Rabbi David active in community
Rabbi Sion David has been involved in a number of community and civic groups since he came to Uniontown in 1976. He has been an active member of the Uniontown Rotary Club since 1981, serving as a board member since 1994 and president from 1996-97. He is membership chairman.
He was president of the Executive Committee for Agency Coordination (ECAC) from 1982-83 and an active member of the Human Service Council.
Rabbi David was co-chair of the United Way of South Fayette in the 1993 and 1994 campaigns and vice president of the board of directors, 1994-95.
He was president of the Uniontown Area Clergy Association in 1992-93 and recently began giving Hebrew lessons to members of the clergy twice a month at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Rabbi David was a member of the Community Action Food Bank Advisory Committee and Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, from 1996-98.
He was also chair of the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Fayette Inc. (IVCF) Steering Committee in 1992-93.
Rabbi David’s accomplishments and honors include:
– Developing the county Mental Health/Mental Retardation program from a budget of less than $1 million to an operating budget of $10 million in a period of 11 years.
– Receiving the Israel Solidarity Award in 1979 for exceptional leadership and dedication in behalf of the development and strengthening of the economy of Israel through the State of Israel Bond Campaign to assure a future of peace, freedom and progress.
– Being honored for 10 years of outstanding service by the Fayette County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program Board in 1988. He was also honored by the Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program Administrators Association of Pennsylvania for outstanding service to the association as Western Region Representative, Human Resources Committee Chair, and for many contributions to the benefit of people with mental disabilities in 1989.
– Receiving the Fourth Annual Eleanor L. Coldren Award by the American Red Cross, Fayette County Chapter for dedication and serving others by improving the quality of human life.
– Receiving the Chai Award of the B’Nai Brith, Fayette Lodge 471, for decades of community dedication.
– Being honored by Temple Israel for 25 years of dedicated service to the congregation and community in September 2001.