Watching her parents raise funds for the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes -- an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults with disabilities -- Amanda Mendelson of Chevy Chase knew she wanted to find a way for her and her friends to also contribute to the organization.
So this year, Mendelson, 14, helped organize the JFGH Juniors program -- a group of 30 teens committed to once-a-month activities with JFGH residents from three different group homes.
At the Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts in Rockville last week, Mendelson and her father, Cliff, were on hand as the JFGH Juniors program was honored with an Outstanding Innovative Program Award at the Kol HaKavod TeenFest 2009, sponsored by the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning.
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