Madison will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on May 16, 2009 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.
Madison is the daughter of Kimberly Ann Campbell and Richard Aaron Strauss of Bellevue and the sister of Campbell Jacob Strauss. She is the granddaughter of Natalie Strauss of Seattle.
Marissa is in the 7th grade at Chinook Middle School. Her hobbies include playing soccer, reading, swimming, going on vacations, and skiing. For her mitzvah project, Marissa gathered donations of used children’s books to benefit schools in the Bellevue School District where 30 percent or more of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunches.