Parshas Shelach 25 Sivan 5772 June 15, 2012

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THIS WEEK: GIRLS DIVISION

IN FOCUS

Zmanim for Passaic

Candle Lighting 8:12 PM

Krias Shema M”A — 8:34 AM Gra — 9:10 AM

Zman Tefilla M”A — 10:02 AM Gra — 10:26 AM

Shkia 8:30 PM

Motzei Shabbos

9:30 PM

ומה הארץ אשר הוא יושב בה הטובה היא אם רעה

"U'Ma HaAretz Asher Hu Yosheiv Ba HaTova He Im Ra’a" (Shlach 13:19). Before the Meraglim (spies) embarked on their trip to Eretz Yisroel, Moshe Rabbeinu gave them a list of things they should in-vestigate. One of them was, is it a good land or not. The Rekanti asks if Hashem promised to take them to "Eretz Tova URichava" (Shemos 3:10) why would Moshe Rabbeinu question that point? The Rekanti says that he does not have an answer B'Derech Pshat only B'Derech Sod. Rav Shimshon Pincus says that we can answer that the Ge-mara in Brachos (4a) says that Yaakov Avinu was scared of Eisav even though Hashem promised to protect him because he was afraid that his aveiros negated Hashem's obligation to him.

Similarly, Moshe Rabbeinu was afraid that after the Chait HaEigel the land of Eretz Yisroel, whose abundance comes from the special profusion that Hashem bestows it with, may not be a good land anymore due to their sin. He therefore wanted the Meraglim to check the status of the land to give him an accurate reading of Hashem's love of Bnei Yisroel even after the Eigel.

Rabbi Don Braunfeld with Rabbi Dovid Cohen

THE YBH OF PASSAIC—HILLEL

Parshas Shelach By Rabbi Braunfeld (4B Rebbe) June 17

P1A-R Siddur Presentation

June 18

N-M End of Year Presen-tation

June 19

Last Day of School (ECD)

June 20

Last Day of School (Gr 1—8) 12:15 PM Dismissal

Sept 4

First Day of School Grades 1—8 12:30 PM Dismissal ECD Orientations

Sept 5 First Full Day Grades ECD—8

SUMMER OFFICE

HOURS

Monday—Thursday

8:30 AM—3:30 PM

Friday

8:30 AM—12:30 PM

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SUMMER VOUCHER

HOURS

Monday—Friday

8:30 AM—10:00 AM

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פיה פתחה בחכמה

When Eden Schuman got upset, she calmed her-self down by counting from 1 to 10, just like we learned in Pirkei Avos.

Morah D’vorah and Morah Tova got such nachas.

We were learning about the נחש and for extra credit, Daniela Rachel Hahn (1G-P) went home and looked in her Chumash to find the punish-ments given to חוה ,אדם, and the נחש!

Punishments from ‘ה

Its feet were cut off and everyone will hate it and - נחשstep on its head and heel. .With pain you will give birth to children – חוה .You will have to work hard to get food – אדם Chava Spekman (2G-R) raised $2.00 for YBH. Miri Nash (6G) recalled a ל‘‘מאמר חז we had

learned which had the same שרש as a word in the י‘‘רש that we were learning.

Sara Leah Ledereich (6G) connected a concept from נביא when learning in חומש about:

“כאלו ילדו.....כל המלמד את בן חברו תורה “.

Learning From Our Leaders Submitted by Morah Pollak (3G Morah)

I n פרשת שלח, the spies should have noticed the good things = virtues rather

than to look for bad things = faults. A צדיק once noted: “We were given two eyes; one very powerful – so we should find even our smallest mis-takes and faults; the other eye very weak when looking and judging others. Too often we switch the functions of the two eyes.

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Parnas Hayom

Dr. Szwergold

I n our E2K science program this winter and spring we continued learning about magnetism and electricity and engaged in activi-

ties to explore some things about light and mirrors. As part of our magnetism/electricity unit, we built a mag-netic levitation (Maglev) track, some Maglev vehicles and learned about Maglev trains that are being developed around the world. We also learned about the incredible variety of ways in which electricity and magnetism are a part of our lives – in electric mo-tors, MRI machines, relays, solenoids, radio, TV, internet, and credit cards (to mention a few examples). To conclude this unit, we built simple electric motors using a neodymium magnet, some magnet wire, paper clips, and a battery. In learning about light, we explored the properties of mirrors, learned about optic fibers, and built a kaleidoscope and a periscope.

