Who we are
The Marin Jewish Community Teen Foundation just completed its second year. Our board is made up of high school students who want to gain valuable leadership skills and experience, bond with socially conscious Jewish peers, and make a difference through realization of Jewish values. Applications will be available in Fall 2010 for next year’s board. We invite you to apply at that time. Our board members will:
- Boost their leadership skills
- Connect with Jewish youth
- Expand their Jewish identity
- Debate tough choices
- Engage in social justice issues
- Attend a fun, inspirational and well-planned weekend retreat
- Participate in skill-building seminars and youth-led Foundation board meetings on seven Sunday afternoon meetings
- Contribute to a pooled fund being matched by donors
- Become effective grantmakers and strategic youth philanthropist
Announcing our Marin Jewish Community Teen Foundation Board
- Alison Altman
- Adam Berman
- Shoshana Cantor
- Kayla Derby
- Brian Fleisher
- Sandrena Frischer
- Zoe Glas
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- Robert Greenberg
- Benjamin Harris
- Hailey Hayman
- Jacquelyn Hoffman
- Brianna Lerman
- Benjamin Lowy
- Cayla Mihalovich
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- Sofi Pechner
- Andrew Polachek
- Alex Schwartz
- Gabriel Schwartz
- Emily Shulman
- Aza Ziegler
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Mission statement
“The Marin Jewish Community Teen Foundation will fund programs that improve the lives of people worldwide by providing sustainable solutions to medical dilemmas rooted in environmental problems.”
Announcing our 2008 grant recipients
- PlayPumps International, Africa: $5,000
- Verde Partnership Garden – The Leadership Project: $5,000
- Arava Institute for Environmental Studies – Endangered Medicinal Plants of Israel’s Arava Valley: $5,000
- Malaria No More – Bed Nets for Malaria Prevention, Africa: $2,783
- American Jewish World Service – Kilili Self Help Project, Africa: $5,000
- Jewish World Watch – Solar Cooker Project: $4,500
- Amigos de las Americas – Amaranth Nutrition Project, Oaxaca, Mexico: $3,500
Total grants distributed: $30,783
Important 2009-2010 Teen Foundation dates
Retreat - November 20-22, 2009
Meeting 1 - December 6, 2009
Meeting 2, Service Project Overnight - January 17-18, 2010 (MLK Weekend)
Meeting 3 - February 7, 2010
Meeting 4 - February 21, 2010
Meeting 6 - April 18, 2010
Meeting 7 - May 2, 2010
Siyum - TBD (Mid-to-late May, 2010)
Contacts
Sara Nesson
Project Director
Marin Jewish Community Teen Foundation
200 N. San Pedro Road, #A220, San Rafael, California 94903
Phone: 415.499.1223 ext: 8103
Fax: 415.499.0308
Email: saran@sfjcf.org
Sue Schwartzman
Director of Youth Philanthropy
for the Jewish Community Endowment Fund
3921 Fabian Way, Suite A-017 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650.852.9020 ext. 8007
Fax: 650.968.1389
Email: SueS@sfjcf.org
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