“BAMC means that I can change the world. BAMC means that I am responsible. For myself. For my friends. For my family. For people I know, and people I have never met. For the people I love, and the people I don’t love yet.”
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Where is Home?
You don’t need a physical place to have a home, all you need is people around you that love you for who you really are. That could be parents, siblings, or even a small group of kids that you do community service with. And I realized that’s what I have! People around me that love me for who I am.
From Passive to Active: A BAMC Journey
I came into this experience expecting to be an observer more so than a participant. I am so very grateful that that is not the case and that I am able to experience this amazing opportunity alongside an absolutely amazing group of young people. They are truly making a difference and I am honored to be there right there with them.
The Recipe for BAMC Love
Now that we have become familiar with our surroundings, it time for Bay Area Mitzvah Corps to make a difference. Today marks our first official day of volunteering, and I could not be more excited. I am so eager to see what the next 3 weeks bring, considering the amazing memories that have already been made.
New Orleans, San Francisco, and New Jersey, oh my!
Although this summer is my last summer that I am able to participate in Mitzvah Corps, I promise anyone reading this right now: my work is not done.
Stepping Back and Letting Mitzvah Corps Shine
I move from hearing about the staff’s excitement and enthusiasm to actually feeling their energy. And these three days lead into what is the most challenging, and yet most fulfilling, part of my job: stepping back and letting it all happen.
The Secret About NFTY’s Mitzvah Corps
Living Judaism within a Jewish environment is easy. It’s understanding how to live Judaism in the rest of the world that’s hard. And that’s exactly what we’re teaching our Mitzvah Corps participants how to do.
BAMC does the SF AIDS Walk
Today was the day we were all waiting for: AIDS Walk! When BAMC walked into Golden Gate Park all dressed up with our beautiful capes (you heard me, we had CAPES!) and new swag (AIDS Walk t-shirts) we couldn’t keep the smiles off our faces! The entire experience was awesome as you can imagine; there were over 25,000 people at the walk!
BAMC by the Numbers
BAMC by the numbers:
6 hours of sleep
3 hours of bunny butt pulling
30,000 pounds of produce
1,000,000 life-changing memories
