 Next Month at Third Thursday Connections
Excerpts From April Third Thursday Connections
Youth Philanthropy Web Resources
2008 Tikkun Olam Camp Dates
Advisory Council Members & Staff
Thursday, May 15
at 12:00 Noon
Small Grants, Big Impact
Thursday, June 19 at
12:00 Noon
Ten Ways You Can Help Israel
|
|
|
NEXT MONTH AT THIRD THURSDAY CONNECTIONS |
|
Thursday, May 15th at 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm
Small Grants, Big Impact
Location: Casey Family Programs, 3878 Old Town Ave., San Diego, CA 92110
You are invited to join the Jewish Community Foundation as we partner with San Diego Grantmakers for a session to learn how you can get the biggest bang for your buck with limited dollars. Come hear from our guest speakers on ways to successfully extend your philanthropic reach well beyond your financial resources as well as strategically maximize creative small grants. Through this exploration, you will identify ways that you can accomplish more with less.
 Panelists include:
Caroline D. Avery, President, The Durfee Foundation
Lee Draper, President, Draper Consulting Group
For more information on this program, or to RSVP, please contact Jaclyn Adler at
(858) 279-2740 or jaclyn@jcfsandiego.org
|
|
PASSOVER TABLES TURNED:
STORIES OF GIVING FROM THE NEXT GENERATION
EXCERPTS FROM APRIL'S THIRD THURSDAY CONNECTIONS
|
|
 On April 17th, the Jewish Community Foundation held the second Third Thursday Connections, a monthly series designed to bring together individuals who associate with the Foundation to learn and converse about community needs and philanthropic strategies. The topic was Passover Tables Turned: Stories of Giving from the Next Generation. At Passover, the older generations pass their stories and lessons on to the next generation. In a pre-Passover twist, the Foundation welcomed five emerging philanthropists who inspired program attendees with their stories of community impact.
Emerging philanthropist panelists included:
- Max Einhorn, 11th grader, La Jolla High School
- Amanda Haworth, 12th grader, La Jolla High School
- Penny Jennewein, 10th grader, Francis Parker School
- Jacob Teal, 10th grader, Rancho Bernardo High School
- Sophie Tuttleman, 12th grader, La Jolla High School
Max Einhorn:
Max discussed his involvement with Jewish Family Service's Hand Up Youth Food Pantry as well as the Entrepreneur's Club, which he founded at La Jolla High School to raise awareness of natural disasters. Max approached 211, the San Diego non-emergency information and referral line to determine the top needs in the wake of the October 2007 wildfires. The club then began purchasing Red Cross emergency kits in bulk and selling them for a profit, which the club then donated to nonprofits. Max told the group that his goal was to inspire other young people to give to the community by making philanthropy fun.
 Amanda Haworth:
Amanda has been involved with Holocaust education and tolerance training. After observing that the teachers and students at her school were not educated about the Holocaust and hearing anti-Semitic comments, she initiated an annual trip for the 10th grade to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. Amanda was responsible for raising the funds for the first trip and received the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam award in 2007 in recognition of her efforts.
Penny Jennewein:
Penny has served as a mentor and friend for children with autism and people living
with disabilities. She volunteers in weekly group therapy sessions for teens
with autism, volunteered at Camp I Can and organized an autism awareness
event. Penny said she became interested in the specific area of autism because
she wanted to examine and challenge the definition of "normal" versus "different" in
those who are autistic. Penny, who is an alumnus of the Community Youth
Foundation, said that her experience with the Community Youth Foundation opened
her eyes to the number of people in need.
Jacob Teal:
Jacob was a participant in the 2007 Tikkun Olam Camp where he visited a variety of organizations throughout the county, learned how to evaluate organizations and participated in community service projects. During that summer, Jacob, along with seven other participants, allocated funds to the organizations that they felt were most deserving. He was particularly inspired by the Second Chance/Strive organization which helps former drug addicts, convicts and homeless people secure and maintain employment and self-sufficiency by building job skills and personal accountability. He explained to the group that he was pleased to see that people were being given a second chance to succeed and become independent.
Sophie Tuttleman:
Sophie founded the Save our Sisters organization at La Jolla High School to raise awareness about the needs and struggles of women around the world. Through Sophie's involvement with Save our Sisters, Rachel's House and the Foundation for Women, she has actively encouraged women to become strong and independent. Sophie said that her main inspiration has been being together with girls and together exploring the desire to know more about the world. Sophie said that ever since hearing a woman at Rachel's House express to her during a visit "you have no idea what this means to me", she has been inspired and motivated to make a difference.
|
|
