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Participants celebrate graduation at Jewish Care’s MIKE youth leadership awards
“It’s given me so much,” said Rebecca Lloyd, winner of the prestigious The Saul Keene Award for Excellence in Youth Leadership at Jewish Care’s MIKE youth leadership programme awards. The awards evening recognised the dedication of almost 100 inspiring young leaders who are participants in the MIKE programme, which stands for Motivation, Inspiration, Knowledge and Education. Rebecca Lloyd was presented with the Award by the inspiring Nettie Keene, who has dedicated herself to volunteering at Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre and recently celebrated 50 years of volunteering. Nettie gave the award in memory of her son, Saul, with her son Danny who spoke about his brother, a dedicated leader in the community who sadly passed away at the age of 41 in 2008. Gayle Klein, Vice Chair of Jewish Care, herself a former MIKE graduate and a friend of Saul, addressed the audience, saying, “Rebecca has been a passionate and dedicated leader for several years. Even during a difficult year, she has shown up with a big smile on her face and brought as much happiness and laughter to the sessions as possible.” Attending the evening with her proud mum, Debbie and grandma Rita, who has volunteered for 15 years at Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre, Rebecca said, “I feel very lucky to receive The Saul Keene Award of Excellence and I want to thank Nettie and Danny, my family and everyone who is part of the MIKE youth leadership programme. “I’m grateful for every opportunity I have and I look forward to being part of this community every day. My confidence has grown so much over the years since I started my leadership journey. I was so introverted when I started the programme and now I’ve won this award.”
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Jessica Villiers, Grants Officer at the Jack Petchey Foundation, presented the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards, supporting young people to have the opportunity to develop their potential and to be recognised for the positive things they achieve. Four outstanding young leaders were also presented with Outstanding Achievement by the Jack Petchey Foundation celebrating their accomplishments over the past year at the evening which was held at Woodford Forest United Synagogue. Jamie Shone, Jewish Care’s MIKE youth leadership coordinator, who has been through the MIKE programme as a participant, volunteer and leader, talked about the achievements of the award winners. He said, “Abi Saltman has been volunteering in the community for a number of years. She helps with multiple different charities and has helped start multiple initiatives to help the homeless within her school. She has shown true leadership skills and has made a huge impact on the young people we support.” The keynote speaker, Lisa Wimborne, CEO of Jewish Blind and Disabled is a former graduate of the programme and encouraged the current participants to make the most of the programme and all it offers; “This programme helped me develop skills that would set me up for my future. Skills that you can’t learn in a classroom. The programme has become a breeding ground for future leaders working in both professional and lay leadership roles. You are on the best leadership training programme I have ever come across. Throw yourselves into everything if offers and I hope one day you will be back here, on this stage talking about your journey, to the next generation”. For more information contact jamie. shone@jcare.org or 07795 952 076.
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Manchester mum’s gap year guide for kids with hidden disabilities A Manchester mother whose son has Ulcerative Colitis has created a comprehensive guide for young people with IBD, who want to take a gap year in Israel. Chava Erlanger, from Prestwich, runs therapeutic art sessions for the charity Camp Simcha which also supported her son, along with the Crohn’s and Colitis charity, Jewish Digest. The two charities have collaborated to produce the 14-page guide after Ms Erlanger had researched it for her 19-year-old son’s year in Israel. It contains everything travellers with IBD or other chronic conditions might need to know, from accessing help at the airport to how to get blood tests or infusions administered to organisations which can get emergency medication or care. “For someone with a chronic condition requiring medication and at risk of flareups at any time, there is a lot to consider when you travel,” explains Ms Erlanger. “As a parent of a child in this position, I want him to have every opportunity that his peers have, but the logistics can be stressful and worrying. “While most kids going to Israel on a gap year are just worrying about how many pairs of trainers to take, we were looking into how he could access medications from the UK when he needed to regularly renew prescriptions; how to get insurance and what to do if he has a flare–up. “A lot of people don’t know this but all UK airports have a sunflower lanyard system, which is a globally recognised scheme for non-visible disabilities. This is a discreet way to let staff know that you may need additional support.”
Chava and JDigest guide
Deborah Eckstein, co-founder of Jewish Digest, said: “Chava has drawn on her own experiences to compile this useful guide for students with IBD travelling to Israel.” Daniel Gillis, Camp Simcha Head of Services, added: “It was great to collaborate with Jewish Digest on this fantastic and comprehensive guide which Chava created. We hope it makes life that bit easier for students and anyone with hidden disabilities looking to travel to Israel.” To request a copy of the guide email office@campsimcha.org.uk or you can download it at https://www.jewishdigest. org
Sacks Morasha fundraising success Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School raised over £328,000 in its ‘Match for Morasha’ campaign. The school exceeded its aim with 1,140 individual donations. Money raised will fund the final stage of a building project that will offer additional space to pupils and staff. Funds will be used as part of a £1.2m building project for extra classrooms, a breakout space, enhanced playground and new well-being and SEND facility to ensure pupils flourish. Families supported the fundraiser led by new Headteacher Rachel Barbanel who planned assemblies and lessons to drive the campaign in school. Pupils held fundraising activities including a fundraising poster, sweet sale and pocket money being donated. She said, “Our school community of staff, parents and governors have given an overwhelming amount of support to this campaign. We are so grateful. I am looking forward to providing our children with additional resources to assist in taking the school into the future.” Jeremy Newman, Chair of Trustees, added, “We are more than a school, it is part
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of a larger community. The success of our campaign reflects, so many in the community supported us. Under Mrs Barbanel and chair of governors, Zoe Silverman, I am confident we will repay this support and continue to be an outstanding school for our community.” Sacks Morasha in Finchley was founded in 2008 and is one of the most popular Jewish primary schools in north London. The school achieves high standards in secular and Jewish studies. It encourages engagement with Torah values, Ivrit, a love of Zionism and Israel. Donations: sacksmorasha.org.uk/about/ donations/
