Asheville Jewish Leadership Collaborative

The Asheville Jewish Leadership Collaborative (AJLC) formed in November 2006 for the purpose of enhancing communications and encouraging collaborations among Asheville's Jewish community organizations.  The group, comprising lay and professional leaders from ten Jewish agencies, meets monthly sharing updates from each organization and discussing items of common interest.  Meeting summaries are provided here:

June 17, 2010

Roll Out of Newcomer High Holiday Ticket Program
AJLC members are preparing to launch a new community program that will allow newcomers to receive a "pass" allowing them to attend High Holiday services at Beth Israel, Beth HaTephila, and Chabad.  Passes will soon be available at the JCC and donations are suggested in lieu of needing to "purchase tickets."

February 4, 2010

The sole business agenda item was the follow-up from the January 21, 2010 AJLC meeting as to the terms of the Brandeis contract and funding for the Asheville Jewish Population and Needs Study.  AJLC members have now had the opportunity to review the proposed contract from Brandeis as well commentary on the impact of varying sample sizes based on project budget.  AJLC members approved moving forward with the contract for the smaller proposed price/project scope while simultaneously continuing to seek contributions to allow us to change to the larger scope project.  A project coordinator will be appointed to work with the AJLC and as a liaison to Brandeis and to commence work immediately.

January 21, 2010

Population Study Update
Brandeis is preparing final contract terms for approval by the AJLC for a 2010 Jewish population study.  Remaining issues to be resolved include:  completion of fundraising efforts; appointment of project coordinator; clarification of geographic scope of study.  These issues will be resolved at the next meeting, and contract term should begin 2-15-10.

Avante Group Senior Assisted Living
Rabbi Cabelli reported on discussions with The Avante Group, a private provider of skilled nursing facilities investigating the feasibility of moving into the Asheville market.  Avante has expressed interest in providing resources and programs as a part of a proposed facility to make the facility attractive to the Jewish community.  Discussions are ongoing. 

Vote on Newcomer High Holiday Ticket Proposal
The AJLC approved the final draft of the universal Newcomer High Holiday Ticket Proposal.  Synagogue and JCC Boards to review/approve in January/February.

Vote on Hartman Lecture Series Proposal           
AJLC members have approved a shared community investment in the 8-lecture Hartman leadership training series.  Over the next two years, AJLC members will engage in quarterly study session guided by the lecture series.  

JCC Strategic Planning Discussion
Ron Manheimer facilitated a discussion with AJLC leadership, seeking community input on JCC strategic goals regarding (1) newcomer services; (2) Jewish cultural programming; and coordination of the AJLC and other community collaboration/communications issues. 

December 17, 2009

Newcomer High Holiday Tickets
The Collaborative reviewed a draft of a proposed cooperative effort between and among the three synagogues and the JCC to make universal "One Jewish Asheville" high holiday passes available to Jewish Asheville newcomers.  Consensus was reached on most of the details of the proposal, and it will be revised and finalized in January.  

Community Study Update
$27,000 in grant funding is secured to conduct the 2011 Jewish Asheville Population and Needs Study.  The Collaborative discussed planning and logistics, including recruitment of a project coordinator, defining deliverables, and negotiating the contract with Brandeis University.     

Hartman Lecture Series
The Collaborative is considering a investment in the Shalom Hartman Lecture Series of training/study programs for Jewish congregations and communal leaders.  A decision will be made in January.

November 19, 2009

Distribution of Letter to Asheville Jewish Community from Christian Community of Cesky-Tesin
Walter Ziffer has provided the original copy of a letter (with an English translation) from the Christian leaders of Cesky-Tesin in the Chech Republic to the Jewish communities of North America and an English translation.  The letter relates to a 2009 Conference of Reconciliation and Atonement held in Cesky-Tesin.  The JCC will frame original copies of each for community viewing.  Heather will scan copies and upload to the Jewish Asheville website - each organization will link to the site and make an effort to reprint or publicize the letter in its communications.

Volunteer Community Coordinator
The proposal for a community coordinator, discussed in October, is larger than the identified volunteer is interested in undertaking.  This option will not be pursued further at this time.

Southern Jewish Historical Society 2012 Annual Meeting
Rick Chess has assembled a committee to work on this project and will report back in January.  

