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2019 Recipient Coverage
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November, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
San Diego Teens Making a Difference in the World
– San Diego Family Magazine
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October, 2019
Recipient: Casey Sherman
– inWeston Magazine
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September 6, 2019
Recipient: John Finkelman
Three San Diego Teens Receive Tikkun Olam Award for Extraordinary Service
– San Diego Jewish Journal
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August 29, 2019
Recipient: Katelyn McInerney
McInerney lands 2 big scholarships: MBHS graduate receives $56,000
– Village Living
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August 29, 2019
Recipient: Casey Sherman
Parkland teen honored for tikkun olam commitment
– South Florida Sun Sentinel
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August 27, 2019
Recipient: Arielle Geismar
Teen wins $36K to stop gun violence
– AOL UK
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August 22, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
Education Matters: Canyon Crest students partner with Panama to create an environmental comic book
– The Del Mar Times
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August 21, 2019
Jewish Teens Who Create Meaningful Change
– The Jewish Voice
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August 20, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Asher
Georgia teen wins national Jewish award
– The Albany Herald
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August 17, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
Three Jewish teens each earn $36,000 prize for ‘repair the world’ charity work
– The San Diego Union-Tribune
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August 17, 2019
Recipient: John Finkelman
Three Jewish teens each earn $36,000 prize for ‘repair the world’ charity work
– The Del Mar Times
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August 17, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
Three Jewish teens each earn $36,000 prize for ‘repair the world’ charity work
– Business Telegraph
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August 15, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
Carlsbad teen with autism lands award for community project
– The Coast News
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August 12, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Asher
Roswell teen awarded $36K for ‘March For our Lives Georgia’ group
– Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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August 12, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
San Diego Teens honored for giving back
– KUSI-TV Good Morning San Diego
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August 10, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Asher
Roswell Student, Georgia MFOL Founder Calls For More Mental Health Counselors In Schools
– Georgia Public Broadcasting Network
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August 8, 2019
Recipient: Arielle Geismar
Teen Wins $36,000 to Continue Her Fight Against Gun Violence
– InsideEdition.com
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August 6, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
Tikkun Olam Award won by teen expert on autism
– San Diego Jewish World
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August 5, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Asher
Centennial student awarded scholarship for his work against gun violence
– North Fulton Neighbor
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August 2, 2019
Recipient: Solomon Olshin
High schoolers shine with invention that gives power to the homeless
– Portland Business Journal
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August 1, 2019
Recipient: Jessica Goldberg
– SEEN Magazine
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July 30, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
– San Diego Jewish Teen Initiative
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July 30, 2019
Recipient: Katelyn McInerney
– Talk of Alabama
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July 29, 2019
Recipient: Jessica Goldberg
Farmington Hills teen and nonprofit founder awarded $36K grant
– The Oakland Press
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July 29, 2019
Recipient: Lucy Beckett
– KOVR-TV/KMAX-TV Good Day Sacramento
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July 24, 2019
Recipient: Adam Hoffman
Houston youth wins award for his efforts toward unity
– Houston Chronicle
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July 23, 2019
Recipient: John Finkelman
– San Diego Jewish Teen Initiative
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July 23, 2019
– Inside Philanthropy
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July 22, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
A young life of mitzvot helps Brazilian tots to literacy
– San Diego Jewish World
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July 19, 2019
Recipient: Lucy Beckett
Elk Grove teen starts summer camp for refugee children
– Elk Grove Citizen
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July 24, 2019
Recipient: Lucy Beckett
Teen starts summer camp for refugee children at Land Park's Congregation B'nai Israel
– Land Park Newspaper
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July 17, 2019
Recipient: Lucy Beckett
Elk Grove teen finds work on summer camp for refugee kids rewarding in more ways than one
– Sacramento Bee
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July, 2019
Recipient: Katelyn McInerney
McInerney named Coca-Cola Scholar, region's first-ever Diller honoree
– Southern Jewish Life
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July 16, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
– San Diego Jewish Teen Initiative
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July 16, 2019
Recipient: John Finkelman
Incoming student receives $36,000 award for leading refugee-aid organization
– The Stanford Daily
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July 3, 2019
Recipient: Beatriz De Oliveira
Carmel Valley Jewish teens win Tikkun Olam Awards
– Del Mar Times
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June 28, 2019
Recipient: Jessica Goldberg
Farmington Hills teen creates group for siblings of young people with mental illness
– The Farmington Press
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June 27, 2019
Recipient: Jessica Goldberg
Teen Receives Award for Sib4Sib program
– The Detroit Jewish News
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June 27, 2019
Recipient: Lucy Beckett
Honors, happenings, comings & goings — June, 2019
– The Jewish News of Northern California
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June 28, 2019
A Coveted Cash Prize for Jewish Teenage Leaders Offers a "Vote of Confidence" and More
– Inside Philanthropy
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June 18, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
Feel Good on the 50s: Local San Diego Teen Wins Award for Sharing Autism Story!
