The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba is certainly “Growing for Life” in our community! Did you know that in 2009 the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba purchased bedroom furniture for girls at Knowles Centre … provided 28 compound microscopes for Gray Academy … replaced the flooring at Aleph Bet daycare … helped to record the world premiere of “I Believe” (now a
Juno-nominated CD!) … taught Grade 6 students at Maple Leaf School about the Holocaust through a unique art project … purchased two computers for Ohr Hatorah Day school … hired a “Healthy Coping Behaviours Specialist” at Osborne House … paid for capital improvements at BB Camp and Camp Massad … helped fund the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s performance in Israel … and provided four glider chairs for the young moms at Villa Rosa?

All of these projects, and many more, are made possible by Jewish Foundation of Manitoba donors. We know we can count on your support of the Foundation and to promote its role in the community. 

The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba
supported the following grants in 2009:

Aleph Bet Child Life Enrichment Centre
- to replace the centre's carpeting with high-performance commercial flooring

 
Asper Jewish Community Campus
- to install new Mezuzahs with kosher scrolls on all doorways of the Campus
- to replace the sukkah being used by the Gray Academy with a more efficient

  sukkah to be available to the community at large  

Aulneau Renewal Centre
- to train the agency’s staff in order to strengthen their capabilities and

  effectively deliver services within a social enterprise model

B’nai Brith Jewish Community Camp
- to replace two convection ovens
- to upgrade washroom equipment, flooring and cabinetry
- to develop a marketing plan, update the camp's website and develop a
  promotional video

Bethel Heritage Park
- to build a park to recognize the contributions of Winkler's pioneers and will

  serve as a gathering place for the town's residents

Camp Massad
- to complete the second phase of Machar Massad, the Camp Site and

  Redevelopment Plan

- to complete bathroom renovations, replace a hydro pole and install outdoor

  energy efficient lighting

Congregation Etz Chayim
- to provide outreach to recent Jewish immigrants and involve them in the

  synagogue's family programs, junior choir and seniors programming

Creative Retirement Manitoba
- to install automated doors in the front entrance of the Centre which will

  improve physical accessibilty to clients

Gray Academy of Jewish Education
- to develop a new computer area within the school that would serve as a

  workspace benefiting students and educators
- to expand the Kaufman Silverberg Library in order to house the Yiddish and

  Holocaust sections
- to fund 12 Lab Quests which is a hand held device that allows hands-on

  scientific exploration through built-in graphing and analysis software
- to assist in the cost of transporting 24 immigrant students to the school
- to explore the current international market by visiting Jewish communities in

  South America and to network in Western Canada
- to purchase 28 compound microscopes
- to fund a professional development plan which would involve all school

  educators in at least one area of professional development

Jewish Child and Family Service
- to develop Jewish foster family programs which would include Shabbat

  dinners and holiday programs
- for a collaborative intergenerational project between the Older Adult Services

  and Volunteer programs at JCFS in which young volunteers will be paired

  with seniors
- for the Yachad Mentorship Program which is aimed at maximizing

  opportunities for employment and community integration of Jewish

  immigrants to Winnipeg
- to replenish the Tzedakah Fund which provides assistance to Jewish

  Manitobans who are unable to meet their basic needs of food, shelter and

  medical expenses

Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
- to fund a two week educational program (March of the Living) about the

  Holocaust and Jewish history which takes place in Poland and Israel

Jewish Heritage Centre
- to collect stories from Holocaust survivors and publish them in a book titled

  “Voices of Winnipeg Holocaust Survivors”
- to develop a series of initiatives dedicated to the preservation and

  dissemination of the history of Jewish war veterans from Manitoba

Kaufman Silverberg Resource Centre
- to purchase new adult materials which will enable the library to build and

  maintain a book collection that fulfills a need for research and information

Lubavitch Centre
- to build a Jewish Learning Centre that will be the spiritual hub of the

  Winnipeg Jewish community and will include a Yeshiva, library, daycare,

  synagogue and school

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
- to present a concert by composers who were shaped by the Second World

  War, with the goal of fostering understanding and cultural tolerance

Ohr HaTorah Day School
- to purchase two computers for the school

Rady Jewish Community Centre
- to install automatic door openers in the locker rooms to allow for

  accessbility to persons with disabilities
- to revamp the Centre's website to make it user friendly, efficient and an

  interactive resource for members
- to assist in funding the salary of the Program Director who will oversee the

  Grow in Winnipeg Program, a transitional program designed for young adults

  with cognitive and developmental disabilties

Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- to fund a tour to Israel in the fall of 2010 as part of the RWB's 70th

  anniversary celebrations

Shalom Residences
- to replace a sliding glass patio door in order to provide greater security and

  improve energy efficiency

Theatre by the River
- to produce the play "Habitat" which explores the treatment of marginalized

  youth

Villa Rosa
- to purchase glider rocking chairs so babies can be peacefully rocked to

  sleep

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre
- to support the 2010 world premiere of local playwright Alix Sobler's "Some

  Things You Keep"

The Winnipeg Singers
- to produce a CD recording of choral music by Sid Robinovitch

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
- to assist in presenting the world premiere of the oratorio/concert musical "I

  Believe" which documents the Holocaust experience