![]() We are now past presidents (we call ourselves the IPP’s) and our ranks have grown to include Fran Hildebrandt from Central Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and Lori Snow from Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR). Photo taken at the Black Squirrel Farms in Penn Yan, NY | (left to right) Lon and Joan Lowenstein, Phil and Anise Parnes, Barry and Esta Lichtenstein, Mark and Lori Snow, and Fran and Tom Hildebrandt We chose to add some culture into our trips and each of us did research and found some interesting sites. We brought our husbands (we call them the Tag-alongs, a term coined by Anise) and luckily (and surprisingly) they also got along well. We met for lunch in Albany, N.Y., which was a locale that was equidistant for each of us. Anise Parnes, from Brooklyn, Queens, & Long Island Region (BQLI), Joan Lowenstein, from International Northeast Region (INR), and myself from North Atlantic Region (NAR), all became close friends. Some of us ladies stayed together and later became Region Presidents. ![]() We trained together, ate all our meals together and learned not only about Torah Fund, but about each other as well. I actually had to purchase a pair of flats to wear for the remainder of our training. Who knew that I was going to make a spur of the moment decision and go with someone that I did not even know? And wearing heels, no less! Oh, the blisters on my feet. While in New York City for Torah Fund training in 2015 Cathy Swerdlow and I hoofed it through Central Park to the Neue Galerie to see the Woman in Gold exhibition. What does WLCJ mean to me? It is most definitely about the relationships one builds. WLCJ: Where Friendship Blossoms into Unforgettable Adventures Lichtenstein, WLCJ International Vice President and Communications Chair
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