AJC West Coast Florida honors Marilyn and Irv Naiditch

AJC West Coast Florida Regional Director Brian Lipton set the tone at the AJC National Legacy of Leadership Award Dinner when one of the first things he brought up was dessert — individual banana splits that guests would soon enjoy with ice cream made from scratch in the Michael’s On East kitchen.

“If that’ s not enough of a reason to donate to AJC, I don’t know what is,” he said.

Guests at the annual dinner on April 2 at Michael’s On East dined next to elegant blush rose centerpieces, one of the many feminine touches that Anne Virag noted were picked especially for award winner Marilyn Naiditch because of her romantic personal taste.

According to the press release, AJC chose to honor Marilyn and her husband, Irv, because of their “outstanding involvement in civic, communal and organizational activities that benefit the greater good.”

Some of the organizations closest to their hearts are Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, JFCS, Israel Tennis Centers, Jewish Housing Council and several others that they commit much of themselves to supporting.