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Social Action Activities
1. Summer Service Experiences 2008 for Teens
2. Summer JAM (Judaism, Activism, Mitzvah Work)
3. Global Climate Change: Public Health & Ethics
4. PanimWorks: An Activist's Adventure
5. Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis (6/14/08)
7. Baltimore Pride 2008, Live Love, Be'more!
8. Mark your calendars! The 1st Annual Joint GLBT Pride Shabbat
9. Recycle your electronics - by zip code
10. Green Energy?
11. Seafood Watch! Make Choices for Healthy Oceans
Summer Service Experiences 2008 for Teens
Are you looking to make a difference and earn community service hours for school while having fun with friends? Jewish Volunteer Connection is offering Summer Service Experience programs made just for you!
PROGRAMS:
" Down and Dirty: A Habitat for Humanity Experience
Dates: August 18-22, 2008; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Mandatory orientation for parents and teens: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity will give you the chance to use your hands and hearts in meaningful work. Volunteers will rehab houses for lower-income residents in the greater Baltimore area. Open to high school students 16-18 years old.
" Gettin Green: An Environmental Experience
Dates: August 18-22, 2008; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Mandatory orientation for parents and teens: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
End your summer on a green note. Spend the last days of summer outside with your friends working on a real organic farm and beautifying the Baltimore community. Open to students 12-17 years old.
" Helping Hands: A Hands-On Service Experience
Dates: June 16-20, 2008; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Mandatory orientation for parents & teens: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
COST:
Early bird: $180/week (before May 15, 2008)
Regular: $220/week (after May 15, 2008)
To register for these exciting and meaningful summer service experiences, visit www.associated.org/jvcservice.
Fee(s) if any: Yes
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Last updated: 05/09/08
Summer JAM (Judaism, Activism, Mitzvah Work)
Come to Washington, DC from June 30-July 27 and participate in a one-of-a-kind program on the campus of The George Washington University.
Become a leader in the political world and the Jewish community today! Learn about key issues impacting the U.S. and the world through interactions with leading U.S. policymakers and experts, while exploring the connection between Judaism and advocacy. Participate in meaningful hands-on service projects, while earning up to 75 community service-learning hours. Develop the skills to pioneer change and impact the issues you care about.
Summer JAM is open to rising high school juniors, rising seniors and graduating seniors. Contact: Lani Hart, 301-770-5070, ext. 223, SummerJAM@panim.org, www.dcjam.org.
Location of Event: GWU in DC
Start Date and Time: June 30-July 27
End Date and Time: June 30-July 27
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Last updated: 04/02/08
Global Climate Change: Public Health & Ethics
Guest Speaker: Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
Lead Author for the United Nations Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Changethe co-recipient of the
2007 Nobel Peace Prize (along with Al Gore)with a Jewish theological perspective by Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, is Professor of Environmental Studies & Population Health Sciences and Director of Global Environmental Health at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He Co-chaired the health expert panel of the US National Assessment on Climate Change and was a Convening Lead Author for the United Nations/World Bank Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. For the past 14 years, Dr. Patz has been a lead author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC)the organization that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
Dr. Patz is a Baltimore native. He has medical board certifion in both Occupational/Environmental Med
cine and Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and his Mas-
ter of Public Health (MPH) degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the
Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and an
Afliate Scientist of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Location of Event: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 410-764-1587 " www.bhcong.org 7401 Park Heights Avenue " Baltimore, MD 21208
Start Date and Time: Saturday, May 17 @ 11:30am
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Last updated: 04/02/08
PanimWorks: An Activist's Adventure
Live and work in an entirely new culture this summer!
Session 1: June 29-July 10, Session 2: July 27-August 7.
Make a difference as you live in rustic accommodations on a Native-American reservation, interacting with members of the Navajo Nation while working together to promote positive change. This trip in the majestic Southwest includes hands-on service projects as well as outdoor recreational activities. Make lifelong friends and learn about the ethical values that define Jewish life while earning up to 45 community service-learning hours.
PanimWorks is open to rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduating seniors. Contact: Rachel Hillman, 301-770-5070, ext. 217, PanimWorks@panim.org, www.panimworks.org
Location of Event: A 'secret' Native American reservation...
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Last updated: 04/02/08
Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis (6/14/08)
Please join Sam Siegel and Family on June 14th to walk for this worthy cause!
You can also donate on line or send a donation to:
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Of America
Take Steps Walk-MD/S.Delaware Chp.386
Park Avenue S. 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Fee(s) if any: donations
Location of Event: www.active.com/donate/takestepsHC07/Samstriders
Start Date and Time: 6/14/08
End Date and Time: 6/14/08
Contact Name: Eydie Siegel
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Last updated: 05/14/08
Solar Cooker Project
Jewish World Watch is committed to protecting refugee women and girls from rape and other forms of violence, and helping them to rebuild their lives. Women and girls fleeing the genocide in Darfur, Sudan are placed in extreme jeopardy when undertaking the simple, but vital, task of collecting firewood for cooking fuel.
We are reducing the vulnerability of these women by providing the Iridimi and Touloum refugee camps in Chad with solar cookers, and reducing their need to collect firewood. Our project protects these women and provides them with income opportunities that include: manufacturing solar cookers, training others to use the cookers and making carrying bags to increase the life span of the cookers.
BENEFITS OF SOLAR COOKING:
* Solar cooking can reduce the need for frequent firewood collection reducing the risk of violence towards women and girls.
* Two solar cookers can save one ton of wood each year.
* There is no need to tend a fire so women are free to do other tasks.
* Manufacturing solar cookers provides income opportunities for female refugees.
http://www.jewishworldwatch.org/refugeerelief/solarcookerproject.html
Fee(s) if any: A $30 donation suppo
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Last updated: 04/02/08
Baltimore Pride 2008, Live Love, Be'more!
Join the 33rd Annual Baltimore Pride Weekend...
June 21 - Pride Parade & Block Party in Mount Vernon
June 22 - Pride Festival in Druid Hill Park
Visit the Temple Emanuel information booth at the festival and say hi!
Location of Event: Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, the exit is off the 83 South
Start Date and Time: 11am - 6pm
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Last updated: 04/29/08
Mark your calendars! The 1st Annual Joint GLBT Pride Shabbat
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Har Sinai Congregation, Temple Emanuel of Baltimore & Temple Oheb Shalom
Invites YOU (friends & family) to join us (GLBT folks)
for our first joint congregational...GLBT PRIDE SHABBAT
Hosted by:
Rabbi Steven Fink (Temple Oheb Shalom)
Join us for an oneg (dessert reception) after the service...
www.bhcong.org
www.harsinai-md.org
www.templeemanuelofbaltimore.org
www.templeohebshalom.org
GLBT = Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered
Location of Event: Har Sinai Congregation 2905 Walnut Avenue Owings Mills, MD 21117
Start Date and Time: Friday, July 11th @ 7:30pm
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Last updated: 04/29/08
Recycle your electronics - by zip code
Need to recycle your electronics?
Find options by zip code @
http://mygreenelectronics.org/home.aspx
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Last updated: 03/26/08
Green Energy?
For a complete list of green energy utilities across the country, visit the US Department of Energy's Web site and use the clickable map to find options in your state.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml
If your area doesn't offer green power, you can offset your the carbon dioxide emissions of your conventional power by purchasing green tags, or compensatory energy credits that add renewable power to the grid equal to the power you use at home.
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Last updated: 03/26/08
Seafood Watch! Make Choices for Healthy Oceans
Your seafood choices make a difference...
Get a FREE pocket guide!
http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
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