All and all, it was fun and even the teacher learned a thing or two….

E2K—Science

The students of YBH of Passaic—Hillel were privileged to dedicate

their learning on:

21 Sivan - June 11 In commemoration of the sheloshim of Akiva ben Avraham, Dr. Clifton Price, fa-ther of Rabbi Daniel Price & Mrs. Debra Spivak, grandfather of Aharon (4B) & Shlomo (Pre-1-A) Price and Yonatan (4B), Yehuda (4B), Eli (2B) & Ephy (2B) Spivak. Sponsored by Marc & Debra Spivak & Family.

To dedicate a day of learning, please contact Chani Karpel at (973) 272-8344 or Zipporah Gasner at (973)471-7045. Although we try to accommodate last-minute dedications, we would greatly appreciate a week's notice, when possible.

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T he school would like to thank all the parents and grandparents who sponsored library books in honor of the following students' birthdays:

Dovid Abramoff Micha Abramoff Shira Abramoff Dovid Bacon

Leora Bacon

Noam Bacon

Temima Bacon

Shoshana Miriam Bennett Ezriel Brandwein

Moshe Chaim Brandwein

Ayelet Bruder

Avigayil Davis

Moshe Davis

Shmuel Davis

Yosef Davis

Abby Friedman

Rina Friedman

Sammy Friedman

Yael Friedman

Eliana Giloni Moshe Giloni Rina Giloni Shifra Giloni Shoshana Giloni Zahava Giloni Chaim Glasser Neima Glasser Rina Glasser

Mindy Gottesman

Tzally Gottesman

Ahron Hahn

Daniela Hahn

Shimmie Hahn

Shoshi Klein

Temima Klein

Aharon Yosef Korbman

Avrami Korbman

Michal Mandel

Nava Mandel Shlomo Mandel Daniel Mayo

David Mayo

Azi Miller Yechiel Miller

Chaim Mintz

Devora Mintz

Tzvi Mintz

Leah Nerenberg

Simcha Meir Nossel Meira Leah Novick

Aliza Ochs

Racheli Ochs

Yaakov Pianko

Aharon Price

Shlomo Price

Tzvi Aryeh Prince

Tirtza Rosenthal Chaim Rothberger Kira Rothberger Eliana Samber Aryeh Schimel Adina Schmidt Moshe Schmidt Rena Schmidt Gavriel Schwartz

Leah Schwartz

Rivka Shavelson

Yael Shavelson

Izabella Solaimanzadeh

Sarah Bina Tzall Baila Weisberger

Yaakov Weisberger Yael Weisberger Mimi Yamnik

Atara Zoldan

Ilana Zoldan

Library Book Sponsors

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The cookbook is here!

Get your copy now for $12.50

Email: ybhcookook@gmail.com

Or call the YBH office today!

(973) 777-0735

YBH Cookbook

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A s the school year comes to a close, please have your child bring

in all YBH library books. Students are no longer allowed to take out books for the remainder of the school year. As an incentive we are offering a prize to any class who returns all their books before June 12th.

Calling All Library Books

Morah Gold

W as Shimshon really always a strong person? Did all of Yisro’s children become Jewish? What must you be careful of when

telling Lashon Hara for an important purpose? As we finish up our curriculum, a 5th grader is the one to ask! We will be completing Parashas Yisro next week. We have stressed answering in complete Hebrew sentences, and I’ve had far fewer students asking lately, ”Can I write this in English?”. We recently finished learning about Shimshon in Navi, and we are now spending our time reviewing the material from the beginning of the year. It is really a pleasure to see how much the children remember.

