1. The City of Ashland, The Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and Temple Emek Shalom partner again for 2015-2016, collaborating once more to host the Winter Homeless Shelter on Winburn Way. Sign up to be a part of this important MITZVAH, by contacting our own 

Sharon Harris:  sharris63@yahoo.com.  The Shelter is open on Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning in mid-November and running throughout the Winter 

months.

2. Each year the Ashland Emergency Food Bank  runs on the energies of community members. Local church, synagogue and community members team up in pairs and appear at the Food Bank as 'shopping volunteers'. This is an excellent opportunity to meet folks less fortunate than ourselves, and chat with them as you conduct them on a shopping trip that each family can make once per month. Temple Emek Shalom historically provides this service on TUESDAYS throughout the months of November and December. The shift begins at 9:15 am (9am on your first time to include training) until 12:30 pm. Contact Pat O'Scannell at pato@opendoor.com for more information. Teams still needed for December 1,8,15, 22 and 29th.