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Upcoming Event

BGS Kickoff Happy Hour w/ Guest Speaker Sam Amiel

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Located in La Jolla

BGS is about making an impact on the San Diego Jewish community and Jewish communities across the globe. Sam Amiel will explain the direct effects of your contribution in Haiti. Mr. Amiel has been appointed by The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to serve as the central address for relief operations in Haiti.

Come network with other BGS members, hear about next events, and learn about the impact of your donation

Click Here to read Sam Amiel's bio.

RSVP for directions

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The Ben-Gurion Society is a donor recognition program for individuals in their 21- 45 who make a minimum individual gift of $1,000 or a family gift of $2,000 to the UJF Annual Campaign.  But the Ben-Gurion Society is so much more than that; it is a new and vibrant program that is on the rise around the country.

BGS members are not just a part of their Jewish communities; they are stepping up and helping to SHAPE their communities.

You will have the opportunity to experience terrific programs that will not only allow you to meet and connect with amazing people, but to experience intimate Shabbat dinners, special events with dynamic speakers, business networking opportunities and hands-on volunteer experiences. We can provide you with the tools to become a powerful and passionate leader in our community and help build the next generation of leaders for tomorrow.


Click here to make your gift and become a BGS member now!


Ben-Gurion Society Membership Benefits

- Invitations to exclusive member-only events including: speaker programs, social events and professional networking opportunities.

- Subsidies for conferences and Ben-Gurion Society missions.

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Invitation to the Federations annual Men's Event.


The National Ben-Gurion Society (BGS) of the United Jewish Communities was founded on the principles of David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. BGS embodies Ben-Gurion's legacy; young men and women combining their power, passion and resources to build a strong and responsible Jewish community at home, in Israel, and around the world. We are those young men and women; there are over 90 of us that are members of the Ben-Gurion Society in the San Diego area.

 




Ben-Gurion Society Calendar of Events 


BGS Chair: Steve Shulman

Past Ben-Gurion Society Events

  • BGS Sushi and Sake Soiree
  • 3Sixty and BGS Afternoon @ the Races
  • BGS @ the Theater - The Seven
  • BGS Shabbat Connections
  • Speaker and Dessert Reception
  • Major Gifts Dinner
  • BGS Gourmet Cooking - Click here to see the photos!
  • BGS Breakfast with a Macher: Gary Jacobs
  • BGS Young Leadership Trip to Israel
  • BGS Sister Hazel Concert & Dinner @ Belly Up
  • BGS Breakfast with a Macher: Murray Galinson
  • Major Gifts Dinner
  • National Young Leadership Conference
  • Breakfast with a Macher: Ernest Rady
  • Inside the Terrorist Mind with Mica Halpern
  • Men's Event Private Reception with Prime Minister
    Ehud Barak
  • War of Images: The role of media in the Middle East conflict with Alon Ben-David  
  • Calypso & Comedy with comedian Joel Chasnoff
  • BGS heads to Petco Park following dinner at Soleil@K
  • BGS Rendezvous featuring live entertainment
  • BGS Committee Dinner
  • Men's Event Private Reception with Dennis Prager
  • Major Gifts Dinner with David Makovsky
  • Sushi & Sake in Santaluz
  • Dessert Reception with Khaleel Mohammed
  • Dessert Reception with Stuart Schoffman

Rise to it!

Please contact Darren Schwartz, at
858.737.7128 or darrens@ujfsd.org for additional information.

 



 

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