Dear JNF Family across our beloved country Canada,
Our future holds both great promise and great challenges. It is with much hope and excitement that I look forward to the next 3 years as your National President. We all need to work together, Board members and volunteers, Lay leaders and Professional staff, newcomers, and veterans, to achieve all of which we are capable.
I have a number of goals that I want to accomplish during my term: First, educating ourselves and the greater community, not only about what JNF accomplishes in Israel, but also about the contribution it makes globally in terms of bettering the environment. Second, collaborating with other organizations that share a commitment to Israel. And finally, continue mentoring our new leadership and investing in their programs to reach the next generation.
Our local and national campaigns have focused on informing our community that we are more than just forestry. We are: climate solutions, Zionist education, caring for the vulnerable, enhancing life in the periphery, PTSD and mental health, resilience, tourism, therapeutic green spaces, bike trails, youth centres, and so much more. JNF Canada builds the foundations of Israel's future and no other organization touches every demographic in every corner of the country. We must build on this and want your help in doing so.
In today's world, and especially in today's political climate towards Israel, collaborating with like-minded organizations both Jewish and non-Jewish, both locally and nationally has become a vital imperative. I want to drive arrangements whereby JNF can develop the infrastructure for a social service organization and our partner will fund the operations.
In closing, I hope you will all join me in our next adventure. Thank you, L'hitraot and as Herzl said, "If you will it, it is no dream."
Nathan Disenhouse
National President
Executive Committee