Zoey Simcha Leipsic, daughter of John and Staci Leipsic, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 25 with Congregation Or Chadash at the Tucson Jewish Community Center.
She is the granddaughter of Jack and Cynthia Krupinsky of Vail, Ariz., Dyanne Krupinsky of Boynton Beach, Fla., Susan Storch of Marin, Calif., and John Leipsic, Sr. of Marin, Calif.
Zoey attends Legacy Traditional School where she is an honor student and plays clarinet in the band. She dances ballet at Centre Stage Dance Studio and enjoys tennis and hiking.
For her mitzvah project, Zoey collected used prescription glasses for OneSight Global Eye Care, a nonprofit organization developing sustainable models to provide affordable, high quality vision care to millions in need.