This past summer we took three one-day bus trips from Deal to Atlantic City. Each trip was to a different hotel— Resorts, Caesar’s and Tropicana—and all three days were terrific! On the bus, we raffled off prizes, told jokes, played Arabic music, and relaxed. In Atlantic City, we walked the beautiful boardwalk, saw an amazing military air show, and musical show, ate lunch, shopped and of course gambled. Everyone had a wonderful time.
ORT stands for Organization for Rehabilitation through Training. It is a network of vocational schools, which focus on teaching skills that are in demand in today’s world. There are ORT schools in Israel, New York and many other countries. ORT programs are guided by the spirit of tikkun olam (repairing the world and making it a better place). They believe in the saying, “If you give a man a fish, he eats for a day. If you teach him to fish, he eats for a lifetime.”
Many thanks to Joyce Dwek, for coordinating the fun fundraising trips. We couldn’t have had this experience without all of Joyce’s hard work, with the assistance of Sally Shamah, Louise Zalayet and bus helpers Norma Rezak, Joy Assoulin, and Frieda Lubin. The President of our chapter is Mrs. Freida Kassin. The ORT chapter was brought to our community by Estelle Marcus. We look forward to more great trips next summer.
