At BOND's Spring Luncheon, held at the Minneapolis Golf Club on Thursday, May 16, 2013, outgoing president Elaine Rothman provided the 120 members present an impressive accounting of the facts and figures of the organization over the two organizational years -- 2011-2013 -- that spanned her presidency.

Elaine Rothman

Here is Elaine's report in her own words:

It is a great joy to see everyone here today.  What a marvelous gathering.

Thank you each for coming…

The past two years for BOND have been very successful.

As you know, at all of our functions and activities we raise scholarship monies to be awarded within the Twin Cities community.

For 2011-13, BOND has made to the following scholarships:

            JFCS                           $20,636.50

            JFS                             $15,000.00

            JDAC                             $4250.00

            TC Food Shelf                  $200.00

For a TOTAL of                      $40,086.50

Since its inception in 2008, BOND’s scholarships have totaled $70,100.15.

The BOND Book Discussion group meets the third Friday morning of each month at members’ homes. It is open to all BOND members and guests are welcome. Members take turns as hostesses and facilitators of the book discussion.

This is most likely the original study group of our predecessor organization, BUNWC, (Brandeis University National Women’s Committee) and, when it began, book groups were rare. The group has continued to meet regularly for about 50 years!

Roger Conhaim, Suzanne Prass, Gerry Feldman, Barb Cole, Sharon Levine, Phyllis Simon