MADE IN IMPACT! – Newsletter #1, Q1 2023, Israel

We are pleased to announce
IMPACT! first newsletter.
Welcome the first quarter of 2023 with excitement and pride.
Happy Passover!
The IMPACT! Israel team

IMPACT! was well represented in the 2023 Tel Aviv Marathon!
About 200 IMPACT! recipients and alumni participated.
and this year we dedicated the run to mark Israel's 75th anniversary.
* Click on the picture to view the clip *

3-Day Career Workshop
We hosted alumni and recipients for 3 days, concentrated and intense in what they received Professional preparation workshops for the beginning of the career more successful entry into the employment market.

Preparing for Law Firm Interviews
and Legal Specialization Internship

We held a dedicated workshop for our IMPACT! law students, hosted by a member of the IMPACT! Board and graduate of the program, Adv. Eli Nevo. The workshop was held in 'Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co.' office, where Eli is one of the firm partners.

IMPACT! recipient Eden Shkuri, a second-year communications student at Ariel University, was chosen to fly to the U.S. and represent IMPACT! at the FIDF event Palm Beach Night of Hope & Heroes. That evening, she surprised her personal IMPACT! donor, Harry Engelstein, and thanked him for his support. Harry and the other guests got to hear from Eden how significant and helpful the IMPACT! scholarship is, and what a huge privilege it is for her to be part of the IMPACT! family.

Double Meeting

IMPACT! donor Scott Sharkey came to Israel from Westchester, for a special visit during which he met with his IMPACT! graduate, Michal Dabush (and her husband).
Michal recently completed a degree in Nutritional Sciences at the Peres Academic Center. Scott also met his IMPACT! recipient Yahav Sheffer, a third-year accounting student at Tel Aviv University.

Mazel Tov!

Our generous IMPACT! supporters, Tova and Rony Natanzon from Baltimore,
couldn't make it to Max Shubin’s (their IMPACT! graduate) wedding.
Max was a lone soldier from Russia who successfully graduated Graphic Design studies at Shenkar Academic College. A few days later, they came to Israel and met Max and his wife for a delightful dinner together. In addition to their wedding gift, they also gifted the newlyweds with great tips for a successful marriage.

IMPACT SINGLES NIGHT
A fun dating night for IMPACT! singles,
which included special entertaining sessions, with a professional trainer and consultant for dating and a successful relationship.

HIGH-TECH MEET UP

A tech-summit meeting, the first-of-its-kind for our IMPACT! high-tech community, initiated by program alumnus Yuval Abadi, and comprised a fascinating panel of four experts in their fields, who came to share their professional knowledge and experience.

SPECIAL GUEST LECTURES

IMPACT! Graduates took part in three fascinating guest lectures:

* 'Mortgage – Do It Yourself' with IMPACT! Alumnus, Tomer Balhasan

* 'The Journey to Myself', the inspiring story of IDF Disabled Veteran, Ron Weinrich

* 'Emotional Management as the Key to Growth in the New World', with IMPACT! Alumnus Amir Rapaport.

IMPACT! Board members, from Israel and the FIDF, gathered for their semi-annual meeting, received updates and made decisions for the program's future.
Adi Cooper, an IMPACT! alumnus and a board member, hosted the meeting in his impressive offices.
Adi is the Co-founder and CEO of SightX. Respect!

IMPACT! program graduate, Haim Elfasi, an international architect, married and father of four, had to put his professional and personal life on hold and join the Israeli search and rescue IDF mission, 'Olive Branches', which was sent to Turkey following the devastating earthquake.
Thanks to his professional skills, Haim assisted in planning rescue operations
and his team managed to save quite a few survivors from the ruins. Bravo!

246,050
This is the number of hours
Our IMPACT! recipients have volunteered
for the community in Israel,
since the beginning of this academic year.
This is the IMPACT of IMPACT!

* Holocaust survivor * Recruitment Candidates * Lone Soldiers * Children and youth with learning disabilities * Families in need * Elderly * Haredi Students * Bereaved Families * Mentally/Emotionally/physically challenged * Children and youth at risk * Cancer patients * Farmers *

'Volunteering gives me a sense of mission and purpose; the knowing that I am part of a community that supports and invests in the success of the future generation of Israel. The activity instills in me a sense of responsibility and a desire to give back to the society. Passing it on, helping others, and being a role model and inspiration for the next generation, is the best feeling there is.'

Ben Manosovich, an officer in Givati, a third-year electrical engineering student at Ariel University, volunteers in preparing and training teens for significant service in the IDF, as part of IMPACT! partnership with 'Aharai!' (Follow me) organization.