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Eruv Membership Letter

Dear Friend,

The eruv’s sixth year of operation was its most successful so far. The eruv was up every single Shabbat of the year due to a combination of mild weather, limited road construction and the hard work of the board and checkers.

Rachel Spiller, who has served as the President of the eruv for the past four years, will be stepping down as President this fall. Many people are unaware of Rachel’s tireless efforts to ensure the eruv is operating, including scouting alternative routes when construction takes it down, coordinating with our Halachic advisor Rabbi Robert Klapper, and managing the complicated process of checking the eruv. We thank her for all of her hard work and are fortunate that she has agreed to remain an active member of the board.

The eruv is chronically short of checkers, and most weeks Rachel has to fill in for a section. Volunteer checkers inspect a section of the eruv one or two Thursdays a month. This only takes one to two hours and many people check in lieu of a donation. If you are able to help check, please email Aviva Rothman-Shore at aviva_shore@hotmail.com.

Suggested Membership Contribution Levels
 Families with Children
$500 Families with two incomes
$300 Families with one income
 Those without Children
$150 Per working adult
$50 Per student or non-working adult
 Volunteer Alternative
2-4 hrs.  
/ month 		Checking Eruv before 2:00 PM on Thursday
 Help Balance the Operating Budget
$100 Please consider adding an additional contribution to offset the deficit

The Eruv Board is pleased that we are able to keep suggested contributions for the 2008-2009 fundraising year the same as past years, but as always, we ask people to give an additional amount if they are able. Membership contributions will also include you in a weekly email before Shabbat with the status of the eruv. You can pay online by going to www.nceruv.org or send a check made payable to the North Charles Community Eruv, to NCCE PO Box 381051 Cambridge, MA 02238-1051. To be added to the email list please email infonceruv@nceruv.com with your email address or note it on the memo with your check. Please address any questions or suggestions to Aviva Rothman-Shore at 617-661-2455 / Aviva_Shore@hotmail.com.

As always, you can check the status of the eruv using the phone line (857-389-ERUV/3788) and website (www.nceruv.org).

Shana Tova,

Oren Weisberg
President, North Charles Community Eruv