West Hartford CT Community Notes


Monday, May 13, 2013

Teen Day of Service supports special needs community

Jewish Teen Learning Connection (JTConnect), hosted J-Serve: Community-wide Teen Day of Service recently bringint together 50 teens and 30 students from the University of Hartford (UHA) for an interactive day of learning and service.

As part of a nation-wide day of community service, Hartford area Jewish teens came together with UHA students to build and decorate musical instruments. The instruments, designed by University of Hartford instructor Ryan Wolfe and students from his design classes, will be donated to organizations in Israel that work with children and teens with special needs.

Shayna Gopin, director of our local Friendship Circle, worked with the teens on understanding what it might be like to have a physical or mental disability. Gopin shared the importance of creating an inclusive community and tied her presentation to the celebration of Lag B'Omer.

Teens and the UHA students worked alongside special needs teens to create instruments by painting, gluing, stringing, and filling drums, xylophones, shakers, and glockenspiels.

J-Serve: Community-wide Teen Day of Service is a collaborative effort, sponsored by Beth El Temple, B'nai Brith Youth Organization, B'nai Tikvoh Sholom, The Emanuel Synagogue, Friendship Circle, Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation, Hebrew High School of New England, Jewish Teen Learning Connection, The Mandell Jewish Community Center and United Synagogue Youth. The day was partially funded by a grant from J-Serve: Jewish Teens Serving the World.

          

posted by Kathleen at 9:59 AM

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