The Annual Meeting will include the election and installation of Officers and Directors of the Soref JCC.  Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the place of the meeting will be announced closer to the June 1 date.  It will either be a virtual meeting or it will take place in the Founders Room located in the Schmidt Administration Building on the Soref JCC's Perlman Family Campus.

Due to concerns for public safety, the Soref JCC has canceled the Humanitarian of the Year Gala scheduled for March 22nd. At the same time, we are working to support the needs of the community we serve, and are poised to provide assistance in a variety of areas.  In addition, we continue to actively monitor novel coronavirus updates from Broward County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will continue to respond based on the best advice of governments, public health authorities and medical professionals.  

Stuart Greenblatt, President of the Pythian Youth Foundation, today presented the Soref JCC with a check in the amount of $5,000.  Stuart was joined by his wife Hope along with Norman and Susan Bergstein.  Norman is Past President of PYF but remains very involved.

PYF distributes checks to Special Needs Camps located throughout Florida, from the northern end of Florida down to Miami.  PYF receives donations from its members, grantors and friends, so that it can distribute the funds for the purpose of providing a great summer experience to disadvantaged children who are mentally and physically challenged, as well as to those who have severe medical diseases.  The Soref JCC applauds PYF for its tireless and generous efforts to help these children, as it has done for many past years.

At the Soref JCC's annual meeting last evening, Coral Springs Mayor Scott J. Brook was presented with the Samuel M. & Helene Soref Community Service Award for his extensive community work.  Past prominent awardees include Honorable Ilene Lieberman, Mayor Judy Paul (Town of Davie), Honorable Robert Butterworth, Commissioner Byron Jaffe (City of Weston), and Honorable Howard Finkelstein (Broward County Public Defender).  The annual meeting celebrated 42 years of community impact by the Soref JCC.

Splash into summer from June 10 - August 9 at Soref JCC's summer camp!  New elementary and teen camps with exciting field trips.  Register by February 15 to get a $100 early bird discount.

The Viking Difference can be defined by the superb dining, cultural experiences, fabulous ships, and first class service that are evidenced on all Viking cruises.  But at the Soref JCC, the Viking Difference is defined by Viking Cruises' generous community giving that enables the JCC to provide food for our neighbors in need and scholarships for children from less fortunate families.  Viking Cruises, for many years, has donated cruises to the JCC that have raised over $200,000 at the annual Humanitarian of the Year fundraising auctions.  All of us at the Soref JCC salute Viking Cruises for its outstanding corporate citizenship!

Larry Silver is HypnoLarryous!  Call (954) 792-6700 for tix.