I’d like to take this time to thank all who helped purchase and install the Smart Boards. There was so much we were able to accomplish because of them, which otherwise might have been diffi-cult or confusing. Working on our Pesach Haggadah went very smoothly because we had our worksheets projected on the Smart Boards, and girls could double check their answers as they wrote. In Chumash, we were able to learn longer and more difficult Rashis, because it is easier to follow on the board. Comprehension could be tested, as girls had turns to highlight quotes, Rashi’s question, and other key phrases. In Navi we are working on a scrapbook of illustra-tions of scenes from Sefer Shoftim as a review of the material from the beginning of the year. We will watch it on the Smart Board dur-ing the last week of school.

It has really been a pleasure working with this year’s 5G class and I wish everyone continued nachas from their children’s accomplishments.

Class Acts –5G

B elieve it or not, we have reached that time of year again. Class work is wrapping up and the

countdown to summer vacation begins. We have had an extremely successful year in 5G. We have worked hard this year expanding our knowledge, learning a myriad of new academic skills, and im-proving our emotional and interpersonal skills. In math we have learned all about decimal place value, operations with fractions and decimals, ratios, and percentages among other things. Social Studies took us through the creation of the United States and the trials and growth that followed in the coming years. We learned various topics in physical sci-ence including matter, atoms and elements, forces, motion, and energy. In writing we worked on our paragraph writ-ing, learned and practiced five paragraph writing, and ended off with the student’s favorite unit on story writing. With just this snippet of all we have accomplished over the course of this year you can be assured that summer vacation will be a well-earned break for 5G.

Class Acts –5G

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A Message from the Mechaneches

L ast week, Thursday evening, the girls in grades 1—8 enjoyed an end of the year banquet. It was a fun filled affair reflect-ing the year of Ruach and Achdus the girls experienced at all the programs this past year.

The tables were set elegantly and a delicious fleishig dinner was served. Rabbi Leiner inspired the girls with warm words. In addition, Aliza Pahmer shared a beautiful Dvar Torah relating to the theme of this past year, “All Around the World” and how all Jews are connected. The girls then participated in decorating a picture frame as a memoir for this year of ב‘‘תשע , 2012 at YBH! The highlight of the evening was watching the girls dance together in harmony and unity! The cafeteria was filled with a genuine spirit of warmth, joy and אחדות. The evening culminated with an exciting Chinese auction and wonderful memories for the girls to cherish. A special thank you to Aliza Pahmer and Feigue Blejer who were in charge of the banquet, and to all the 8th graders for a year of creativity and רוח! We wish them much הצלחה and welcome our incoming 8th graders for another wonderful year of inspiration and growth through exciting activities! I would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy summer and continued נחת

from all our girls at YBH!

Thank You To all those who donated generously

to the Chinese auction!

Pink Orchid Hosiery Planet

King of Delancey Dr. Swerzgold

Prima Pizza Jerusalem Pizza Main Ingredient

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Salute to Israel Parade

Special thank you to Gaby Hernandez-Burg

for designing the T-shirt for the parade.

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The PTA Thanks You for Another Great Year!

A s the school year draws to a close, the PTA is reminded of many individuals who have helped us through-out the year. Zipporah Gasner and Chani Karpel have been handling the Parnas Hayom program. This

