At the age of eighteen, in my first semester of college, I wrote to my parents about what I thought my life’s path might be.  My letter stated: ‘I think it will have something to do with helping people’. When I discovered the letter in an old shoebox eighteen years later, I was able to look back and connect the dots to see that indeed my life’s many activities embraced the theme of helping people in some manner. I was inspired by the self discernment of that moment.

The ability to give back and contribute – of time, talent, and financial capacity – is a motivating force for me. I am inspired to help others and understand their charitable capacity for doing good in the world. In the mode of living through giving we enhance our true happiness.

My legacy gift to JCF San Diego is in the belief that a vibrant community foundation will provide strong leadership for the larger Jewish community of San Diego – and elsewhere.  Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Community Center are central to the quality of community life and are beneficiaries of legacy gifts.

I am grateful to live in a wonderful city, surrounded by inspiring examples of philanthropy, and desire to do ever more to secure the future of the Jewish Community.