Louis Jewish Light: Local News - Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs: Local News

The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting organization of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has awarded $55,000 in grants to eight local Jewish organizations for teen and young adult initiatives in 2012. The Foundation, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Her father, Jewish Federation board member Ken Kranzberg, set up the foundation in an effort to support the next generation of Jewish life in St. This year the foundation will fund two new programs, in addition to six previously funded programs.

The two new programs fit in with our mission of supporting positive Jewish experiences for the younger generation, with the hopes that they carry it on to the next generation," said Srenco.

The two programs receiving first-time grants from The Kranzberg Foundation are Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers and Judaism Alive's Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll.

Both join the Foundation in providing innovative outreach to the next generation and promoting the importance of Judaism throughout the lifecycle.

The 2012 Kranzberg Grant Recipients(are:

Nishmah's Banot Buddies: For the fourth year, the Kranzberg Foundation will provide funding to support Banot Buddies, a program that engages 8-12 year old girls and teenage girls in programming that encompasses Jewish values and promotes leadership skills, mentorship and relationship building.

PJ Library: PJ Library is designed to deepen Jewish family relationships and connections to the Jewish community by giving free Jewish-themed books and CDs to children from 6 mos. The connection then is used as inspiration for the teens to become more involved in organized Jewish activities, like youth groups.

Judaism Alive's "Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll": A project of Jewish Rock Radio, the program is an innovative curriculum to be utilized in partnership with congregational schools and programs focused toward Jewish youth or young adults. The goal is to leverage music, media, and technology to make Jewish values, culture, and liturgical texts relevant to modern Jewish youth - both in formal and informal settings.

Maryville University Jewish Student Union/Jewish Initiative: For the second year, The Kranzberg Foundation will fund the effort to engage Maryville University with the broader Jewish community in St. Priorities include engaging students in Jewish activities and creating bonds between Jewish students, faculty and staff.

NextDor: NextDor is a post-denominational, non-institutional, urban Jewish community space for young adults in St. Louis Jewish Light's Ohr Chadash (Teen Page): Teen initiative "Ohr Chadash" provides teen news written by teen Jews. Material includes news, features, opinions and analysis of particular Jewish interest.

Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers: For the first time, the Kranzberg Foundation will fund J-PAT, a program unique to St. An ultimate goal of J-PAT is to foster a Jewish environment, leading more families to send their children to Jewish pre-school and affiliate with a synagogue.

For more information on the Jewish Community Foundation of St.

Louis Jewish Light: Local News - Kranzberg Foundation awards $55K in grants to local NextGen programs: Local News

The Kranzberg Family Foundation, a supporting organization of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, has awarded $55,000 in grants to eight local Jewish organizations for teen and young adult initiatives in 2012. The Foundation, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of St. Her father, Jewish Federation board member Ken Kranzberg, set up the foundation in an effort to support the next generation of Jewish life in St. This year the foundation will fund two new programs, in addition to six previously funded programs.

The two new programs fit in with our mission of supporting positive Jewish experiences for the younger generation, with the hopes that they carry it on to the next generation," said Srenco.

The two programs receiving first-time grants from The Kranzberg Foundation are Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers and Judaism Alive's Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll.

Both join the Foundation in providing innovative outreach to the next generation and promoting the importance of Judaism throughout the lifecycle.

The 2012 Kranzberg Grant Recipients(are:

Nishmah's Banot Buddies: For the fourth year, the Kranzberg Foundation will provide funding to support Banot Buddies, a program that engages 8-12 year old girls and teenage girls in programming that encompasses Jewish values and promotes leadership skills, mentorship and relationship building.

PJ Library: PJ Library is designed to deepen Jewish family relationships and connections to the Jewish community by giving free Jewish-themed books and CDs to children from 6 mos. The connection then is used as inspiration for the teens to become more involved in organized Jewish activities, like youth groups.

Judaism Alive's "Jews, Technology and Rock & Roll": A project of Jewish Rock Radio, the program is an innovative curriculum to be utilized in partnership with congregational schools and programs focused toward Jewish youth or young adults. The goal is to leverage music, media, and technology to make Jewish values, culture, and liturgical texts relevant to modern Jewish youth - both in formal and informal settings.

