Mitzvah Day 2015

What a successful Mitzvah Day we had on Sunday, June 7! Taking advantage of perfect weather, more than 70 congregants spent the day working to clean and repair the buildings and grounds at the Paul Center in Chelmsford. Thank you to members of all ages - children through adult - who painted rocks for a rock garden, created bouquets for nursing home residents using recycled flowers, painted and cleaned cabins, cleared brush, and sang at the Atrium. Your efforts improved the lives of so many people in our community: children with developmental disabilities who use the Paul Center, as well as seniors who received flowers and music to brighten their day. Thank you all for continuing a beloved Congregation Shalom tradition, and for embodying our community's commitment to tikkun olam!

Look for photo highlights from Mitzvah Day coming soon to www.congregationshalom.org.

Help care for our Chelmsford Community Garden plot!

Since we planted our plot at the first annual "Sneaker Shabbat" on Friday, May 29, our garden has started to grow. The garden is located on Robin Hill Road in Chelmsford, and we are looking for volunteers to sign up online to help weed and water our crops until they are ready to harvest and donate to those in need. If you sign up for a slot you'll get an email reminder two days in advance. If you have any questions about how to water the garden feel free to contact socialaction@congregationshalom.org .

Please sign up by clicking here.

Monthly Food Donations for Middlesex Transitional Living 

Center

Congregation Shalom is collecting food for the Lowell Transitional Living Center (LTLC). It is easy to help out with this mitzvah. Donations of meatloaf, and/or brownies and/or salad are accepted each month. There will be a cooler chest located by the doors of Congregation Shalom. Simply place your donation in the cooler and know that you have done a good deed! The food will be collected and brought to the Lowell Transitional Living Center in Lowell, where our donations are greatly appreciated each month. You can leave your donations in the cooler beginning on 

Wednesday, July 15 through Thursday, June 16.  August dates will be Wednesday August 19 and Thursday August 20 - mark your calendar now.

Volunteer at Table of Plenty in Chelmsford

Congregation Shalom is part of a team of volunteers at the Table of Plenty in Chelmsford, an organization that serves a free meal to all, no questions asked, every Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Chelmsford Center. Our team serves every other month on the third Tuesday, and will next serve on July 21. If you have time to volunteer during the afternoon on Tuesdays and would like to take part, please send an email to socialaction@congregationshalom.org and put Linda Newhard's name in the subject line.

Questions? Need more information? Please contact socialaction@congregationshalom.org.

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Did you know that when a manufacturer changes the look of a product, or no longer manufactures the product, in most cases, retailers can no longer sell the items?  We have been lucky enough to be the recipient of multiple well-known branded hair products. Everything is approximately 75% off Retail Price.

There are so many products, too numerous to list, so we decided to list a few from each manufacturer. Remember, these are Salon Products - not what you find in drugstores, supermarkets, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Target or Walmart.

Keuene: Color Care Shampoos and Conditioners, molding paste and waxes, root volumnizer, several different hairsprays

Redken: All Soft Shampoo, Color Extend Shampoos and Conditioners, hair sprays, finishing sprays, texturizers, smoothing serums, Time Reset Shampoos and Conditioners

Phyto Organics-Nexxus: Colorlock Masques and Treatments,different gels, Chromalife Colorlock Treatment or Shampoos, hair sprays

Black: All sizes of Twice a Week Miracle Hair Shampoos and Conditioners

Brocato: Vibracolor Versa-Fix Fade Prevent Spray Gel, Energizing Treatments, Deep Repair Treatments and Plasticity Foam Polisher

L'Oreal: Expert Force Vector Glycocell, anti-dandruff shampoos, Texture Expert Elasticite

Blow Pro: Weather Girl Anti-Frizz Serum, pomades, blowdry lotions, texturizing mists, shampoos, conditioners, straightening balm, Color Extend Total Recharge

A smattering of products from Kendra, Bio Mega, Rusk, Ice Hair, Michael O'Rourke, Rockaholic and IT Factor

Summer is a time when families try not to make plans and just 'go with the flow' so rather than scheduling a specific time to be at the temple for a big showing of products, just ask for a copy of the spreadsheet listing all items, their retail prices, and what the Fundraising Committee is selling them for. Again, 25% of the retail price is a real bargain and it is helpful if you make out your check to Congregation Shalom. If you wish to buy anything, send your wish list to: fundraising@congregationshalom.org and I will put your order together and let you know when it is available for pick-up or delivery. If you are the kind who likes to touch and feel before buying, let me know and I will meet you at the temple.