Please place on the March 7, 2018 City Commission Agenda a discussion item regarding the decision by Jewish Community Services to close the Miami Beach Senior Center.
I include their recent e-mail below:
From: Donna Herzek [mailto:dherzek@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:39 AM
To: Aleman, John; Ruiz-Paz, Cilia Maria; Arriola, Ricky; Rosen Gonzalez, Kristen; Salom, Gloria; Gongora, Michael; Fontani, Diana; Samuelian, Mark; Gonzalez, Elias; Steinberg, Micky; Trofino, Tathiane; Liora Ramati; Gelber, Dan; Chamberlin, Adrian; Campos, Gloria
Subject: Urgent: Help us save Miami Beach Senior Center from permanently closing
Dear Mayor and Commissioners,
We just found out that your agenda has one hour before it is closed. We want to bring to your attention an urgent matter. We have just been notified that the Jewish Community Services’ Miami Beach Senior Center(JCS MBSC) will be closed permanently on March 30, 2018.
As of March 30, 2018 JCS will no longer provide Adult Day Care for the 60 current families and members getting much needed services, care, and respite here on Miami Beach.
We are devastated by the news and want to do anything in our power to help advocate for and ensure care for our frail seniors who are not only members of the JCS MBSC, but longtime residents, consumers, and constituents of the City of Miami Beach.
We hope you can add this item to today’s agenda. Liora Ramati and I will be glad to meet with all of you and/or attend the commission meeting to speak should you wish to hear in greater detail. We appreciate all you have done for the seniors and the center over the years. Our seniors need us and we need your help.
Sincerely,
Donna Niad Herzek and Liora Ramati
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For additional information, please contact my office at ext. 6437.