About the Program
Make a Difference Day is a day dedicated to helping others and actively making the world a better place. The 2008 program theme is “Preserving the Environment,” and activities will extend throughout the weekend as Jewish communities throughout America celebrate JNF GoNeutral Shabbat.
JNF GoNeutral: An Environmental Movement for Tomorrow encourages individuals and organizations to reduce and offset their carbon emissions in order to help the environment and fight global warming. Calculate your carbon footprint and learn more at support.jnf.org/goneutral.
• Save the Date April 4 - 6, 2008! •
Make a Difference Day/JNF GoNeutral Shabbat is a FREE program open to schools, congregations, community organizations and families. Once registered you will have access to education materials that feature resources, planning tips and a variety of hands on activities for all age groups that you can use to help the environment or to “think out of the box” in creating service projects that reflect a personalized theme.
Participate in Make a Difference Day
REGISTER TODAY! Every organization and family that registers their Make a Difference Day activity will receive a JNF GoNeutral tote bag, an educational DVD about global warming and steps you can take to help the environment and a certificate of participation.
Educational Resource Guide
The Educational Resource Guide includes everything you will need to celebrate JNF GoNeutral Shabbat and Make a Difference Day. It features activities for students of all ages, as well as communities and congregations. It includes a project planning unit to guide preparation of social action projects, detailed resources and activity ideas for projects around different environmental themes, a guide to celebrating JNF GoNeutral Shabbat, and a list of ideas to spark your own creative thinking. Download the guide to get ideas and inspiration on how you can help the environment and your community.
Areyvut (www.areyvut.org) empowers Jewish youth around the world, enabling them to infuse their lives with the core Jewish values of kindness, charity and social justice. Areyvut specializes in pairing teens with meaningful mitzvah and community service projects. This year Areyvut has inspired over 12,500 individuals with their “A Kindness a Day” Desk Calendar and Make a Difference Day programming.
Jewish National Fund (support.jnf.org) is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to serve as caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners—Jewish people everywhere. Over the past century, JNF has planted over 240 million trees, built over 180 reservoirs and dams, developed over 250,000 acres of land, created more than 1,000 parks, provided the infrastructure for 1,000 communities and educated students around the world about Israel and the environment.
