spring 2010 - JNF TORONTO - Jewish National Fund of Canada

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New Missionsfor 2010Reserveyour spot today!Ticketsare going fast.Have you ever been to Israel?We hope you will join us on one of twomissions this year. For the summer of2010, we are planning a new “Family” mission.It will take place from August 2 to August 15. Itis geared for families with children ages 9 - 19.Come as a family, bring the grandparents too.Celebrate your Bar/Bat Mitzvah in Israel. Thismission will focus on introducing first-timevisitors to the beauty of Israel and reunitingreturning visitorsThere will be time to extend your stay at theHave you seen Israel the “JNF” way?end of the mission. If you are interested, pleasecontact Josh Cooper at josh.cooper@jnf.ca orby calling the JNF office 416-638-7200 x26.Space for this trip is strictly limited and will beon a first come first served basis.Our second mission will take place inOctober. For further information, please contactRebecca Woods Baum atrebecca.woodsbaum@jnf.ca or by calling theJNF office at 416-638-7200 x 30.JNF/Downsview Park“Twinning Program”After last year’s success of the “Twinning” initiativelaunched by JNF with the DownsviewPark Foundation and Parc Downsview Park Inc.,JNF is excited to be continuing this joint ventureof planting trees in both the JNF Canada Forest atDownsview Park and the Toronto CommunityForest at Yatir, Israel.In May 2010, JNF and Downsview Park willplant trees, play sports and help pick up litter atDownsview Park’s Canada Forest with schoolchildren in Grades 3 through 8 from across theGreater Toronto area. The “Twinning Program”highlights the shared values of Canada and Israelwith respect to the environment.The Downsview Park Committee has organizeda second “Twinnng Program CommunityEvent” for the spring and fall that will be open topeople of all ages. For each tree planted atDownsview Park, a tree will also be planted at Yatirin Israel.To participate in either event, please contactRebecca Woods Baum at 416-638-7200 x30 orrebecca.woodsbaum@jnf.ca12 tor@jnf.ca ROOTS VOLUME 11 • Number 1
JNF Ambassadors Program“Building our Nation Together: Whatever you do Today is for Tomorrow”This past fall, we launched the JNF AmbassadorProgram, a very important initiative that is the brainchildof our National President, Frank A. Wilson. The goalof the program is to create a specially trained cadre ofspeakers from across Canada who are dedicated toZionism, the Land and the People of Israel and to highlightJNF’s efforts as a world environmental leaderin areas of conservation, research, and sustainabledevelopment.We mentioned the program in the Fall 2009 issue ofROOTS and since then, the group went on a highlyspecialized mission to Israel in which they receivedtraining and resources to prepare them to act asrepresentatives of JNF in their home communities. Afterthe Mission, there was an Ambassadors Breakfastwhere more of the program’s goals were reviewed. Inaddition, each Ambassador also receives whatever oneon-onesupport they need from the Regional JNF officesand the Education Department.The majority of the Ambassadors have already givenpresentations to their communities. The goal of thesespeaking engagements is to raise the profile of JNF andby extension, support its core functions. These specialevents have ranged from a speech at a JNF-sponsoredTu Bi’Shevat Kiddush to presentations to Jewish DaySchools.The Toronto Ambassadors have already spoken tothe Weirzbnicker Friendly Society, Temple Har Zion,Baycrest and the National Council of Jewish Women. Allof these presentations, those from Toronto included,have received very positive feedback and a warmresponse from the respective communities. We arealready booking Ambassador Presentations for themonths ahead and looking forward to speaking eventsfor Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.We wish all of our Ambassadors success as theycontinue to share the “JNF Story” across Canada.ROOTS VOLUME 11 • Number 1tor@jnf.ca 13
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