2010 JVN Volunteering Awards

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Chairman, Jewish Volunteering Network

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AJR - The Kindertransport planning committee

Drugsline - The Crisis Line Support Group

Norwood -Ohr HaYeled – children’s outings

VolunteerTeam ofthe Year

Award

René Cassin - Sarah Oliver

Tzedek - Joel Clarke

UK Friends of the Abraham Initiative - Laurie Kaye

Overseas andInternational

Volunteerof the Year

Award

The Children’s Aid Committee are proud to be sponsors

of the inaugural JVN Young Volunteer Award. Our work over the

last 50 years has supported an effective Jewish youth provision

for young people throughout London and the Home Counties,

by providing grants to a vast number of youth clubs, youth

movements, schools and summer camps.

BBYO - David Morris

Jewish Lad’s & Girl’s Brigade - Sarah Lasher

TheChildren’s

AidCommittee

Young Volunteer Award

Camp Simcha - Zalmi Finn

Tzedek - Caroline Hurst

Young Volunteer Aged 18 – 25 Award

The Pears Award forInnovation in

Volunteering

The Pears Foundation is proud to sponsor the first JVN

Award for Innovation in Volunteering. We support socialaction and innovation across the community through the

Jewish Social Action Hub and other funding programmes.

Manchester Jewish Federation – ‘Time for you’ young

volunteering

Mitzvah Day

World Jewish Relief - Harry Heber

World Jewish Relief - David Goldman

The BirchamDyson BellPublic Choice

Award forInspirational

Volunteer

HW FisherSpecial

Award

HW Fisher & Company is delighted to sponsor the Award for

Outstanding Work in the Jewish volunteer sector. We have

a long-standing history with Jewish charities and welcome

this opportunity to show our commitment to supporting the

exceptional work done by volunteers every day.

This award will be announced on the evening and will

be given to a shortlisted nominee from one of the seven

award categories. The recipient will be someone who

has demonstrated significant impact through volunteering

and communal activity.

The Citron family are proud to sponsor the first Judy

Citron Lifetime Achievement Award as a mark of their

ongoing support for JVN and their desire to encourage

individuals to contribute to the long-term development

of the Jewish voluntary sector.

All Aboard Shops Ltd - Jeffery Pinnick

Jewish Blind and Disabled - Malcolm Ozin

Jewish Women’s Aid - Sheila Miller

WIZO.uk - Lottie Frazer

Limmud - Andrew Gilbert

The JudyCitronLifetime

Achievement Award

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Bircham Dyson Dell are delighted to sponsor the Public

Choice Award for Inspirational Volunteer. Our award

winning Charities Group is one of the leading providers

of legal advice to the charity sector. We advise on all

aspects of charity law, as well as wider areas, including

employment law and employee benefits.

Association of Jewish Refugees - Klaus Neuberg

JAMI - Jennye Seres

Tzedek - Steve Miller


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Matisyahu

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I got involved in volunteering in New York

when I was younger through my father. He

was in charge of the homeless housing agency

at our synagogue and as a kid I would goalong and work on the projects he was

running.

One thing we did when I was in middle andhigh school were these ‘midnight runs’. A

bunch of us would collect anything we could

get – food, toiletries, any clothes, socks, hats,

coats - and meet around 10pm down at thesynagogue. We would cook up some soup

or anything else that was quick in the kitchen

and then throw it all in a van before heading

out. We would drive in the middle of the nightdown to these stops, maybe 10-15 of them

all over the city where homeless people wouldcongregate, and gradually over the course of

the night we would give out all the food andclothes we had collected. I just remember

getting such unbelievable satisfaction from

helping others.

To me, the person who volunteers gains somuch not only from the feeling of doing good,

but they gain a much more spiritual and

emotional strength. I always knew that when

the night ended I was a better person for it. Volunteering is food for the soul.

So many people nowadays are obsessed

with finding deep complex ways of developingthemselves and trying to promote what they

have achieved through massive projects, but

there are just so many more simple methods

of doing something good. The important thingis to just get involved. It doesn’t matter what

it is, just get out there and you can make a

difference.

Known for blending traditional Jewish themeswith reggae, rock and hip hop sounds,

Matisyahu is recognisable for being a leading

hasidic Jew in the global music industry.

