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| Climbing and Partying |
| Name: Callen Raveret |
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| Location: Wellesley, CT |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Mixing it Up |
| Name: Challah for Hunger |
| Organization/Schoool: UCLA Hillel |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Every week, students from across UCLA gather on the 2nd floor of Hillel to make, braid and bake over 100 loaves of challah. They engage students and educate them on atrocities happening around the world, and they sell the bread on campus raising money for JWW’s Solar Cooker Project. So far, they have raised over $25,000, and recently they were awarded the Elizabeth Stern Award from the URC at UCLA. |
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| Presenting Solar Cookers |
| Name: Micah Light |
| Organization/Schoool: Wornick Jewish Day School |
| Location: Foster City, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education |
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| Project: At Wornick Jewish Day School’s celebration, Micah Light represented JWW’s Solar Cooker Project with a full display. Here he is showing off his official plaque! |
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| Shout it Out Loud |
| Name: Huntington Beach High School |
| Organization/Schoool: Operation Save Darfur |
| Location: Huntington Beach, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy |
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| Project: High school students Adam, Kayla, Kylie and Pete rallied their school and the greater community to put an end to the genocide in Darfur. Hundreds came out for a program at lunch, listening to speakers and writing letters to Congressman Rohrbacher. They also sold really cool shirts, as seen in the pictures below. |
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| Making Change |
| Name: Arianna Moss |
| Organization/Schoool: Condit Elementary School |
| Location: Claremont, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education |
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| Tag. He’s it. |
| Name: Josh Shapiro |
| Organization/Schoool: Camp Ramah |
| Location: Studio City, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Project: This summer I went to Camp Ramah, on one of the days, Jewish World Watch came and shared about what was happening in Darfur. I never knew it would get that bad, but I did know I had to take action. As soon as I got back from camp I started planning my fundraiser. I talked with an employee of JWW named Mina to discuss further planning. Mina deserves a huge thanks because she helped me set up this fundraiser. I kept thinking and I had to scratch the first few ideas, but I came across a brilliant one. I planned to have it at Ultrazone. Everyone loves Laser Tag, so I decided to have it there. When the date came for the fundraiser, I was filled with so much excitement. We were playing Laser tag for Darfur! That was cool. So many people came and we raised over $500 for Darfur. I was so happy we are able to help Darfur. Thank you so much Jewish World Watch, I am now planning the next fundraiser to come soon. |
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| Giving Students a Voice |
| Name: JR Fleming and Margot Hershman |
| Organization/Schoool: Greenhill School |
| Location: Addison, TX |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy, Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Mr. Fleming challenged his Modern Africa students: if they could come up with an educational project to raise money for refugees from Darfur, he would consider it. Senior Margot Hershman brought in Solar Cookers and with the class they decided to host bake sales and t-shirt sales, have petitions go around campus, and raising awareness in the community. Apryl Giraudon wrote a wonderful article in the link. |
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| …To the Gulf Stream Waters |
| Name: Amoreena Brewton’s class |
| Organization/Schoool: Gulf Shores High School |
| Location: Gulf Shores, AL |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Name: Samantha Weintraub |
| Organization/Schoool: Holmes Middle School |
| Location: Studio City, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Quilt While You’re Ahead |
| Name: Cory Chan and Mary Ng |
| Organization/Schoool: Brooklyn Technical High School |
| Location: Brooklyn, NY |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Beyond Comfort |
| Name: Noah Sutton-Smolin |
| Organization/Schoool: San Diego Jewish Academy |
| Location: San Diego, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| A Haven for Good People |
| Name: Cheryl Patterson |
| Organization/Schoool: Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo |
| Location: New Haven, CT |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Gleaning the World |
| Name: Yonah Bromberg Gaber |
| Organization/Schoool: Congregation Beth Judah |
| Location: Ventnor, NJ |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Hot Diggity Dog |
| Name: Jason McKinney’s Class |
| Organization/Schoool: Tibbetts Middle School |
| Location: Farmington, NM |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Spoons 4 Solar |
| Name: Jacob Robinson |
| Organization/Schoool: Akiba Academy of Dallas |
| Location: Dallas, TX |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Bracelet Yourself |
| Name: Carlie Richman |
| Organization/Schoool: Congregation Or Ami |
| Location: Calabasas, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Carlie Richman heard about Jewish World Watch on Kol Nidre and immediately started planning. She felt strongly about doing her part to end the genocide in Darfur and loves jewelry. She put the two together and made beautiful pieces she sold to her friends, family and strangers. In a few short months, she has already raised nearly $3,000! |
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| Fast for Darfur |
| Name: Jessica and Aaron Isaacs |
| Organization/Schoool: Temple Aliyah |
