“And the work of tzedakah shall bring peace.” – Isaiah 32:17" |
TIKKUN OLAM NETWORK (TON)
Tikkun Olam Network
The Tikkun Olam Calendar is a place for you to share volunteer opportunities that you need more help with, and also a place for interested volunteers to look for opportunities. Beth Allen Liz Stoller Tikkun Olam Network Co-chairs |
TIKKUN OLAM NETWORK CALENDAR |
HUNGER DOESN'T TAKE A SUMMER VACATION - BOX LUNCH & A BOOK PROGRAM | JUNE 27 - AUGUST 25
Volunteer this Summer
Many children right here in Lower Merion go hungry over the summer, as their families depend on school lunches to meet their nutritional needs. MLRT’s Tikkun Olam Network is once again supporting a local program called Box Lunch & A Book to help our neighbors throughout the summer. This program provides lunch, books, and activities to children Monday-Thursday at 3 sites: Ardmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr.
YOU can make a difference in two ways:
MLRT’s WEEKEND LUNCH BOX
MLRT is collecting and packing food for approximately 60-70 children to take home with them every Thursday to make sure they have enough food over the weekend. Please donate sturdy nutritious food to the lobby of our temple any day of the week. This year, we are looking for food sized to feed a family, such as a regular box of cereal and a large box of mac-n-cheese.
Some suggestions:
Monetary donations are also welcome and appreciated! Please make checks payable to MLRT and designate “BL&B” in the notes line.
VOLUNTEER ON SITE
Volunteers are needed to work on site as well. You can help prepare lunches 10:30-12:30, and/or serve lunch, read, or work with the children during program
hours of 12:30-2:30. If you are interested in volunteering on site, please please contact Andrea Elson and visit their Facebook page.
Questions? Liz Stoller or Beth Allen
Volunteer this Summer
Many children right here in Lower Merion go hungry over the summer, as their families depend on school lunches to meet their nutritional needs. MLRT’s Tikkun Olam Network is once again supporting a local program called Box Lunch & A Book to help our neighbors throughout the summer. This program provides lunch, books, and activities to children Monday-Thursday at 3 sites: Ardmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr.
YOU can make a difference in two ways:
MLRT’s WEEKEND LUNCH BOX
MLRT is collecting and packing food for approximately 60-70 children to take home with them every Thursday to make sure they have enough food over the weekend. Please donate sturdy nutritious food to the lobby of our temple any day of the week. This year, we are looking for food sized to feed a family, such as a regular box of cereal and a large box of mac-n-cheese.
Some suggestions:
- cans of tuna
- applesauce
- instant oatmeal
- macaroni & cheese boxes
- bananas and oranges
- pasta
- granola bars cereal
- fruit cups
- large shelf stable milk boxes
Monetary donations are also welcome and appreciated! Please make checks payable to MLRT and designate “BL&B” in the notes line.
VOLUNTEER ON SITE
Volunteers are needed to work on site as well. You can help prepare lunches 10:30-12:30, and/or serve lunch, read, or work with the children during program
hours of 12:30-2:30. If you are interested in volunteering on site, please please contact Andrea Elson and visit their Facebook page.
Questions? Liz Stoller or Beth Allen
MLRT - A Caring Community
One Mitzvah Makes All the Difference
Can you commit to helping a Congregant in need by delivering one meal, or offering one ride to services? Just one mitzvah in the coming month? If so, the Caring Committee wants you, and the Congregation needs you. Contact Linda Gordon or Alyson Solomon if you care!
One Mitzvah Makes All the Difference
Can you commit to helping a Congregant in need by delivering one meal, or offering one ride to services? Just one mitzvah in the coming month? If so, the Caring Committee wants you, and the Congregation needs you. Contact Linda Gordon or Alyson Solomon if you care!
HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Pennsylvania
HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) PENNSYLVANIA
Helping the Refugees - Housewares Collection
MLRT has always been more than generous with helping HIAS PA's clients, but due to recent governmental changes there has been a very significant decrease in the number of new arrivals, almost no one coming. However, this month, 23 new arrivals are expected in May, so we have a request for a few items that are needed. They are: mixing bowls, flatware (stainless), tea kettles, manual can openers, twin, queen, and full comforters. You can drop your donations off at MLRT by putting them in the plastic bin in the vestibule that is marked for HIAS PA. If you are curious, the new arrivals are from Eritrea, Afghanistan, Burma, and the Ukraine. Thank you for your continued generosity and support.
If you are interested in joining these efforts, click here to go to the HIAS Pennsylvania web-site Volunteer page.
Helping the Refugees - Housewares Collection
MLRT has always been more than generous with helping HIAS PA's clients, but due to recent governmental changes there has been a very significant decrease in the number of new arrivals, almost no one coming. However, this month, 23 new arrivals are expected in May, so we have a request for a few items that are needed. They are: mixing bowls, flatware (stainless), tea kettles, manual can openers, twin, queen, and full comforters. You can drop your donations off at MLRT by putting them in the plastic bin in the vestibule that is marked for HIAS PA. If you are curious, the new arrivals are from Eritrea, Afghanistan, Burma, and the Ukraine. Thank you for your continued generosity and support.
If you are interested in joining these efforts, click here to go to the HIAS Pennsylvania web-site Volunteer page.
