2017-05-15T19:03:38-05:00 2016-06-30 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 1850 N CENTRAL AVE STE 400 PHOENIX AZ 850044624 990 2015-07-01 860969657 PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC PARD 4809911941 12753 N SCOTTSDALE RD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 JILL KESSLER HEAD OF SCHOOL 4809911941 2017-05-13 1 BRENDA BLUNT P00075126 6022645844 2017-05-13 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL JILL KESSLER 12753 N SCOTTSDALE RD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 5200420 0 X PARDESSCHOOL.ORG X 1999 AZ PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS TO BECOME OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF (CON'T SCH O) SOCIETY THROUGH A RIGOROUS SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION, A NURTURING COMMUNITY, AND A FOUNDATION IN REFORM JUDAISM THAT WELCOMES ALL JEWISH TRADITIONS. 15 15 90 116 0 0 3476366 831668 3821990 4275004 366419 789 28503 17892 7693278 5125353 0 0 0 0 3186376 3295597 0 0 118081 1548431 1311980 4734807 4607577 2958471 517776 4251604 4567252 830289 850185 3421315 3717067 X THE MISSION OF PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY THROUGH A RIGOROUS SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION, A NURTURING COMMUNITY, AND A FOUNDATION IN REFORM JUDAISM THAT WELCOMES ALL JEWISH TRADITIONS. 0 0 3500261 4275004 ACADEMIC LIFETHE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED THE THIRD YEAR THAT THE READING AND WRITING PROJECT FROM TEACHER'S COLLEGE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IS BEING USED FOR INSTRUCTION IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. ADDITIONALLY, THE WILSON FUNDATIONS PROGRAM WAS INTRODUCED IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE FOR READING SUPPORT. THE ZERO HOUR MATH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE OFFERED BEFORE SCHOOL TO STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. THE FIRST ANNUAL STEM NIGHTS AND LITERACY NIGHTS WERE A HUGE SUCCESS. AT STEM NIGHT, STUDENTS OF ALL AGES WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED EXPERIMENTS LED BY TEACHERS AS WELL AS OUR FIRST CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER (AN EIGHTH GRADER). LITERACY NIGHT ACTIVITIES RANGED FROM READING BY FLASHLIGHT IN "THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE" TO A POETRY JAM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR. THE ALL SCHOOL SHOWCASE ALLOWED CHILDREN TO SHOW OFF THEIR WONDERFUL WORK. THE SHOWCASE ALSO PROVIDED PARENTS A SNEAK PEEK AT THE GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THREE PARDES NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL ACTION, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 500 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED NATIONALLY. SIXTY-TWO STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH EIGHT WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MATH OLYMPIADS. SEVERAL AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO OUR MATHLETES INCLUDING ONE MATHLETE WHO SCORED IN THE TOP 20% OF THE STUDENTS WORLD-WIDE AND ANOTHER MATHLETE WHO SCORED IN THE TOP 10% OF THE STUDENTS WORLD-WIDE. A PARDES FIFTH GRADER WAS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL'S CELEBRATE AMERICA 2016 NATIONAL WRITING CONTEST. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT AN ELECTIVE EACH SEMESTER. THE SCHOOL'S ENTREPRENEUR ELECTIVE ATTRACTED 20 STUDENTS, WHO DEVELOPED THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS, CULMINATING WITH A SCHOOL-WIDE ENTREPRENEUR FAIR FOR THEM TO DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR GOODS. THE PROFIT MADE FROM THE FAIR IS CONTRIBUTED TO A CHARITY SELECTED BY THE STUDENTS. THIRTY-FOUR STUDENTS GRADUATED EIGHTH GRADE IN MAY OF 2016. THEY ARE CONTINUING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AT A VARIETY OF HIGH SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PHOENIX COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, BROPHY COLLEGE PREP, THE IB PROGRAM AT DESERT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CREST (STEM) PROGRAM AT PARADISE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL CONTINUED WITH ITS SECOND YEAR OF A SUBSTANTIAL GRANT TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAMS AT PARDES, DEVELOPING AND DOCUMENTING CURRICULUM, PROVIDING ENHANCED FACULTY TRAINING, OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT