Posted 2 months ago
JFCS’ 33rd Annual Benefit Fund-a-Need will raise money for programs that provide support for mental health and emotional well-being As we approach the two-year mark of living with an evolving pandemic, we continue to struggle with what the future holds. The release of vaccines in the sprin[...]Posted 3 months ago
Though he has lived in New York and/or Los Angeles for many years, as many comedians do, Pete Lee has plenty of ties to the upper Midwest, and even Minneapolis. Pete, the featured performer at JFCS’ 33rd Annual Benefit, grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin, and actually went to the University of M[...]Posted 4 months ago
Melanie Barry, along with her children, Michael and Etta, Ronald and Shari, and Leslie and Jerad and their families, will be presented with the Friends of the Family Award At its Annual Benefit each year, JFCS presents the Friends of the Family Award to a family that has shown exemplary serv[...]Posted 1 year ago
Be sure to catch Steven’s virtual performance at JFCS’ 32nd Annual Benefit Steven Scott has had a knack for impersonations from a very young age, doing impressions of kids in his class, teachers and even family members. In an interview with JFCS, he recalled the time that his father – [...]Posted 1 year ago
Dawn and Danny Zouber, along with Dawn’s mother, Carole Davidson, to be honored with JFCS Friends of the Family Award at 32nd Annual Benefit For Dawn and Danny Zouber, supporting and volunteering with Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis has always been a family endeavor e[...]Posted 2 years ago
Fisch will perform at the 31st JFCS Annual Benefit on Dec. 7 Some stand-up comedians know they want to be on stage telling jokes from a very young age, but for Jon Fisch, the idea of doing stand-up as a career didn’t occur to him until after he graduated college. He grew up in Boston and remember[...]Posted 2 years ago
Nancy and Kevin Rhein will be presented with the Friends of the Family Award at JFCS’ 31st Annual Benefit Shortly after Nancy and Kevin Rhein first settled with their three children in Minnetonka in 1994, after five cross-country corporate moves, Nancy was looking for volunteer opportunit[...]Posted 3 years ago
Cory Provus, voice of the Minnesota Twins, will emcee JFCS' 30th Annual "Laugh on Their Behalf" Benefit on Saturday, Dec. 1. Watch the video to hear Cory announce the event's "starting lineup." JFCS serves thousands of people in our community, our neighborhoods and in our families. Join us fo[...]Posted 3 years ago
Scott and Hindy Tankenoff will receive Friends of the Family Award at JFCS’ 30th Annual Benefit on Saturday, Dec. 1 For more than two decades, Scott and Hindy Tankenoff have volunteered for and financially supported several non-profits, including JFCS – but in the early days of their m[...]Posted 3 years ago
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