M y wife, Laura, as part of Mitzvah Day,had organised for us to play for some old folk

at the Royal Free. This is always a rewarding

and popular event because you get such

instant spiritual feed-back. You can actuallysee the life-force beginning to pump around

the veins of the older people as they begin

tapping their feet, joining in with the singing

and then actually standing up and dancing. The years fall off them.

Daisy, Daisy, It’s a Long Way to Tipperary,

My Bonnie lies over the Ocean, they love‘em all. So we had just finished a long and

enthusiastic session when Laura came in

and said “Oh there’s a whole group in here

who weren’t able to participate. Could yougo and sing a few numbers for them?” So

myself and our kids wandered into the

adjacent ward and began to repeat a few of

the songs.

All of a sudden a nurse came running in and

said “Oh my God, you can’t sing in here, this

is the MRSA ward!” You have never seenpeople move so fast. I don’t know which

dissipated more rapidly, the feelings of good-

will from our bodies or our bodies from the

ward. In my minds eye I can still see myguitar banging against aged heads in rapid

succession as I ran out but that might just

be an embellishment of imagination. Thenurse said, “Make sure you wash your handsthoroughly.” I’ve been washing them every

five minutes ever since.

Dan Patterson is a television producer andwriter .

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I was brought up in a family where

volunteering was the norm. From my

grandmother’s work with refugees from

Nazi Germany and the Stepney Jewish

Girls’ Club to my parents’ work with the

Ben Uri, I grew up thinking it was just a

standard part of life. It was both about

being Jewish and about being a decent

citizen. You gave money, tzedakah, time

(tzedakah and g’millut chassadim). And

you didn’t waste time. If you didn’t have

to be at your paid work, there must be

something useful you could do for some-

one else.

So I volunteered too; Task Force, visiting

older people, Youth and Music, Shelter,

Third World First, Jewish Child’s Day, and

so on. Both Jewish and wider community

organisations. Both to make the world a

better place and because you are needed.

We should use our good fortune to help

those less fortunate. For its own sake,

of course, but also to establish good

relationships across communities. The

main reason for volunteering is to give, but

if we can give with others, from our owncommunity and beyond, to others, within

our community and beyond, then we

would really be making a contribution.

Baroness (Julia) Neuberger is a rabbi,

social reformer and member of the House

of Lords. She was appointed the Gov-

ernment’s Champion of Volunteering from 2007 until mid 2009.

To me being Jewish is about being

active in our community and striving to

make a difference.Volunteering should be

an intrinsic part of our daily life and is about

instilling in ourselves a sense of moral and

social responsibility. It is these values that

create a caring community.

One of the community’s biggest challenges

is to retain all those people who go

through the youth movements. We need

to keep them involved as they are excellent

breeding grounds for future leaders. For

this reason I am involved with UJIA lead now , which is an innovative programme

designed to give structure to movement

work and act as a conduit for former

movement workers to get involved in the

community. It is not about ‘Young Leaders’

- rather leaders who happen to be young!

Danny Seal, is Chief Executive of the British

-Israel Chamber of Commerce and a

graduate of UJIA Adam Science Foundation

Leadership programme.



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E very human being has an integrated

switch that engineers in us a desire to

help others. Though the strength needed

to flick this switch may vary in individuals, we hope that only very few will stride

past someone in need without stopping

to be Samaritan. Instilled further in us

through the Jewish faith and values, the

importance of volunteering must never

be underestimated. Though I do not

proclaim myself to be the media ‘figure-

head’ of the Jewish community, as some-

one occasionally in the spotlight, I do

believe in leading by example.

Volunteering and fund-raising are both

exceptionally close to my heart. As the

founder and chairman of ‘Women for Women’, a charity devoted to training

female scientists, I have strived to get

involved as often as possible. In but a few

months I will be joining some other fund-

raising participants as they cycle through

the beautiful country of Jordan, hope-

fully raising enough to start a new batch of

young female scientists on their way.

Though I am by training a medic and

biologist, my positions as chairman of the

Royal College of Music Council and board

member of the Lyric Theatre have allowed

me significant opportunities to volunteer

both in music and the arts. Charitiessuch as the JVN are so important to the

achievement of volunteering in communities.

