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September 3, 2008
News Media Contact: Phil Nash 303.398.7444

Recruitment of Teen Grantmakers Underway

Denver, CO - Rose Community Foundation is seeking Jewish teens in grades 9 through 12 to help grant $50,000 to organizations serving the Denver metro Jewish community, including Boulder. The selected teens will be part of Rose Youth Foundation, an initiative providing Jewish youth with the opportunity to be grantmakers and to learn about philanthropy and the Jewish community. Applications will be accepted through October 7, 2008.

Now in its eighth year, Rose Youth Foundation members will meet twice per month on Sundays from November 2008 through April 2009. The teens will learn about grantmaking, assess community needs, review grant proposals, and make site visits to prospective grantees. As a youth-led group, members also learn leadership skills, group decision-making and communications skills. Rose Community Foundation staff will provide oversight and guidance.

Rose Youth Foundation will have eight returning members in 2008-2009. “Rose Youth Foundation presents me with the perfect opportunity to associate with Jewish teens that share my desire to make a difference,” says Kent Denver School junior Jonathan Shpall of his participation.

Rose Community Foundation is committed to recruiting a diverse group of Jewish youth – affiliated and unaffiliated, secular and religious, and those from different geographic areas and life circumstances. Jewish teens in grades 9 through 12 who are interested in being part of Rose Youth Foundation are encouraged to visit rcfdenver.org/RYF for an online application and more information, or they may contact Sarah Indyk at 303.398.7416 or sindyk@rcfdenver.org.