Carole Leblang {photo: Shimon Gonen}
Carole Leblang {photo: Shimon Gonen}
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Carole
Leblang
Honored by Ner Tamid Synagogue, San Diego, May 31, 2006
Carole Leblang was honored by Ner Tamid North County Conservative/Masorti
Synagogue on February 22, 2005, as the first annual Volunteer of the Year for
2004. This prestigious honor came
as a huge surprise to Carole, a synagogue member since 1997, as she was
presented with a framed certificate at a Shabbat service surrounded by her
husband, Marty, children Randy and Dava, son-in-law Aaron and grandchildren
Jessica and Aaron.
Carole, who is normally at the forefront of Ner
Tamid’s kitchen activity, was told that she would not be making the Kiddush
for that Shabbat, nor would she be allowed in the kitchen. It was explained to her that the service and Kiddush were to
honor all of the wonderful volunteers, and, therefore, they were not
“allowed” to work.
A plaque was made to honor Ner Tamid’s Volunteer of
the Year in perpetuity, to be affixed to a prominent place in the new building
with a new plate to be added each year with the honoree’s name.
The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to an
individual who is not a member of the board or management team, but who has a
proven record of dedication and outstanding service to the synagogue.
When asked how she felt about being the first recipient
of this award, Carole replied, “I am honored and overwhelmed to be considered
for this award. This synagogue is
my second home and family and I will continue to do whatever I can for the good
of the community.”
—Diana Lerner, Executive Vice President, Ner Tamid Synagogue
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