Maryville University Jewish Student Union/Jewish Initiative: For the second year, The Kranzberg Foundation will fund the effort to engage Maryville University with the broader Jewish community in St. Priorities include engaging students in Jewish activities and creating bonds between Jewish students, faculty and staff.

NextDor: NextDor is a post-denominational, non-institutional, urban Jewish community space for young adults in St. Louis Jewish Light's Ohr Chadash (Teen Page): Teen initiative "Ohr Chadash" provides teen news written by teen Jews. Material includes news, features, opinions and analysis of particular Jewish interest.

Temple Israel's Jewish Parents as Teachers: For the first time, the Kranzberg Foundation will fund J-PAT, a program unique to St. An ultimate goal of J-PAT is to foster a Jewish environment, leading more families to send their children to Jewish pre-school and affiliate with a synagogue.

For more information on the Jewish Community Foundation of St.

Posted February 1, 2012 at 1:04 p.m., updated February 1, 2012 at 1:04 p.m.

VERO BEACH Two new directors have been elected to the board of the Indian River Community Foundation, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the community through donor-driven philanthropy.

The new directors are long-time Vero Beach residents Lois Appleby, a retired financial advisor with Merrill Lynch; and Andrea Thurn, a partner in the accounting firm Morgan Jacoby Thurn Boyle and Associates. Thurn is a past president of the United Way of Indian River County board of directors and also served as a founding board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indian River County.

She has significant professional experience working with family foundations and has volunteered for three years on the finance committee for the Indian River Community Foundation.

Appleby is a Florida native, coming to Vero Beach from Palm Beach County.

Appleby said she was attracted to the Community Foundation because of the outstanding reputation of its board of directors, but also to have the opportunity to strengthen the quality of life in Indian River County through the foundations philanthropic work. For me, that is at the heart of the Community Foundations work, Appleby said.

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"Our understanding of scleroderma has increased dramatically over the past decade, thanks to the continued support of the Scleroderma Foundation's Research Grant Funding Program," said Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Ph.D., researcher and Vice Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors.

"The Foundation is proud and honored to continue to fund stellar researchers who have both scientific and clinical expertise needed to conduct groundbreaking studies - for it is our hope that our funds will make a significant difference to researchers whose investigations may lead to a cure," said Tracey O'Connell Sperry, Director of Development and Research.

In what looks to be a break between two organizations dedicated to women's health, a national breast cancer awareness group said it would stop providing funds to Planned Parenthood centers for breast cancer examinations and other breast health services.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leader in fundraising for breast cancer research and famous worldwide for its iconic pink ribbon, said Tuesday that it was halting all partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates because of recently adopted criteria that forbid it from funding any organization under government investigation.

Planned Parenthood receives federal money but cannot use it to provide abortions.

Komen has a long history of providing funding to various Planned Parenthood affiliates for such services as manual breast exams and referrals for mammograms and biopsies to check suspicious lumps for cancer. Although that money is not used for abortions, the Komen Foundation may have yielded to demands from antiabortion groups to sever its ties to Planned Parenthood.

"We had the sense this was coming and that they were under pressure," said Sue Dunlap, chief executive of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. I think when women's health is more of a political conversation than a conversation about healthcare and taking care of people, then we've gone too far."

Officials for Planned Parenthood Federation of America said they learned of Komen's new stance on funding late last year and asked the Komen board of directors for a meeting to resolve any issues or questions related to funding. "Our greatest desire is for Komen to reconsider this policy and recommit to the partnership on which so many women count."

Over the last five years, Planned Parenthood has provided about 4 million breast exams and referrals for 70,000 mammograms nationwide. Although mammograms and biopsies are referred out, Planned Parenthood doctors manage their patients' cases.

Officials from the Komen Foundation could not be reached for comment. But in an earlier interview with the Associated Press, Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun said that the decision was based solely on the Stearns investigation and did not imply wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood.

"We want to maintain a positive relationship with them," Aun told the Associated Press. "We're not making any judgment."

