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BNAI MITZVAH PROJECT IDEAS
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| Organization: | | A Package from Home |
| Address: | | 12 Keren Kayemit Street, #63 |
| City: | | Jerusalem |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 92428 |
| Website Address: | | www.apackagefromhome.org |
| Contact Person: | | Barbara Silverman |
| Title: | | Founder |
| Phone: | | (02) 623-2548 |
| Fax: | | (02) 623-2667 |
| Email: | | emess@netvision.net.il |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| A Package from Home provides care packages for Chayelim Bodedim (soldiers with no family in Israel) and other combat soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. These packages strengthen the spirit and resolve of Israeli soldiers, and show appreciation and thanks for protecting Israel. These packages are filled with items such as fleece jackets, long underwear, socks, gloves, hats, t-shirts, toiletries, and assorted snack foods, along with letters of appreciation from children and adults from around the world. There are many ways to participate in A Package from Home’s project. |
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| A Package from Home offers the opportunity for Bnai Mitzvah to perform a mitzvah by helping the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). There are many ways to be involved in A Package from Home’s project. First, by adopting an army unit of Chayelim Bodedim (soldiers with no family in Israel), each Chayal Boded will receive a care package filled with such as items as a t-shirt, anti fungal socks, fleece jackets, long underwear, hat, gloves, assorted snacks, toiletries and a letter of appreciation written by adults and children from around the world. A Bnai Mitzvah may include a letter with their invitation telling their guests about their project and/or ask guests to donate directly to A Package from Home, or the Bnai Mitzvah can decide to personally adopt an army unit. In addition writing letters to be included in the packages, collecting supplies for the soldiers and other ideas can be part of their chesed project. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | A.H.A.V.A. English Learned in a Natural Method |
| Address: | | Mitzpe Yericho |
| City: | | Mitzpe Yericho |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 90651 |
| Website Address: | | www.ahava.n3.net |
| Contact Person: | | Gaila Morrison |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | 972-2-535 6532 |
| Fax: | | 972-2-535-6532 call first |
| Email: | | ahava.org@gmail.com |
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| We promote English Literacy in Israel, primarily in the Jerusalem area. We have after school classes to teach, teacher training seminars to train teachers in our methodology, we sponsor a Read-a-thon, Writing Contest and build libraries. We also run Breaking Through, an individualized program that we bring to schools, to help dyslexic kids learn to read English. We provide scholarships for families of a low socioeconomic level.
We do all this because without a passing grade in the all important English Matriculation Exams set by the government children do not get their High School Diploma. Currently only about 45% of all Israeli students graduate High School. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Books can be collected for our libraries - the drawback is that they also must find a way to get them here. This is a good project if the family is coming to celebrate in Israel, and everyone can bring a bag of books.
School supplies can be collected for us.
Money can be raised to sponsor any of our projects. In each case, we can break down each project into parts that guests can buy in addition or in lieu of gifts for the Bar or Bat Mitzvah child. For example if we wanted to build a library we could list books, plastic to cover, shelving, etc.. as gift opportunities. Pictures can be sent to be used as centerpieces or party favors.
Recently a Bat Mitzvah girl just built us a beautiful garden for the grounds around us. Not only that, but enough was raised to also start an environmental program that the children will learn about - all in English! |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Action for Post-Soviet Jewry |
| Address: | | 24 Crescent Street, Suite 306 |
| City: | | Waltham |
| State/Country: | | MA |
| Zip: | | 02453-4089 |
| Website Address: | | ActionPSJ.org |
| Contact Person: | | Judy Patkin |
| Title: | | Executive Director |
| Phone: | | (781) 893-2331 |
| Fax: | | (781) 647-9474 |
| Email: | | ActionPSJ@aol.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Action for Post-Soviet Jewry assists Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union, mainly in eastern Ukraine, Belarus and Kishinev, Moldova. Its main project is called Adopt-a-Bubbe. We are helping over 1,500 pensioners with food, medicine, clothing, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and occasionally coal for the winter, refurbishing a burned-out apartment and more. Action for post soviet Jewry also provides aid for students at Jewish Day Schools and Jewish orphanages. Usually this is medicine, clothing and kosher vitamins. Action for Post-Soviet Jewry supports a free medical clinic in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkov, Ukraine. |
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| Action for Post-Soviet Jewry has a Bar/Bat Mitzvah "twinning" program which links youngsters in America with their counterpart in Ukraine, usually a Jewish Day School student. The organization encourages the youngsters to write to one another and exchange pictures and items of interest about their families, schools and hobbies. This is an effort to link Jewish young people across the world, and to appreciate the many similarities and differences in the way each lives. In several communities, the children come from very poor families. Therefore, they are trying to collect children's clothing (especially warm jackets, hats and sweaters) and shoes. Several Jewish Day Schools have asked us to provide shoes, which are expensive and which often wear out and are outgrown by youngsters. If participants can get them to PSJ's office, they can send them in directly to the schools where they are most needed. Used clothing or shoes must be in very good condition. Youngsters who live near the APSJ office are welcome to volunteer to pack medicine and clothing for shipment. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Agahozo Shalom Youth Village |
| Address: | | JDC-IDP: ASYV Rwanda; Mailbox 530; 132 East 43rd Street |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10017 |
| Website Address: | | www.agahozo-shalom.org |
| Contact Person: | | Hannah Schacter-Gampel |
| Phone: | | (646) 871-3205 |
| Email: | | HannahSG@jdcny.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) aims to create a safe and structured community for orphaned children in Rwanda. Nearly one million people were murdered in 100 days in 1994, leaving 1.2 million children orphaned today. ASYV will be a place where these traumatized youth can "dry their tears" (Agahozo) and "live in peace" (Shalom). Within this environment, the "rhythm of life" will be restored: a child rises from his/her bed in the morning, eats breakfast with siblings and "parents," walks to school and back home in the afternoon. The result is healthy adults who are not only able to care for themselves and their families, but who are committed to making their community and the world a better place. ASYV will be an opportunity for Americans, Israelis and Rwandans to work together to establish a tangible and long-term response to Rwanda’s critical orphan problem. A team of Ethiopian-Israelis are serving as mentors and role models for the staff and students. Many are graduates of Yemin Orde, a village founded in 1953 in Israel to care for orphans of the Holocaust. Construction has commenced at ASYV and the first group of students will begin their academic year in January of 2009. |
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| ASYV has created a package for Bnai Mitzvah students to further introduce them to this project. Please contact ASYV to customize your own involvement with ASYV. They can also share with you some of the ways other Bnai Mitzvah students have helped ASYV through their personal projects. |
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| Organization: | | AIDS Resource Foundation for Children |
| Address: | | 77 Academy Street |
| City: | | Newark |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07102 |
| Website Address: | | www.aidsresource.org |
| Contact Person: | | Annie Chen |
| Title: | | Director of Development |
| Phone: | | (973) 643-0400 ext. 710 |
| Email: | | info@aidsresource.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The AIDS Resource Foundation for Children offers comprehensive services to families affected by HIV/AIDS living in Newark, NJ. We provide opportunities such as housing, medical care, mental health services, and an after-school program. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Youth volunteers are especially important to our organization because we are focused on building a strong community by helping children and families. Volunteer opportunities for youth include organizing a donation drive to collect much needed items such as:
-school supplies
-household goods (linens, kitchenware, furniture, etc.)
