'Tali Marcus\'s Campaign for Hasbara Fellowships'

$118

12% of $1,000

By 08/01/12

12% of $1,000

by 08/01/12

'Tali Marcus\'s Campaign for Hasbara Fellowships'

' Happy Tenth Anniversary to Hasbara Fellowships! Dear Friends & Fellow Hasbara Alumni, Israel has always been a central part of my life - from kindergarten, when my class took an imaginary trip to Israel, through countless visits in high school, a year living there before college, until now. Last year, while on a gap year program in Israel, I participated in a two day Israel advocacy seminar. This seminar got me very excited about being involved in Israel on my campus, but once I got to college, I realized that Israel advocacy would be more challenging than I thought. This past winter I participated in the Hasbara Fellowships trip to Israel. The program provided me not only with a solid understanding of the current realities in Israel, but also with a strong national support network (as well as a strong support network of people in my area), resources to share what I had learned with others, and most importantly, a game plan for moving forward on my own campus. Upon returning to university, I wanted to immediately start planning pro-Israel events that everyone would be excited about. But in order to do this, I realize that I first need to build a strong Israel group on campus so that together we can be more effective at spreading Israel\'s positive messages. There is still much work to be done, but thanks to Hasbara, I now have concrete goals and a strategic plan, which I know can be accomplished. I am so grateful to have been able to take part in the Hasbara Fellowships program and am proud to be a Co-Chair in their Tenth Anniversary Campaign. I hope that you will consider making a donation to this unique program so that others will have the opportunity to gain the invaluable skills and experiences that will help them to spread the pro-Israel message on campuses across North America.

Thank you, Tali Marcus Hasbara Fellow, Winter 2011-2012