ENTER THE 2009 EPSTEIN COMMUNICATE! AWARDS CONTEST

Every two years Communicate! summaries in several categories are selected to receive an Epstein Award, recognizing those congregations’ outstanding programming. Award recipients receive a $1,000 grant in programming funds, presented at the Union for Reform Judaism North American Biennial Convention, which is being held this year in Toronto, Ontario, November 4-8.

Communicate! founders Paddy and Barry Epstein created this grant to encourage members of Union congregations to submit their successful and replicable programs and ideas to the Communicate! resource bank.

Here the few basics you need to know about submitting a Communicate! entry and being eligible for the Epstein Award:

• Your program summary must be received by Friday, September 11, 2009. (You will be notified when your entry is received.)
  
• You may submit your summary in one of two ways:
  • Use the “Submit Summary” option on the Communicate! website
  • Email your summary to the Communicate! administrator at communicate@urj.org.
    
• Epstein Award recipients will be notified between September 29 and October 2, 2009.

Epstein Communicate! Awards will be presented in the following categories:

• Congregation with more than 750 households
• Congregation with 250-750 households
• Congregation with fewer than 250 households
• Member of NATA – National Association for Temple Administration
• Member of NATE (National Association of Temple Educators); ECERJ (Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism); or PDRJ (Program Directors of Reform Judaism)

Share your program and enter the Epstein Communicate! Award contest today!