-books (new or gently used)
- baby items (diapers, wipes, strollers, etc.)
-gift cards in small amounts (grocery stores, Old Navy) |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Aleh |
| Address: | | 5317 13th Ave |
| City: | | Brooklyn |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 11219 |
| Website Address: | | www.aleh.org |
| Contact Person: | | Dov Hirth |
| Title: | | Public Relations |
| Phone: | | (866) 717-0252 |
| Fax: | | (972) 2-501-1106 |
| Email: | | dov@alehfoundation.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Aleh is a nonprofit organization that provides medical care and rehabilitation to hundreds of severely disabled children, teenagers and young adults in Israel. Founded in 1982 by a small group of dedicated parents, today Aleh provides full residential services to over 600 severely disabled children and young adults, and outpatient services for 10,000 people with milder disabilities. Aleh's four facilities are located in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Gedera and the Negev. |
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| Take your Bar/Bat Mitzvah to the next level. Make it an experience that will have a real impact on your life, and the lives of others.
Your new status is all about making a difference. You now count more than ever. So do something real. Enter this new stage in life by doing the ultimate act of kindness and chesed – help give kids who can't walk, talk or even breathe on their own a chance to live a better, happier life. Some project ideas include:
•Donating a portion of your gifts to Aleh
•Hosting a Purim Carnival
•Chanukah Celebration/”Make One Light an Aleh Night”
•Bike-A-Thon
•Bowl-A-Thon
•Dance-A-Thon
•Using the beautiful ceramic hearts, chamsot, guitars or mezuzot made by the young adults at Aleh as favors for the guests at your simcha. (https://www.aleh.org/eng/boutique.asp)
•Adopt a Child for a Month
•Sponsor an Outing
•Twinning Celebrations
When you contribute to Aleh through this program your name will be inscribe on a leaf which is ‘planted’ at the Aleh Jerusalem center. So the next time you’re in Israel, stop by Aleh and visit the children, the staff & your leaf! What’s more, you'll be able to see what we do and how much you helped the children at Aleh.
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Invitations, Party, Party Favors |
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| Organization: | | Am Echad, Inc. |
| Address: | | 1277 Bartonshire Way |
| City: | | Potomac |
| State/Country: | | MD |
| Zip: | | 20854 |
| Website Address: | | www.amechad.net |
| Contact Person: | | Igor Feldblyum |
| Phone: | | (301) 424-2647 |
| Fax: | | (301) 424-7412 |
| Email: | | amechad@aol.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Am Echad, a nonprofit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization, was established in the year 2000 to provide financial and moral support directly to destitute elderly and disabled Jews in the former Soviet Union. They help the most lonely, the most desperate, those with no relatives, and those who are not reached by the efforts of the mainstream Jewish organizations. Many of these Jews do not have any money for food and medicine, and do not have a family to support them. Am Echad provides help directly, in some cases literally, by saving them from starvation or imminent death due to catastrophic illnesses. Their health can be improved, and their physical suffering can be alleviated with medicine. Am Echad makes it possible.
A grass roots, all-volunteer organization, Am Echad has limited resources and relies solely on donations. The majority of its efforts go to finding the neediest individuals to whom they can provide direct assistance. Sadly, that number grows daily. Am Echad already knows many of them, but they cannot start helping these people until more funds become available.
All contributions received by Am Echad are used immediately to improve the lives of these all but forgotten people.
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| You can help these poor, elderly people in a number of ways:
- Organize a program at your synagogue or school to raise awareness of the critical situation of elderly Jews living in Russia.
- Start tzedakah drives in your neighborhood, school, or synagogue to collect money for Am Echad.
- Donate a certain percentage of the money that you receive on your birthday or Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Many Jewish communities all over the U.S. would be glad to support Am Echad's work if they knew about it. Am Echad would gladly send them information if it had their names and addresses. They need volunteers to send them information such as a list of members at your local synagogue. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY GUARANTEED. AM ECHAD'S MAILING LIST IS NEVER SHARED WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION.
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations, Party, Party Favors |
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| Organization: | | American Cancer Society (Northern NJ) |
| Address: | | 20 Mercer Street |
| City: | | Hackensack |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07601 |
| Website Address: | | www.cancer.org |
| Contact Person: | | Jocelyn Inglis |
| Title: | | Senior Director, Special Events |
| Phone: | | 201-457-3418 x2218 |
| Email: | | jinglis@cancer.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
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| office volunteering, supporting fundraising events including Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer & GWB Challenge. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem |
| Address: | | 49 West 45th Street, 11th floor |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10036 |
| Website Address: | | www.acsz.org |
| Contact Person: | | Sharon Goldwyn |
| Title: | | Director, NY Region |
| Phone: | | (212) 764-8062 |
| Email: | | sgoldwyn@acsz.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Please consider doing a Mitzvah Project by helping Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. It is known as "the Hospital with a Heart" for its century-long reputation for treating patients with special kindness and care. We treat over 200,000 people a year and have treated over 40% of those injured in terrorist attacks. Almost 12,000 babies are born each year at the hospital. Shaare Zedek does not receive any government funding for new equipment or to update its facilities. The Hospital is supported through the generosity of donors throughout the United States and around the world. |
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| Suggested Projects include a Walkathon, Basketball Shoot, Bowl-a-Thon, or Bake Sale to benefit Shaare Zedek. A plaque will be displayed at the hospital and a special dedication ceremony will be made in your honor and put on our website. If you are visiting Israel-Take a private tour of the hospital –visit the children- see a medical clown and help purchase a piece of equipment for the Children’s Hospital. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of ALYN Hospital |
| Address: | | 51 East 42nd St., Ste. 308 |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10017 |
| Website Address: | | www.alynus.org |
| Contact Person: | | Cathy Lanyard |
| Title: | | Executive Director |
| Phone: | | (212) 869-8085 |
| Fax: | | (212)768-0979 |
| Email: | | friends@alynus.org |
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| ALYN Hospital, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is one of the world's leading specialists in the active and intensive rehabilitation of children who have physical challenges and disabilities as a result of congenital muscular, neuromuscular and skeletal disorders, invasive cancer surgery, fires, accidents and terrorist attacks. American Friends of ALYN Hospital is the exclusive awareness raising and fundraising organization in the United States for ALYN Hospital.