Stand Against Racism Invitation
The JCC is participating in the 2010 YWCA Stand Against Racism and would like to collaborate with other Jewish organizations in this effort.  The JCC social worker, will contact social action committee chairs at CBI and BHT, as well as Maccabi, to schedule a preliminary meeting.  Other interested participating organizations are also welcome.

Marketing Task Force Update
Alan Silverman presented a strategic and action plan for the marketing of "Jewish Asheville!".  The paper outlines a plan for a three-phase roll-out of a marketing effort to be the marketing arm of the AJLC.

Institute for Southern Jewish Life
The group discussed further some of the resources available to the community through ISJP.  Rabbi Cabelli will request more information packets and we should continue to brainstorm ways to make these cultural and educational programs available to our community through collaborative strategies.

Newcomer High Holiday Tickets
Mike Weizman presented a proposal to encourage greater newcomer attendance at synagogues during the High Holidays.  The group brainstormed this idea and Mike will present some concrete proposals at the next meeting.

JCC Strategic Planning
The JCC will be updating its strategic plan between January - March 2010.  Three strategic focus areas that will require thoughtful input from other community leaders are: (1) Newcomers; (2) Jewish Cultural Programs; and (3) Community Leadership Collaborative.  AJLC meeting time will be used for facilitated discussion of these strategic questions.

Other Business                                                                                                        
Rabbi Meiri offered the suggestion that the AJLC might consider devoting some meetings each year to further Jewish education. She is aware of resources that can be used in a leadership setting to facilitate such discussions and learning opportunities.  The group would like to discuss this further in December.

October 15, 2009

Institute for Southern Jewish Life
A representative from the Institute for Southern Jewish Life presented an overview of the resources and services available to our community.  Beth Israel has partnered with them for use of their religious school curriculum and teacher training resources.  ISJL offers a wide range of Jewish cultural programs, as well as educational resources (preschool             through high school educational curriculums).  

Proposal to Coordinate Organizational Manpower
A community volunteer is exploring the possibility of structuring a volunteer commitment that would allow her to work among all organizations to heighten potential collaborations and strengthen programming.  A variety of potential options and needs were brainstormed.  A clarified proposal will be presented at the next meeting.  

Southern Jewish Historical Society - 2012 Annual Meeting
Rick Chess presented the proposal from SJHS for Asheville to host the 2012 Annual Meeting.  A small committee has already been recruited to work on this effort, and Rick is willing to act as chair and host the event at UNCA.  The Collaborative supports the effort and hopes that there will be opportunities for all organizations to participate.  The committee will begin initial planning and determine the types of commitments that could be offered by various participation organizations.  Individual organizations will be approached with opportunities for participation:  hosting events, financial contributions, volunteer support, marketing support, etc. as the time comes.

Community Study Funding Update
Janet Oppenheimer has secured a $27,000 grant from UJC to support the study.  This grant will require some matching funds.  We will know in November whether we have received a second $25,000 grant, and proceed with implementation accordingly.

August 27, 2009

Jewish Community 2.0 Pilot Project
The Collaborative members have reviewed of the written project proposal, conducted a conference call with project leaders, and elicited discussion among AJLC members and individual organizational Boards of Directors.  At this time, the AJLC members do not recommend participation by the Asheville Jewish Community in the Jewish Community 2.0 Pilot Project.  This project may be appropriate for the community to consider at a later date.

Southern Jewish Historical Society - 2012 Annual Meeting
Collaborative members would like additional answers to a few remaining questions about logistics and anticipated attendance if Asheville were to host the 2012 SJHC Annual meeting.  In addition, a few "lead" community members should be identified willing to work on this project.  This information will be available at the October meeting to formalize a recommendation.

Federation Report on Community Input and 09-10 Priorities
Federation presented the results of its recent focus groups and community survey, as well as an overview of the 2009 Community Campaign timeline.

Community Study Funding Update
$65,000 in grant requests are still outstanding and we should hear back this fall.

Marketing Task Force Update
The One Jewish Asheville marketing task force has written goals and a position statement.  At the October meeting they will be ready to present overall goals and specific strategies and priorities for consideration by the collaborative.

Community Infrastructure Sharing
Time should be devoted at the next meeting for discussions on pending proposals to share a community volunteer coordinator as well as a community grantwriter.

June 18, 2009

Community Study Funding Update
The AJLC grant proposal to the BJH Foundation was declined.  Other letters and proposals are still pending.

