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I. To All Ziv's Contributors and Friends, Shalom!
This is a most significant year for Ziv Tzedakah Fund: On April 13, 1999, we will have completed 18 years of Tzedakah work together. As you can see, we have given away more than $3,000,000 to a great variety of Tzedakah projects and Mitzvah heroes - more than 110 projects this year alone, including more than 15 new ones. The $500,000 we gave away - which includes two special grants totaling $107,000 - far exceeded our expectations even from last year's projections. Simply put:
Summary of
Ziv's Financial
Activities
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4/13/81 3/31/98 |
4/1/98 3/31/99 |
Total to Date |
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Allocations |
$2,620,000.00 |
$500,000.00 |
$3,120,000.00 |
Our readers include: more than 16,000 people (12,000+ on the mailing list,
hundreds more from my lectures), among them a very large group of rabbis,
teachers, and other Jewish professionals who use our material in their work.
Because of this annual report, projects described on these pages are reproduced
in dozens of communities around North America and in Israel. Since our Website
was established at the end of 1997, it has been visited more than 1,450 times.
The Ziv Giraffe
Curriculum is already being used by more than 260 schools and other educational
ventures....a major breakthrough towards our goal of bringing the message to
young people. (See Section IV below.) Our three-element approach to Tzedakah -
Jewish text; discovering, learning from, and supporting Mitzvah heroes; and
getting involved in Mitzvah projects with money and volunteer time is quickly
becoming the standard in Jewish education.
Among the many aspects of our work, one is of particular importance: dozens of
our Mitzvah heroes consider us unique, even though they may receive larger
contributions from other sources. For them, we are the ones who "get it" right
away; we understand that they are visionaries and trailblazers and our personal
communication with them gives them the encouragement and energy to continue
their work and to grow. For some, we are also their main financial support.
The money you contribute saves many lives, restores dignity to hundreds of people, gives shelter, food, warmth, love, and hope. Every time you tell the story of one of our people, others are inspired to go beyond their normal Tzedakah commitment to reach greater heights and commitment. If you would like to support our work, please make checks payable to "Ziv Tzedakah Fund," and mail them to:
Naomi Eisenberger, Administrator
Ziv Tzedakah Fund
384 Wyoming Ave.
Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone: 973-763-9396, Fax: 973-275-0346, E-mail:
zivtzedaka@aol.com
I am also pleased to announce that our Administrator, Naomi Eisenberger, has written the vast majority of this report, providing us with new perspectives and insights which will allow us a deeper understanding of the nature and extent of our work.
A more detailed financial statement appears at the end of this report.
Yishar Kochachem, all the more strength to all of you who take part in our work.
What follows is a description of the projects and people we have supported this year.
Please note our annual reminder: we are not taking requests for funding of additional programs. New projects are found at our own initiative. Please understand - we are a bare bones administrative operation and could not possibly take in, study, and investigate fully all the requests that we would receive if we invited everyone to submit suggestions. We appreciate your understanding.
Many people on our mailing list have spread the word about our work to their friends, resulting in considerable additional support. If you would like more copies of the Tzedakah report to share with others, please contact Naomi.
How to read this report:
1. New programs that we have discovered this year have an asterisk (*).
2. Frequently, the total contribution any project receives is not a single grant. As more money comes in, we give it away. For example, Second Wind Dreams received $5,000.00 with 5 checks over 8 months.
3. Some of the projects could easily be categorized in more than one section. We have cross-referenced many of them for your convenience.
4. Terminology: (A) The vocabulary relating to individuals with disabilities is in flux, particularly since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. People struggle to find appropriate terms, some more satisfying than others. (B) There appears to be no universal agreement on gender terminology for "hero" and "heroine." I have spoken to many people on the subject, and use "hero," as in the usage of "actor" for both genders. Those who prefer using the word "heroine" should read "heroine" in the appropriate places. We join those who labor to most sensitively express these critical issues at hand. Words do make a difference.
5. A technical note: a period, comma, or semicolon at the end of an e-mail address or Website is not part of the address or Website URL.
2002 Annual Report
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