Mattie Shpritz

A young woman with long straight hair and braces stands outdoors, perhaps brainstorming bat mitzvah project ideas. She wears a sleeveless white lace top with a blue ribbon and high-waisted blue jeans, one hand resting on a railing surrounded by greenery.

Cancer has affected many people in my family, and breast cancer is especially concerning to us as we know as Jewish people we are genetically more at risk. We also wanted to donate to a charity and help out a charity that would directly support women going through treatment.

“Knowing that I could help people facing a hard time in their lives was really important to me.”