Seventh Grade Fund
The Seventh Grade Fund is a charitable foundation run by the Seventh Grade Class of Temple Isaiah.
Goals
- To educate students in philanthropy and to teach about the power of educated charitable giving.
- To emphasize the value of Tzedakah as an integral part of adult Jewish life.
- To provide a meaningful alternative to the materialism that is often a large part of the B’nai Mitzvah experience in contemporary America.
- To relieve some pressure on families by agreeing voluntarily and collectively that donations to the Seventh Grade Fund will replace customary gifts to B’nai Mitzvah.
- To provide targeted financial gifts to advance the cause of one or more charitable service organizations.
- To foster a sense of responsibility and effectiveness within the Seventh Grade Community by giving them the power to make positive change in the world.
Year |
Social Action Theme |
Total
Raised |
Grant Recipient Organizations |
2005- 2006 |
Under the theme "Africa," grants were distributed based on four granting categories: - Bikkur Cholim/Pikuach Nefesh (Tending to the Sick & Saving a Life) - Ma’achil Re’evim (Feeding the Hungry) - Rodef Shalom (Cultivating Peace) - Kl’lal Yisrael (Nation of Israel) |
$20,000 |
|
2004- 2005 |
Split Theme: Human Rights & Health & Disease Research |
$18,300 |
|
2003- 2004 |
Children's Health |
$20,000 |
|
2002- 2003 |
World Health |
$18,000 |
|
2002- 2002 |
Human Rights |
$18,000 |
|
2000- 2001 |
Split Theme: Animal Rights and the Environment |
$22,000 |
|
1999- 2000 |
Medical Research and Treatment
|
$17,125 |
|
1998- 1999 |
Children in Need |
$16,500 |
|