– Sunny 98.1 (KXSN-FM)
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June 17, 2019
– The Philanthropy Journal (NC State University)
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June 16, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
– The Journey Through Autism
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June 17, 2019
Recipient: Ethan Hirschberg
Feel Good on the 50s: Local San Diego Teen Wins Award for Sharing Autism Story!
– Sunny 98.1 (KXSN-FM)
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June 14, 2019
Recipient: Britton Masback
Portland teens win tikkun olam awards
– Oregon Jewish Life
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June 13, 2019
– My Social Good News
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June 13, 2019
– King + Company / Medium
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June 13, 2019
– Mogul
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June 13, 2019
– AmericanTowns.com
2018 Recipient Coverage
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August 27, 2018
Brookville Teen Awarded $36K For 'Repairing The World'
– Oyster Bay Patch
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July 30, 2018
Pine View School graduate MInnah Stein advocates for sexual assault awareness
– Sarasota Observer
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July 30, 2018
Live interview on KTVU Morning Show with award recipient Michaela Weinstein
– KTVU-TV Oakland/San Francisco
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July 16, 2018
NYC Teen Receives National Recognition for Empowering Girls Around the World
– New York Trend NYC
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July 5, 2018
Pittsburgh Allderdice student wins national award for program that promotes inclusive schools
– The Pittsburg Post-Gazette
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July 4, 2018
How 4 teens from Southern California are helping kids with problems from homelessness to bullying
– The Los Angeles Daily News
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June 29, 2018
– Chicago Jewish News
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June 28, 2018
‘Changemaker’ receives Diller Award
– Jewish Standard
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June 25, 2018
Arnold Teen Wins $36K For Improving Cervical Cancer Screenings
– Broadneck Patch
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June 25, 2018
Foundation honors teens for social projects
– Beverly Press/Park Labrea News
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June 21, 2018
Malibu Teen Receives Award for Upcycled Fashion
– California Apparel News
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June 18, 2018
Teen wins $36K non-profit award
– Fios1 News – Lower Hudson Valley
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February 6, 2018
New Jersey's Top Youth Volunteers Of 2018 Selected By National Program
– PRNewswire
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February 6, 2018
Meet The Teen Getting Girls Into STEM
– Her Magazine
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February 3, 2018
Dartmouth College student promotes hygiene in developing countries
– WMUR
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January 30, 2018
Former ABC 7 Cool Kid Jordan Elist helps build community garden in Chinatown
– ABC 7
2017 Recipient Coverage
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December 28, 2017
NYU students receive $10,000 in funding for Social Enterprise Program
– The Tab
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November 15, 2017
Podcast: Valerie Weisler from The Validation Project on Starting a Nonprofit at 14
– re:charity
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September 21, 2017
How a College Student Has Helped Recycle 50,000 Bars of Soap in the Fight Against Ebola
– People.com
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September 19, 2017
– Brown University News
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September 18, 2017
Sonoma County teen gets $36,000 for founding two health education organizations
– Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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September 17, 2017
Sunday Conversation with Evan Barnard
– Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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September 16, 2017
Name Dropping: Leading the way to a better world
– The Santa Cruz Sentinel
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September 12, 2017
