Stuart Siegel to be Honored With Meyers Award at May 18 Annual Meeting

Stuart Cantor, Chairman of Richmond Jewish Foundation, announced that at the Foundation’s annual meeting Wednesday, May 18, at 5:30 pm at the Weinstein JCC, the Anne and S. Sidney Meyers Endowment Achievement Award will be presented to Stuart Siegel.

S. Sidney Meyers, of blessed memory, and his wife Anne, created an award to be presented to community members who are outstanding contributors to the field of Jewish endowments, whether on a local, regional or national basis. The Meyers believed that the award would encourage others to become involved and benefit the community. The Anne and S. Sidney Meyers Endowment Achievement Award honors those who have promoted the growth of Richmond Jewish Foundation, given financially and exhibited the qualities of “leadership, vision, imagination and activity.”

This year’s honoree is Stuart Siegel. Stuart has been one of Richmond Jewish Foundation’s most ardent supporters. Stuart has been an active donor for over thirty years and created one of the Foundation’s earliest charitable remainder trusts over 20 years ago. RJF is honored that Stuart has accepted a new role on the board as a vice chairman for the 2011 – 2012 fiscal year.

Stuart has actively supported the creation of several endowments that support specific agencies and fields of interest. In 1982, after his brother-in-law Sherry Rose’s untimely death, Stuart and Judy Rose Becker made a challenge gift to the community to support missions to Israel. As a result, the community’s Special Israel Mission Fund was renamed the Sherry B. Rose Israel Mission Fund. Today this fund is responsible for ensuring that missions to Israel are affordable for those persons whose participation is vital to the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond’s General Welfare Campaign.

Stuart is as active today as he was over twenty years ago. Recently, he was instrumental in helping to establish Chabad of Virginia’s first endowment. Said Siegel, “Serving as both a member of the Foundation’s board of directors as well as a member and supporter of Chabad, I am excited to help secure Chabad’s future by building a lasting endowment.”

Stuart embodies the spirit of enduring legacies and community members who are outstanding contributors to the field of Jewish endowments.

For more than thirty years, Richmond Jewish Foundation has served as the planned giving and endowment arm of our Jewish community. The Foundation maintains a tradition of honoring donor choices.

The 2011 annual meeting will also feature a report by Stuart Cantor, Chairman of Richmond Jewish Foundation, Board of Directors installation, and a presentation of the Chairman’s Award.

Please click here for past Meyers Award winners.