Simone Labunsky NPJTF 2017-2018

"Deeds of giving are the very foundations of the world" Pirkel Avot 1:2 

This year I have the privilege to take part in the North Peninsula Jewish Teen Foundation, which is a  program that provides and allocates funds for Jewish and non-Jewish non-profit organizations locally, globally, and in Israel.  Also teens are taught to act on the Jewish values of tikkun olam (responsibility to repair the world) and tzedakah (righteous giving). Every year, the board members come to a consensus about a topic we are all passionate about and would like to allocate funds to.  As a group, we will be meeting with non-profits which we selected through consensus, to decide which exact ones we will be funding.  

Our mission is to promote positive social change by protecting the environment and responding to the needs of people affected by environmental problems locally, globally and in Israel.

 Did you know...

 ~Hurricane Harvey caused $180 billion in damage. That’s more than any other natural disaster in U.S history affecting 13 million people from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky

~2.2 billion tons of waste are dumped into the ocean every year.

~In Sonoma County the recent wildfires destroyed 6,600 structures, including 5,130 homes, including 1,500 homes and more than 600 businesses and secondary 

buildings, including sheds and barns, in the Rincon Valley, Mark West and Larkfield-

Wikiup area. 

~Twenty million people across Africa and the Middle East are now at risk of illness and death due to a famine that is centered in Somalia, Nigeria, Yemen and South Sudan cause by Civil wars, underdeveloped infrastructure and drought.

~Uganda’s 2,000 Jews (Abayudaya) have long maintained a modest existence. Thus relying on their own crops to survive, have been hit hard by the drought, leaving most of the community without food for long periods of time.

The NPJTF's goal is to raise $62,000 while my personal goal is $2,000, but I would love to exceed that goal if possible. Any amount is helpful and appreciated; all of the funds raised will directly go toward organizations to help promote positive social change by protecting the environment and responding to the needs of people affected by environmental problems locally, globally, and in Israel. To donate, you can click the "donate" button on this page or feel free to send in a check or cash and I will put in your donation!

Thank you for supporting the North Peninsula Jewish Foundation, the environment and myself!