ALYN treats children from birth to young adulthood, regardless of religion or ethnic origin and is the only facility of its kind in Israel. Absolutely everything needed to rehabilitate a child is under one roof at ALYN and a talented staff combines expertise with love and state-of-the-art technology to help each patient reach his or her highest possible level of mobility and independence.
The Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit that receives no government funding and its extraordinary care is only partially reimbursed from health insurance. Donations are desperately needed to bridge the gap between insurance and the true cost of care as well as to fund research, replacement equipment and renovations.
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| ALYN’s Mitzvah of Love Project is an easy, fun and customizable way for individuals and groups to raise much needed funds to support ALYN Hospital. You can join other children, schools and groups who have also chosen a variety of exciting ways to raise much needed funds to support ALYN Hospital. Projects have ranged from bake-a-thons to walk-a-thons to read-a-thons to dance-a-thons. Mitzvah of Love is the brainchild of Cathy Lanyard, Executive Director of American Friends of ALYN Hospital who wanted to find an inviting way to combine the elements of charity and tikkun olam in a physical based project that can involve an entire community. Based on the concept that if young people are taught in their formative years about the enormous satisfaction of “doing good” and “giving back” we are all helping to create the kind of world we all dream about. Cathy Lanyard believes one of the most important benefits is that Mitzvah of Love enables young people to do because they can for children who cannot.
ALYN provides you with all the materials you require and every participant receives a free I LOVE ALYN pedometer- which keeps tracks of steps and serves as a reminder of how easy it is to take a step when you are able bodied. What is just a step for you is a challenge for an ALYN child. We will also loan you our Mitzvah of Love Banner to be used on the day/s of the event. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro |
| Address: | | 404 Park Avenue South 7th Floor |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10016 |
| Website Address: | | www.afobis.org |
| Contact Person: | | Eric Post |
| Title: | | Development Associate |
| Phone: | | 212-586-2464 |
| Fax: | | 212-246-4914 |
| Email: | | info@afobis.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Beit Issie Shapiro, established in 1981 in Ra'anana, Israel, assists people with a wide range of disabilities, including mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, rare developmental syndromes and other functional disorders. Beit Issie Shapiro's mission is to promote the rights and quality of life of people with special needs and their families. Their experienced and dedicated staff are committed to providing a wide range of high quality therapeutic and support services within a responsible and caring community. |
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| By taking part in Beit Issie Shapiro's Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program, boys and girls can share their celebrations with children with special needs. This unique program offers the celebrant a wonderful opportunity to: -Fulfill his or her role as a member of the House of Israel -Express a sense of social responsibility -Learn about children with special needs -Engage in acts of loving kindness -Enhance the quality of life and well-being of others -Foster new friendships There are many ways that you may choose to help: You may ask your guests to make a gift (either in cash or via in-kind donations) to Beit Issie Shapiro in lieu of Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts. You may introduce Beit Issie Shapiro to your family and friends at your celebration event. Beit Issie Shapiro will be happy to provide you with appropriate information giveaways. Support one of Beit Issie Shapiro's special projects by sponsoring a particular program or by purchasing therapeutic equipment. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of Magen David Adom |
| Address: | | 888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 403 |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10106 |
| Website Address: | | www.afmda.org |
| Contact Person: | | Robert L. Kern |
| Title: | | Director, Marketing and Communications |
| Phone: | | (212) 757-1627 |
| Fax: | | (212) 757-4662 |
| Email: | | rkern@afmda.org |
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| Support Israel's emergency medical, health, and disaster services through ambulance and mobile intensive care unit services, blood bank services, permanent first aid and life-saving services, and basic first aid training for adults. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Projects are available based on the celebrant's creativity, issues, and talents. Magen David Adom urges every individual to call them so that they may explore an appropriate program. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American friends of Meir Panim |
| Address: | | 5316 New Utrecht Avenue |
| City: | | Brooklyn |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 11219 |
| Website Address: | | www.meirpanim.org |
| Contact Person: | | Zev Nevo |
| Title: | | Project Director |
| Phone: | | 718-437-9100 |
| Fax: | | 718-437-0999 |
| Email: | | zev@meirpanim.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| American Friends of Meir Panim was established to help alleviate and diminish the harmful effects of poverty on thousands of families across Israel. The need to help needy Israeli families break out of the vicious cycle of poverty is something that could not be ignored. American Friends of Meir Panim is steadfast in its mission to keep children-at-risk in productive environments, sustaining them and providing an opportunity for a brighter future. |
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| BAR/BAT MITZVAH CONNECTION (BBMC)- There are many boys and girls, just like you, who will soon be reaching their Bar and Bat Mitzvah age. For these children, the celebration of this momentous occasion is nothing but a distant dream. Don't these children deserve to joyfully celebrate this momentous occasion? You can help!
By participating in our rewarding BBMC Program, you can CONNECT with another boy or girl in Israel by choosing to sponsor their Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration; you can COMMUNICATE with another young adult that you have helped, making a lasting friendship; and you can COMMEMORATE your own Bar or Bat Mitzvah by joining our Connection List, Honor Roll Book, or dedicating a Plaque on our Wall of Tributes in Israel. Best of all, you can receive a free personalized gift from Israel!
Choosing to do a Bar or Bat Mitzvah Project is a tremendous Mitzvah and will leave a lasting impression upon the children that you help.
There are countless ways of helping out - you can use our centerpieces, invitations, placecards, or do a fun, creative project. You are also encouraged to come visit our facilities in Israel to volunteer or just say hi!
For more information, please contact zev@meirpanim.org or call Toll Free (877) 736-6283.
