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Welcome to ORT America - Silicon Valley
ORT America (formerly Women's American ORT) is a national Jewish organization that strengthens the worldwide
Jewish community by empowering people to achieve economic self-sufficiency through technological and vocational
education. The Silicon Valley chapter represents ORT America in the Greater San Jose and South Peninsula areas.
If you are looking for the national ORT America website, click here to visit their homepage..
To become a member or donate, click here and specify "Silicon Valley" in the "Chapter Affiliation" field.
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 ORT Outside California
The ORT America Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, March 9, through Monday, March 10, at the Boca Raton Marriott in Boca Raton, FL. Details and registration information are available online by clicking here. I recently sent a letter to the ORT America National President, Doreen Hermelin, expressing my dismay over keynote speaker Ben Stein. An excerpt: "...I was dismayed to find out that Ben Stein is the keynote speaker. While Mr. Stein's long and distinguished resume includes stints as a lawyer, actor, economist, and teacher, did you also know that he is an outspoken supporter of the Intelligent Design (ID) movement and that he won an award from National Right to Life in 2003?" These positions directly contradict two of ORT America's Public Policy Resolutions." Click to read entire letter. Click a headline below for details about initiatives in which ORT is involved:
ORT Highlights Check out our ORT Online page for other educational resources, such as Navigating the Bible and the Yizkor Online Reminder, provided by ORT. |
SVORT Fundraisers eScrip is now better than ever!! It now costs absolutely nothing to support ORT through eScrip. All fees will be taken out of the monthly contributions going to ORT. If you are already an eScrip member, your renewal fee will be paid by ORT as well. Signing up is easy! Just go to www.escrip.com or call (800) 592-0942. Or just give your grocery club card numbers & email address to Wendy Fotland at wendy@svort.org or at a meeting, and she'll do the rest! Ask your friends, neighbors and relatives to join as well. Once you register, a percentage of every dollar you spend at your grocery store will go automatically to ORT! You can also register your credit cards, and have a percentage of all your purchases at participating merchants go to ORT. So whenever you shop at Draeger's, Mollie Stone's, Coco's, Chevron, Payless Shoes, Pep Boys, Budget Rent A Car, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Cosentino's, Kepler's Books and many more, ORT will benefit! (Go to eScrip's website for a complete list of current merchants.) So attention Safeway and PW shoppers! Don't buy groceries again until you register for eScrip! ORT needs your support! |
