What does a hero look like today? What does it take to be a hero? This summer, five of the URJ Camps partnered with the Gift of Life Foundation to host Bone Marrow Registry Drives, in an effort to “find heroes” who match those in need of a bone marrow transplant.
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Sharon Philanthropy Project raises $750 for Nothing But Nets
on August 22, 2011
Simply amazed. That is the only way to describe the way I feel after seeing the unit of Sharon, a unit of 60 ten-year-olds, lead Camp Harlam in making a difference in the world. This past Friday afternoon, Sharon organized and hosted a basketball tournament that helped to raise $750 for the Nothing But Nets campaign, a campaign to raise awareness and funding to combat malaria, one of the largest killers of children in Africa.

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