DearTempleSinai Congregant:

First of all, thank you for your sustaining membership support of Temple Sinai. As we enter 2010, we all face the ongoing challenge of a difficult economic time. However, I continue to be encouraged by the level of energy, participation and commitment within our Temple community.

Our Temple relies on membership dues to exist and remain vibrant, and to continue to offer the broad variety of programs and services that we do. As you may know, the 2010 budget recently approved by the congregation is a balanced, zero deficit budget but one of the things needed to achieve this goal is the timely collection of agreed-upon dues obligations.

You will soon receive an email from Temple requesting you visit our website - www.templesinaivt.org/dues - to choose your 2010 dues arrangement. The online system enables you to select various payment options - credit card, check and securities donation - all of which can be set up on the website. If you do not have access to a computer or are not confident your email address is accurate in our Temple database, or if you just prefer to do so, simply contact Craig Hammond in the Temple office (862-5125 or info@templesinaivt.org) and establish your arrangement directly with him.

Despite this tough economy, our commitment to provide financial help for members in need remains strong. We continue to maintain a generous Tzedakah grant program assisting those members unable to pay the full dues amount. Interested members can initiate a Tzedakah request through the website or by contacting the Temple office.

We also recognize that while some members are unable to accommodate the full dues obligation, others are fortunate enough to be able to provide increased support. We are again asking members to consider supporting Temple with goodwill/fair share dues contributions beyond the normal dues levels as your personal financial situation allows. You will have an opportunity to add goodwill/fair share amounts when you access the online system.

To avoid the effort and expense associated with multiple contacts and to allow us to better plan our finances, we are reaching out to members early with this dues statement information so that you can respond timely; we ask you to do so by January 31.

Thank you again for your ongoing support, and for your prompt response, and see you at Temple soon.

Shalom,


Steve Greenfield

TemplePresident

2010 Membership Levels

Family - $1,950

Single - $1,160

Associate - $630 (You belong to another Synagogue)