Thousands of Israeli children join us in thanking you for bringing hope and happiness into their lives.
You CAN make a difference! Through this benevolent act, you will be contributing to a brighter Jewish future through our projects and services.
MAZAL TOV!!! |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of Migdal Ohr |
| Address: | | 1560 Broadway, #510 |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10036 |
| Website Address: | | www.migdalohrusa.org |
| Contact Person: | | Eileen Freilich |
| Title: | | Director of Donor Relations |
| Phone: | | 212-397-3700 |
| Fax: | | 212- 397-8515 |
| Email: | | Eileen@migdalohrusa.org |
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| Migdal Ohr was founded by Israel Prize Laureate, Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, to provide a nurturing home and an outstanding education to abused, orphaned, impoverished and new immigrant Israeli Children. The organization now cares for and educates over 6,500 Israeli children. From nursery to high school, children are given dormitories, mentors, friends, clothing, books, libraries, recreation, enrichment classes and whatever it takes to lift them up and help them lead productive and meaningful lives. The landmark achievement of the organization is its graduates who are becoming doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, rabbis, army officers, community leaders, and teachers. Disadvantaged graduates with no families are given additional post-graduate job and career skills training to enable them to become economically independent and integrated into mainstream Israel. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| (1) In lieu of Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts, children can ask their family and friends to make a contribution towards the children of Migdal Ohr. (2) In lieu of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration in the USA, children and their families can sponsor a celebration in Israel to include Migdal Ohr children who have no family and would not be able to enjoy such a celebration without the sponsor. (3) Children can share their Bar/Bat Mitzvah joy by sharing their gifts with a number disadvantaged Bar/Bat Mitzvah children of Migdal Ohr. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of Orr Shalom |
| Address: | | 25 West 45th Street Suite 1405 |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10036 |
| Website Address: | | www.orr-shalom.org |
| Contact Person: | | Lynn Berney |
| Title: | | Executive Director |
| Phone: | | (212) 840-1166 |
| Fax: | | (212) 840-1514 |
| Email: | | osinfo@orr-shalom.org |
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| Since 1979 when Orr Shalom opened Israel’s first therapeutic family group home, this premiere not-for-profit organization has been continually expanding its services to meet the multi-faceted needs of abused and neglected children throughout Israel. Today there are 330,000 at risk children in Israel; 10,000 have been removed from their homes; more than 1100 of these children are the beneficiaries of Orr Shalom’s services. The vast majority of our children are no longer able to live with their families because of the abuse and neglect they have suffered. They live in a variety of settings depending upon their individual levels of need. For those who are able to remain safe at home, Orr Shalom provides a range of supportive services to children at risk and their families. |
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| You can help Orr Shalom make their kids feel important by providing the day-to-day things that mean a lot. Your tzedakah, at any level, can improve kids' lives. Your help will provide: additional hours of therapy, new clothes, an allowance, fun extracurricular activites, or something special for their room.
Through your tzedakah, you can help give a special Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration to a deserving kid at Orr Shalom.
Like you, the teen you sponsor will enjoy: A special celebration in their honor and the pride of helping to plan their Bar or Bat Mitzvah; The fun of shopping for new clothes; The support of people that care about them.
Are you ready to change a life? |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of the IDF Rabbinate |
| Address: | | 5 Sutton Road |
| City: | | Monsey |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10952 |
| Contact Person: | | Mona Schwartz |
| Email: | | americanfriendsofidfrabbinate@gmail.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| To supplement religious items for soldiers in the Israel Defense forces. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Projects can include: adopting a brigade, supplying various religious articles (mezuzot, prayerbooks, succot), and Gemilat Chessed projects to help soldiers who are the "breadwinners" of their families, by sending care packages to their families for Shabbat and Holidays. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Friends of Yad Eliezer |
| Address: | | 1102 E. 26th Street |
| City: | | Brooklyn |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 11210 |
| Website Address: | | www.yadeliezer.org |
| Contact Person: | | Sori Tropper |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | (718) 258-1580 |
| Fax: | | (718) 252-0090 |
| Email: | | sori@yadeliezer.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Yad Eliezer aims to combat poverty in Israel on the individual, communal, and national level by providing critical short-term relief while simultaneously confronting the underlying causes of indigence, forging broad-based solutions that empower long-term financial and emotional stability. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Yad Eliezer has two programs that are suitable for Bnai Mizvot. Since YE only operates in Israel this would not be a hands on project but would rather involve putting together enough money - through friends and projects (such as centerpieces or basketball tournaments). The first one is its Big Brother, Big Sister program, which YE can separately email more information to you. The second is its Tefillin program where a Bar/Bat Mitzvah "adopts" a contemporary in Israel from an indigent family and enables them to purchase a pair of Tefillin. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee |
| Address: | | 711 3rd Avenue |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10017 |
| Website Address: | | www.jdc.org |
| Contact Person: | | Abby Pitkowsky |
| Title: | | Director of Education, JDC Global Programs |
| Phone: | | (212) 885-0877 |
| Fax: | | (212) 370-5467 |
| Email: | | abbyp@jdcny.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| JDC is the overseas arm of the organized North American Jewish community. Based on JDC's commitment to the idea that all Jews are responsible for one another - kol Yisrael areivim zeh la'zeh - JDC sponsors programs of relief, rescue, and renewal in communities around the world. The number of people assisted by JDC since 1914 reaches into the millions, and they have had a presence at one time or another in over 85 countries. |
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| JDC welcomes and encourages efforts of Jewish youth to support its programs. They recommend that the person doing the project select one of their many programs, to which they have a particular interest, or connection, such as the country of their family roots, an age category, or content of the project itself, and contribute financial support directly to that project. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | American Zionist Movement |
| Address: | | 633 3rd Ave. |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10017 |
| Website Address: | | www.azm.org |
| Contact Person: | | Deborah Fishman |
| Title: | | Program Director |
| Email: | | dfishman@azm.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The American Zionist Movement (AZM) is a coalition of groups and individuals committed to Zionism: the idea that the Jewish people is one people with a shared history, values and language. AZM is the American affiliate of the World Zionist Organization, the Zionist Federation in the United States.
