2021 Campaign for Jewish Needs Starts Aug. 27 In Northeast Ohio

BEACHWOOD, OH — The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will launch its 2021 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Aug. 27.

The federation's campaign kick-off will be highlighted by the first-ever drive-thru event. The Temple-Tifereth Israel parking lot, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood) will play host from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The launch event will be done in half-hour time slots, with guests getting pre-packaged snacks and beverages and celebrating the Jewish community in Cleveland. The event is free to the public, though pre-registration is required.

“For more than 115 years, the federation has helped keep our community safe and thriving by addressing immediate needs while planning for the future,” General Campaign Chair Bradley Sherman said. “This year’s Campaign is both like and unlike any other. While we face extraordinary and uncertain times, our community has faced daunting challenges before and has come together time after time after time to help make life in our Jewish community better today and even stronger in the future.”

This year's campaign will feature a matching gift initiative called "Mandel Match." Any new or increased gifts will be matched by a donation to Jewish Cleveland's Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund. The matching program is being led by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation.

This year's campaign will also feature an incentive for donors to make gifts early or renew or increase their gifts from last year. In the first 18 days of the campaign (Aug. 27 to Sept. 14) all gifts of $180 or more, which are renewals or increases of last year's gift, will be matched with an additional $180 gift to the campaign by the Brunswick Companies.

“We are thrilled to be able to provide a match opportunity to incentivize donors to the Federation’s annual Campaign to give early and give generously,” said Todd Stein, president and CEO of Brunswick Companies. “With the ‘Brunswick Bonus’, we look forward to the 2021 Campaign hitting the ground running!”