Spring Into Action Campaign - 2017

Help us raise $10,000 by june 21st!
This summer we will combat fear and hate by bringing together Jewish and Palestinian Israeli youth for the experience of a lifetime.
"I learned that no matter what people say about other people, it’s always good to get to know them." ~ Gomana 2016

​"I think that Arabs and Jews can live together if each side focuses on how to improve himself and not how to destroy the other side." ~ Alon 2016
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Hello there,

​My name is Jenny Isaacs and I have the privilege of being the Director of Heart to Heart. I want to thank you for getting yourself to our 2017 Heart to Heart crowdfunding page. There’s a good chance that if you are reading this, you or someone you know believes that Heart to Heart can make a difference in the world.

This might be too cheesy, but there’s a song, originally sung by Jackie DeShannon in 1965, that’s coming to my mind a lot these days – maybe you know it? The chorus goes like this:

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone

The rise of xenophobia, Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, and hate in so many other forms this year has been astounding. It is clear that now is a moment in which we must come together to stand for the values embodied by Heart to Heart of mutual trust, respect, understanding, and of course, love. It’s a time to take action and support initiatives like Heart to Heart that are doing the hard work of creating that love in the world for everyone.

I hope you will join me in supporting this campaign by making a donation and taking the time to ask others to do the same. Together we can engage, inspire, and support a new group of 20 youth who have the potential to bring their communities together around a vision for a shared future. We know what happens if we do nothing, this is our chance to something, so please, be our partner in creating more love.

​~ Jenny

What we need & what you Get

SO HERE IS WHAT WE NEED:
  • We have set our Spring Into Action campaign goal at $10,000. We need you to give generously and share our campaign with others on social media and by sending a personal e-mail to your network to let them know how they too can be part of this important work. The Spring Into Action Campaign is our new and improved Indiegogo Campaign. Last year, we had a goal of $7000 and ended the campaign with $8993. Can you stretch a little more and make sure we get to $10,000?
  • When you give, you will become part of creating a tangible impact on the lives of 20 Israeli youth, their families, friends, and communities back home. You will have helped to move one step closer to building a shared society in Israel rooted in mutual understanding, trust, and respect. You will also get a charitable tax receipt emailed to you within 20-30 seconds!
THE IMPACT:
  • Heart to Heart matters if you care about building a shared society in Israel. It matters if you believe in peace, the power of youth, the ability for a personal encounter to change a mind and change a life. When it comes to the currently reality in Israel, and around the world, we cannot afford to be passive or to lose ourselves in despair. We must take action. We must have hope. We must invest in our youth so that the cycle of fear, hatred, and violence can be stopped.
  • Heart to Heart is effective. It changes minds, it changes lives, it changes communities. But don’t take my word for it, click here to watch Sana and Omri, alumni of Heart to Heart 2014 and 2015, share how Heart to Heart has impacted them.​

othER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

  • ​Host participants during their stay in Toronto - Apply here
  • Sponsor a participant, an activity, or an event
  • Launch a personal fundraiser for Heart to Heart
  • Attend our events
  • Join a volunteer committee (contact info@heart-to-heart.ca for more details)
  • In-kind support (2017-2018 Wish List coming soon!)
  • Like us & share our posts on Facebook
  • Join our mailing list here

​Please help us spread the word and share our campaign using Facebook, twitter, and by e-mailing your friends, family, and networks! With your partnership we can spread the word about Heart to Heart.
​"I was honoured to meet people that live with me in the same country but who I didn’t think I would have the chance to talk with. I think that not everyone gets the chance to know people who are close but [feel] far." ~ Maya 2016

"I learned that we shouldn’t be judging other people from afar and that we should talk to them and know what they’re up to and not judge based on prior thoughts." ~ Khalil 2016

for Any questions, please contact: info@heart-to-heart.ca