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Hanukkah
gift sets and greeting cards were shipped or distributed to 300
Jewish youth and 30 state hospital residents. Each gift set
contained 10-12 small, wrapped gifts. |
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Many of
the neediest youth, and many affected by the storms, also received
department store gift cards. |
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The JCRS
also provided boxes of gifts to New Orleans Jewish youth, which were distributed at two different community
Hanukkah parties
in Greater New Orleans. |
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A special
interfaith grant permitted the JCRS to create 375 Christmas gift
sets (10-12 small gifts) for evacuee youth in New Orleans, Beaumont,
Lake Charles and Houston. Clothing and gifts are continuing to be distributed in
Houston by the JCRS and distribution will resume soon in
New Orleans. |
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Hundreds of
volunteers in Houston, representing many Jewish and secular groups, wrapped approximately
5,000 of the 7,000 gifts that were purchased or donated before the
holiday season. |
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Many of the
gift cards, and some of the gifts distributed by the JCRS were
donated by groups and individuals from across the United States. |
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Jewish
students in Houston and across the South, created over 1,000 greeting cards, which not
only accompanied the gifts, but were also sent to Jewish residents
of nursing homes, or senior day program participants, in Dallas, Houston,
New Orleans, Tulsa,
San Antonio, Memphis
and El Paso. |
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Cash
contributions to support this program
are accepted throughout the
year.*
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| * Shipments of toys and gifts are not easily accepted, due to
shipping and storage challenges. |
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