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FUNDING
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Three JCRS community service
opportunities
for Chanukah |
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Shalom, y'all!
With the Fall Holidays upon us, we are reminded that Chanukah can't be
far away! Preparations for the annual JCRS Chanukah Card and Gift
Program
are already in full swing. Below are three opportunities for your
religious
school or
youth group to assist the JCRS in a Chanukah
community service activity:
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The JCRS Annual Mitzvah Day
will take place
at the Metairie JCC
on Sunday, November 1.
This is an all-day, community-wide event for
wrapping thousands of small gifts for Jewish children who are in
difficult circumstances all across the South. Religious school classes
are welcome to participate in the morning, and youth groups typically
follow in the afternoon. Families and community members are always
welcome throughout the day. Gifts are pre-sorted by age and gender,
and all wrapping materials are supplied. Refreshments will be served
throughout the day.
PLEASE SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS. |
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The JCRS Chanukah Card Project is in progress until Nov. 1.
Religious schools and youth
groups across the South are invited to
contribute hand-made Chanukah cards to accompany the gifts. Cards are
also
presented to isolated and institutionalized adults. |
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The JCRS reaches out every Chanukah to developmentally disabled
adults in residential care. This year we are planning to provide gifts
to
25 or more adults in ten residential facilities across the South. In
each
institution, the chaplain or
social worker provides guidelines
about the most appropriate gifts for each individual. If you have a
youth
group, school or individual class that would like to "adopt" an
institution
and contribute to the gifts that we send its Jewish residents
(typically
between one and five), please let us know as soon as possible. We welcome
your participation. |
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Best wishes to all from the JCRS for a happy and a healthy New Year.
G'mar Chatimah Tovah.
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