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during which brothers on various campuses roll a 6-foot- tall inflatable ballaround their campus asking students, faculty and complete strangers to signthe ball. Each signature results in a fifty-cent donation to the hospitals.Children's Miracle Network is the official philanthropy of four other GreekLetter Organizations. ZBT chose Children's Miracle Network to meet itsmembers’ desires to help children in need and because of the hospital'sproximity to ZBT chapters throughout North America.• The Maccabi World Union is a global Jewish organization. It is found on fivecontinents and has more than 400,000 members. The Maccabi World Unionis popularly known for the JCC Maccabi Games, an annual week-longsporting event in August for Jewish teens ages 13-16. In addition, Maccabiclubs provide sports, education, cultural and sports activities housed in theircommunity centers. The Maccabi World Union also works with the JCCMaccabi Israel Programs which are intended to enrich North American teens'and young adults' understanding of Israel. ZBT is passionate about this asMaccabi shares a similar founding purpose and mission with ZBT, andcomplements its members' enthusiasm towards sports.ZBT partners with both Jewish and secular causes, and through these, brothers gainpractical skills in leadership, team building, networking, goal-setting and socialresponsibility, leading to personal growth.Unlike AEPI and ZBT, Sigma Alpha Mu does not focus on the Jewish aspect ofits philanthropic work, but it emphasizes the importance of developing good citizens and55

cultivating a lifelong commitment to helping others. 184 Previous national philanthropiesthat it sponsored included the Pediatric Aids Foundation. In addition to its philanthropiccommitment to national philanthropy, brothers of ∑AM raised over $400,000 for localphilanthropies. In 2004, a prominent alumnus, Marshall Gelfand, lost his wife toAlzheimer's disease, and the ∑AM nationals vowed to honor her death by taking on theJudy Fund as its national philanthropy.• The Judy Fund helps support research, care and advocacy efforts forAlzheimer's Disease. This past year brothers raised nearly $32,000 for theJudy Fund. The Judy Fund is close to the member's hearts, as many alumniand members have family members who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease.Since Alzheimer's disease has struck the homes of many of the fraternitymembers, brothers have committed to this philanthropy to reflect support tobrother Marshall Gelfand, and to their own families.In addition to their philanthropic commitments, ∑AM incorporates a service componentinto the annual convention. Previously, members engaged in work cleaningneighborhoods or cemeteries or sorted food in a food pantry in the convention’s host city.At the past convention, attendees prepared and packaged over 600 peanut butter and jellysandwiches for the Miami homeless population. Unlike AEPI and ZBT, neither thewebsite nor an interview with director Lee Manders revealed a Jewish rationale orpurpose in their community service and philanthropic work.Partnerships and Conference Attendance184 "Our Commitment to Philanthropy," Sigma Alpha Mu, Our Commitment to Philanthropy, accessedApril 28, 2011, http://www.sam.org/our-commitment-to-philanthropy.56

cultivating a lifelong commitment to helping others. 184 Previous national philanthropiesthat it sponsored included the Pediatric Aids Foundation. In addition to its philanthropiccommitment to national philanthropy, brothers of ∑AM raised over $400,000 for localphilanthropies. In 2004, a prominent alumnus, Marshall Gelfand, lost his wife toAlzheimer's disease, and the ∑AM nationals vowed to honor her death by taking on theJudy Fund as its national philanthropy.• The Judy Fund helps support research, care and advocacy efforts forAlzheimer's Disease. This past year brothers raised nearly $32,000 for theJudy Fund. The Judy Fund is close to the member's hearts, as many alumniand members have family members who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease.Since Alzheimer's disease has struck the homes of many of the fraternitymembers, brothers have committed to this philanthropy to reflect support tobrother Marshall Gelfand, and to their own families.In addition to their philanthropic commitments, ∑AM incorporates a service componentinto the annual convention. Previously, members engaged in work cleaningneighborhoods or cemeteries or sorted food in a food pantry in the convention’s host city.At the past convention, attendees prepared and packaged over 600 peanut butter and jellysandwiches for the Miami homeless population. Unlike AEPI and ZBT, neither thewebsite nor an interview with director Lee Manders revealed a Jewish rationale orpurpose in their community service and philanthropic work.Partnerships and Conference Attendance184 "Our Commitment to Philanthropy," Sigma Alpha Mu, Our Commitment to Philanthropy, accessedApril 28, 20<strong>11</strong>, http://www.sam.org/our-commitment-to-philanthropy.56

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