Donald Riegle
Community Service Award Event2025 Honorees

RIEGLE AWARD STEERING COMMITTEE
Inez M. Brown and Diane Lindholm, Co-Chairs
Anthony Alexander, Brenda Clack, Lennetta Coney, Chris Flores,
Jeff Himelhoch, Carol Hurand, Lynne Hurand, Jay Kommareddi, Saroja Reddy, Linda Roberts, Ira Rutherford, Fr. Phil Schmitter, Shari Schrader, Berna Sorscher, Debra Golden, ~Steinman, Dr. Harold Steinman, Ernelle Taylor, Kathy Weiner
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.



The Flint Jewish Federation cordially invites you to attend
The 34th Annual
Donald Riegle Community Service Award
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
5:30 PM Hors D’oeuvre/Dessert Reception and Cash Bar
6:30 PM Award Program
FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
1120 E. Kearsley Street
Tickets are $150 per Person
Riegle Award Sponsor $1,000 • 8 Tickets
For tickets or more information, please call
the Flint Jewish Federation at 810.767.5922
Proceeds from this event will provide
support services and acculturation programs
to refugees and immigrants in Genesee County
Don Riegle Community Service Award
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The Donald Riegle Community Service Award, established in 1990, recognizes individuals in the Flint area who have displayed exceptional commitment to the community.
The proceeds from this event will provide funding for the necessary acculturation, social programs, and case coordination services to refugees and other immigrants in Genesee County.
Michigan’s former senior United States Senator, Donald W. Riegle, Jr., retired after three terms in the Senate and ten years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his federal legislative career, Don Riegle served as a champion of Soviet Jewry. He co-sponsored most of the major legislation pertaining to freedom of immigration issues and personally intervened with the leadership of the former Soviet Union on behalf of Jewish Refuseniks. As Anti-Semitism increased in the former Soviet Union, once again Don Riegle spoke out.
The Riegle Award Event proceeds have assisted Jewish Community Services in the successful resettlement of over 415 individuals from the former Soviet Union and several Russian-speaking Muslim families from Uzbekistan. JCS provides services to recipients without regard to race, religion, place of national origin, or ethnicity.
Our efforts have been assisted through the kindness of many community organizations, as well as scores of volunteers coming together to assist in creating new lives for refugees fleeing religious persecution.