Local estate professionals will share much more than congenial company, prime networking, and a lavish cocktail reception at the Jewish Community Foundation’s Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Kickoff & Membership Drive Cocktail Reception. Gathered at Woodfield Country Club on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 5:30 pm, they’ll also share a deep commitment to helping the Jewish community in a most significant way.

The reception will include passed hors d’oeuvres and a number of stations, with dietary laws observed – and the couvert is only $36. Woodfield Country Club is located at 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton.

“The Kickoff will bring together the most influential members of our Jewish community’s legal,  accounting, investment advisory, banking and insurance  professionals,” said PAC Chair Marjorie Horwin, CPA. “We’ll enjoy a wonderful evening as we open another season of fund raising for the Foundation and its mission of meeting the needs of   Jewish people locally, in Israel and worldwide. “

“We look forward to sharing with newcomers how our PAC members provide clients with compelling options to truly make a difference where it’s needed - through individualized restricted and unrestricted gifts that meet their clients’ philanthropic goals as well as financial interests,” added PAC Vice Chair Matt Kutcher, CFP. “It’s clearly time for our large, multifaceted yet relatively new Jewish community to take advantage of these opportunities and move ahead to accumulate more long term capital for vital long term goals."

The Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) is an integral part of the Federation’s Jewish Community Foundation of South Palm Beach County, with a membership of 85 and counting. PAC members encourage charitable giving through the establishment of new endowment funds, trusts, bequests, life insurance policies and IRAs on behalf of their clients. The PAC also provides networking opportunities, training and client educational tools for professionals from a variety of disciplines.

For more information or to RSVP, professionals may visit www.jewishboca.org/packickoff, call 561-852-3173 or email micheleb@bocafed.org.

The PAC Kickoff is co-chaired by Linda A. Melcer and Seth A. Marmor, Esq. Oppenheimer is the event’s Premier Sponsor, joined by Support Sponsors Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; M. Adam Bankier, P.A.; Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC; and Willis Group – Personal Lines.

The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County serves the Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach areas, raising and allocating funds to meet vital needs locally, in Israel and worldwide. The Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) is part of the Federation’s Jewish Community Foundation, which develops permanent resources to ensure the continuity of Jewish life, programs and services in our community, Israel and worldwide, through permanent endowment funds, lifetime gifts, bequests in wills, trusts and planned giving programs.

Photo caption L-R:

Matt Kutcher, CFP, PAC Vice Chair; Marjorie Horwin, CPA, PAC Chair