The opportunity matching that they

provide will undoubtedly lead to a better

outcome for both volunteer and charity.

Lord (Robert) Winston is a doctor, scientist,

politician and television presenter. He is

widely regarded as one of the pre-eminent

experts in reproductive medicine.

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Volunteering has been a part of my

life for 30 years. You could call me a

professional volunteer!

My first volunteering job was with Norwoodaccompanying a child who was at the

Kisharon school to the Tavistock Clinic

where he was having therapy. I gave

that up when Norwood offered me theprofessional job of volunteer co-ordinator!

Since then I have volunteered on the helpline

for Jewish Women’s Aid. Thank G-d I’ve

received very few calls. Those that I havehad are extremely distressing but excellent

training has enabled me to cope. On a

more positive note, I also volunteer as a

match maker for Connect which I enjoy

immensely as I love to introduce Jewishmen and women to each other.

Not only do I love to be involved in the Jewishcommunity and feel that my contribution is

valued, but I also get a lot out of my

volunteering as I know I am doing something

positive to help others.

Sue Soloway is Administrative Director

of the United Synagogue’s Visitation

Committee.



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Volunteering is part of my life. Always has

been and always will be. It’s the same with my

wife Gail and it’s how we’ve brought up our

four daughters.

I don’t regard volunteering as something that I do

as a favour to others. I regard it as part of who I

am. I do it because I want to make a difference

and because I am determined to achieve mygoals: and believe me, I treat it as seriously as I do

anything else in my life.

My own personal history shows just how many

things you can volunteer for. As a younger man,

I volunteered to fight the fascists and Nazis and

keep them out of Jewish neighbourhoods.

I would never have predicted that one day I would

be helping my wife to raise money for the Royal

Opera House or supporting the Prince’s Trust.

But times and circumstances change and the

important thing is to keep doing what you can,

where you can. Otherwise, what’s the point of it all?

My work with the Community Security Trust

(CST) ensures that fighting antisemitism is still

my central focus along with family, my Charitable

Foundation and business.

Today, approximately 3,000 volunteers help CST

in its task supported by 55 full time staff, many

of whom were once volunteers.

CST literally couldn’t exist without the voluntary

co-operation and financial contribution of our

community; and the firm backing of police and

politicians - and for CST you could substitute any

of the things I have worked on since the 1960s:

be it building welfare projects, schools here in the

UK and in Israel, sporting facilities or any of thescores of other good works that I am proud to

support through my Charitable Foundation.

There is literally no end to the charity that is

needed both within our Jewish community and

beyond it. Everyone has something to give.

Whatever it is that motivates you, get involved,

but do it properly.

Gerald Ronson is a leading businessman and

philanthropist.

I‘ve been a volunteer forever, though I

never looked at it that way, from running

children’s services and play schemes in

my synagogue to joining and then being a

madricha in a youth movement. I remember

once arranging a coach to take a group

of us from North London to Wimbledon

and seeing the surprise on the face of the

driver as this thirteen year old girl walkedup and down the coach collecting the £1

from each kid to pay him at the end of the

evening!

I volunteer with the UJIA chairing the

advisory board for lead now, a programme

designed to support movement and UJS

workers in their sabbatical year by providing

training and professional development.

I am also part of the New Leadership

Network that brings together leaders of many

Jewish organisations to communicate,

share ideas and create a community

vision for the future.

I passionately believe that we all have a

unique contribution to make using our time

and skill for the benefit of others and our

community. In turn we grow and develop,

and meet like-minded people. This is why

I am on the advisory board for JVN which

is making volunteering more accessible.

There is a role for everyone. So get

involved, you are needed.

Ruth Green is a counsellor and member of

the Advisory Board of the JVN and UJIA.





L ast Summer I was fortunate to spend

time in a rural village called Tamale inthe Northern region of Ghana. This was

arranged by a charity called Tzedek, which

aims to alleviate poverty in some of the

world’s poorest communities, as well aseducate the Jewish community here in

England about the developing world.

