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Having established himself with numerous business ventures, Lee Greif became a dedicated civil servant, donating his time and money to numerous charitable causes. Altogether, he was a member of a board of directors, Vice President of a congregation, engaged in fundraising, and performed much volunteer work.

His earliest volunteer work consisted of his serving as Vice President of the congregation of Temple B’Nai Jehudah, which happens to be the largest Jewish temple in Kansas City. His hours of service to this institution include: cash management, developing an equitable dues schedule, and leading a huge fundraising campaign to raise money for the Temple’s endowment and new location. His service to this congregation also included serving in various committees. He served as chairman of the site selection committee for the new Temple location, the new Rabbi Selection committee, and many others which were crucial to the function of the congregation.

Greif also was Vice Chairman of the Campus Board of Directors and served on two committees for the Jewish Community Campus, an agency that deals with Jewish social services agencies and offers charity to Jewish families and children in the area when they are in need of help. Greif’s work with these committees helped to raise over 10 million dollars for this wonderful organization. He served on these committees over a period of six years. Another institution to which he donated his time was the Jewish Federation of Kansas City, another organization that donates money to social welfare programs for the Jewish community. Here he engaged in many fundraising activities and was a major contributor as well. He was also a director of this organization and sat on a budget committee which determined how the collected money should be distributed.

Mr. Greif also served as a volunteer member of a board of directors, officer/secretary, and a member of the executive committee for KCPT Public Television, a local television station. He also served on various committees for the organization which included the educational resources committee, which dealt in children’s programming, and a special committee of the board which dealt with the station’s entrepreneur programs. His volunteer work also included Health Midwest, a group of 13 not-for-profit hospitals in the Kansas City area. Not only did he serve as director of this company, but served on its executive committee which was responsible for setting the policies of its numerous hospitals. He also reviewed the operations of the hospitals while he served on the organization finance committee.