In this Issue:

• A Program You Should Know: Stand Up! 10-10-10

• JSU and Hillel partner to offer the "Future Illini" Weekend at UIUC

• Fourth Annual Chicago Informal Jewish Educators Conference

• Israel Experience Scholarships

• TOV MTV Teen Monthly Volunteering

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GMR BBYO's Stand Up! 10-10-10

Meet Jacob Grossman and Arielle Solomon, both seniors at Stevenson High School and co-presidents of the Greater Midwest Region of BBYO, www.gmrbbyo.org. They are both proud to be involved with such an innovative new project and hope that more people will share their excitement.

Solomon says “This year, everyone in BBYO across the International order is participating in something called the StandUP! Campaign. Each region chooses a topic, such as hunger, and for the entire programming year, dedicates time, money, and advocacy efforts to helping that specific cause and educating the community in which they live. GMR (Great Midwest Region) chose hunger, more specifically the ARK, as our issue and organization.”

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JSU and Hillel partner to offer the "Future Illini" Weekend at UIUC on November 6-8, 2009. All Jewish teens welcome for a weekend of campus touring, Israel advocacy, and investigating Jewish life on campus

Do you know of a teen thinking about college? For the third year in a row, JSU and the UIUC Hillel/Cohen Center for Jewish Life are partnering to offer High School sophomores, juniors and seniors an unforgettable weekend that provides a glimpse of what being Jewish on a major college campus is really like.

Cost is only $55. For more information, contact Michael at 847-675-7331 or michael@jsu.org.

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Fourth Annual Chicago Informal Jewish Educators Conference, November 1- 3, 2009.

With its “Discovering Chicago Resources” theme and “conference on the move” format, it’s safe to say this is not your father’s informal educators’ conference. The fourth annual Chicago Informal Jewish Educators conference, coordinated by the Community Foundation for Jewish Education in partnership with JUF and many local youth organizations, takes place Nov. 1–3.

The conference kicks off Sunday evening at the Ladd Arboretum, 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston; youth lay leaders are invited to attend the Sunday evening program which will feature a dinner, keynote presentation by Rabbi Asher Lopatin, and follow-up workshop. The conference continues all day Monday with a youth professionals’ road trip, followed by educational seminars Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

To register, go to www.regonline.com/cije4; click on “event details” to see the full schedule. For more information, contact Sid Singer, CFJE Director of Informal Education Services, at (847) 410-3900, x29, or at ssinger@cfje.org.

The Chicago Informal Jewish Educators is an initiative of the Community Foundation for Jewish Education.

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The 2009-10 Jewish Federation Fall Scholarship Applications are now available online. Scholarships are for students going on a program beginning December 2009 through Spring 2010. Please note that the fall application deadline is November 1, 2009 (all applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2009).

For the High School Financial Need-Based Scholarship information and application visit www.juf.org/israel_experience/ccip.aspx.

For the College Student/Young Adult Financial Need-Based Scholarship information and application visit www.juf.org/israel_experience/college_scholarship.aspx.

For any more information please contact Mandy Weiss at 312-444-2895.

Join teens from around Chicago for the November and December hands-on volunteer group projects.

Come help out at the CJE SeniorLife Lieberman Campus, a 240-bed nursing home facility in Skokie. We will visit with residents, escort them to and join in the day’s entertainment, serve snacks and have fun!

• When: Sunday, November 22
• Where: CJE SeniorLife Lieberman Campus
  9700 Gross Point Road, Skokie
• Time: 1-3:30 pm
• Volunteers needed: 5

Join TOV Monthly Teen Volunteering (MTV) for a family opportunity on December 13^th as we help out Lincoln Park Zoo with their ZooLights celebration. At ZooLights you can enjoy the holiday lights, music and a rare nighttime view of the zoo as you lead simple holiday-related craft activities in the family crafts area. Our opportunities are usually for 6^th-12^th graders but, with parental supervision we are opening this opportunity up to all ages. We’d love to have you and your family join us! Contact Sophia Aronowitz directly at 312-444-2867 to sign-up and for more information. Don’t delay as spots are filling fast for this MTV opportunity!

• When: Sunday, December 13
• Where: Lincoln Park Zoo
  2001 N. Clark Street, Chicago (Fullerton and Cannon Drive)
• Time: 5-9 p.m. (We will assign 2-hour shifts)
• Volunteers Needed: 5

There’s no charge for TOV MTV opportunities, but space is limited and pre-registration is a must. Spots fill quickly, so check out our website and register NOW! Should you contact us and all spots be full, we will add your name to the waitlist.

Questions? Email: TOVTeen@juf.org or call: 312-444-2867

If you are active in a youth group or work as a youth group advisor, special TOV MTV programs can be coordinated for your group. Contact us at TOVTeen@juf.org for more information.

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