During my time in Ghana, where I workedin a primary school teaching wonderful

children, I was able to truly live and

understand Tzedek’s values of Tikkun Olam

(improving the world). These values helpedme to understand my responsibility as a

specifically Jewish volunteer, and make

me want to do more, learn more and

continually raise awareness about socialinjustices that are occurring all around our

world.

Caroline Hurst is a Project Worker for Streetwise, which supports the physical

and emotional well-being of young people.

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At the beginning of this academic

year, an assembly was called to announce

a scheme that our school was taking part

in. It is called the UJIA Yoni Jesner Award.

The objective was to complete twenty hours

of community volunteering. This could be

from collecting sponsors, to entertaining

in old age homes or even visiting a sick

neighbour.

I began by doing a four hour sponsored

walk for ONE FAMILY which the whole

school took part in. My next hour came

after a fire in my little sister’s school. She

kept having nightmares about the house

setting on fire so needed someone to sitoutside her bedroom. I then grabbed my

sixth, seventh and eighth hours when my

neighbour fell ill and I decided to keep

her company. I did the next hour at North

West London Jewish Day School. They

organised hospital gown making on behalf

of Blue Peter for children in poor parts of

the world who are having operations for

cleft pallet and lip.

I entertained people at the Jewish Care Sam

Beckman Day Centre with other members

of the school for two more hours, and then

I did five more hours helping advertise theschool to potential pupils, by helping out in

the open day. My seventeenth hour was

helping my big sister with her Chana’s and

Sara’s Big Target, which was set up to raise

money for EMUNAH. Overall I feel I have

made a little bit of a difference, but with all

the pupils from all the schools participating,

we are making a huge difference.

Yaron Bernstein is a pupil at Immanuel College.

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The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfareservices, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims

of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain.

Carol Hart

020 8385 3070

[email protected]

Associationof JewishRefugees

When a child has a serious illness, unforgettable experienceshave the power to lift spirits.Camp Simcha exists to improvethe quality of life of Jewish children with any serious illness,such as Cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, Dysautonomia and soon, and to provide them with the unforgettable experiencesthat they and their families deserve.

Neville Goldschneider

020 8202 9297

[email protected]

CampSimcha

BBYO is a peer-led, Zionist and pluralist youth movement.It is open to all Jewish youth between the ages of 13-18

wishing to take part in different activities in a young, vibrant

surrounding.

Phil Peters

020 8202 6698

[email protected]

BBYO

CST provides physical security, training and advice for the protection of British Jews. CST assists victims ofantisemitism and monitors antisemitic activities andincidents. CST represents British Jewry to Police,

Government and media on antisemitism and security.

Volunteers Department

020 8457 9999

(London and South),

0161 792 6666

(Manchester and North)

[email protected]

CST

Rabbi Chavi Suffrin

0208 554 3220

[email protected]

Talia Harris

020 8458 2223

[email protected]

All Aboard Shops Limited currently operate 12 charityshops for the benefit of UK registered Jewish charities. Ithas distributed more than £2.5 million to worthy causes

from the profit generated in the shops which are run by volunteers.

Carol Marks

020 8381 1717

[email protected]

All Aboard

The Holocaust Centre provides a range of facilities for peopleof all backgrounds to explore the history and implications ofthe Holocaust. These include the Memorial Museum, TheJourney, Memorial Gardens, Bookshop and Coffeeshop.

Beth ShalomHolocaustCentre

01623 836627

[email protected]

Organisations Information Contact Details

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Drugsline

JAMI

These are just some of the many volunteering opportunities in our community. JVNencourages you to contact them and get involved. For a full list of current opportunitiesvisit www.jvn.org.uk

JAMI is a recovery-orientated mental health charity servingthe Jewish community. The organisation is committedto working alongside statutory services to provide a highquality community-based service which enables peopleto maximise their potential and take control of their ownrecovery.

Drugsline is an independent drugs-crisis information andsupport charity, based in London. It provides free andconfidential information and support for people with drugsand alcohol related issues, their families and friends.

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Jewish Blind & Disabled is the only Jewish charity providingcaring assisted living for vision impaired and physically

disabled people of all ages. We transform the lives of Jewishblind and disabled people and their families, enabling themto live an independent life of dignity and choice.

