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Wednesday, June 6th - Who put the fun in fundraising? Come join us for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen in Hunt Valley Towne Centre. Meet us there or in the parking lot at Gail Gelber's at 11:45 to carpool. Flyers with coupons will be distributed at the Closing Meeting.

Closing Meeting to feature Kwame Kwei-Armah

All you theater buffs, here is your show. On Thursday, May 24, at 11 am, Kwame Kwei-Armah, the new Artistic Director of CenterStage, will join us as our Closing Luncheon speaker. Arriving to an enthusiastic reception, Mr. Kwei-Armah Kwame is said to “have a way of pulling others into his gravitational field, whirling them around, and then depositing them in a place at some distance from where they started out.”

An award-winning British playwright, director, actor, and broadcaster, Kwei-Armah’s plays include Seize the Day, A Bitter Herb, Blues Brother Soul Sister, Big Nose, and his triptych of plays chronicling the struggles of the British African-Caribbean community in London—Elmina’s Kitchen, Fix Up, and Statement of Regret—which each premiered at the National Theatre.

Cost for the closing luncheon and installation is $50 per person. The invitation will be mailed shortly, but (considering the mail) you can get and then print your invitation and response card right now (just by clicking on 'em), so you can sign up early for this event. These are PDF files; no problemo. Bring a friend!

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Anita Potemken Honored

On Thursday May 3^rd, at the Federation of Jewish Women's Organization of Maryland 96th annual convention, our past President, Anita Potemken was honored with the Tzedek Award! This year the theme was "Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue" and the booklet handout stated "No one exemplifies the virtues of justice, fairness and truth more than Anita".

FYI

No Board Meeting in May...

The Board voted to publish 3 Bulletins per year, August, November & March. Deadlines are 6 weeks in advance to allow for postal delivery.

Postcard reminders for board meetings will be discontinued next season. Dates will be published in Bulletins, Live & Learn Guide, and on this website.

New Rosters will be published only every 2 years. Keep your Roster current. If you don't have a Roster, they will be available at meetings. Addendums to the current Roster will be available at the closing meeting.

Leah Valentine wishes to thank members of the BNC community for food, good wishes and contributions to BNC during her recovery.

Live & Learn Changes

Class #18, Museum Mania - The class of March 29 has been moved to May 17^th. The Art of Ancient America at the Walters Art Gallery.

President
Gail Gelber
Corresponding Secretary
Barbara Barr
Recording Secretary
Jan Helper
Financial Secretaries
Judith Berkowitz (A-K)
Natalie Jeffrey (L-Z)
Treasurer
Annette Polonsky
Committee Chairs
Live & Learn
Kay Feldmann, Sandy Kuperberg
Sondra Montuori, Merle Ann Siegelman
Membership
Ruth Casper, Eva Silversmith
Book Fund
Mildred Dorf, Veronica Kestenberg
Fund Raising
Mona Berman, Ellen Pazornik
Hospitality
Hulane Zolet
Program
Ellen Pazornik, Mona Berman
Publicity
Winnie Krimmel
Media Coordinator
Suzanne Strutt
Meeting Coordinators
Toby Felcher, Benita Lozinsky
Live & Learn Registrar
Pat Hartley
Parliamentarian
Sophie Stolberg
Telephone Communications
Norma Axel, Carol Oppenheim,
Janice Rudo
Webmaster
Yogi Savetman
Mailing Coordinator
Judi Cataldo
Federation Coordinator
Matilda Falck
Nominating Committee Chair
Anita Potemken

Board of Directors

2010-2012	2011-2013
Lois Bedell Ruth Casper Frances Conn Marcia Daniel Marcia Epstein Barry Hond Rita Hyman Winnie Krimmel Sondra Montuori Rosalind Pearlman Merle Ann Siegelman	Brenda Cohen Kay Feldmann Ellen Katz Barbara Levenson Linda Mandel Vera Mitnick Deane Sevel Rena Shenk Judy Stein Norma Surosky Leah Valentine
2011-2012	Outgoing Board
Fran Block Sheila Maleson Thelma Weiner	Shelly Blank Fran Block Ada Bloom Elinore Eisner Tikva Jeral Estelle Kabik Vivian Krawitz Verna Kushel Judy Langenthal Carol Oppenheim Barbara Rubin Sue Steinman Sharon Tiplitz Fran Weinstein

Mission Statement

Brandeis National Committee is an organization committed to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distinguished liberal arts and research university founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the University through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the University was founded: academic excellence, social justice, non-sectarianism, and service to the community.

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Local BNC chapters allocate significant financial resources to establish general and named scholarships and fellowships.

The Bulletin is the newsletter of Brandeis National Committee - Baltimore Chapter and is mailed to all Baltimore Chapter members.

Members can attend lectures and enroll in study groups that may use Brandeis faculty-authored syllabi. See our Live and Learn (PDF) booklet for our course offerings.

See our meetings page for dates and times of Baltimore Chapter luncheons, various open meetings and BNC Baltimore board meetings held during the year.

The chapter also offers opportunities for service to our local community with projects emulating the University's mission - focusing on education, literacy and ending hunger.

It may be necessary to change the dates and times of scheduled events due to weather and other difficulties beyond our control. These changes (if any) are given at the top of this page. Course facilitators... please contact our webmaster to communicate these changes.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

Give to the BNC Book Fund with these cards...
Contact Vera Kestenberg or Millie Dorf

Other special contribution cards available at the BNC National website .

The Millionth Book Tribute Card	$5.00
Louis D. Brandeis Tribute Card	$10.00
Chai Card	$18.00
Maroon Learned Research Journal	$35.00
Blue Medical Science Journal	$55.00
Special Book Collection	$100.00
10 + Pen Cards	$10.00
6 Science for Life Cards	$5.00

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