June 23, 2004

Young Leadership Supports Yachad, Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary

Young leaders had an opportunity to mix and mingle at the Carriage House in Manhattan last week, while at the same time supporting the Orthodox Union’s extraordinary Yachad program for people with developmental disabilities.

The event was held in celebration of Yachad’s twentieth birthday. Yachad, the flagship program of the OU’s National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD), provides unique social, educational and recreational programs for individuals with learning, developmental and physical disabilities.

(l-r) Melissa Zimmern and Orlee Zorbaron, members of the Young Leadership Events Committee; Elaine Grossman, the event coordinator and Director of Development for Yachad; and Jason Lieberman, Director of Community and Government Relations for Yachad enjoy the celebration.

Young leaders have an opportunity to mix and mingle as they celebrate Yachad’s twentieth anniversary.

A birthday cake tops off the celebration for Yachad.

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The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of North America and beyond, is a world leader in community and synagogue services, adult education, youth work through NCSY, political action through the IPA, and advocacy for persons with disabilities through Yachad and Our Way. Its kosher supervision label, the , is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 275,000 products manufactured in 68 countries around the globe.

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