Bnei Melbourne Zichron Menachem movie

One tochnit on our recent Winter Camp had a lasting effect on chanichim. The senior tochnit "Movie Money Maker" began with chanichim learning about eight different charities. They learnt through activities and movies and listened to passionate madrichim explain the amazing work of their assigned organisation. After chanichim chose the charity they were most passionate about, they set off to film and edit an advertisement for their charity. The children's dedication was extraordinary with most of them editing through lunch (choosing to eat by the computers) and into their free time to ensure the movies would be perfect.

After the screening session later that day, the groups voted for which advertisement they thought was the best. And here's the catch: $1000 that was kindly donated by an anonymous donor, actually went to the charity that won.

Bnei Akiva recently held a presentation evening for the winning team -- Zichron Menachem. The event was well attended and Baruch Levy from Zichron Menachem in Israel honoured our chanichim with certificates recognising their efforts. Zichron Menachem (http://www2.zichron.org/) is a charity that raises money to provide a full range of support for children and their families in Israel.

We are proud that this tochnit gave our chanichim the chance to learn the balance between keeping for themselves and giving to others. We learnt that you care most about a cause when you put effort into it - a lesson that will stay with chanichim and madrichim (hopefully) for life.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• Zichron Menachem
• Melbourne
• Bnei Akiva
• Winter Camp
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• מלבורן
• זכרון מנחם