Based on the Jewish value of “Love your fellow as yourself”, our mission is to connect teens and young adults to youth with special needs and their families through a full range of social offerings. Inspired by the power of genuine friendships, our youth cultivate understanding, kindness, and responsibility while ensuring a caring and inclusive community.
Sun, April 26 | 5 PM
About Philly Friendship Circle
Thank you to our 2026 Gala Sponsors
List updated April 23, 2026
Best Friends Forever
- Kelly & Michael Barrie
- Danielle & Adam Illfelder
Cherished Chaverim
- Caren Barnet & Steve Abramson
- Sandra Cozen
- Neubauer Family Foundation
Perfect Pals
- Jill & Mark Fishman
- Stephen Klein
- Amy & Michael Kopelman
- Alyson Simpson & Joel Lazovitz
- Michele & Robert Levin
- Alicia Felton & Sherrill Neff
- Myriam Klotz & Margot Stein
Best Buds
- Melissa & Paul Anderson
- Lisa & Arthur Berkowitz
- Malka & David Caroline
- Amy & Daniel Erlbaum
- Amy & Steven Erlbaum
- Susan & Lewis Gantman
- Alyssa Terk & Denis Jablonka
- Robin & Steven Katz Family
- Rena & Josh Kopelman
- Gail & Elliot Norry
- Marvin & Marsha Raab
- Ken & Sunnie Rosenstein
- Liz Cohen & David Whellan
Awesome Allies
- Susanna & Dean Adler
- Debbie Blume, Steve Stutman & Sylvia Blume
- Sharon Musher & Daniel Eisenstadt
- Jill & Lenny Feinberg
- Jessica Chow & Jacob Finder
- Ellen & Harris Fishman
- Deborah Winokur & Hanan Fishman
- Lauren & Jeff Gladstone
- Marcy Gringlas & Joel Greenberg
- Robyn & Scott Greenberg
- Margie & Jeffrey Honickman
- Naomi Prusky & David Levin
- Eydie Rudman & Howard Levin
- Susan & Paul Lichtman
- Julie & Harris Miller
- Stephen & Lizabeth Raynes
- Sally & Robert Salon
- Specter Foundation
- Ray Starzmann
- Danielle Tapper
- Miriam & Bruce Taubman
- Richard Tregerman
- Renee & Michael Zeitzer
Fast Friends
- Michael Adelman
- Charna Axelrod
- Sheldon & Penny Bernick
- Hedy & Morris Cohen
- Sara & Allan Crimm
- Amy & Andy Dorfman
- Maria & Tom Federman
- Lynne & Bill Garbose
- Gerber Schneiman Family, Hurok Family, & Whitehorn Family
- Tracy & George Gordon
- Sherrie Willner & Janice Gorson
- Abby & Nate Greenberg
- Cara & Michael Herrmann
- Aviele & Michael Koffler
- Carol Weissman & Richard Kopelman
- Eve & David Kovsky
- Barbara & Allen Lerman
- Lori & Jerome Marcus
- Simone & Brian Nadav
- Mary & Nathan Relles
- Betsy & David Rentz
- Carolina & Marcio Rochwerger
- Hilde & Bruce Sham
- Staci & Mitch Sklar
- Sharon Wexler
Thank You to Our Foundational Friends
Thank you to our Foundational Friends who provide the year-round support that helps ensure Philly Friendship Circle’s stability & growth.
- Julie & Rob Axelrod
- Karen & Richard Banner
- Dotty & Lawrence Brown
- Holly Cohen & Leib Meadvin
- Bonnie & Michael Coplon
- Vicki & Gary Erlbaum
- Darien Finder
- Judi & Mark Goldstein
- Shana & Jeffrey Goldstein
- Beth & David Joseph
- Melissa Lerman & Eric Berger
- Sharon & Jonathan Levin
- Sammi Levin
- Ellen & Peter Livingston
- Deborah & Mark Livingston
- Freda Pepper & Howard Bernstein
- Jill & Brian Rosen
- The Rudoler Family
- Gail Simon
- Rebecca Stein & Steven Matthews
- Alison & Lee Sussman
- Gabe Tayar Memorial Fund