Shira the Sick Chick Goes to College
– Rare Disease Report
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September 11, 2017
Award-winning Chicago teen baker raises $150,000
– The Jewish Chronicle
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September 7, 2017
Corona del Mar teen's blog for 'sick chicks' with rare diseases and disabilities flourishes
– Los Angeles Times
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September 6, 2017
Hoffner-Brodsky receives Tikkun Olam award
– Davis Enterprise
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August 29, 2017
Highland Park teen honored for her efforts to 'repair the world'
– Chicago Tribune
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August 27, 2017
Averbach receives Tikkun Olam Award
– NJ.com
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August 26, 2017
Making films to make the world a better place
– San Diego Union-Tribune
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August 18, 2017
Local Teen Receives 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award
– Greater Miami Jewish Federation
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August 6, 2017
Lafayette woman gains national recognition for focus on gun violence
– Boulder Daily Camera
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August 2, 2017
Local teen Katie Eder awarded $36,000 for creating change
– Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
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July 11, 2018
5 Things for Tuesday, including HBO extras and the Eagles' uncertain future on Hawthorne
– Portland Business Journal
2016 Recipient Coverage
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September 20, 2016
Teen awarded for helping Massachusetts homeless youths.
– FOX Boston
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September 19, 2016
Healing the World with the Power of Reading
– Huffington Post
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September 14, 2016
Changing Lives One Case at a Time
– Huffington Post
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September 4, 2016
Stoneham teen gets $36,000 to help fund his mission.
– Boston Globe
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August 29, 2016
North Palm Beach teen wins national Jewish award.
– Florida Sun Sentinel
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August 15, 2016
People are Worth the Effort – A Journey Toward Autism Awareness
– Huffington Post
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August 5, 2016
St. Louis teen wins national Jewish award for volunteer work
– St. Louis Post Dispatch
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August 2, 2016
Creating Heroes out of High Schoolers
– Jewish Daily Forward
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July 20, 2016
Bringing the joy of hockey to the developmentally disabled
– Jewish Daily Forward
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July 5, 2016
Fight against bullying brings tikkun olam home for budding teen philanthropist
– Jewish Daily Forward
2015 Recipient Coverage
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July 16, 2015
Mill Valley teen builds a community garden – and wins $36,000
– J Weekly
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July 14, 2015
Migrant Laborers In California Get Free English Classes From Local Charitable Teen
– Huffington Post
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July 14, 2015
Be “Open to New Experiences” (Be ONE) Project
– ABC15 Arizona
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July 18, 2015
– NBC Baltimore
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July 9, 2015
Inspired by Neighbor, Long Island Teen Invents Board Game For Autistic Kids
– CBS New York
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July 24, 2015
CBS12’s Extraordinary People: Local teen recipient $36K Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award
– CBS12 West Palm Beach
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July 25, 2015
Teen starts gardening non-profit to provide food banks with healthier options
– Fox2now St. Louis
2014 Recipient Coverage
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JULY 17, 2014
BASEBALL YES, BULLYING NO: LOCAL TEENS WIN PRESTIGIOUS DILLER AWARDS FOR THEIR GOOD WORKS
– J WEEKLY
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AUGUST 12, 2014
– WTTW: CHICAGO TONIGHT CHICAGO TONIGHT, AUGUST 12, 2014
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JULY 3, 2014
DILLER TEEN TIKKUN OLAM AWARDS RECOGNIZES 15 U.S. TEENS FOR LEADERSHIP
– JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
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JULY 2, 2014
DC TEEN CREATES ORGANIZATION TO COLLECT DISCARDED CRAYONS FROM RESTAURANTS
– MY FOX DC
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JULY 23, 2014
– JEWISH JOURNAL OF LOS ANGELES
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JULY 28, 2014
TRANSFORMING TOYS INTO TREASURES
– THE JEWISH JOURNAL OF MASSACHUSSETTS
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AUGUST 2, 2014
TWO NJ TEENS FEATURED ON FOX 5 FOR EFFORTS TO HELP OTHERS
– NJ.COM
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JULY 11, 2014
MORGAN HILL TEEN WINS $36,000 AWARD FOR COMBATING BULLYING
– SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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AUGUST 8, 2014
– GIRLS’ LIFE
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JULY 28, 2014
POTOMAC TEEN TAKES VOLUNTEERING TO NEW LEVEL
– THE GAZETTE
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JULY 30, 2014
MILL VALLEY TEEN LAUDED FOR STARTING SPECIAL-NEEDS SPORTS LEAGUES
– MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL
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JULY 18, 2014
DILLER TEENS HONORED FOR SERVICE PROJECTS
– NEW JERSEY JEWISH NEWS
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JULY 22, 2014
BROOKHAVEN STUDENT WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR HELPING OTHERS
– DUNWOODY CRIER
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JULY 30, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE TEEN AWARDED $36,000 FOR PROVIDING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
– EAGLE BULLETIN
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JULY 28, 2014
ANTI-BULLYING ACT ATTRACTS ACCOLADES
– LA MESA COURIER
2013 Recipient Coverage
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AUGUST 27, 2013
BAY AREA PHILANTHROPIST GIVES $360,000 TO 10 JEWISH TEENS FOR SOCIAL ACTION SERVICE
– EJEWISHPHILANTHROPY
2012 Recipient Coverage
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JULY 1, 2012
DILLER TEEN TIKKUN OLAM AWARDS GIVEN TO FIVE
– EJEWISH PHILANTHROPY
2011 Recipient Coverage
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JUNE 27, 2011
FIVE CALIFORNIA TEENS WIN DILLER TIKKUN OLAM AWARDS
– JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
2010 Recipient Coverage
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
FIVE EXCEPTIONAL CALIFORNIA TEENS HONORED FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES
– SF PHILANTHROPIST
2009 Recipient Coverage
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AUGUST 5, 2009
DILLER FOUNDATION AWARDS $36K TO FIVE TEENS FOR SERVICE PROJECTS
– JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
2008 Recipient Coverage
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NOVEMBER 18, 2008
DILLER AWARDS RECOGNIZE TEENS’ EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS IN TIKKUN OLAM
– JEWISH JOURNAL OF LOS ANGELES
2007 Recipient Coverage
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AUGUST 23, 2007
LOS ALTOS TEEN WINS DILLER AWARD FOR WORK ON DARFUR
– J WEEKLY
Teen Heroes on JTA
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JANUARY 29, 2015
MORGAN DAVIDSON MAKES GOOD ON VOW TO GRANDMOTHER
– TEEN HEROES
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JANUARY 15, 2015
ADENA ROCHELSON STOCKS SHELTERS AND PANTRIES WITH NEEDED TOILETRIES
– TEEN HEROES
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JANUARY 8, 2015
DYLAN SHARP RAISES MONEY FOR UKRAINIAN JEWISH KIDS
– TEEN HEROES
Awards’ National Expansion
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
FOSTERING ‘TIKKUN OLAM’ AMONG AMERICA’S JEWISH TEENS
– JERUSALEM POST
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
JEWISH FEDERATIONS SUPPORT EXPANSION OF DILLER TEEN TIKKUN OLAM AWARDS
– JFNA BRIEFING
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NOVEMBER 8, 2012
JEWISH AWARDS NURTURE DEEDS OF TEENS
– SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Volunteerism Themes
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NOVEMBER 17, 2011
TEENS VOLUNTEERS MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH
– SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
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DECEMBER 1, 2011
TEENS VOLUNTEERS TACKLE EDUCATION
– SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
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DECEMBER 8, 2011
TEEN VOLUNTEERS ARE FIGHTING POVERTY
– SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION