Donald Riegle
Community Service Award Event2024 Honorees
We are thrilled to announce the 33rd Annual Donald Riegle Community Service Award Event, hosted by the Flint Jewish Federation. This year, we are proud to honor David Gibson, Carol Hurand, and Sister Carol Weber for their outstanding leadership in improving the well-being of the Greater Flint community.
This event, recognized as one of Genesee County’s most diverse fall celebrations, is not to be missed! It will take place on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Flint Institute of Arts. Be sure to mark your calendars.
For over three decades, this event has enjoyed tremendous community support, and we deeply appreciate everyone who has contributed. Proceeds from this year’s event will support vital acculturation, social programs, and case coordination services for refugees and other immigrants in Genesee County.
Tickets are priced at $125 per person. We also offer sponsorship opportunities: Award Sponsor—$1,000 for eight tickets, and Corporate Sponsor—$5,000 for twenty-five tickets.
For more information about sponsorship or any other inquiries, please contact the Flint Jewish Federation office at 810.767.5922 or email ashleymusser@flintfed.org.
RIEGLE AWARD STEERING COMMITTEE
Inez M. Brown and Diane Lindholm, Co-Chairs
Anthony Alexander
Karima Amlari
Chris Candela
Chris Flores
Tracy Glab
Jeff Himelhoch
Lynne Hurand
Leonard Meizlish
Bobby Mukkamala
Saroja Reddy
Jim Richardson
Harold Steinman
Ernelle Taylor
Kathy Weiner
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.
The Flint Jewish Federation
cordially invites you to attend
The 33rd Annual
Donald Riegle
Community Service Award Event
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 12 • 2024
5:30 PM Hors D’oeuvre & Dessert Reception and Cash Bar
6:30 PM Award Program and Entertainment
Flint Institute of Arts
Tickets are $125 Per Person
$1,000 Riegle Award Sponsor • 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
Thursday, September 12, 2024
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.