The Jewish Tuition Organization hosts its inaugural Family Fun Day, noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus. The family-friendly event at ILJCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, will have activities, games and a demonstration of the Israeli art of self-defense by East Valley Krav Maga. This is a day the whole family will enjoy, from preschool-age children and older, to the child in all adults. It is free and open to the community. Lunch will be available for purchase. The gathering is designed to provide an opportunity to discover Jewish day schools and information on JTO Jewish day school scholarships. “Whether your children are currently attending preschool and you’re looking for a day school to start your child’s educational career, or you currently have a child or children attending another school and you’re interested in switching schools, please
come out, enjoy the day and learn more about our schools,” said Linda Zell, JTO executive director. “This will be a wonderful family day, regardless of your educational interests.” Representatives of the six Valley schools supported by the JTO will be present to answer questions and provide information. Participating schools include Pardes Jewish Day School, a Scottsdale K-8;
Desert Jewish Academy, a Chandler K-6; Phoenix Hebrew Academy, a Phoenix K-8; Shearim Torah High School for Girls of Phoenix; Torah Day School, a Phoenix K-8, and Yeshiva
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High School of Phoenix. Families may speak with representatives and learn about each school’s offerings. The JTO is a student-tuition organization that provides needbased scholarships to students who attend any of the six Valley Jewish day schools. Need-based scholarships are available to any eligible child. “The JTO’s goal is to provide any child who wants to attend a Jewish day school the ability to do so. We don’t want to turn away any child regardless of the family’s ability to pay for a Jewish education,” says Zell. Funds raised by the JTO come from the Arizona private-school tuition tax credit, a dollar-for-dollar tax credit available to individuals and corporations. All JTO scholarships are needbased and more than 90 percent of funds raised are distributed through scholarships. Information: 480-634-4926 or www. jtophoenix.org.
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Jewish Tuition Organization hosting Family Fun Day