California teens who are spearheading community service projects could receive $36,000 as recipients of the 2011 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award. Five California Jewish teens will receive the award.
Please help us spread the word about the nomination deadline, and encourage everyone you know to go online to nominate a deserving California teen. The nomination process is quick and easy.
Teens can be nominated by teachers, community leaders, rabbis, or anyone who knows the value of their volunteer service and commitment —EXCEPT family members. They can also nominate themselves.
TO ENTER: Complete the simple online nomination form at http://www.jewishfed.org/diller/teenawards/
For further information please call (415) 512-6432 or email dillerteens@sfjcf.org.
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – DEC. 17, 2010 DEADLINE
California Teens Eligible for $36,000 Community Service Award
WHAT: Nominate a California teen for their dedication to community service and they could win $36,000!
For the fifth consecutive year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation wants to reward California’s most philanthropically minded young Jewish teens with a significant financial recognition of their commitment to social action. Five California teens will be named recipients of the 2011 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award and each will receive an honorarium of $36,000.
Tikkun olam is a Hebrew phrase that literally means “repair the world.” The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award was established by Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller, to help identify, reward and encourage the next generation of Jewish leaders, and to encourage them to follow their visions for improving the world around them and giving back to their communities.
The award is funded by the Helen Diller Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties (SFJCF).
WHO: Qualifications:
· Teens can be nominated by teachers, community leaders, rabbis, or anyone who knows the value of their volunteer service and commitment —EXCEPT family members. They can also nominate themselves.
· Each candidate must be a California resident aged 13-19 years old at the time of nomination
· Nominees must self-identify as Jewish, though community service projects can benefit the general community and the world at large
TO ENTER: Complete the simple online nomination form at http://www.jewishfed.org/diller/teenawards/
For further information: (415) 512-6432
NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 17, 2010
Representatives from the Helen Diller Family Foundation and SFJCF are available to talk about why the awards are so important today, the exciting achievements of past recipients, how the awards are determined and the cultural significance of $36,000.
Videos, photos and interviews featuring past recipients who have made significant impact in their communities and throughout the world are available on request.
This is part of the December 03, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.
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