Jenny Goldberg Community Service Grant

Nathan Faiman, Great nephew of Jenny Goldberg, Caitlin Faiman, neice of Jenny, Oren Smith, Frieda Shapiro,trustee and Charles New trustee

2018 Jenny Goldberg grant winner is Oren Smith (left)

The Jenny Goldberg Community Service Grant has been awarded annually since 2004. Jenny Goldberg z"l, who passed away in 2003, was an active volunteer in B'nai B'rith and the wider community.
The grant exists to help improve people's skills as volunteers, which in turn will benefit the community at large.
To be eligible for the $2500 grant, applicants must be Jewish, reside in Melbourne,  be under the age of 35, and have a history of volunteering in the Jewish and/or wider community.

Oren Smith wins B’nai B’rith Grant, October 2018
 
Oren Smith has won the 14th Annual Jenny Goldberg Community Service Grant (JGCSG) which was set up as a memory to Jenny who was passionate volunteer within the Jewish and wider communities.
Oren graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Accounting and Management and he has worked and volunteered in the not for profit community sector using his skills in finance, strategy and operations.
One of the main criteria for the recipient of the JGCSG is that he or she must use the Grant to improve their volunteering capacity, and hence the community at large.  Oren plans to do just that.  He is intending to do a course run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
From Oren’s involvement in B’nai Akiva, his Shule, and  the United Jewish Education Board,   Oren has learned that to maximise  an organisation’s effectiveness, it needs a professional who is well trained in governance and strategy.
To quote Oren:  “This course will provide me with the professional   knowledge to create the most profound impact I can.”
                                                             
P P  Frieda Shapiro.                                                                                  
Trustee of the JGCSG

The 2017 Jenny Goldberg Community Service Grant was won by Yerachmiel Aron, a passionate advocate for improvement and providing mental health support within the Jewish and general communities. Aron is using the grant to help support his studies and professional development.

(l-r): Charles New, Rachmi Aron (2017 winner), Anthony Goldberg and Frieda Shapiro