I am excited to be participating in the Dream Israel Teen Initiative and raising funds for important projects in Israel. Jewish National Fund is supporting Israel and Israelis in a number of different ways. The money that participating teens are raising will go towards funding several important initiatives: Inclusion for Israel’s special needs population, support for the Sderot Indoor Recreation Center, Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services, Environmental Studies scholarships for students at the Arava Institute and AICAT, and for Project Baseball.

Although i think that all of these donation programs are great, i choose sderot indoor rehabilitation center because i want children to feel safe when paying with there friends or community. What I don’t want is for parents to be in constant fear about a missal from Lebanon or Gaza. Children shouldn’t know the feeling of being terrified for there lives when they go outside or the sound of a missal alarm when they play with there friends. Children should experience every aspect of being a child instead of being hidden away in bomb shelter.

If I meet my fundraising goal, JNF will provide me with a grant towards my own Israel travel experience, ensuring my opportunity to meet Israelis whose lives have been changed due to our support, and to explore my own connection to the land and people of Israel. Please consider supporting this important initiative and my efforts to meet my fundraising goal.