Welcome to the Connecticut Region of Hadassah's web site!      

 
 
This is a great opportunity for you to learn about the Connecticut Region of Hadassah and what it means to you.  The CT. Region of Hadassah is committed to bringing hope to people through the programs and projects that are the core of Hadassah's mission. Our twenty-four local chapters and our Nurse's Council involve members across the state while doing outreach to other organizations.  In this way we are able to see just how important and wide-spread our work is and will continue to be as we go toward the future. Use this web site to find out more about Hadassah, the CT Region and your local chapter.  Check back often! There will be continuous updates about events and happenings and news both in the region and in the world     

 

Awards 2010

 

Program

 

Most Innovative Program – Cheshire – “Vodka, Latkes, Tzedakah”

                                           Fairfield – Music

                                           Norwich – Wear Pink

                                           Westport –“Oo La La Chocolate, Glitz and Glamour”

 

Membership Outreach – Fairfield –Membership Appreciation Dinner

                                    Shoreline – Organize Your Life

 

Attorneys Council, Stamford – “Sandwich Generation”

 

Coalition Building – Capitol Area/Hartford/Glastonbury/Manchester/New Britain –“Ha, Ha,Ha, Hadassah”

                             Wepawaug-CT Valley –West Rock – “Visions and Writers at Work”

 

Best Focus on Global Issues - Capitol Area/Hartford –Anti-Semitism, Global Jewish People

 

Best Original Program – Wepawaug-CT Valley-West Rock – “Kosher Nostra”

 

Best Focus on a National Project – Cheshire – Young Judaea

                                                    Stamford – Young Judaea

 

Best Israel Program – Wepawaug-CT Valley-West Rock – “A Taste of Israel”

 

Best Environmental Program – Cheshire – “Tu B’Shevat at the Nursery”

 

Best Contemporary Issues – Litchfield County - Pluralism

Best Ongoing Community Outreach – Stamford – Tea at 2

                                                        Westport – Ongoing Outreach Program

 

Women’s Health – Cheshire – Stress Management

                           Capitol Area/Hartford – 10 Commandments of Aging

                           Glastonbury – The New Year, The New You

                           Wepawaug-CT Valley-West Rock – Are You in Your Right Mind?

                           Westport – What’s Up Doc?    

 

Best Fostering of Mother-Child Relationships – Glastonbury – Election Day Crafts

                                                                    Litchfield County/Waterbury – “Don’t Bite Your Tongue”

 

Hadassah Shabbat – Norwich/Colchester, New London

 

Best Holiday Program – Norwalk – Cooking Event

 

Women in Business - Westport

 

Education

 

Study/Book/Media Group – Capitol Area – She’arim

                                        Waterbury – Pillar of Fire

                                        Westport - Media

                                               

Education Day – Hartford – Eat Clean

                         Manchester - Holocaust

                         Southbury/Heritage Village

 

Ivrit L’ Hadassah – Capitol Area, Stamford

 

Best Board Education – Westport - Now There Home is Israel: Youth Aliyah

 

Bulletin

 

Best In Visual Appeal: Cheshire, Glastonbury

 

Best Coverage of Hadassah Project Information: Capitol Area, Fairfield, Manchester, Meriden-Wallingford, Stamford, Waterbury, Wepawaug-CT Valley-West Rock

 

Best Educational Content: Westport

 

Travel to Israel and bond with other young women who want more than a traditional sightseeing mission

  • meet Hadassah's cutting edge physicians and researchers
  • participate in hands-on community service
  • learn how Hadassah is an integral part of Israel's society and economy
  • hear from Israel's leading intellectuals
  • explore Haifa, Jerusalem, Masada, Be'er Sheva and dine under the stars with the Bedouins

For itinerary details, early bird specials or for more information, contact youngwomen@hadassah.org



We invite you to be a part of Hadassah's exciting new project. The 14-story Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower, which will be dedicated in 2012, is a carefully conceived cutting-edge, cost-effective medical facility that integrates Hadassah's deep dedication to healing with science's most sophisticated developing medical technologies. It will contain 500 beds, 20 operating rooms, 60 intensive care beds, the Heart and Internal Medicine Institutes, all surgical and medical treatment divisions, including all surgical suites and all surgical, medical and cardiac intensive care units. The Tower is a concrete expression of our mission and vision. Its state-of-the-art structure, endowed with sophisticated equipment and professional expertise, will bestow the benefits of life for patients at their most crucial of times.

Wear a beautiful symbol of your support proudly. Exclusive custom designed jewelry is available for donors to the Tower Campaign with gift of $180 - $4,999. To receive pin or pendant, your gift must be made through your local chapter or by calling 800.988.0685

*The IRS requires us to tell you that the fair market value of the pin is $100 and the fair market value of the pendant is $25. The remaining portion of your gift is tax deductible.