Peter Chortek Leadership Award

The Peter Chortek Leadership Award recognizes Jewish high school students in San Diego who are making a difference in our community by taking tikkun olam to the next level through their innovative leadership and passion. 

You are the perfect candidate if you:

• Have organized and led an extraordinary tikkun olam project that has benefited others, your neighborhood, the community, the environment, or the world.
• Have demonstrated initiative, passion and positive spirit, and have inspired others to make a difference.
• Have created awareness about your issue, cause, or project.
• Have a long-term vision for the growth and sustainability of your work.
• Are currently in high school, and have been involved with your project for at least one year prior to application.

Award recipients will receive:

• $9,000 Stipend
• $540 to establish a Donor Advised Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation
• Professional Video about the recipient’s project