Hundreds of people of all ages will celebrate the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s 75th birthday and the modern State of Israel’s 65th birthday – and will help garner community support for vital social services in Miami, in Israel and around the world – during Super Sunday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Federation’s Stanley C. Myers Building, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard.
Super Sunday is widely recognized as Miami’s largest annual Jewish community phonathon, during which volunteers call Miami-Dade households to solicit contributions to the Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign. The Annual Federation/UJA Campaign supports a vital lifeline of programs and services to help people in need and advance Jewish life in Miami, in Israel and in more than 70 other countries around the world.
This year’s Super Sunday will feature a festive, party-like atmosphere for the dual birthdays with a variety of games, food, community-service activities and special learning experiences. Children and teens will enjoy supervised activities, snacks and fun, accenting the family-oriented spirit of the occasion.
In addition, Super Sunday will feature a digital dimension. Volunteers will bring their smart phones and tablets to not only make fundraising calls, but to also send out tweets on Twitter, pictures on Instagram, videos on YouTube, photos on Flickr and updates on Facebook.
The event also will be highlighted by appearances of elected officials, business leaders and other prominent members of the community.
The Bister-Simancas family – Mytyl, Sergio, Ari, Danny and Yael – is chairing Super Sunday this year, reflecting a decades-long tradition of family involvement in the event.
“For our family, Super Sunday is an opportunity to give back to the community,“ said Mytyl Simancas-Bister. “We came to Miami 15 years ago and were embraced by the Jewish community. Now, we want others to be a part of the Super Sunday experience and share the same feeling of belonging.”
The Super Sunday Training Vice Chair is Marilyn Myman and the Youth Activities Vice Chair is Judy Kapiloff. The North Dade Vice Chair is Joshua Kaplan, the South Dade Vice Chair is Andrew Wolf, and the Miami Beach Vice Chair is Dan Berkowitz.
For more information about the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Super Sunday, visit www.JewishMiami.org/supersunday or call 305.576.4000.
