HOW YOUR SUPPORT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE!
Students at one of six stations
demonstrate their air cannon
to visitors
The Jewish Federations of
North America's(JFNA)
Campaign Chairs and
Directors Mission brought
100 people from 30 commun-
ities to Israelto find out more
about how their money
is used and be inspired.
They were able to do all that
in just one hour at
World ORT's Alex and Betty
Schoenbaum Science,
Educational, Cultural and
Sports Campus.
"People really, really were
very impressed with what
they saw," said Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, Greater MetroWest
UJA Annual Campaign Chair.
"It's so visible what all the
projectshere at Kiryat Yam
are doing for the kids and for
the community in general.
It's very moving and very encouraging."Now there
are 34 affiliated schools with
a total of 30,000 students,
while the pioneering Schulich
Canada Smart Classroom
Initiative is benefiting 170,000
students in schools throughout
the country's disadvantaged
northern and southern
communities.
Meanwhile, Kadima Mada-Kav
Oris providing quality distance
learning and properly equipped
on-site classes in Israel's
hospitals for the 120,000
children who undergo treatment
there each year and has provided
a rocket-proof science and
technology centre for Sha'ar
HaNegev High School on the
front line with Gaza.
"We provided [six] 'stations'
where our guests could interact
with students. They performed
experiments; they became
participants. This hands-on
experience opened people's
eyes to what we're doing in
Israel," Mr. Ganon said.
One station featured working
with students doing architecture
and design at the Centre of
Excellence in nearby Nahariya,
one of five after-school centers,
or YOU-niversities, which World
ORT has set up in disadvantaged
towns to introduce kids there to
science and technology.
"We were able to see with our
own eyes what we in the United
States and Canada contribute to
and I, for one, felt such pride and privileged to see these students
who undoubtedly will make a
major impact in science and
technology in our homeland
thanks to World ORT,"
said Linda Hurwitz, National
Campaign Chair of the JFNA.
It gives us hope for the future
and gives us optimism and
faith that we're using creative,
innovative and participatory
exercises, activities and
additional classes that will
move the agenda forward in
our efforts in Israel."
"Israel's only natural resource
is her children and the highest
form of tzedakah is giving
people the ability to live inde-
pendently, without the need for charitable or welfare support.
But World ORT is moving
these people beyond self-
sufficiency to become
experts and futureteachers,
" Ms. Hurwitz said.
"World ORT has long valued
its close and strong partnership
with the Jewish Federations
of North America," she said.
"Thanks to this partnership we
have been enabled to promote
and support education for
thousands of people in scores
of communities around the world.
