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| Avoid those Winter Blahs...
2014
Winter Thaw final classes!
February 18, 2014
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
924 Polk Blvd.
Des Moines, IA 50312
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 18th, from 6:30-9pm, at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk Blvd, Des Moines, for this multi-faith education and fellowship opportunity. The theme is 'Eat, Pray, Love!'
Classes Tuesday, February 18th, 7-9 p.m.:
- The Art of Jewish Cooking, with Louise Kaufman, Ann Blumberg, and Judy Gregerson, members of Tifereth Israel Synagogue
- Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness, with Charles Day, retired psychologist and teacher
- Sit. Stay. Love. An Introduction to Pet Therapy, with Rhonda Crane and Faith Jones, Therapy Dogs International evaluators
Co-sponsors for this 2014 event are the Des Moines Area Religious Council, the Center for Social Ministry, the Jewish Federation, the Masjid An-Noor Muslim Community and the St. Joseph Education Center.
Cost for night is $15. Registration forms are available at: www.dmreligious.org/events#winterthaw. Or call the DMARC office at 515-277-6969 to register now!
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Who are we?
DMARC is the acronym for the Des Moines Area Religious Council, an interfaith organization with a core membership of over 130 congregations from four faith traditions. Recipient of the 2012 Live United Advocate Award from the United Way of Central Iowa, DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.
MovetheFood is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire food system in Greater Des Moines, building on more than 37 years of food assistance work, catalyzing fresh generations, and engaging new constituencies to further support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk County has enough to eat.
The DMARC Food Pantry Network, a cornerstone of the MovetheFood initiative, consists of 13 separate pantry sites, a centralized warehouse, and numerous community partners. It is the largest food pantry system in Iowa. Pantry sites are located in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, and Urbandale, with nine sites in Des Moines. The DMARC Food Pantry network helps meet short-term food needs when families do not have enough to eat. Once each month, families can receive a free, four-day supply of nutritionally balanced food. In 2013, DMARC assisted more than 34,000 individuals in the greater Des Moines community; half of whom were children and youth.
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