Nominate a community service-minded teen for $36,000 award

Nominate a California teen for their dedication to community service and they could win $36,000!

For the fifth consecutive year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation wants to reward California’s most philanthropically minded young Jewish teens with a significant financial recognition of their commitment to social action. Five California teens will be named recipients of the 2011 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award and each will receive an honorarium of $36,000.

Tikkun olam is a Hebrew phrase that literally means “repair the world.” The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award was established by Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller, to help identify, reward and encourage the next generation of Jewish leaders, and to encourage them to follow their visions for improving the world around them and giving back to their communities.

The award is funded by the Helen Diller Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties (SFJCF).

WHO:

Qualifications:
· Teens can be nominated by teachers, community leaders, rabbis, or anyone who knows the value of their volunteer service and commitment —EXCEPT family members. They can also nominate themselves.

· Each candidate must be a California resident aged 13-19 years old at the time of nomination

· Nominees must self-identify as Jewish, though community service projects can benefit the general community and the world at large

TO ENTER:

Complete the simple online nomination form at http://www.jewishfed.org/diller/teenawards/

For further information: http://www.sfjcf.org/diller; (415) 512-6432; dillerteens@sfjcf.org

NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 17, 2010

Representatives from the Helen Diller Family Foundation and SFJCF are available to talk about why the awards are so important today, the exciting achievements of past recipients, how the awards are determined and the cultural significance of $36,000.

Videos, photos and interviews featuring past recipients who have made significant impact in their communities and throughout the world are available on request.