Grassroot Soccer

Grassroot Soccer PO Box 712 Norwich, Vermont 05055 United States Contact: Pamela Miles, Events Coordinator pmiles@grassrootsoccer.org (802) 649-2900 Mission: Grassroot Soccer is an adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities. Every $25 raised gives one at-risk youth access to Grassroot Soccer’s award-winning adolescent health programming and our Caring Coaches who change lives every day! Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project Opportunity: For your mitzvah project, you have a number of options and we […]

Simon’s Mitzvah Project

Simon’s Mitzvah Project with One World Futbols–the world’s most durable soccer ball designed to enable play anywhere and everywhere–for youth in disadvantaged communities. Simon is a soccer fanatic, so when it came time to select a volunteer project he could do for his bar mitzvah, raising unpoppable soccer balls for kids who don’t even have something as simple as a ball, was a natural fit. Through his campaign, Simon was able to raise 59 One World Futbols, and bring play to 1770 kids! Watch the video! Simon is one of many Bar/Bat Mitzvah students that has chosen to start a […]

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer 111 Presidential Blvd. Suite 203, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Contact: Ellie Paparone, Fundraising Specialist, e.paparone@alexslemonade.org (866) 333-1213 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is a national childhood cancer foundation dedicated to raising funds for research into new treatments and cures for all children battling cancer. Since our inception in 2005, ALSF has raised over $140 million to fund more than 690 cutting-edge childhood cancer research projects at 120 top hospital locations in the US and Canada. Volunteer Opportunity: There are lots of ways to volunteer for your community service or mitzvah project and raise money […]

Centerpieces for Charity

Centerpieces for Charity This blog was re-posted with permission from www.breakingmatzo.com Flowers, candles, candy all of which are commonly used as centerpieces at events ….the possibilities are endless when it comes to centerpieces for your child’s bar/bat mitzvah, but how about creating a centerpiece that’s magical and meaningful? Why not encourage the values of tikkun olam and giving back by donating your centerpieces to a charity of your choice. This could be part of your child’s mitzvah project making them part of the process and more meaningful to them. There could be a few different charities (each represented in a different centerpiece) […]

Hurricane Harvey: Want to Help?

You’ve seen the devastation and now it’s time to act. What a powerful way to show our support to fellow citizens in a time of crisis. The Mitzvah Bowl scoured the internet to find credible resources for Hurricane Harvey donations. Here are articles with key information and credible causes: Forbes: Where, What and How to Donate Contribute to support Hurricane Harvey evacuation housing at URJ Greene Family Camp. American Red Cross Donations of Food, Money and Blood are all sought. Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund What else can you do? Organize and bake sale or lemonade stand and use the […]

NA’AMAT USA

www.naamat.org 21515 Vanowen St. Suite 102 Canoga Park, California 91303 Contact: Deanna Migdal – Executive Director, deanna.migdal@naamat.org, (818) 431-2200 NA’AMAT USA is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that partners with NA’AMAT Israel to provide vital educational and social services for women, children and families in need, in Israel. TECH 4 TEENS Tech 4 Teens, would afford b’nai mitzvot the opportunity to help teens at NA’AMAT Israel’s 17 technological high schools. As part of their bar/bat mitzvah project, teens would help NA’AMAT purchase computers, software, printers, digital cameras and other tech equipment for their students. In addition, the b’nai mitzvot would encourage family and […]

Got AED

www.gotaed.org PO Box 6, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania 19444 Contact: Samantha Krouse, Manager (610) 574-4532 samantha@gotaed.org GotAED, is a crowdfunding site dedicated to placing automated external defibrillators (AED devices) where kids learn and play. Sudden cardiac arrest isn’t just an adult thing. It is the number one killer of student athletes each year. An AED device is the only tool that can save someone in cardiac arrest, because it shocks the heart back into normal rhythm. GotAED makes it practical and affordable for youth-related facilities to raise money and acquire an AED device. From personal experience, we know that funding for AEDs can be […]

Breathing Room Foundation

BreathingRoomFoundation.org P.O. Box 287, 600 West Avenue Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046 Contact: Eileen Carissimi 215 277-1006 eileen@breathingroomfoundation.org Our mission is to provide care and support to families affected by cancer. We recognize that a cancer diagnosis affects every aspect of a family’s life: emotional, physical, spiritual and financial. We strive to provide a family with whatever it is that will allow them a bit of “breathing room” from their daily struggle against cancer. It is our hope that this will allow them to concentrate all of their efforts toward regaining their physical health. As a mitzvah project, teenage volunteers for provide a variety of […]

Dog Rescue Mitzvah Project

Justin will have his Bar Mitzvah on June 3, 2017. For his Mitzvah project, he chose to work with Dog Town Rescue in Colmar, Pennsylvania. Justin has always loved animals, especially dogs. Throughout the years, he would always make his parents take him to pet stores and rescues to be able to play with the dogs and give them some attention. Two and a half years ago he was even able to convince his parents, after months of begging, to get their dog Chester! After going through an orientation at Dog Town Rescue, he was able to volunteer and help with all the […]

American Friends of Jordan River Village

www.afjrv.org 244 Madison Avenue, Suite 482 New York, New York 10016 Contact: Shira Leeds, (917) 626-1869, shira@afjrv.org Our Mission: For children living with serious illnesses life offers many unfair tradeoffs: instead of playing outside, they go to the doctor; instead of sleepovers they are in a hospital for treatments and recovery; and instead of hanging out with friends, they are taking medicine that makes them sick. But every child deserves to experience the awesomeness of childhood—Jordan River Village provides that to sick kids in Israel! The Village is a free, fun, and medically-safe camp in Israel for all children living with serious […]