American Conference of Cantors Announces Partnership with
Union for Reform Judaism to Raise Funds for Campers:

The ACC has the opportunity to join with the URJ leadership in a joint project, spearheaded by Peter Weidhorn, Chairman of the URJ Board, and our President Kay Greenwald to raise funds quickly for scholarships for kids to attend URJ Camps.  This is a groundbreaking initiative partnership between our Conference and the URJ, in which they have established an ACC fund for Camperships to provide scholarships for children in Reform congregations to attend Jewish summer camps.  It will be jointly administered by the ACC and the URJ.  We need YOU, the members of the ACC, to participate in fulfilling this initiative by using our unique musical talents to organize and perform in benefit concerts across North America. 

This endeavor benefits the ACC in the following ways:
• Creating a positive image for the ACC
• Showing our congregations that we care about our youth and their parents’ economic needs
• Supporting Reform Youth activities, which is a primary goal of the URJ
• Enhancing the relationship between cantors and youth, linking Jewish Music and Camping
• Is a fun and easy way to network and sing with your colleagues

We are designating December 2009 as “ACC Campership Month” so -

Give the Gift of Camp this Chanukah! Download the brochure here. Call the ACC office for hard copies for your congregation!

Please let us know when you schedule your concert program so that information can be included in all of the subsequent publicity regarding this exciting project!

For a Press Release for your congregation or community, visit our website: www.accantors.org.

For questions or further information,
Please contact our Managing Director, Rachel Turry at (847) 781-7800 or rturry@accantors.org

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