Donald Riegle
Community Service Award Event2023 Honorees
We are excited to announce that this year marks the 32nd Annual Donald Riegle Community Service Award Event of the Flint Jewish Federation. This year the honorees will be Congressman Dan Kildee, Jay Kommareddi and Kathy Weiner. These three individuals are being recognized for their leadership roles in enhancing the welfare of the citizens of the Greater Flint area.
You won’t want to miss this event which is recognized as one of Genesee County’s most diverse fall kickoff events. The annual event will take place on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 at the Flint Institute of Arts, so mark your calendar.
There has been excellent community support for the past 31 years and we appreciate each and every one of you. Proceeds from this annual event will help provide funding for the necessary acculturation, social programs and case coordination services to refugees and other immigrants in Genesee County.
Tickets will be $125 per person. Sponsorships for the event are available: Award Sponsor—$1,000 for eight tickets and Corporate Sponsor—$5,000 for twenty five tickets.
For more information on how to become a sponsor at this year’s event or for more information, please call 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
Tony Alexander
Karima Amlari
Tracee Glab
Debby Golden Steinman
Jeff Himelhoch
Lynne Hurand
Sandra Jones
Leonard Meizlish
Jacob Newblatt
Saroja Reddy
Berna Sorscher
Ernelle Taylor
Greg Viener
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.
The Weiner Family
The Flint Jewish Federation
cordially invites you to attend
The 32st Annual
Donald Riegle
Community Service Award Event
MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 11 • 2023
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.
Riegle Event Donation
Don Riegle Community Service Award
Monday, September 11, 2023
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.