Jewish Blindand Disabled

Marilyn Haft

020 8505 5551

[email protected]

Jewish Care is the largest health and social careorganisation serving the Jewish community in Londonand the south east of England. We run over 70 centresand services, caring for more than 7,000 people every

week. The care we provide recognises the culture,traditions and beliefs that are frequently shared byJewish people.

Jewish Care

Jewish Women’s Aid (JWA) is a registered national charityrun by Jewish women for Jewish women and their children

who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse.

JewishWomen’s Aid

The Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade (JLGB) is the UK’soldest Jewish youth movement, and offers a wide range ofopportunities for 8-18 year olds.

JLGB

Gillian Gold

020 8922 2405

[email protected]

Selena Shaikh

020 8445 8060

[email protected]

Neil Martin

020 8989 8990

[email protected]

Limmud is a global leader in innovative, inclusive Jewisheducation. We are famed for our annual winter conferenceattracting over 2,000 participants, and provide high quality,innovative Jewish educational events for thousands of

Jews from all walks of life, backgrounds, lifestyles, and ages.

Limmud

The Federation improves the lives of Jewish people livingin Greater Manchester by providing, or enabling accessto, the best available social welfare services, according to

their individual cultural and religious needs.

ManchesterJewishFederation

Mitzvah Day is the largest day of mass social action inthe Jewish calendar in the UK, engaging thousands of

volunteers through our traditions of tzedek (righteousness)and tikun olam (repairing the world). Mitzvah Day UK is

the centre-point of Jewish Social Action Month.

MitzvahDay

Raymond Simonsen

020 8458 7965

[email protected]

Juliette Pearce

0161 795 0024

[email protected].

Laura Marks

020 7443 5160

[email protected]

Norwood supports people with learning disabilities andchildren and families in need. We work with individuals to

improve the quality of their lives and achieve their goals.

Norwood Rachel Albert

020 8420 6926

[email protected]


RenéCassin

Tzedek

The UJIA’s new strategy is designed to help guarantee asustainable and postive future for the people of the Galiland the Jewish community of the UK. Our programme isbuilt around young people and education, which we see as

the key to securing our future.

UJIA

UK Friends of the Abraham Fund Initiatives has been set

up to support the work of the Abraham Fund Initiatives

in Israel. The Abraham Fund is emerging in Israel as the

issue leader in the field of promoting a society based on

coexistence, equality and a shared future between Arab

citizens of Israel and Jews.

UK Friendsof the AbrahamFundInitiatives

WIZO.uk raises funds for WIZO projects throughout Israelthat provide social welfare and educational services tothousands of disadvantaged families. For more than 90

years, WIZO.uk has relied on a vast army of volunteers tosupport its professional London team with this incredibly

important work.

WIZO.uk

WJR is the main overseas aid arm of the UK Jewishcommunity. We provide basic welfare support in the formof food, medication and fuel as well as sustaining and

renewing Jewish life in communities across the world.

World JewishRelief

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Sarah Kaiser

020 7443 5130

[email protected]

Nicky Goldman

020 7424 6400

[email protected]

020 7486 2691

[email protected]

Lia Bogod

020 8736 1250

[email protected]

Leo Williams

020 7443 5132

[email protected]

RenéCassin is dedicated to using the experience ofJewish people to promote the human rights of all people.RenéCassin provides a Jewish voice in the mainstream

human rights community through our work with governmentsand international human rights bodirights communitythrough our work with governments and international

human rights bodies.

Tzedek is a Jewish overseas development and educationalcharity based in the UK and led by volunteers. Tzedek

works regardless of race or religion with some of thepoorest communities of the world providing direct supportto small-scale sustainable self-help development projectsfor the relief and elimination of poverty.

Katie Hill

[email protected]

020 7443 5121

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The JVN is a voluntary network and relies on its team of volunteers for delivering its

work. It wishes to thank its many volunteers who support its work, in particular its

Trustees and Advisory Board and Awards Judges.

JVN particularly wishes to thank Catherine Mulrine and the team at HW Fisher & Company

for their extensive support of the Awards, Sue Soloway, David Lazarus and Carol Hart

for their Awards advice, Nicola Noah and Oliver Simnock for their administration input,

Martyn Lewis for volunteering his time to compere the Awards Event and Michael Rosen

for producing and editing this booklet.

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