"One Jewish Asheville" Marketing Report
The marketing task force had an initial meeting and identified its initial purpose.  A written report will be forthcoming at the next meeting. 

Southern Jewish Historical Society - 2012 Annual Meeting
SJHC representatives would like Asheville to host the 2012 annual meeting.  This would require a coordinated effort and investment by all of Jewish Asheville.  There was significant enthusiasm for this project, it will be added as a discussion item at a future meeting.

Community Volunteer Coordinator
A volunteer is interested in developing a coordinated inter-organizational volunteer program.  This idea will also be pursued at further meetings.

Eitzah Jewish Communities 2.0                 
The majority of the meeting was devoted to a conference call with representatives from the Eitzah Center for Congregational Leadership.  Specific information was exchanged about the Jewish Communities 2.0 pilot project, the benefits to the Asheville community should we choose to participate, and the community investment required.  Eitzah would like to begin work with a pilot community in November 2009.  Organizational Boards of Directors will discuss the project, the investment required, and interest in participating prior to the August AJLC meeting. 

May 21, 2009

Community Population Study: Progress Report
The Federation has researched additional foundations that should be approached to fund the study.  Janet Oppenheimer will send letters of inquiry from WNCJF on behalf of the AJLC. 

Eitzah Jewish Communities 2.0 Proposal
Rabbi Meiri presented a proposal from The Eitzah Center for Congregational Leadership to pilot a Jewish Community 2.0 leadership training program to strengthen individual Jewish institutions and build community collaborations.  Eitzah will consider Asheville as a potential pilot community.  For further factfinding, a conference call with Eitzah project leaders will take place at the June AJLC meeting.

One Jewish Asheville Marketing Campaign
AJLC members would like to explore creation of a coordinated or collaborative marketing strategy for Jewish Asheville.  A "One Jewish Asheville" marketing task force was established to develop goals and strategies.

April 21, 2009

Asheville Jewish Community Relations Council ("JCRC")
AJLC members finalized a statement of purpose for a new Asheville JCRC to be established and supported under the umbrella of the WNC Jewish Federation:  The Asheville Jewish Community Relations Council will foster positive interactions between the Jewish and general communities and represent, with integrity, the interests of Asheville's Jewish community.  Activities of the JCRC will include: communicating with the media on behalf of the Jewish community, coordinating awareness of Jewish holidays and observances within the public school systems, fostering positive relationships with the greater community.

Community Population Study Update                                                          
The final "case statement" for the proposed Greater Asheville Area Jewish Community Population and Needs Study was distributed and approved.  Grantwriting and fund development strategies continue to be pursued.

Proposed Economic Impact Study
A community member has expressed interest in conducting a study of the economic impact of the Jewish community in this region.  Concerns were raised about attempting to run an economic impact study concurrently with a population and needs study.  More information is needed about goals and potential outcomes for the economic impact study. 

Israel Education Committee Update
The Israel Education Committee has formed and committee chairs have been recruited.  The committee will work to create a sense of cohesion among programs and will provide a varying mix of topics and points of view with regard to Israel programming.  This committee will operate under the umbrella of the Jewish Federation, but independent of the JCRC.

March 12, 2009

Community Security Update
This month's meeting began with a presentation by Special Agent Andrew Romangulou of the Asheville FBI branch office.  Agent Romangulou briefed community leaders on the types of potential community threat information that should be reported to the FBI, and a reporting protocol.  Introductions were made toward furthering a positive and ongoing working relationship between the Jewish community and the FBI.                        

Asheville Jewish Business Forum Representation
It was agreed that a representative of the Asheville Jewish Business Forum should begin attending Collaborative meetings.

Jewish Community Relations Council
The Collaborative agreed that a JCRC should be sponsored under the umbrella of the WNC Jewish Federation.  In general, the agreed purpose of the JCRC will be to respond to negative interactions and foster positive interactions between the Jewish and general communities.  Activities of the JCRC may include: political outreach, communicating with the media on behalf of the Jewish community, coordinate awareness of Jewish holidays and observances within the public school systems, fostering positive relationships with the greater community.

Joint Israel Education Committee
The Collaborative also agreed that a Joint Israel Education Committee should be formed to promote respectful Jewish community-wide education and conversation on the subject of Israel.  This committee will also operate under the umbrella of the Federation.