The mission of the American Zionist Movement is to strengthen the connection of American Jews with Israel; develop their appreciation of the centrality of Israel to Jewish life worldwide; deepen their understanding of Israeli society and the challenges it faces; encourage travel, long-term visits and Aliyah to Israel; and to facilitate dialogue, debate and collective action to further Zionism in the United States and abroad. |
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| Bring Israel's Soldiers Home Now
Children can learn about the Jewish and moral issues associated with the abduction of Israeli soldiers, including pidyon shevuyim and tikkun olam. (www.azm.org/guide.shtml). The guide engages students in learning about current events and their social responsibility to better the world through background information, role-playing dialogues, and questions for discussion. After learning about the issues involved, students can take action through:
--AZM's postcard campaign (http://www.azm.org/postcards3.shtml), featuring pre-written, pre-addressed postcards demanding a sign of life of the soldiers
--AZM dogtags (http://www.azm.org/dogtag.shtml), which students can wear to raise awareness of the issue and sell as a fundraiser.
--Downloadable posters (http://www.azm.org/posters.shtml), which can be displayed around a school, synagogue or community center at a rally.
We also offer holiday-appropriate materials to be used on Passover and Chanukkah:
--"Four More Sons, Four More Questions": http://www.azm.org/seder.shtml
--"Light a Candle -- Wear a Dogtag -- Remember the Soldiers": http://www.azm.org/chanusoldiers.shtml
Plan a Bar or Bat Mitzvah using the theme of working to bring back Israel's abducted soldiers:
Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah marks your acceptance of responsibility as a Jewish adult. What better way to underscore the significance of this special day than by using it to advocate for the release of fellow Jews, captured by terrorists while fighting to keep Israel safe? Here are some party ideas.
* Use AZM Dog Tags as party favors.
* Hand out Postcards which your guests can fill out and send to UN, Red Cross and US Department of State officials, demanding that they take action.
* Print out and hang Posters that broadcast the message: Bring Israel's Soldiers Home Now! |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | AMIT |
| Address: | | 817 Broadway |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10003 |
| Website Address: | | www.amitchildren.org |
| Contact Person: | | Rebekah Grossman |
| Phone: | | 212-792-5690 |
| Fax: | | 212-353-2312 |
| Email: | | RebekahG@amitchildren.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| AMIT enables Israel's youth to realize their potential and strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, religious values and Zionist ideals.
AMIT educates and cares for Israel’s youth, including the most vulnerable children in Israel. Some 70 percent of AMIT students cope with educational, psychological, economic and/or social risk factors. AMIT approaches each child as an individual, maximizing his or her potential, and enabling our students to become vital, productive members of Israeli society. The AMIT schools promote religious tolerance, service to the state and the recognition that every child is blessed with unique talents and abilities. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates more than 70 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel's only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies. |
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| AMIT cares for more than 20,000 children in Israel. Many do not have families with whom to celebrate, with whom to share life's experiences, with whom to plan the milestone of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Many have families living below the poverty line. Some are children of immigrants who are struggling to make their way in a new homeland.
AMIT's Bar and Bat Mitzvah Twinning Program offers the opportunity to have your child, grandchild, niece, nephew or friend's child approaching his or her Bar or Bat Mitzvah bond with an AMIT child in Israel, who is also preparing for this special day.
By "twinning" a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, you will add a dimension of Tzedakah to your child's celebration and provide an underprivileged child in Israel with the memories of a lifetime.
www.amitchildren.org/twinpdf.pdf
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| Organization: | | ATZUM |
| Address: | | POB 8695 |
| City: | | Jerusalem |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 91086 |
| Website Address: | | www.ATZUM.org |
| Contact Person: | | Sara Wenger |
| Title: | | Director of Administration |
| Phone: | | (972) 2-992-4980 |
| Fax: | | (972) 2-992-4980 |
| Email: | | info@ATZUM.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| ATZUM’s work is founded on the belief that Israel should serve as an example for the rest of the world in addressing social problems and crises. ATZUM encourages individuals to become social activists and be part of a process providing assistance and creating change. Through its network of volunteers and support from friends and contributors, ATZUM is able to make a crucial difference in the following areas:
1) Assistance to Survivors of Terror. Countless Israeli families have suffered significant trauma and serious economic difficulties following death or injury. ATZUM helps 350 families to regain stability, particularly those whose major wage earner has been incapacitated.
2) Support to Righteous Gentiles. Israel is a home to 44 surviving Hasiday Umot Olam, Righteous Gentiles, and their spouses who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. ATZUM works to meet the basic needs of this heroic, elderly population and protect and improve the quality of life in their last years. |
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| ATZUM'S Bnai Mitzvah project connects bar/bat-mitzvah aged children and their families in North America to bar/bat mitzvah in Israel who were wounded in a terror attack, or whose family members were wounded or killed. In each case, the American family decides how to define its relationship with the Israeli child. These include corresponding by letter, phone, or e-mail; sending gifts, or organizing special mitzvah projects in their hometown. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bears from Bergenfield |
| Address: | | 86 Deerfield Street |
| City: | | Bergenfield |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07621 |
| Contact Person: | | Claire Ginsburg Goldstein |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | 551-804-8749 |
| Fax: | | 201-385-2257 |
| Email: | | lgcg98@aol.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Bears from Bergenfield was created in December of 2002 by then Bar Mitzvah age Sam, who wanted to send teddy bears to victims of terror in Israel to help the children cope with their grief. To date, Bears from Bergenfield has collected and distributed over 21,000 bears to Israel. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| You can organize a teddy bear drive. All you have to do is set up a collection bin with a sign that reads Operation Teddy Bears. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bet Hayeled - Merav |
| Address: | | #143 |
| City: | | Kibbutz Merav |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 19148 |
| Website Address: | | www.bethayeled.org |
| Contact Person: | | Yitz Feigenbaum |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | (04) 653-9103 |
| Fax: | | (04) 653-9145 |
| Email: | | yitz@merav.net |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Bet Hayeled was established over 10 years ago by members of Kibbutz Merav.
This group home serves orphaned children or children from abusive homes that have been referred by the State's social service network. The home specializes in children who can not be returned to their homes and need to rebuild their life in a warm nurturing community.
The Home itself accommodates children, ages kindergarten through 12th grade. While the government's oversight ends when the children graduate high school, Bet Hayaled's lifetime commitment to these young adults continues on. Bet Hayaled has pledged to be their "family" and see them through (both emotionally and financially) the next stages of life.
