Hebrew Academy of Morris County Weekly Newsletter

March 19, 2014

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, March 23 - HAMC Garage Sale, 8:30am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, April 2 - Science Fair
Sunday, June 1 - Israel Day Parade

TUITION ASSISTANCE & BASE GRANTS

Please note, the first round of applications have already been reviewed. If you are planning to apply for tuition assistance or a base grant, please complete this as soon as possible.

APRIL LUNCH ORDERS ENDS MARCH 20

As a reminder, orders for April lunches close at midnight on Thursday, March 20. Remember, if you don't get an emailed receipt, your payment did not go through! Orders not placed AND paid for by closing time will be canceled without notice!

PLEASE CLAIM YOUR LOST & FOUND ITEMS

Our Lost & Found bin is overflowing with many unclaimed items. Your assistance in helping to clear out these items is greatly appreciated. Please come and claim any lost items at the Lost & Found bin, located in the back of the gym. Any items that remain unclaimed by Thursday, April 10, will be donated to charity.

D'VAR TORAH OF THE WEEK

By Rabbi Cohen

Click here to read the D'var Torah.

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT

The next session of the After School Enrichment program will begin in April; please see the attached flyer for information on upcoming courses. Information on enrolling in the classes will follow shortly.

Click here for information on After School Enrichment.

MATZAH DONATIONS &

K-8 SEDER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Passover is just around the corner! If you have extra matzah you'd like to donate, please drop off your matzah by Friday, April 4.

We are also in need of volunteers for the K-8 seder being held on Tuesday, April 8. To volunteer, please contact Ellen Ezra at ellengayler@yahoo.com.

HAMC GARAGE SALE/FUNDRAISER

HAMC is having a garage sale on Sunday, March 23, 8:30am - 3:00pm. New and lightly used items will be on sale, with all proceeds going to the 8th grade trip to Israel!

Donated items are still being accepted, such as clothing, tools, toys, sports equipment, accessories, furniture and appliances. To donate items for the sale, please contact Gregg Russo at (973) 886-9333 or greggrusso@gmail.com.

Click here for details on the garage sale.

ORAL CARE PRODUCTS RECYCLING & FUNDRAISING

HAMC has joined Terracycle and the Colgate Oral Care Brigade to recycle oral care waste products into useful new products. In addition, all recycled products help raise money for the school!

Drop off any used products/waste into our Terracycle collection box found in the lobby. Items that can be recycled include empty toothpaste tubes and caps, floss containers, toothbrushes, and outer packaging from toothbrushes and toothpastes (any brand). Click here for more details.

HAMC STUDENTS MAKE US PROUD

HAMC students make us proud, and we want to show them off! When your child completes a mitzvah, does a good deed, or accomplishes something important, please let us know. We want to highlight them.

Email ssmitte@hamc.org with your child's name, grade, and a sentence on what they did to have them featured on our HAMC Pride Bulletin Board.

8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP FUNDRAISERS

Breakfast for Lunch on Friday, March 21: Pancakes (choc. chip or plain), fruit and drink. Remember to place your BFL order for April on myFoodDays by March 20.
eBay Fundraiser: Got Junk? Our eighth graders would like to help you get rid of it! They'll take anything, ranging from old cell phones to toys and sell it on eBay. For more information, please contact Sam Russo at srusso224@gmail.com.
Babysitting Services: contact Randi Rosenstein at Rar0529@gmail.com or call 973-560-9830 to reserve now!
Vendor Discount Cards (2013-14): $10 each - in the HAMC main office!

Thank you for supporting the 8th Grade trip to Israel!

MITZVAH PROJECTS

Daniel Shtirmer is holding an arts and crafts donation drive to benefit the Goryeb Children's Hospital. There are two boxes by the front door for 1st-8th graders to donate arts and crafts supplies. Please note your child's grade with a Sharpie on a sticker for all donated items, because the class that brings in the most items will be treated to an ice cream social by the Shtirmer family.

Ben Pincus is raising money for Friends of The IDF Spirit Program which provides combat soldiers with FIDF recreation facilities in Israel. Purchase an FIDF bracelet for $2.00 or make a donation online at www.fidf.org. Please include a note with your online donation that it's in support of Ben's project. Thank you!

HAMC GREEN TEAM

Help support Green Team programs! Send your old cell phones to the HAMC main office. Contact Joy Sussman at hamcgreen@gmail.com.

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

Please continue to send in your Boxtops throughout the school year. Easy fundraiser!

MAZEL TOV

Mazel tov to Hunter Caplan, as he was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on March 8 at Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael!

CAMP KINDER RING

A free KRJR camp experience (a 3-night program) at Camp Kinder Ring is available for your child!!

The dates of the program are Aug 1 - 4. There is only one certificate available, so please email Samantha Smitte at ssmitte@hamc.org if your child is available those dates and would like to attend. Please note, as there is only one certificate available, it will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HAMC is a member of Common Ground Speaks. Please consider attending the next event in the series on Tuesday, April 8, "A Symposium on Social Media: The A B C's, D's and E's of Our Cyber World." Click here for more information and to RSVP.

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