In an attempt to have a night out to myself and make new suburban friends, I accompanied a sister of a friend to a newly formed young women's Hadassah group. Hadassah is a Zionist women's fundraising organization that supports hospitals, health care and other initiatives in Israel. I don't know too much about the organization other than that, but I have heard that women get together in these chapters and it can be a source of socialization for these ladies.
It was a dessert/recipe exchange - bring your favorite dessert and copies of the recipe to share. I brought copies of my mom's carrot cake recipe and a bowl of fruit salad since it was too hot to bake. I got a few weird looks at first, but the fruit got devoured.
Being some who has fundraised for a few years now - it was a little painful for me to be there as it was clear that no one was really comfortable asking for money. But worse, they also didn't really talk about the organization and where the dollars go.
They spent more time talking about the upcoming meetings which will include painting pottery and Pampered Chef. That was even more painful for me.
After making a joke about my Monday nights being cleared up now that The Bachelorette is over (well, half joke, half real), I managed to move the group conversation to my favorite topic - reality TV - which made me really happy.
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