was President of Congregation Beth Israel and the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, in addition to PJA and the MJCC.

Lyla Paru has been an all-star cheerleader at Oregon Dream Teams since her freshman year of high school. Her team placed third in the nation in 2019 and second in the nation in 2021. Lyla was also a member of Beaverton High School’s (BHS) varsity sideline and competitive cheer teams, and, in 2020, she was the first cheerleader from BHS to be named to the All-State team. Lyla volunteered her time at the beginning of the pandemic to assist over 200 senior citizens in the metro area helping them obtain COVID vaccine appointments.  She is an active volunteer with Guide Dogs for the Blind and Potluck in the Park.  Lyla works as both a lifeguard and youth gymnastics coach. She was a LINK crew member at BHS, mentoring incoming freshmen during her junior and senior year.  She completed a rigorous course load at BHS including five AP courses and six dual-credit college courses through the BHS marketing pathway program and PCC. Lyla plans to attend University of Oregon and major in advertising and business. 

Everest Sibony is a four-year basketball letterman and two-year basketball captain at Seaside High School. He was the 2020-2021 Unanimous League Most Valuable Player, and his team won the league championship three out of four years. He was a three-year soccer letterman and two-year state champion. He was also a two-year golf letterman and league champion in golf.  His community service includes work with the Shape Up Across Oregon Exercise Program, the Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Prevention Program, and he was also an Elks Hoops Shoot Regional Finalist. He is an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts. Everest was selected as valedictorian and has a 4.0 GPA. He is student body President, and won the social studies Award of Excellence. He will attend the University of Portland and play on the basketball team.

We are pleased to recognize Jake Raiton as our Oregon Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Awardee.

Jake Raiton grew up playing many sports but focused on tennis. He was ranked #1 in the State of Oregon throughout his junior career and reached a national ranking of #23 during high school. A three-time PIL champion and two-time Oregon High School State champion, Jake graduated from Wilson High School in 1995 and went on to play varsity tennis at University of Michigan, graduating in 1999. Jake is the Director of Development at Green Light Development and currently lives in Northeast Portland with his wife Cory and their two children, Elliot and Katherine.

We are also excited to recognize: 

Stingrays Swim Team
Graduating Seniors
Max Flecker 
Noah Peng
Nicolas Vincent

State Qualifiers
Eian Peng
Noah Peng

Most Frequent Users of the MJCC 
Norene DeLance
Jay Holcombe
Thomas Kolb
Petr Konopatskiy 
Nadine Nakagawa
Sabina Shafir 
Michael Siegel 
Catherine Sutton
Richard Weil
Steve Wick 

Day Camp Counselors
Grace Daiker
Emma Wotring

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