OTHER JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. A COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE THE CURRICULUM FOR BOTH HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES WAS FORMED, TO CONDUCT A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THESE SUBJECTS.JEWISH LIFEFOR STUDENTS, THERE WERE SPECIAL GRADE-, DIVISION- AND SCHOOL-LEVEL PROGRAMS, LESSONS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR ALL THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR. SOME SPECIAL EXAMPLES INCLUDE SUKKOT UNDER THE STARS, WHICH PROVIDED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE DINNER IN THE SUKKAH, WITH SINGING, STORIES AND ART PROJECTS; A PURIM CARNIVAL WITH LOTS OF TREATS; YOM HASHOAH, WHEN THE SCHOOL HELD A MEMORIAL CEREMONY AND BROUGHT IN A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TO ADDRESS THE CHILDREN; AND A CELEBRATION OF ISRAEL ON YOM HA'ATZMAUT. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS TIKKUN OLAM PROJECTS DURING THE YEAR. 25 STUDENTS BECAME BAR OR BAT MITZVAH. IN ADDITION TO WEEKLY KABBALAT SHABBAT, AT TIMES GRANDPARENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, HELPING WITH BLESSINGS, SONGS AND ACTIVITIES. THE SCHOOL ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER DAVENING BEFORE SCHOOL FOR THOSE INTERESTED, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 8:25 A.M. DAILY.PARDES COLLABORATED WITH A VARIETY OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE VALLEY. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE LOCAL PRESCHOOLS, PJ LIBRARY, THE BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION, FAMILIES GIVING BACK, COMMUNITY BRIDGES, VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH AND THE DESERT GATHERING JEWISH MUSIC FEST. CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDPARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE L'DOR V'DOR BUTTERFLY PROJECT, PAINTING AND DECORATING BUTTERFLIES TO HANG ON CAMPUS AS AN EXHIBIT TO REMEMBER THE 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN WHO PERISHED DURING THE HOLOCAUST.STUDENT LIFEPARDES HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY FOR ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL TO WELCOME THE NEW KINDERGARTENERS. WE ALSO HELD A KINDERGARTEN CONSECRATION CEREMONY TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THEIR JEWISH LEARNING. PARDES STUDENT COUNCIL HELD VARIOUS EVENTS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING AN OFF-CAMPUS WELCOME BACK EVENT, ICE SKATING, DANCE, MOVIE NIGHT AND AN END-OF-THE-YEAR PARTY. STUDENTS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 8 PARTICIPATE IN OFF-CAMPUS FIELD TRIPS. THE ACTIVITIES RANGE FROM AN OVERNIGHT AT A JEWISH CAMP TO A FULL WEEK IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN RAISING THE FUNDS FOR THEIR DC TRIP, INCLUDING A LARGE YARD SALE AND A SPRING TIME CAR WASH.THE SCHOOL ENGAGED IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL, INCLUDING A SPECIAL CHANUKAH SHOW PUT ON BY ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL, A SCHOOL PLAY, AND A VISIT TO THE CAMPUS BY THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY'S CLASSROOM CONCERT SERIES.ATHLETICS65 PERCENT OF THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN AFTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS FOR THE YEAR, AND A THIRD OF THOSE PARTICIPATED IN ALL THREE SEASONS OF SPORTS OFFERED. THE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE 5TH AND 6TH GRADES, AND THE TEAM FOR THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADES, WERE BOTH FIRST PLACE CHAMPIONS IN THE SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC LEAGUE. THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADES ALSO WERE FIRST PLACE CHAMPIONS. FOUR ADDITIONAL TEAMS TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THEIR SPORTS AS WELL. PANTHERS UNDER THE STARS WAS HELD IN THE FALL, OFFERING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AN EVENING OF FUN WITH COMPETITIVE GAMES, LASER TAG, GAME TRUCKS, FOOD AND SOCIAL INTERACTION.THE PANTHER'S BOOSTER CLUB RAISED MONEY FOR THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND BROUGHT SCHOOL SPIRIT TO THE CAMPUS AT THE SAME TIME. THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT'S MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENT IS THE PANTHER CLASSIC, A FUN, FAMILY BIKE RACE. THIS YEAR SAW 187 