is a weekly undertaking to which they both give their meticulous attention so the information can be correctly noted for each dedication, not to mention the huge mailing that must be prepared over the summer. The PTA greatly appreciates all the time you devote to this vital fundraiser. We would like to express a tremendous thank you to Rachel Novick for coordinating the school’s hot lunch program and to Yaakov Ochs for creating the entire online ordering system for the meal plan as well as handling all the logistical aspects with Rachel No-vick. The new system has been an incredible time saver for everyone. Many students in the school choose to receive the enjoyable Olameinu magazine. The PTA would like to thank Judy Citer for taking care of collecting the orders and distributing the magazine monthly to all the classes. And finally, we hope you’ve checked out the PTA website which has been up and running thanks to Sarah Schwartz. Sarah has been maintaining our webpage and updates it on a continual basis. We appreciate Sarah’s time and attention to this allowing every-one up-to-date information on what the PTA is doing. B”H, the PTA has so many dedicated volunteers and sponsors who support and assist with our pro-grams and events throughout the year. While it is not possible to thank all of you individually here, please know that WE DO CARE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOL. The recent Shavuos Food Sale was no exception. We would like to reiterate our appreciation to all of the ladies who volunteered their time and resources to bake and cook for the Sale. Because of your help it was a great suc-cess. Yasher Koach to Penina Goldman for coordinating the fundraiser and to Yael Pahmer for creating the tasteful flyer as well as sending out the email notifications. While many of you are making your summer plans, the PTA Board has already begun discussing pro-grams and events for next year. We hope you will make plans to get involved and join us. Aviva Levin is once again arranging for one or two volunteers (depending on class size) to be class mothers for each classroom for the 2012-2013 school year. Please contact Aviva at 973-472-1030 if you would like to volunteer or would like more information about being a class mother. Thank you to our terrific parent body and YBH staff. Through our united efforts may we continue to help our school and enhance our children’s educational experience. The PTA wishes all of you a productive, enjoy-able and safe summer experience.

2012-2013 PTA Board:

Etana Kamara & Estie Turkel (Co-Presidents) Aviva Levin & Penina Goldman (Vice-Presidents)

Sherry Schwartz (Secretary) Adina Hahn (Treasurer)

Dina Galimidi (Volunteer Coordinator)

Don’t forget to turn your ECD key card into the office by Tuesday, June 19. Once you turn it in to the office, your deposit check will be de-stroyed unless you specifically request to have it returned to you.

If we don’t receive your key card by Tuesday, June 26th, your se-

curity deposit will be forfeited and the check will be cashed by the school.

ECD Key Cards

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Star Teacher

O n Wednesday, June 13, Mr. Patrick Tuohey of The Record-Herald News came to present the Star Teacher award to our very own Mr. James Woods. Mr. Woods currently teaches Language Arts to 6

th and 7

th

grade boys and girls at the school. Zvi Hymowitz wrote a heartfelt 200-word essay about Mr. Woods a few months ago, and after over 200 entries were scrutinized by the newspaper judges, Zvi’s was among ten selected as award winners. Zvi read his essay to the Principal of YBH, Rabbi Berel Leiner, Assistant Principal, Rabbi Binyomin Perl-stein, many of the administrative staff, his own sixth grade class, the graduating 8

th grade boys class, and of

course his proud parents! Mr. Woods received a beautiful star award and a certificate of this momentous achievement. For a teacher to be so loved and appreciated by his students is truly an achievement worth cele-brating. Thanks so much to the school for giving Zvi the opportunity to present this award. Thanks to the Record-Herald News for sponsoring this event and for selecting a teacher from YBH as a recipient! It is such an honor for our school!

Mrs. Sommer

E 2k girls finished up a few units including a 4-color map question, hashi puzzles and match-stick math. Facilitating E2K has been a pleasure for me. The students were all driven to solve for solutions of com-

plex problems. Sometimes they were not sure where to start. Other times, they worked in an attempt to prove that an 100 year old 4-color map theorem was not true. Every week they came back sure that this week would be the week they would crack the map problem and bring acclaim to YBH. I hope that the passion for knowledge and love of learning they displayed each week will transfer into motivation for all disciplines that they study. I am thankful to YBH for granting me the opportunity to teach both my regular class as well as E2K.

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Congratulations to Chana Ruder (8G) for being an International Riddle Winner for the Excellence 2000 (E2K) contest.

E2K Math

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Privileges Auction Winners- Girls