Community Population Study
The Collaborative has received a detailed project budget from the proposed consultant and is working on a final draft of a Case Statement, articulating the need for and purpose of the study.  Collaborative members are working together to submit grant applications to various foundations and corporations in hopes of securing at least half of the project funding through institutional support.                                                                                                 

February 10, 2009

Community Security Briefing
The planned agenda item for February was a security briefing with the regional FBI contact.  Due to scheduling confusion, this item has been postponed to the March meeting.

Community Population Study
This project has moved into the fund development phase.  Subcommittees have been working on a draft case statement; a project budget; and a listing of potential grant funding opportunities.  The goal is to fund the project with a combination of grant/foundation funds and local matching contributions.  A few foundation grants have been identified and applications will be submitted this spring.  Due to the 2009 decrease in community fundraising, the Collaborative has further recommended delaying this project until Spring 2010.

Formation of a Jewish Community Relations Council and Israel Committee
The Collaborative agreed that the Asheville community should formally establish a Jewish Community Relations Council and an Israel Committee.  Discussion focused on defining the purpose and goals of each group, and identifying appropriate individuals to serve on each.  This discussion will be continued at the March meeting.

January 8, 2009

Israel Solidarity Forum
The Collaborative was briefed on planning for a community-wide educational program on Israel, being planned for Sunday, January 11^th by an ad hoc Israel task force.  Initial planning is under way for a potential series of speakers on Israel beginning in February.

Community Study               
The group finalized its recommendation regarding selection of a professional researcher to contract for the community demographic study.  This month subgroups will (1) develop a Case Statement clarifying the project, its goals and intended outcomes; (2) develop a fund development strategy to support the project; and (3) communicate with the selected consultants to clarify project scope, timing, and costs.     

December 11, 2008 

Jewish Population Study: Progress Report
This meeting was the first formal business meeting following the screening of several professional demographers interested in conducting an Asheville Jewish population study.  During October and November, the Collaborative entertained four proposals from local and national demographers. 

Following the four interview sessions, the group has clarified the three possible outcomes that may be obtained by conducting a study:  (1) the number of Jewish households in Asheville or WNC, with demographic statistics about those households; (2) qualitative demographic information about the Jewish households already known to the community; and (3) qualitative demographic information about Jewish households not currently known to the community.

Success in obtaining each of these categories of information is dependent upon resource allocation, and survey methodology.  The collaborative group agrees that more work needs to be done to refine the outcomes expectations for this proposed study.

The Collaborative eliminated two of the four proposals from consideration.  At the January meeting, the Collaborative will revise its assumptions and goals for the project, and will evaluate  the remaining two proposals accordingly.

September 18, 2008 

Jewish Community Population Study: Progress Report                                               
The Collaborative continues its exploratory work toward undertaking a community demographic study.  Collaborative members provided updates on additional due diligence that has been completed since the last meeting, with regard to identifying and evaluating research groups to undertake our community study. 

Working as a group, the Collaborative developed a list of existing working assumptions about the Asheville Jewish Community; as well as a list of communal goals that the study should address.  These goals and assumptions will be provided to each of the demographer groups that are interested in making a formal proposal to undertake our study.

The list of working assumptions and goals will be provided to each demographer proposing to work on our community study, and each group will be invited to make a presentation to the Collaborative in October and November.  The Collaborative hopes to make a final decision at a work session scheduled for December.

August 26, 2008 

Facilities Task Force Progress
There has been an ongoing discussion about creating a process for formal organizational collaborations in space-sharing, but at this time the collaborative feels that formal planning is unnecessary and the process should continue informally between organizations as needed.  Organizations will continue to provide updates to the Collaborative as their expansion plans develop and evolve.                

Demographic Study Progress Report                                          
The Collaborative continued its work toward developing a recommendation on conducting a Jewish community demographic study.  Collaborative members reported results from telephone interviews with other communities that have conducted studies.  Three proposals are under consideration from Jewish demographers interested in working on this project in Asheville.  In addition, the Collaborative is exploring the feasibility of conducting a study without consultants, perhaps in cooperation with UNC-Asheville.  At the next meeting, the group will define the list of outcomes/deliverables that should result from any survey.

July 22, 2008 

Facilities Task Force Update - The Collaborative is still defining the scope of work to be delegated to this task force regarding collaborative community space-sharing.  This item will be further discussed at the August meeting to determine whether it is still a priority for the AJLC agenda. 