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE AND STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS AS WELL.FAMILY EXPERIENCEBACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS WERE HELD FOR LOWER SCHOOL FAMILIES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND IN-DEPTH THE PLANS FOR THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. GRADE-LEVEL COFFEES WERE HELD FOR PARENTS TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE PARDES ADMINISTRATION, TO SHARE PLANS, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, AND PROVIDE TIME FOR PARENTS TO JUST SPEND TIME TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE SCHOOL HOSTED A HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT, WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS PROVIDING DETAILS ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HELPING PARENTS UNDERSTAND KEY ISSUES IN THE TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL ALSO HOSTED AN INTERNET SAFELY NIGHT, WITH A DETECTIVE FROM THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT OF THE SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE DETECTIVE DISCUSSED HOW TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ONLINE DANGERS. GENIUS COACHING WAS OFFERED TO PARENTS, TO TRAIN INTERESTED PARENTS ON HOW TO IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS OF EACH CHILD. WE OFFERED FUN EXPERIENCES AS WELL, SUCH AS THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST THAT BRINGS PARENTS AND STUDENTS TOGETHER FOR A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST BEFORE SCHOOL.PARENT ORGANIZATIONTHE PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR PARDES, KESHER, PLAYS A VERY STRONG ROLE IN THE SCHOOL. THEY PLAN FAMILY EVENTS, RAISE MONEY FOR TIKKUN OLAM, VOLUNTEER IN A MULTITUDE OF CAPACITIES, RAN A SUKKOT FOOD DRIVE, A HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE AND SUPPORTED FAMILIES WHEN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AROSE.PARTICIPATION IN THE BOX TOPS PROGRAM RESULTED IN 56,940 BOX TOP COUPONS BEING CLIPPED, RAISING $5,694 FOR THE CHARITY CHOSEN BY THE STUDENTS, NOTHING BUT NETS. THIS CHARITY PROVIDES MOSQUITO NETS TO POOR FAMILIES TO HELP FIGHT MALARIA. SCHOOL FACILITIES AND OPERATIONSPARDES COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE KOSHER KITCHEN ON ITS CAMPUS, WHICH OPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SEMESTER. THE KITCHEN PROVIDES SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR CHILDREN, BOTH HOT AND COLD, AND IS SUPERVISED BY THE GREATER PHOENIX VAAD. THE KITCHEN IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, AND IS BOTH MEAT AND DAIRY. PARDES CONTINUED OFFERING ITS CHALLAH PROGRAM, FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND CLASSROOMS TO HAVE FRESH-BAKED CHALLAH FOR SHABBAT. A BUILDING-SIZE MURAL WAS ADDED TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPUS, WITH RENOWN ARTIST JAY WOLF SCHOLOSSBERG-COHEN. THE MURAL WAS AN EXTENSIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ARTIST, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND PARENTS. ITS THEME RELATES TO A PORTION OF TRACTATE SHABBAT 119B OF THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD, ARTFULLY TRANSLATED AS "THE ENTIRE WORLD WAS CREATED FOR THE SOUND OF CHILDREN LEARNING TORAH." 3500261 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AZ X PATTI EVANS 4809919141 12753 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254 MARI CHERNOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NESTOR GUZMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENELOPE KARP-ABAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LEONARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE OZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRET SIR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERYL SWEET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD WEISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG WEISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL ZOLONDEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON BRODSKY IMMEDIATE PAST CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER RAWICZ IMMEDIATE PAST CO-PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM ECKSTEIN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN KRAVETS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GERALD ELGARTEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL KESSLER HEAD OF SCHOOL 55.00 X 191971 0 14681 PATTI EVANS CFO 50.00 X 136991 0 14474 328962 0 29155 2 0 1 0 0 79151 752517 49651 831668 TUITION REVENUE 611710 4100713 4100713 LUNCH MONEY REVENUE 611710 70324 70324 KESHER RECEIPTS 611710 39417 39417 ATHLETIC FEES 611710 34505 34505 SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS 611710 22886 22886 7159 7159 4275004 789 789 17455 17282 173 173 173 56776 79151 57785 -1009 -1009 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 18728 18728 18728 5125353 4275004 0 18681 391811 125217 227413 39181 2531489 2174579 296910 60000 9652 7386 2266 148201 128275 19926 214444 168203 41651 4590 9545 9545 18761 18761 69939 18775 49189 1975 62595 62595 143884 127012 16872 60095 54526 5003 566 473673 431042 42631 667 667 34333 28711 5622 163913 163913 25531 23233 2298 LUNCH EXPENSES 49568 49568 TRIPS AND SPECIAL FUNCT 47077 26602 8706 11769 MISCELLANEOUS 39777 39777 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 26280 23915 2365 86342 72773 13569 4607577 3500261 989235 118081 256843 166162 874800 1218649 320455 64612 45877 33634 36705 18034 3380172 339814 2691924 3040358 25000 25803 4251604 4567252 188908 164833 641381 685352 830289 850185 X 3127860 3645636 293455 71431 3421315 3717067 4251604 4567252 X 517776 -222024 X 0 0 0 X 474194 457412 631582 3476366 831668 5871222 4210599 4160466 3910230 3821990 4275004 20378289 4684793 4617878 4541812 7298356 5106672 26249511 398890 245127 449102 2223052 261197 3577368 11611 19005 30616 398890 256738 468107 2223052 261197 3607984 22641527 347186 18244 365430 347186 18244 365430 2193 272 702 35444 0 38611 4686986 4618150 4542514 7680986 5124916 26653552 0.84950 0.83570 0.01370 0.01340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2449551 102309 2347242 482529 192297 290232 448092 45208 402884 3040358 GALA 114719 70679 44040 1013 20187 28752 PANTHER CLASSIC 12282 7672 4610 1135 3471 2 8926 800 8126 625 165 1947 490 135927 79151 56776 2773 20352 1947 32713 57785 -1009 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JILL KESSLER HEAD OF SCHOOL 191971 0 0 0 0 0 14681 0 0 0 206652 0 0 0 PATTI EVANS CFO 136991 0 0 0 0 0 10900 0 3574 0 151465 0 0 0 X 5165 SALE PROCEEDS X AUCTION ITEMS 206 44486 SALES PROCEEDS 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AND MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT DOES NOT POSSESS ANY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROHIBITED TO IT BY LAW. FURTHER, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY NOT (A) AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, (B) FILL ANY VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES, OR (C) ADOPT, AMEND, OR REPEAL THESE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE 990 RETURN BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE 990 IS IDENTICAL TO THE COPY OF THE 990 THAT IS FILED BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE MAJOR DONORS ARE NOT INCLUDED. THE DRAFT WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD, REQUESTING APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO SIGN FULL 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES (I.E., EMPLOYEES WHO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE SCHOOL) ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. ONCE REPORTED, THE BOARD DETERMINES WHAT ACTION TO TAKE UNDER THE POLICY. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THAT COMPENSATION FIGURE WAS ARRIVED AT BY REVIEWING COMPARABLE SALARIES AND REVIEWING THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE, ALONG WITH A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. TO REQUEST COPIES, CALL OR WRITE TO THE PHONE NUMBER/ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE ONE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN NET ASSETS -222,024. PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 75% PERCENT OF THE PARDES PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF THE SCHOOL'S FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO RAISE OVER $375,000 AS A RESULT. PARDES OBTAINED 27 LIFE & LEGACY COMMITMENTS, AND HONORED GRANDPARENTS WITH A CHANUKAH GRANDPARENTS BREAKFAST. 265 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PARDES GALA, HAVING A GREAT EVENING AND AT THE SAME TIME, RAISING FUNDS TO GIVE PARDES THE CREATIVE EDGE IN DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, YOUNG LEADERS AND ENGAGED CITIZENS OF TOMORROW.