Social Acton Meeting, Drivers for Seniors, Family Promise, Aid Syrian Refugees, Mitzvah Mall Memories, Food Drives, Social Action Drives
Social Action Meeting Sunday, March 13 at 11 am
Be Part of Framing Barnert's Social Action Efforts
Interested in learning about Social Action at Barnert and perhaps getting involved? Please come to a get-together on Sunday, March 13th, 11 am (directly after Men's Club/Women of Barnert meetings) in the Library. We'll eat (some more), talk about current SA initiatives, and chat about possible new initiatives in the future. Please RSVP to either of the following if possible or just drop by!
North Jersey Food Banks Are Struggling As Donations Dwindle
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey is holding its fifth annual community-wide MARCH MEGA FOOD DRIVE (formerly known as Good Deeds Day).
Please drop off your food donations in Barnert's Atrium from March 1 - 31.
The community-wide MARCH MEGA FOOD DRIVE will benefit six area food pantries and a local elementary school. Our food pantries are in desperate need of restocking. We hope that, together, our efforts for this drive will help fill their shelves.
Drive a Senior and Save a Life!
We all have known seniors who can't or shouldn't be driving anymore.
If you can spare just one hour a month, please consider volunteering to drive one short trip for a senior or blind person through iTNNorthJersey. Please contact Jeff Wild at jwild@lowenstein.com or Sandy Cohen or sandy.cohen1@verizon.net, for more information about this life-saving organization with which Barnert is partnering!
Family Promise Volunteers Needed Sunday, March 13
Can you spare a few hours on Sunday, March 13?
Volunteer for a shift at the Family Promise Day Shelter in Ridgewood. Choose one shift that runs 8:30 - 11 am, 11 am - 2 pm or 2 - 5pm. Volunteers visit with the families, chat with the parents, play with the kids and are generally just "present" to staff the center. Contact Temple member Donna Meyer at meymail121@gmail.com to volunteer.
Family Promise is the only organization in Bergen County providing services and shelter to working homeless families. The program operates through the support of churches and synagogues like ours.
Hear The Call. Be The Call.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis - You Can Make A Difference.
- Sign the online petition to President Obama: "Commit to resettling in the United States 100,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees, allowing more individuals and families to start new lives in safety and freedom." - Call your Senator, House of Representative Members using the HIAS script requesting support for the increase in refugee funding and legislation to improve the lives of refugees.
IsraAID - is a humanitarian aid agency helping people all over the world and providing millions with vital support for over a decade. http://www.israaid.co.il/
Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief (JCDR) - brings together the experience, expertise, and resources of North American Jewish organizations that seek to assist victims of natural or man-made disasters outside of North America on a non-sectarian basis. http://www.jdc.org/jcdr/
Social Action Drives
We are Always Collecting Food: Check out the On-Line Option for Donating Food!
Local food pantries are struggling to meet demand. We're always collecting food in the Atrium, but now you may also donate food through the click of a button. Click here for our Barnert Temple Food Drive webpage at yougivegoods.com. It's simple! Select the food you would like to donate and pay on-line. All purchases will be delivered to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah.
Winter Coats and Jackets : We are still collecting for children and adults. Please donate new or gently used coats and jackets today! They will be donated to the Paterson community through CUMAC (Center of United Methodist Aid), a 2009 Mitzvah Mall Charity.
New Toiletries, Cosmetic Bags, Toiletry Bags: Center for Hope and Safety (formerly Shelter Our Sisters, a 2002 Mitzvah Mall Charity) still need items. Full sizes or the small bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion and bars of soap from hotels are great! New cosmetic bags and toiletry bags are needed as well!
Please drop off your contributions in the baskets in the Atrium.
Contribute to the Mitzvah Mall Archives:
Share Memories and Materials So Others May Benefit From Our Experience
Team Tzedek is collecting all photos, memories, agendas and handouts from past Mitzvah Malls to use for a Power Point we will be creating to share with Temples and other organizations that would like to create similar programs. If you have anything you would like to share, please send it to Mitzvah Mall Archivist Florette Lynn at faygel@optonline.net.
We are Always Collecting Food:
Winter Coats and Jackets :
Team Tzedek is collecting 