UJA-Federation of New York’s Northern Westchester community honors leader Mindy Unger of Chappaqua

UJA-Federation of New York’s Northern Westchester community recently honored Mindy Unger for her dedicated leadership to the organization and long history of service to the community. The event took place on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Bet Torah in Mount Kisco.

A Chappaqua resident, Unger serves on UJA-Federation’s Northern Westchester Women’s Philanthropy Board and is a member of the Neshamot Fund — Westchester Women’s Venture Philanthropy Group of UJA-Federation of New York.

“For me, UJA-Federation is the best philanthropic investment I can make. With one gift, so many of the things I care about are addressed and so many are helped, from the homebound elderly to the poor, from kids at risk in Israel to kids with special needs here,” Unger told the gathering. “Through missions and volunteer opportunities, I’ve personally seen how my dollars benefit others.”

Unger chose to dedicate money raised in her honor to UJA-Federation’s Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors (CIHS), which allocates funds to agencies and programs that work closely with Holocaust survivors. The event raised nearly $70,000 for CIHS, which is working to raise $10 million for the care of the more than 73,000 Holocaust survivors in New York.

“CIHS has truly highlighted how we do so much good when we do it together,” said Event Chair Sue Motola of Chappaqua. “Our community’s commitment to helping ensure that this very vulnerable population continues to live with the dignity they so deserve is a tribute to us all.”

The evening also featured entertainment by magician and mentalist David Levitan. Event chairs were Michele and Kevin Gregson of Chappaqua, Randi and Dan Kreisler of Pleasantville, and Sue and Jay Motola of Chappaqua.

For more than 90 years, UJA-Federation has been a central force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York Jewish community. Working with nearly 100 network beneficiary agencies, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, our reach spans from New York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. 

Pictured from left, Sue Motola of Chappaqua, Mindy Unger of Chappaqua, and Randi Kreisler of Pleasantville