This may include such challenges as the army, yeshiva study, national service, and university education. In short, Bet Hayaled's mission is to extract these children from the cycle of distress, while creating a framework that allows them to integrate into and contribute to society. |
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| Beit Hayaled welcomes Bnai Mitzvah to collect art supplies for the Bet Hayeled children and send it to them after their celebration. These supplies can then be used by the kids throughout the year. Beit Hayaled's afternoon art program provides a special outlet for these special children to express themselves. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bikur Cholim of Westchester |
| Address: | | 82 Bon Air Ave |
| City: | | New Rochelle |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10804 |
| Contact Person: | | Shoshana Shinnar |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | 914-633-3403 |
| Email: | | poshshosh@aol.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| "BC" must be in the subject of the email for me to open it.
We provide social visiting on a regular basis to Jewish people who are home bound and in nursing homes. They also get flowers or a complete kosher holiday meal before the Jewish holidays. We have programs for kids in kindergarten. |
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| There is a 6 month committment for visiting ever other week. I find a home near where the student lives and interview the prospective person to be visited to make it a rewarding experience. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Birthday Angels Birthday Party Project |
| Address: | | Hashaldag 9 |
| City: | | Kadima |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 60920 |
| Website Address: | | www.birthday-angels.org |
| Contact Person: | | Ruthie Sobel Luttenberg |
| Title: | | Founder, Director |
| Phone: | | 972+09-8919942 |
| Fax: | | 972+09-8990507 |
| Email: | | ruthie@birthday-angels.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Birthday Angels is dedicated to giving children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Israel a birthday party with their friends.
Birthday Angels produces beautiful Party Kits full of games, decorations, music and stickers which are used by volunteers from most of Israel's biggest mentoring and social welfare organizations to run a two hour, self-esteem building event with the children and their classmates. At the end of the party the child fills out a "Thank You Card" that is included in the kit which is sent to the Angel who has donated the party. As of today, Birthday Angels has provided parties for over 3000 Israeli children.It has won the Menachem and Aliza Begin Service to the Community award twice.
Our motto is: You don't have to be a magician to make the magic happen, you just need a Birthday Angel. |
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| Pizza Parlor Parties, selling donation cards, talent shows, children's art auction, car wash, dog walking, snow shoveling and candy sales have been great opportunities for kids to spread the word while they are raising money for Birthday Angels. Many people have asked for "presence" instead of "presents" and give out Birthday Angels cards instead of loot bags at their parties. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bnai Tzedek/Jewish Community Federation of Louisville |
| Address: | | 3630 Dutchmans Lane |
| City: | | Louisville |
| State/Country: | | KY |
| Zip: | | 40205 |
| Website Address: | | www.jewishlouisville.org |
| Contact Person: | | Frances M. Skolnick |
| Title: | | Director, The Foundation For Planned Giving |
| Phone: | | (502) 451-8840 |
| Fax: | | (502) 458-0702 |
| Email: | | francess@jcfl.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The B'nai Tzedek program provides B'nai Mitzvah age individuals with the unique opportunity to develop as young philanthropists by first establishing endowment funds in their own name with $300 of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift money. The money is matched with $200 from one of our endowments. The individual then participates in ongoing educational programs (individually and with their families) about tzedakah, helping their principal grow, and distributing the proceeds of the endowment on an ongoing basis over the next 20 years. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bold Brave Courageous |
| Address: | | 48 Bi-State Plaza PMB 200 |
| City: | | Old Tappan |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07675 |
| Website Address: | | www.boldbravecourageous.com |
| Contact Person: | | John Clemente |
| Title: | | President |
| Phone: | | 201-512-1680 |
| Email: | | boldbravec@boldbravecourageous.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| This organization provides comfort items and encouragement to our wounded servicemen and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at major military hospitals |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Check out our website for information about our Collection Campaign for Comfort Items.
Send letters of support to the wounded. Run an informational campaign. Hold a fundraiser.
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bonim Builders |
| Address: | | 111 Kinderkamack Road |
| City: | | River Edge |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07661 |
| Website Address: | | www.ujannj.org/bonim |
| Contact Person: | | Genene Kaye |
| Title: | | Bonim Coordinator |
| Phone: | | 201-488-6800 ext. 218 |
| Fax: | | 201-457-0960 |
| Email: | | genenek@ujannj.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Bonim was formed in 2002 by passionate members of the Jewish community who were committed to addressing the problem of lack of affordable housing in northern New Jersey. Bonim, which means builders in Hebrew, utilizes volunteers in hands-on projects to rehabilitate, renovate and refurbish homes and other facilities within the UJA-NNJ area. Bonim’s mission is to improve the quality of life for area residents by helping to renovate, refurbish and beautify homes for those in need. Bonim works on its own and in concert with other rebuilding agencies such as Rebuilding Together and Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers of all skills levels are welcome, even those with little or no experience are encouraged to participate! As a special project of the Synagogue Leadership Initiative, Bonim works to integrate volunteers from synagogues within the Federation's coverage area, as well as unaffiliated members of the community. Individuals are encouraged to register on the Bonim website, www.ujannj.org/bonim or contact Genene Kaye at genenek@ujannj.org or at 201-488-6800 ext. 218 for more information about its endeavors. |
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| Is your child celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and you’d like to work on a meaningful project together? Well, Bonim might be the answer for you! There are many local agencies who are in need of repairs, landscaping, painting, and who don’t have the funds to perform these tasks. There are also families in need in our community whose homes are in need of basic repairs and renovations. Bnai Mitzvah families can sponsor these projects and involve family and friends in the project. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Boys Town Jerusalem |
| Address: | | 1 Penn Plaza, Suite 6250 |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10119 |
| Website Address: | | www.boystownjerusalem.org |
| Contact Person: | | Rabbi Yehoshua Berinstein |
| Title: | | National Director of Development |
| Phone: | | (800) 4MY BOYS (469-2697) |
| Fax: | | (866) 730-2697 |
| Email: | | yberinstein@boystownjerusalem.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Boys Town Jerusalem was founded in 1948 to provide a haven for those children who survived the Holocaust and for the children of the masses of destitute Jews who poured into Israel from countries around the world. The school prepares them to rebuild the Jewish State with both technological skills and the values of our sacred heritage. The curriculum integrates academic and Jewish studies with advanced technological skills. Their mission is to turn young boys from limited backgrounds into young men with limitless futures. |
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| ONLINE MITZVAH PROJECT IN ISRAEL: Boys Town Jerusalem's Bar/Bat Mitavah Tribute Program let's you select a mitzvah project in Israel and enables you to create a web page in conjunction with your special day. Each page shares the story of a specific bar/bat mitzvah celebrant and the project they have selected and provides family and friends the opportunity to make an online donation to Boys Town in their honor. It's a meaningful way to support the vital work Boys Town does in turning young boys from difficult circumstances into young men with limitless futures, and develop Israel's leaders of tomorrow. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Bright Side Manor |
| Address: | | 300 Teaneck Road |
| City: | | Teaneck |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07666 |
| Website Address: | | www.brightsidemanor.org |
| Contact Person: | | Marge Mazzo |
| Title: | | Activities Director |
| Phone: | | 201-692-1000 |
| Fax: | | 201-692-0293 |
| Email: | | info@brightsidemanor.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Bright Side Manor is a non-profit assisted living facility that serves older adults of low and moderate income. |
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| We'll welcome just about anything the students can think of! |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Camp Kesem National |
| Address: | | P.O. Box 1113 |
| City: | | Lafayette |
| State/Country: | | CA |
| Zip: | | 94549 |
| Website Address: | | www.campkesem.org |
| Contact Person: | | Liz Gray |
| Title: | | Program Director |
| Phone: | | (925) 212-9044 |
| Email: | | liz@campkesem.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Camp Kesem National recruits and guides college students nationwide through the process of creating summer camps for children who have a parent with cancer.