Lunch from Bagel Munch from Mrs. Weinstein - Shayna Brenner

Eat and Drink in Morah Rosenberg’s class - Atara Stein

Lunch with Ms. Schustermann-Bank - Elana Zoldan, Elisheva Greenberger

No homework for one night from Morah Rosenberg - Torah Kossin

Eat Shabbos cereal during Mrs. Fried’s class - Sophia Stepansky

Dance class for you and a friend with Mrs. Vann - Sara Gittel Palley

Homework-free night from Morah Schulman - Shoshana Pittinsky

Sit in Mrs. C. Rubin’s chair and eat lots of chocolate - Shlomit Wachsberg

A treat from Morah Schulman- Yakira Rothberger

Seuda Shlishis at Morah Gold’s house - Tzipporah Amster

Chinese Lunch from Mrs. Radinsky - Rena Feder

Dovid Gabay CD from Mrs. V. Rubin - Tirtza Rosenthal

2 candies from Ms. Schustermann-Bank - Elisheva Greenberger, Baila Traiger

A Soda with and from Mrs. Abish- Sara Frenkel

Mrs. Stein will read a story to your class - Tzeela Lifshitz

Seuda Shlishis at Mrs. Fried’s house - Aliza Pahmer, Chana Ruder, Miri Horowitz, Nechama Lowy

Skip a spelling test from Mrs. Shinbein - Adina Simchi

Ice cream to eat during Mrs. Fried’s class - Baila Weisberger

Play a board game with Mrs. Shinbein - Aura Pahmer

Homework-free night from Ms. Schustermann-Bank - Baila Traiger, Rina Feder, Elisheva Greenberger

25 tickets to Mrs. Vann’s prize store - Rebecca Bral

Slurpee from Morah Gold - Yocheved Zuckerman

Dance Class with Mrs. Vann - Michali Mandel (3G)

Homework-free night from Morah Rabinowitz - Yonina Lazarus

Treat from canteen from Morah D’vorah - Ahuva Blumenfeld, Eliana Samber, Mimi Yamnik

Dinner with Mrs. Buckweitz at Prima Pizza - Shoshana PIttinsky

Lunch at Giveret Shotkin’s house - Miri Horowitz

Erase the board for Morah Rabinowitz - Adina Lowy

Teach Pirkei Avos to the class - Shoshana Rosenthal

Museum trip with Mrs. C. Rubin - Nechama Lowy

10 minutes extra recess – Avigayil Greenberger

Slurpee from Morah Stern - Michali Mandel (6G)

Powerade and no Chumash homework from Morah Pollock - Yael Shavelson

Eat during Mrs. Hack’s class - Nechama Novick, Devorah Miller, Chayala Cohen

Lounge in a beach chair eating and drinking during Morah Davis’ class - Devorah Citer

Decaf iced coffee or soda to drink during Mrs. Fried’s class - Aliza Pahmer

Skip the quiz of your choice from Morah Davis - Hadassah Hirschman

Breakfast during class provided by Morah Davis – Rachel Kossin

Mr. Nagel’s sock - Chanala Pomerantz

Shabbos Lunch at Morah Stern - Basya Ochs

Call dismissal at the end of the day - Eliora Coren

Call dismissal at the end of the day (Middle School) - Yael Friedman

Lunch with Mrs. Val Rubin from Jerusalem Pizza - Esti Karpel

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Mazel Tov To:

Rabbi Yaakov and Mrs. Norma Mintz on the birth

of their daughter (Chaim-4B, Devora 1G-R, Tzvi– K-D).

Mazel Tov to our 8B Graduates

Yerachmiel Cohen

Yosef Davis

Yehuda Leib Davis

Moshe Davis

Yishai Eisenberg

Yehoshua King

Asher Minchenberg

Aryeh Ness

Natan Pittinsky

Nuriel Schmutter

Pinchas Schock

Shmuel Schroff

Meir Sommer

Joshua Steinerman

Ezra Wisotsky

Mazel Tov to our 8G Graduates

Feigue Blejer

Rachael Brenner

Rachel Eckstein

Nechama Frenkel

Shifra Garelick

Nechama Leah Lowy

Devorah Miller

Aliza Pahmer

Shoshana Rosenthal

Chana Ruder

Sophia Stepansky

Over the summer months,

please continue to save your

Box Tops for Education

Points and send or bring

them to the main office.

THANKS

T hank you to the administra-tion, all the Rabbeim,

Morahs, teachers and assis-tants, who have helped make this year so special!

