In this Issue:

• Looking for a few good face painters

• YOU Can Make a Difference

• Congratulations! Local Teens win JVibe Award

• Tough Choices and Easy Choices

• Registration FULL for Camp TOV 2009

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Looking for a quick summer mitzvah opportunity? Join JUF as face painters at our Sunday, August 16th TOT HOP – a concert for kids 6 and under. We are looking for five teens (in each location) to help us as face painters. We would need you from either 9:30 – 11:00 am in the city (1535 W. Dayton) or 3:30 – 5 pm in Vernon Hills (635 N. Aspen Drive). No prior experience necessary but must like young kids and be willing to have fun! Please contact Debbi Cooper at 312-357-4844 or deborahcooper@juf.org by Friday, July 24th, for more information or to confirm your spot.

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What would you do with $25,000? What kind of difference would you make? VOICES and KOLOT are hands-on youth philanthropy programs that give teens the opportunity to allocate at least $25,000 to important causes and make an impact on the world today. These programs invite you to combine tzedakah and tikkun olam in an exciting new way. Visit Voices and Kolot to learn more. For more information and applications, email voices@juf.org or kolot@juf.org.

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Congratulations to winners Spencer Tweedy of Chicago and Ethan Barhydt of Deerfield on their 18 Under 18 JVibe award. The award honors 18 teens under the age of 18 who have made extraordinary accomplishments in their communities. The teens must stand out in class, on the field, in the Jewish community and in the philanthropic world and who are an inspiration to other teens.

JVibe is national magazine for Jewish teens. To subscribe to JVibe, visit www.jvibe.com

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Tough Choices
Right now, many Jews in our community have to make tough choices:
Electricity or rent?
Rent or groceries?
Groceries or medicine?

Easy Choices
You can choose to help.
Give today to the Jewish United Fund.
$5, $10, $18…
every dollar helps.

Make the easy choice: make a difference.

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More than 90 teens will participate in the Jewish United Fund’s Camp TOV service-learning programming this summer. The program is full – we are operating on a waitlist and accepting inquiries for Camp TOV 2010. Please contact Brett Klugman at 312-357-4928 or teens@juf.org for further information.

Camp TOV is a week long, fun, interactive service oriented program on wheels. Each day brings a new volunteer project and service-learning experience, focusing on: poverty, hunger, homelessness, environmental concerns, caring for the elderly, leadership skills and more. Seventh through tenth grade teens from throughout the city and suburbs of Chicago will be brought together for what promises to be a memorable summer learning experience!

Camp TOV 2009 Dates:

• August 10-14
• August 17-21
  

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