Carter Ethan Mann, son of Staci Smith and Michael Mann, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 3, 2015 at Temple Emanu-El.
He is the grandson of Larry Mann of Tucson, Nancy Mann of Tucson and Pamela Bertrand of Hennessey, Okla.
Carter attends BASIS Tucson North, where he participates in drama, with a role in the upcoming play “Bulldog Saves the Day.” He also enjoys physics and biology, music, theatre, science fiction, skiing and sailing.
For his mitzvah project, Carter is raising money to help students in rural Tanzania attend school and buy books.