Community Demographic Study  - Members present voted unanimously in support of the idea of continuing to pursue a community demographic study.  A tentative timeline and a work plan were developed, with a goal to begin the demography study in May of 2009.  Members of the Collaborative each took assignments to conduct further research and develop a formal recommendation that can be presented to organizational Boards of Directors in September.

June 24, 2008

Community Demographic Study
Janet Oppenheimer introduced Professor Ira Sheskin of the University of Miami, a leading Jewish demographer.  The collaborative entertained a presentation by Dr. Sheskin about the feasibility and benefits of conducting a Jewish community demographic study in Asheville.  This survey would include a determination of the number of Jewish people and households in Buncombe county, as well as demographic, affiliation, and other information about the community.  This information could be utilized by the entire community, and each individual organization, in long term planning and development to strengthen and enhance Jewish community life.  

Review of Facilities Task Force Report
The collaborative reviewed the April 9, 2008 report of the community facilities task force that convened to propose scenarios for shared community facilities growth.  The report includes an inventory of community space needs, and indicates where needs overlap between and among organizations. 

Next Steps:  The collaborative felt that there may be additional space needs that should be added to the inventory.  These will be submitted to Pam Sugarman who will compile and submit back to the task force.  Task force will now be asked to develop some options or scenarios - for space renovations or expansions to accomplish the community's facilities needs while maximizing shared spaces and non-duplication of resources.  E.g. who are the particular partners for each shared space and how will we fulfill the vision of a "campus" without literally constructing a campus.  BHT noted that this information would be extremely helpful to have completed before it proceeds with specific planning for space expansion.

"One Jewish Asheville" Vision Process
At the April meeting, there was enthusiasm for developing a "One Jewish Asheville" vision statement that might engage the community in a culture change toward a universal mindset of "One Jewish Asheville."  E.g.  Each member of the Asheville Jewish Community feels that their primary affiliation is Jewish Asheville, and they may have multiple sub-affiliations to any of the Jewish organizations or affinity groups within that community.  Any of the following ideas could be implemented by the community collectively, or in partnerships, to begin to foster this sense of a unified community.

• Engage with this idea: boards, staff, members, affiliated/non-members, users, donors, general community
• Look for quick, easy successes:
• Find more opportunities for collaborative programming
• Call an annual meeting of all community boards of directors
• Start a Jewish community newspaper
• Work on a community demographic study
• Bring the PJ Library to Asheville
• Host the Southern Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting
• Create Shalom Baby Baskets
• Develop a coordinated membership structure
• Share facilities
• Share back-office functions (marketing, bookkeeping, printing, administrative)
• Have a shared logo

At the June 24th AJLC Meeting, Federation will bring in a speaker to discuss the feasibility of undertaking a community-wide demographic study.     

Collaborative Capital Fundraising
This was the final of four meetings devoted to community facilities planning/expansions and associated capital fundraising efforts.  The Community Facilities Task Force met on 4/9/08 to continue its dialogue about collaborative space-planning to meet community needs - a summary of that meeting is not yet available.  Regarding the proposal to undertake a community-wide capital fundraising campaign to fund anticipated expansion projects at all community organizations, the AJLC considered input from two fundraising consultants.  After discussion, the AJLC concluded that while collaborative fundraising is a good idea that might be pursued for future community expansion, at this time there is a low likelihood of success for launching such a venture.  Rather, successful collaborative fundraising would likely be a by-product of developing a highly collaborative community culture and a unified Jewish Asheville. Accordingly, the efforts of the AJLC should be focused on encouraging the development of a unified vision for our future.

"One Jewish Asheville" Vision
After 18 months of meetings, the AJLC has become an exciting forum for building relationships among community organizations and inspiring visionary thinking about our future.  Members of the AJLC would like Jewish community members and organizational Boards of Directors to share in the excitement of this process.  The Collaborative would like to create a participatory process that crosses organizational and institutional lines and engages the entire community in a dialogue about the future of Jewish life in Asheville.  We hope that by developing a unified community vision, we will nurture a culture that will easily support future collaborations in facilities development, fundraising, programming, resource-sharing, marketing, outreach, service, etc.

Next Steps
The AJLC set a goal to organize a "One Jewish Asheville" vision process in 2009.  The next two meetings will be devoted to creating a strategy and workplan for engaging the community in the development of a vision (May meeting) and exploring the feasibility of conducting a community demographic study prior to the 2009 vision process (June meeting).   

