A large crowd attended this year’s annual Impact Care Awards dinner; the celebration of a group of teens’ involvement in community care work, arranged by CTeen Chabad Lubavitch.
Teenagers, parents, and community leaders came together to celebrate the CTeen teenagers who have spent several months involved in a variety of community projects – highlights of which were shown in an inspiring video presentation.
Some of these projects included helping the Homeless Street Angels to distribute food and clothing, baking and delivering Purim goodies for elderly LJHA residents, assisting at Beavers, Brownies, and Rainbows, raising over £400 with a sponsored car wash, litter picking, and much more!
During the meal, video greetings were shown from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Israeli Ambassador for the UK, Tzipi Hotovely. “Every year when I hear about the Impact Care Awards Dinner in Leeds, I feel exceptionally proud and inspired,” said the Chief Rabbi. “I’m inspired to know that there are so many truly wonderful teenagers who know how important it is to engage in selfless acts for the sake of others.”
Guests of honour, Margaret and Henry Cohen, presented the teens with their awards and Rabbi Sholem Kalmenson, Director of CKids children’s activities, led a prayer for the situation in Israel, the IDF, hostages, and peace.
Many of the participants spoke about their experience, including Jemima Howard: “Helping and supporting others via the Impact Care Awards enabled me to realise how fortunate, lucky, and blessed I am, and the people I have met while volunteering will always have a place in my heart.”
Rabbi Shmuli Brown – Rabbi at the Liverpool Universities – was one of the guest speakers, and his message was about the power of the individual: “You’ve brought kindness to the streets of Leeds, dignity to the homeless, warmth to the lonely. Every one of those actions has a ripple. You may not see it now, but it’s happening. Action speaks volumes!”
