2025 Annual Campaign Kickoff
The Campaign Kickoff event officially begins the Annual Campaign of the Tampa Jewish Federation. Our annual campaign raises essential funds to support an abundance of vital programs and services. Through our connection with the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), we support a myriad of social services and community building efforts in Israel and 70 countries around the globe.
This Annual Campaign program is open to the community at large and features special guest speakers and a dessert reception follows.
"Global Reach, Local Impact: The Power of Jewish Giving" featuring
Julie Platt
Board Chair, Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)
Vice Chair – Board of Trustees, for the University of Pennsylvania
Monday, September 16, 2024
Shanna & Bryan Glazer JCC
522 N. Howard Avenue | Tampa, FL 33606
5:30 PM - Major Donor Appreciation Dinner
Open to all donors who made a $5,000 minimum gift to the 2024 Annual Campaign.
5:30 PM - Cocktails with IMPACT
Special cocktail reception for young adults ages 20s, 30s and 40s.
7:00 PM - Program and Dessert Reception
Open to the community
$36 per person
$18 Young Adults (ages 21-35)
Julie Platt is the current Board Chair of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), a position she has held since June 2022. JFNA is the umbrella organization for 146 Jewish Federations and over 300 Network communities across North America, representing more than 300,000 donors and supporting a wide range of programs and services for Jewish communities in North America and around the world.
Prior to her role as Board Chair, Julie served as JFNA’s National Campaign Chair and Chair of LiveSecure. She has been actively involved in Jewish philanthropy and communal leadership for many years, including serving as Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and Chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, where she was instrumental in saving Jewish camps during the pandemic.
She now serves on the Advisory Board of the Jewish Future Promise (of which she is a signatory), as well as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, and Penn Hillel’s National Board of Governors.
The Tampa JCCs & Federation is non-partisan and encourages a variety of topics for robust conversations.