Community Magazine May 2019

Initiative Dear fellow community member, As our community grows, there are numerous opportunities for us to join in celebration! We would like to introduce you to a simple new concept in collecting funds for such occasions via the Semahot initiative. While a simha - a milah, a bar-mitzvah, or a wedding - is a tremendously joyous occasion for the family, for many it is also a source of great stress. The cost of raising a family in our community continues to rise, and the added and often unexpected financial pressures that semahot and their associated costs bring, can push overtaxed budgets far past their breaking points. With these costs weighing on the minds of parents, the elation felt at momentous occasions is often marred with financial anxiety. If given the opportunity, we would all want to help our friends celebrate their happy times with complete peace of mind. Unfortunately, the sums needed just seem too great a financial burden for any one individual to bear. The Semahot initiative was created to give all community members the opportunity to assist their friends who are struggling with these huge costs and to help alleviate some of the financial pressures associated with making a simha. How it works A family applies for assistance for their simha + Undergoes verification process + Once verified + Participants’ credit cards will be charged no more than: u $5 dollars for a milah u $8 dollars for a bar-mitzvah u $26 dollars for a wedding + If we use a modest number of one thousand participants, the above charges will add up to: u $5,000 dollars for a milah u $8,000 dollars for a bar-mitzvah u $26,000 dollars for a wedding + Participating members will never be charged more than $100 dollars in any given month Benefits Save families Save time Privacy Sharing the burden Unity 100% Charity Board Members For more details and to sign up go to: www.Semahot.com For volunteer opportunities please email us: info@Semahot.com Harry Adjmi Jeffery Franco Joey A. Franco Albert Gammal Jack I. Hidary Zudy Shehebar Abe E. Sutton Michael S. Wahba Isaac Yedid Ezra A. Zaafarani Dr. Ralph Madeb Alan C. Maleh Joseph Mansour Sammy Saka Leon Shama Nathan Hoffman Zuki Jarada Michael Jemal Abraham J. Kassin Gabe Khezri