| Location: West Hills, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy |
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| Stand and Deliver |
| Name: Samantha Miller and Shelby Mills |
| Organization/Schoool: Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center |
| Location: Pasadena, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education |
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| Project: Young congregants Samantha and Shelby impressed their family, friends, synagogue and even Rabbi Joshua Levine-Grater when they stood on the bimah and delivered an inspiring sermon to the congregation on why we need to take action around the world, especially in Darfur. |
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| Doodles and More |
| Name: Rebecca, Ceci and Gabriella |
| Organization/Schoool: Temple Israel of Hollywood Day School and Yavneh Hebrew Academy |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Giving Tree |
| Name: Romaner Family |
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| Location: Dallas, TX |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Hot Costumes |
| Name: Rachel Siegel and Talia Klein |
| Organization/Schoool: Akiba Academy of Dallas |
| Location: Dallas, TX |
| Activism in the areas of: Education |
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| Sleepless for Darfur |
| Name: Genocide Aware-A-Thon |
| Organization/Schoool: BBYO Lake Ontario Region |
| Location: Toronto, ON |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy, Refugee Relief |
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| Project: About 40 teens collected pledges from family & friends in support of their participation in BBYO’s Genocide Aware-a-thon, a 12-hour event for Jewish teens, aimed at raising awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. They made art, talked with a refugee, and raised $1200.00! |
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| Hanukah Party |
| Name: W Group |
| Organization/Schoool: Stephen S. Wise |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Advocacy, Refugee Relief |
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| Potholders for Peace |
| Name: Norma Grinfeld |
| Organization/Schoool: University Synagogue |
| Location: Irvine, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Kneading the Dough |
| Name: Eli Winkelman |
| Organization/Schoool: Challah for Hunger |
| Location: New York, NY |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Workmen’s Circle of Life |
| Name: Eric Ravens, Ethan Barkin, Stephen Rossman, Jeremy Roller, Harrison Price, and Dylan Davis |
| Organization/Schoool: I.L. Peretz Jewish School of Nassau |
| Location: East Meadow, NY |
| Activism in the areas of: Education |
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| Donut Stand Idly By |
| Name: Danny Sexton |
| Organization/Schoool: St. Xavier High School |
| Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Jumping Rope was Never so Important |
| Name: Michelle Hirschhorn |
| Organization/Schoool: Pressman Academy |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Project: When Michelle heard about what is happening in Darfur, she knew that being 10 years old was not going to stop her. She organized a Jump4Darfur and raised over $12,000 in just 45 minutes, all while getting kids involved. |
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| Teaching the Future |
| Name: Orley Denman |
| Organization/Schoool: Camp Ramah |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy |
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| The NorCal Organizer |
| Name: Gabe Ferrick |
| Organization/Schoool: Congregation Shomrei Torah |
| Location: Santa Rosa, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Jewelry Maker and Youngest Board Member |
| Name: Shelby Layne |
| Organization/Schoool: Harvard-Westlake |
| Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy, Refugee Relief |
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| Dancing for Darfur |
| Name: Hayley Frankel |
| Organization/Schoool: Teens 4 Tolerance |
| Location: Santa Monica, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Advocacy, Refugee Relief |
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| Painting Rocks for a Cause |
| Name: Zoe Ezzes |
| Organization/Schoool: Darfur Rocks |
| Location: South Bay, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Zoe had a simple idea: in order to honor the memory of her late Uncle, a JWW supporter, Zoe paints rocks to raise money for JWW’s Solar Cooker Project. The result is a bit more complex – the proceeds have gone on to raise over $5800 for solar cookers in Chadian refugee camps as she has raised awareness all over the South Bay area and beyond. Now she even has her own website –www.darfurrocks.org. |
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| Pre-Schoolers with a Cause |
| Name: Trike-A-Thon |
| Organization/Schoool: Kol Tikvah |
| Location: Woodland Hills, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Some pre-school students ride their tricycles just for fun. The three, four, and five year olds at Kol Tikvah were spinning their wheels to raise nearly $1,000 for the Bialik-Rogosin School in South Tel Aviv. |
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| The Art of Philanthropy |
| Name: Molly Orlovich |
| Organization/Schoool: Campbell Hall |
| Location: Studio City, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Refugee Relief |
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| Project: Molly brought students together from all corners of Campbell Hall forming a club to discuss how they could combat the genocide in Darfur. They decided on having an art show at a local coffee shop/ gallery, selling original art while raising money. |
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| More Mitzvah, Raising the Bar |
| Name: Shachar Astor |
| Organization/Schoool: Valley Beth Shalom |
| Location: Encino, CA |
| Activism in the areas of: Education, Advocacy |
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