May update

It's been pretty quiet on the blog recently... the Foundation has been hard at work to determine where to allocate their funds. May's meeting was our last for this Foundation group, and it was an interesting process! We started reviewing all of the grant applications just to make sure that we all were clear about the organizations and the grant requests. We then moved on to each person casting an anonymous vote for each grant request. Once we tallied up the first round, the discussions began. Interesting views came to light and each person was given opportunities to weigh in as the process moved forward. The group selected three of the organizations rather early on in the process. I personally thought, 'that did not take as long as i thought it would...' but the group was far from done! As they discussed how to allocate the $10,000 to these three organizations, I was very impressed by their reasoning, the respect they had for each other, and the careful considerations of the individuals who would be impacted by their dollars. It was a genuine display of teens with heart and mind focused on the greater good.

I know you are wondering, 'o.k., so where did they donate the money??' My lips are sealed (as it were) until the answers are revealed at tonight's grants ceremony. If you are planning to attend, I know that you will be impressed and inspired by the work the teens have done this year. I know that you will learn something about giving, the Jewish world, and why we should feel good about these teens assuming positions of leadership in our community.

Stay tuned to learn about where the funds were donated!