Dinner of Champions

Dinner of Champions:
Supporting Inclusion at Lessans Camp JCC

Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 7:00 PM

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Join us at the 32nd Dinner of Champions: Supporting Inclusion at Lessans Camp JCC. Celebrate as we induct outstanding Jewish athletes and sports professionals into the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and honor high school athletes with the Hyman M. and Phillip D. Perlo High School Athlete Award. 

Through the Dinner of Champions, the Bender JCC recommits to its core value of inclusion and creating a meaningful summer camp experience to children of all abilities. 

We look forward to celebrating our Inductees and honorees who will be honored at this signature fundraising event.

At this event, we will honor the following individuals:

Irene and Abe Pollin Humanitarian Award

Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Hyman M. and Phillip D. Perlo High School Athlete Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to our sponsors (Reflects Gifts as of 11.20.24)

SHOOTING STAR ($25,000)
BUBES FAMILY
NUSSDORF FAMILY
BENDER FOUNDATION INC.
VPC INCORPORATED

 

SUPERSTAR ($10,000+)

CARL M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION
CHILDREN’S CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC.

CONNIE CHUNG AND MAURY POVICH
DAYTON DRAGONS
HARRY AND LEAH GUDELSKY FOUNDATION
THE ANNETTE M. AND THEODORE N. LERNER FAMILY FOUNDATION
     Lerner – Cohen – Tanenbaum Families

LEVEL ACCESS
LITTLE SESAME
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS
PALISADES ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

 

SHINING STAR ($5,000+)

Carol and Gary Berman
Bernstein Company
The Black Family
Beth and Daryle Bobb
Sandy Hofberg Bobb

Marcy and Neil Cohen
Covington

James G. Davis Construction Company

EagleBank

Foundation Housing

Goldberg Family
Rae Grad and Manny Schiffres

Bill Isaacson and Sophia McCrocklin

Amy and Alan Meltzer

Amanda and Curtis Polk

Reff-Kullen Family Fund

Richard B. Reff, MD and Dr. Jodi Reff

Robert A. Reff, MD and Jeri Reff
Dr. Shirley R. Kullen
Rosenbaum Family
RSM
Heather and Andrew Sachs
Samet Family
Janyse and Bernie Weisz

 

ALL-STAR ($2,500+)

Jennifer and Igal Abergel

Anonymous

Vivian and Raymond Bass

Heidi and Michael Brodsky
Central Farm Market

EY/Vicki and Eric Klein
Annette and Bernard Forseter
Cathy and Michael Gildenhorn

Shari and Harvey Goodman/Goodman-Gable-Gould Adjuster International
Jill and Robert Granader

Robin Hettleman and Matthew Weinberg

JCC Men’s Club

Eric Kassoff and Wilkes Artis
Robyn and Steve Lustig
Holly and Brad Mendelson
Wendy and Matthew Morris
Nudelman Family Glenline Investments

Joy and Ron Paul
Paycom
Phillip Margolius and Family
Tina and Albert H. Small, Jr.
Susan and Bradley Stillman
Wealthspire
Jennifer and Jonathan Weinberg
Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman

 

STAR ($1,800+)

Wendi and Daniel Abramowitz
Julie and Josh Bender

Block and Popick Family Foundation

Dorothy Block

Mindy and Marshall Mintz

Rebecca and Nathan Bortnick

Jillian and Scott Copeland

Hilary and Ari Dallas

Yvonne and Jeffrey Distenfeld

Lindsay and Henry Ellenbogen

F.A.M.E.

Wendy and Noam Fischman

Gail Fleder

Paula Seigle Goldman

Lisie and Michael Gottdenker

David Helfand

Israel Baseball

Danielle and Aaron Jeweler

Melanie and Rami Kandel

Rebecca and Marc Korman

Ellen and Stuart Lessans

Abbe Lowell and Molly Meegan

Linda and Lawrence Mann

Jolie and Neil Markus

Randi and Martin Meyrowitz
Ilene and Richard Mudge

Bashi and Roger Packer
Carol and Michael Winer
Anna and Jason Zuckerman
Sue and Alan Zuckerman

 

 

Learn more about the power of Dinner of Champions in the video below. 

Event Co-Chairs:

Danielle and Aaron Jeweler