In struggling to deal with their parent's battle with cancer, many children lose the simple joys of childhood. It can be challenging for these children to find peers with whom they can relate. CKN camps give these children a magical week of non-stop fun with peers who understand what it's like to have a parent with cancer. Camps are one-week, residential summer experiences open to children ages 6-13. Due to the financial burden placed on families coping with cancer, CKN camps are free to all families. Each camp is entirely organized and staffed by volunteer college students. Counselors undergo extensive training prior to camp. |
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| Volunteer opportunities include helping to raise funds for individual camp programs, participating in camper recruitment efforts at your school, and helping to acquire donated supplies for camp (i.e. arts and crafts supplies and sports equipment). |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Camp Sunshine |
| Address: | | 35 Acadia Road |
| City: | | Casco |
| State/Country: | | ME |
| Zip: | | 04062 |
| Website Address: | | www.campsunshine.org |
| Contact Person: | | Ashley Riley |
| Title: | | Events Coordinator |
| Phone: | | 207-655-3800 |
| Fax: | | 207-655-3825 |
| Email: | | ariley@campsunshine.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| A retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Fundraising and wish list item donations. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | Canine Companions for Independence |
| Address: | | PO Box 205 |
| City: | | Farmingdale |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 11735 |
| Website Address: | | www.cci.org/northeast |
| Contact Person: | | Debra MacKenzie |
| Title: | | Development Associate/Volunteer Coordinator |
| Phone: | | 631-694-6938 |
| Fax: | | 631-694-0308 |
| Email: | | dmackenzie@cci.org |
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| Canine Companions for Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. CCI breeds, raises, and trains dogs to become assistance dogs. They also teach the adults and children who enter the program how to apply the skills of their assistance dogs to best meet their individual needs. Finally, CCI provides ongoing follow-up services to ensure that each graduate team enjoys an effective partnership into the future. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| With adult supervision:
Puppy Raising - Raising an 8 week old potential Canine Companion until it is approximately 15 months old.
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Carmei Ha'ir |
| Address: | | 4 Shamgar St |
| City: | | Jerusalem |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 91060 |
| Website Address: | | www.carmeihair.org.il |
| Contact Person: | | Yehuda Azrad |
| Title: | | Chairman |
| Phone: | | 02 500 4222 |
| Fax: | | 02 500 4220 |
| Email: | | info@carmeihair.org.il |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Carmei Ha’Ir stands out from other charities in its dedication to preserving the dignity of the client while providing basic needs. At Carmei Ha’Ir’s open restaurant there are no lines to wait on and no plastic utensils are given out. The sandwiches provided to hundreds of school children are slipped into their bags during recess so no one sees them receive the charity. In this way, our clients’ self esteem is preserved, giving them a greater chance at rehabilitation.
Our goal is to take the shame from receiving charity and prevent the client from losing their self esteem as they take what they need to get past this difficult time. Our success is evident in the change in demeanor, dress and attitude of our clients as well as those who return to volunteer at our restaurant once they no longer need us and have reestablished themselves.
Principals and social workers report on the improvement in the school performance and confidence of the children who receive our lunches.
Our clients pick out new clothing to their tastes and size as well as food items bought with a gift card given by Carmei. All these are steps towards our client's better future. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Evey 70 cents donated provides a schoolchild with lunch. A Bar/Bat Mitzvah can dedicate a sum towards this program.
In addition, Carmei often provides a celebration for those who cannot afford to make one. Sponsoring another child's Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a beautiful way to celebrate your own.
If you are in Israel, you can come and volunteer at the restaurant and be a part of this great mitzvah firsthand!
