Thursday, April 13, 2006

Jewish Review: Philanthropists inspire OJCYF teens at Youth Funders Conference

Jewish Review: Philanthropists inspire OJCYF teens at Youth Funders Conference: "Philanthropists inspire OJCYF teens at Youth Funders Conference
By Deborah Moon Seldner
Jewish Review

Nine members of the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation board were among more than 100 Jewish teens from 13 states and the District of Columbia who had their eyes opened to the possibilities of philanthropy at the first-ever National Jewish Youth Funders Conference held in Denver March 31-April 3.

Several members of the Oregon contingent called the conference an eye-opener, including Wilsonville High School 10th-grader Anne Kitzmiller, who said, 'It showed us what we have the power to do someday. … It was an eye opener to see the huge changes people are making on a national level"

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