Community Facilities Task Force
At the February 7^th meeting, the collaborative assigned a community facilities task force to continue developing a strategic approach to space sharing.  On March 5^th the Facilities Task Force met and defined the scope of its responsibility:  to evaluate the immediate and near-future space needs of each organization and then identify potential space-sharing opportunities between two or more organizations. A secondary charge for the Task Force will be to consider some of the underlying principals that could guide our community's long range facilities structure.  The task force recommends that a community-wide demographic study to identify the current and projected needs of the Asheville Jewish community should be a priority for the community.   

Community Facilities Planning:
This was the second of two meetings devoted to community-wide facilities planning.  Several organizations provided these updates, based on discussions held at Board of Directors' meetings, as well as progress made toward individual facilities planning:

WNC Jewish Federation has obtained "space" in the reception area of Bob Deutsch's law office.  The Federation board is supportive of the idea of a community-wide fundraising campaign, and has directed Janet Oppenheimer to explore the process involved in organizing such an effort for Asheville.

Maccabi Academy had its board retreat in January and worked on developing a 5-year strategic plan.  They are very interested in space-sharing, with a view toward finding their permanent home by Year 5.  One possible scenario is for MA to have its own class space, and to share recreational facilities with another entity.

Beth HaTephila has just begun a feasibility study to determine whether or not it might proceed with building renovations.

Beth Israel's board is very interested in the idea of facilities collaborations.  The organization's primary interest might be in collaborative capital fundraising, with a secondary interest in collaborative space planning.

JCC's Executive Committee has discussed the proposed collaborations and is interested in learning more and exploring the possibilities.  The Facilities committee has taken a preliminary look at our Jewish community demographics and has contacted several other JCCs that have recently undertaken facilities expansions.  The JCC is currently reviewing its 2005 needs assessment and determining whether this research should be "refreshed" before proceeding with facilities plans.

The "community space vision" discussion from December 18^th was continued.  Additional community vision items included shared meeting/program space, gallery space, and recreational facilities; community catering space; shared or alternative worship spaces for traditional and non-traditional groups; community mikveh, and gathering space for Hillel.  Concerns were raised about moving religious schools away from sanctuary spaces.  The group discussed viewing our current centrally-located properties as a "campus" and building a community of institutions that draws on the character of what we already have.  The group also questioned whether we ought to define a community-wide vision for Jewish Asheville prior to embarking upon community facilities planning. 

The leadership group recommends convening a community-wide facilities task force to explore possibilities for meaningful collaborations between and among institutions.  Alan Silverman will coordinate this group, and each organization is asked to send a representative familiar with its facilities planning.

Collaborative Capital Fundraising
The discussion of a community-wide capital fundraising campaign, which is also continued from December 18^th, will be placed on the next meeting agenda.  

Community Responsibility for Funeral and Burial Expenses:
The leadership group discussed community support and cost-sharing for indigent funeral/burial expenses.  This issue will be referred to a joint task force with representatives from Beth Israel, Beth HaTephila, Chabad, Jewish Family Services, Federation, and the Chevre Kadishah.

WNCJF Update
Federation representatives outlined plans for the 2007 annual campaign, including 1-year and 3-year funding priorities and campaign goals.  Funding priorities include: increased support for currently-funded agencies; establishment of Jewish Family Services; increased support for worldwide Jewry; providing support for youth and leadership development; and enhancement of WNCJF infrastructure (marketing and professional staff).  The community is asked to (1) make a "stretch" gift when solicited; (2) volunteer to make 3-5 solicitations; (3) volunteer for Super Sunday Phone-a-Thon, November 11th.

Community Facilities Planning
Group members identified current and emerging needs for facilities expansions by several organizations.  Consensus that further discussions on ways to collaborate and share curent/future facilities resources should take place.  Discussion set for next meeting agenda.

AJLC Year-1 Evaluation
AJLC participants discussed usefulness of AJLC forum as a tool for enhanced communication and collaboration.  Consensus that regular communications among organizations enhance overall effectiveness for each individual organization and are important.  Meeting summaries should be more widely circulated in the community.  Formation of collaborative subgroups (security, membership, facilities, programming, etc.) could be considered for the future.

Minutes for AJLC Meetings from November 2006 - October 2007 are on file at the Asheville Jewish Community Center, but are not published here.

February 16, 2010