We have place cards for sale at our store:
https://montage.altserver.com/~hostov/secure/carmei/index.php |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | Cell Phones for Soldiers |
| Address: | | 2555 Bishop CIrcle West |
| City: | | Dexter |
| State/Country: | | MI |
| Zip: | | 48130 |
| Website Address: | | www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com |
| Contact Person: | | Kimberly Shell |
| Title: | | Program Coordinator |
| Phone: | | 734-205-2355 |
| Fax: | | 734-205-2155 |
| Email: | | cellphonesforsoldiers@recellular.com |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie & Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised over $1 million in donations and distributed more than 400,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| We can assist in a used cell phone donation drive, setting up a location to be an official drop off location and provide donation receipts or correspondence regarding individual efforts on behalf of Cell Phones for Soldiers. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | CHAI (Concern for Helping Animals in Israel) |
| Address: | | P.O. Box 3341 |
| City: | | Alexandria |
| State/Country: | | VA |
| Zip: | | 22302 |
| Website Address: | | www.chai-online.org |
| Contact Person: | | Nina Natelson |
| Title: | | Director |
| Phone: | | (703) 658-9650 |
| Email: | | chai.usa@verizon.net |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| CHAI is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 to elevate the condition and treatment of animals in Israel. CHAI operates a mobile spay/neuter clinic throughout the country, campaigns against specific animal cruelties, rescues animals, sponsors professional conferences and educational programs in schools, and more. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| CHAI asks children to help raise funds and to donate tzedakah funds to helping animals in Israel. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | Chai Lifeline |
| Address: | | 151 West 30th Street |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10001 |
| Website Address: | | www.sharethesimcha.org |
| Contact Person: | | Raizy Poll |
| Title: | | Share the Simcha Coordinator |
| Phone: | | (866) 886-7464, ext: 27 |
| Fax: | | (732) 886-2443 |
| Email: | | raizyp@chailifeline.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Share the Simcha enables Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrants to celebrate an important milestone in their lives with the children of Chai Lifeline. Through personal tzedakah or raising funds among family and friends, young teens can make a meaningful contribution to Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s overnight camping adventures for seriously ill children, or any of Chai Lifeline’s two-dozen other year-round programs for children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| For more information, call 866-886-7464 ext 27 or email sharethesimcha@chailifeline.org. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Organization: | | Children for Children |
| Address: | | 6 East 43rd Street |
| City: | | New York |
| State/Country: | | NY |
| Zip: | | 10017 |
| Website Address: | | www.childrenforchildren.org |
| Contact Person: | | Carolyn Trager |
| Phone: | | (212) 850-4170 |
| Fax: | | (212) 850-4180 |
| Email: | | carolyn@childrenforchildren.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Children for Children (CFC)
promotes hands-on youth volunteering
and giving programs that instill the values of community involvement and civic engagement in children from all backgrounds - starting in early childhood and extending into adolescence. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Children for Children's (CFC) Bar and Bat Mitzvah Program makes it easy for young adults to incorporate giving into this special event, and ensures that they will have a direct voice in determining how their donation will be used to help under-resourced schools provide a high quality education. Particpants have the opportunity to visit and do a project with students at the school that benefits from their special Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | City Green, Inc |
| Address: | | PO Box 748 |
| City: | | Ringwood |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07456 |
| Website Address: | | www.citygreenonline.org |
| Contact Person: | | Jennifer Papa |
| Title: | | Executive Director |
| Phone: | | (973) 800-8197 |
| Email: | | jpapa@city-green.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| City Green, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating the establishment of urban community gardens in northern New Jersey’s cities to enrich the lives of inner city residents, while cultivating education in public health, nutrition and the environment. They aim to create access to bountiful, fresh, organically grown produce; volunteer, work and leadership opportunities in the community; and welcoming, safe, natural respites that are a focal point for sociability, community involvement, cultural expression and individual empowerment.
Towards this mission, City Green currently offers two programs which were both started in Paterson, NJ. New Ground is City Green’s neighborhood community garden program designed to facilitate the creation of community gardens in urban neighborhoods on vacant lots and at other community establishments. City Sprouts is their youth gardening program, taking place at schools, after school facilities and summer camps. City Sprouts works to teach city children the importance and wonder of nature, how food grows, the joy of cultivating plants, lessons about preserving the natural environment.
Their programs address the lack of open space in the city, the lack of opportunities for community collaboration and the minimal access to fresh produce. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Volunteer or project opportunities at City Green could include the following:
Working directly with the youth City Green gardens with (at garden sites in Paterson):
•Assist in gardening days at after school or summer garden projects
•Read garden related stories to youth gardeners on gardening days
•Assist in other garden related projects with youth, such as nutrition lessons, environmental education lessons, or art projects in the garden
•Help prepare a recipe with youth gardeners using produce from their garden
Working for City Green, not on site at gardens:
•Organize tools, garden gloves, supplies etc.
•Clean and oil garden tools, paint City Green logo on tools
•Raise money on your own to purchase garden gloves, tools, hoses, or plants for City Green garden projects
•Collect used garden tools, flowerpots and other garden materials from your community for use in City Green garden projects |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations, Party, Party Favors |
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| Organization: | | Columbus Jewish Foundation |
| Address: | | 1175 College Avenue |
| City: | | Columbus |
| State/Country: | | OH |
| Zip: | | 43209 |
| Website Address: | | www.columbusjewishfoundation.org |
| Contact Person: | | Susan Tanur |
| Title: | | Director of Grants |
| Phone: | | (614)338-2365 |
| Fax: | | (614)338-2361 |
| Email: | | stanur@tcjf.org |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| The Columbus Jewish Foundation is a donor-centered charitable enterprise dedicated to accumulating enduring assets to support the stability and continuity of Jewish life in Columbus and elsewhere. The Foundation professionally administers lifetime and testamentary giving plans designed to assist individuals in achieving their personal charitable goals in the most tax-advantaged manner and accumulate permanent, endowed resources for use in supporting special, emergency, and future needs, particularly those not provided for by the Columbus Jewish Federation's annual campaign.
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| The Mitzi and Henry Saeman B'nai Tzedek youth philanthropy initiative encourages Jewish teens to support their favorite charities by establishing a Philanthropic (donor-advised) Fund on the occasion of their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Participants contribute $125 to their named fund, which will be matched with a $375 combined gift from the Saemans and the Foundation. B'nai Tzedek - Hebrew for "children of justice" - teaches Jewish teens of all denominations about the world of philanthropy and social action through hands-on involvement. |
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| Organization: | | Community Foodbank Of New Jersey |
| Address: | | 31 Evans Terminal |
| City: | | Hillside |
| State/Country: | | NJ |
| Zip: | | 07205 |
| Website Address: | | www.njfoodbank.org |
| Contact Person: | | Traci Hendricks |
| Title: | | Volunteer Coordinator |
| Phone: | | 908-355-3663 Ext 221 |
| Fax: | | 908-355-0270 |
| Email: | | thendricks@njfoodbank.or |
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| Description of Organization: |
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| Community Foodbank Distributes over 23 million pounds of food and other groceries in 18 New Jersey counties. Serves over 1,220 charitable organizations. Helps private and nonprofit groups where hungry people turn for help - food pantry, shelters, senior program, shelters for the homeless, soup kitchens, child care centers, battered women's shelter. Works to educate the community and policy makers about the issues of hunger and poverty. |
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| Bnai Mitzvah Projects or Volunteer Opportunities offered by the organization for children ages 11 - 13: |
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| Children must be 12 to volunteer with an adult. 16 years and older does not need to be with an adult. It is by appointment in a 2 hr shift. We do a few Sunday's a year open from 1-4pm. |
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| Students can incorporate the organization into any of the following aspects of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? |
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| Centerpieces, Invitations |
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| Organization: | | Connections Israel |
| Address: | | P.O. Box 28371 |
| City: | | Jerusalem |
| State/Country: | | Israel |
| Zip: | | 91283 |
| Website Address: | | www.connection | |
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