Students of Change the world. It just takes cents
February 2011
Ariane Guiot, Gabi Fabrikant, Liana Brown,
Molly Auerbach & Adina Kalantarov
Ariane, Gabi, Liana, Molly and Adina represent some of the students involved with "Change the world. It just takes cents". The students participating in this program have learned about the genocide in Darfur, held their 5th annual anti-genocide Forum for schools in the Denver area, participated in political activism calls, texts, letters, emails, postcards and visited with politicos, activists, leaders of NGO's, city lay leadership, clergy, educators and refugees. Student participants have included local and national schools in their activism. Additionally, they have sold Israeli candles as well as originally designed Darfur apparel as fundraisers. This semester alone, the group has already raised $2,000. The students in this program have been able to raise enough money to fund the building of a Day Care Center in Israel for seventy 3-4 and 5 year old refugees. This is a lifelong program that the students plan on staying involved with indefinitely.
Ariane Guiot, Gabi Fabrikant, Liana Brown,
Molly Auerbach & Adina Kalantarov
Ariane, Gabi, Liana, Molly and Adina represent some of the students involved with "Change the world. It just takes cents". The students participating in this program have learned about the genocide in Darfur, held their 5th annual anti-genocide Forum for schools in the Denver area, participated in political activism calls, texts, letters, emails, postcards and visited with politicos, activists, leaders of NGO's, city lay leadership, clergy, educators and refugees. Student participants have included local and national schools in their activism. Additionally, they have sold Israeli candles as well as originally designed Darfur apparel as fundraisers. This semester alone, the group has already raised $2,000. The students in this program have been able to raise enough money to fund the building of a Day Care Center in Israel for seventy 3-4 and 5 year old refugees. This is a lifelong program that the students plan on staying involved with indefinitely.
At a Glance
 Ariane, Adina, Gabi, Molly & Liana
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Age: 12 and 13
School: Denver Jewish Day School
Hometown: Everyone currently resides in Denver, CO Year of mitzvah project: 2010 - 2011
Mitzvah project: Learned about and helped to alleviate genocide in Darfur and assist Israeli child refugees
Favorite Movie:
Ariane: Tangled
Gabi: The Blind Side
Liana: Remember Me
Molly: Bride Wars
Adina: Tron Legacy
Favorite food: Ariane: Lasagna
Gabi: Candy
Liana: Pretzels & Ranch dressing
Molly: Frozen yogurt
Adina: Baked ziti
Favorite musician or musical group:
Ariane & Adina: Maroon 5
Gabi: Taylor Swift
Liana: The Fray
Molly: Pink
Best thing about giving back to the community: "A sense of accomplishment. Feeling good about giving without the expectation to get anything in return. Volunteering selflessly. Making an impact on the community. Representing our people positively through 'chesed' and 'avodah'. Having fun. It feels cool to be international. Raising hope of refugees and letting them know they are not alone."
Three things to bring with you to a deserted island:
Food, water, friends
Motto to live by:
Ariane: "Fall down 7 times, get up 8"
Gabi: "When life gives you oranges, male lemonade and leave everyone wondering how you did it!"
Liana: "Don't cry because it's over; Smile because it happened."
Molly: "Live, Love, Laugh."
Adina: "Live every day to its fullest."
Role model: Ariane: Her dad
Gabi: Her mom
Molly: Her sister, Julie
Adina: Her mom
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