In Orange County, the loss of Komen grants will end programs to reach out to special groups in need of breast cancer education, said Stephanie Kight, senior vice president of the Planned Parenthood affiliate for Orange and San Bernardino counties.

One Komen grant funded outreach to Vietnamese women in which Planned Parenthood workers would provide breast health education in hair and nail salons and other gathering places for Vietnamese women. Another allowed the chapter to fund referrals for biopsies for women who had suspicious lumps discovered during breast exams at a Planned Parenthood clinic.

The $120,000 annual grants the affiliate received from Komen made up half of its yearly budget for breast health care, Kight said.

"We've been long-time partners with Komen in taking care of women's breast health," said Kight, who added that her affiliate had not yet been informed of Komen's decision to halt Planned Parenthood funding. "If this decision was brought on because of political pressure, that would be really disappointing."

Antiabortion groups lauded the decision and described it as the result of years of lobbying from Americans who oppose abortion.

"I know that hundreds, even thousands, of people reached out to Komen to request they stop giving to Planned Parenthood. Orange County's Planned Parenthood and the local Komen Foundation chapter have had a close working relationship designed to support common goals, and women's health advocates are likely to feel baffled by which organization to align with.

"Our affiliate always sponsors a team of 30 to 40 people who participate in the Race for the Cure," Kight said, referring to a major Komen fundraiser.

Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund Through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation - MarketWatch Sodexo Launches Scholarship Fund Through Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Sodexo, Inc., leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company, announced a $100,000 gift today to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to establish a new scholarship fund for children of U.S. Scholarship Fund will award five, $5,000 need-based scholarships to dependents of Marines each year, totaling $100,000 in scholarships over the next four years. "As the Scholarship Foundation celebrates 50 years of honoring Marines by educating their children, we are truly fortunate to receive this multi-year commitment from Sodexo that ensures present and future generations of Marines sons and daughters are able to achieve access to institutions for higher education.

"We are extremely honored to partner with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to support the dependents of our veterans through scholarship and internship opportunities," added Scanlan.

Marine Corps, also supports important programs like the Marine Corps Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run and Healthy School Award program, and the Marine Corps Community Service Youth Sports Association.

ABOUT THE MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to U.S.

PENNSVILLE TWP. Eight projects by teachers in the Pennsville Township School District were awarded grants by the Pennsville Education Foundation for the 2011-2012 school year.

According to foundation President Randy Freed, the group raises money for the district through different school projects.
Eight projects by teachers in the Pennsville Township School District were awarded grants by the Pennsville Education Foundation.
The program gets money directly to the classrooms and the kids. We are excited about it and it is only part of what we are trying to do, but its a big part, Freed said.

Last year, the Education Foundation handed out seven grants.

This year, the Pennsville Township School District received eight grants totaling in an estimation of $7,430, according to Freed.

Central Park Elementary School, second grade, received $600 for TumbleBooks.

The TumbleBooks are accessed from a TumbleBooks Library online via subscription.

The Pennsville Middle School received $935 to go toward the Soaring to Success program as part of PBS (Positive Behavior Supports).

Penn Beach Elementary School received two separate grants for the fourth and fifth grade, according to Freed. The fourth grade received $1,000 and the fifth grade received $1,000.

The grants will be used for New Benchmark Literacy, which is a read-aloud program that models different strategies to the class.

Pennsville Middle School received $1,000 for the new iPad initiative.

According to Pennsville Middle School Principal Sheila Burris, 24 students were randomly selected to receive an iPad and use it throughout the day, at home and in school.

The grant will help fund specific applications to student subjects.

The Pennsville Memorial High School received $963 to go toward the high school Renaissance Program.

Penn Beach Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade classes received $882 to go toward an ELMO document camera and software.

In addition, the Pennsville Educational Foundation gave away $1,000 that went toward IXL, which is a math program. The IXL math program uses specific skills for different grade levels to help raise student scores on school standardized tests.

Freed said the grants are given to the district teachers on a year-to-year basis.

MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board

(Chicago, IL) Joi Ito, Director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors of the John D.

Joi brings to MacArthurs Board a deep understanding of technological change and its potential to impact and enhance the Foundations work, said MacArthur President Robert Gallucci.