Dear Parents,

The hanhala of YBH invites you to an open meeting to be held

Tuesday, June 19th at 8 PM. The purpose of this meeting,

which is held annually, is to share with you exciting plans for

the Yeshiva as well as to hear your input and feedback. Par-

ents who wish to avail themselves of the opportunity to ask

questions may do so by submitting their questions in advance

to Rabbi Leiner at bleiner@ybhillel.org so that the meeting

will be more efficient. We look forward to seeing you there!

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VOUCHER PROGRAM UPDATE – JUNE 2012

Dear Parents:

Here is some information regarding our voucher program. You may buy all vouchers and Hillel Cash from Dina Brody or

the voucher volunteers.

During the school year, vouchers are sold in the office between the hours of 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Mondays

through Fridays. During the summer months, vouchers will be sold in the office between the hours of 8:30

AM – 10:00 AM, Mondays through Fridays.

VOLUNTEERS MUST BE CALLED BEFORE GOING TO THEIR HOMES!

Miriam Bacon Melissa Listhaus

441 Rutherford Blvd., Clifton – 973-472-9688 28 Dakota Street – 973-614-1782

Selling Hours: Selling Hours:

Mon – Thurs – 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM Mon – Fri – 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Below is a list of all vendors who participate in our voucher program. It is separated into two categories; vendors who

utilize Hillel cash and vendors who utilize their own vouchers.

VENDORS UTILIZING HILLEL CASH RESTRICTIONS

MEDICAL SERVICES

Dental: Allwood Family Dentistry

Dr. Jeffrey Kranis

Dr. Elli Schulman

Other Medical Services: Dr. Philip Ledereich (ear, nose, throat)

Dr. Melissa Steinberg (ophthalmologist)

Dr. Jerry Sanders (chiropractor)

Family Eye Center

Nursefinders

Dry Cleaners: Bings

Champion Cleaners

Charm Cleaners

Cleaners.com

DeLuxe Cleaners

Family Cleaners

Frank’s Cleaners

Fred’s Cleaners

Sunflower Cleaners

Tower Cleaners

V.I.P. Cleaners

Zober Cleaners

Food Stores: A-1 Nutrition

Jerusalem II Pizza Shop

King of Delancey

Kosher Konnection

Menagerie Caterers

Prima Pizza

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Pharmacies: Quick Check 1. No Tobacco

2. No Lottery Tickets

Miscellaneous Berman Books

Computers Plus Norman Rosner – 973-773-2848

Discovery Toys Sara Davis – 973-778-8802

Emes Cabinets

Eva's Corner

Moshe Gelfond, CPA 973-780-5440

Kesser Gifts & Judaica

Alyssa Komarow-Dance & Aerobic Classes

Rabbi Eliezer Krohn Mohel – 973-773-1430

Leah’s Wig Boutique 973-778-6727

Rabbi Zelig Mandel 973-777-9167

Mercy Home Care

OMO, Inc.

The Pampered Chef S. Vann – 973-471-1844

Passaic Park Auto Service (Brook & Broadway) Repairs Only

Perfect Party Place

Rainbow Appliances

Raineri Amoco Center Repairs Only

Simcha Portraits & Photography P. King – 973-594-1595

Barry Stein Tax & Accounting 646-284-3377

Summit Oil

Symphonia Ely Katz-973-777-5077

Tifereth Israel Rentals Only

Video Gordi E. Blejer – 973-778-6549

Visions Eyewear

Wayne’s Service Center Repairs Only

Weiss Enterprises Water Treatment Systems

Yitzchak Weiss, CPA 973-472-0180

Yudin’s Appliances

VENDORS UTILIZING THEIR OWN VOUCHERS Available by special order

A & P Gap Pathmark Bloomingdales

Acme Home Depot Shop Rite Lord & Taylor

Banana Republic Kohl’s Shopper’s Vineyard Saks

Barnes & Noble Land’s End Stop & Shop

Bed, Bath & Beyond Macy’s Syms

Corrado’s Marshalls T.J. Maxx

Food Basics Old Navy Waldbaum’s

Please keep this list handy so that you can get the most use out of this program. Each vendor has their own pol-

icy regarding change. Please respect their wishes in order to ensure the continued success of this program.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at the school.

Yours truly,

Dina Brody