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  • Social Justice

    • 2019 Mitzvah Day is Sunday, February 10!

    There's so much to do!

    Join us for a Potluck Shabbat Dinner on Friday, February 8.

    Our sixth annual soup contest will benefit Together and Free.

    Register for the soup contest--be a chef or be a sponsor!

    Shown below is an overview of the projects we will have this year, grouped by age appropriateness.

    Register for an activity (Registration link coming soon).

    All Ages – Family Friendly 
    1. Packs for Immigrant Families with Church by the Sea
    2. Friends and Firetrucks
    3. KFB Scavenger Hunt
    4. Miami Diaper Bank: We Speak for Babies *^
    5. Pretty Potted Plants
    6. Schmooze and Nosh

    Family Friendly 
    7. Blessings in a Backpack (Ages 2+) *
    8. Cupcakes for Chapman (Ages 8+)
    9. Family Friendly Environmentalism (Ages 3+)
    10. Friendship Circle at The JCC (Ages 10+)
    11. Lentil Soup Project Kosher Food Bank (Ages 3+) *
    12. Magic, Mitzvah and More (Ages 7+) *
    13. Oleta River State Park Nature Walk and Beach Clean Up (Ages 5+)
    14. Pack a Preemie Pack (Ages 3+) *
    15. Play, Learn, Imagine and Create (Ages 10+)
    16. Playdate at the Children’s Home Society (Ages 8+) *
    17. Puppy Love (Ages 6+) *
    18. Super Snacks for Seniors (Ages 5+)
    19. The Phoenix Reading Project Book Collection and Carnival (Ages 10+) *^

    Teens and Up
    20. Adopt Don’t Shop! (Ages 12+) *
    21. Birthday in a Bag (Ages 13+)
    22. Blood Drive (Ages 16+)
    23. Bringing Back Memories (Ages 13+)
    24. Feeding the Homeless – Feed the Spirit (Ages 16+) *
    25. Let It Shine (Ages 12-18) *
    26. Music for Memories Jamboree ^
    27. New to You (Ages 12+) ^
    28. Paws for a Cause (Ages 13+)
    29. Saving Smiles (Ages 18+)
    30. Spinathon for Mitzvah Day (Ages 12+)
    31. Sports and Fun at Toussaint L’Ouverture Elementary School (Ages 16+)
    32. RaffleMania at Toussaint L’Ouverture Elementary School

    The Tribe (21-45)
    33. The Tribe Presents: Mitzvah Day Carnival

    Booths to Visit During Mitzvah Day
    34. Starting the Conversation with Our Kids - Toy Gun Buy- Back (Ages 5+) ^
    35. Blood Drive (Ages 16+)
    36. Bone Marrow Registry Drive (Ages 18-45) *
    37. Hereditary Cancers in Ashkenazi Jews (Ages 16+)
    38. Sign a Petition to Ban Assault Weapons (Ages 18+)
    39. OURKIDS, Miami – Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent (Ages 18+)
    40. Sports Gear Drive (Ages 5+)
    41. Rides for a Cause (Ages 18+)

    * These projects are also accepting financial contributions. 
    ^These projects are collecting items on Mitzvah Day from all participants. 

    ON MITZVAH DAY 2018 WE:
    • Fed 365 men, women and children at the Chapman Partnership and brought books and smiles to many
    • Created 350 food bags for food insecure children in our community
    • Packed boxes and boxes and boxes of clothing for those in need
    • Designed “super” capes for children in the hospital so they would feel a superpower to heal
    • Cleaned local parks and beaches
    • Assembled dozens of “preemie packs” for premature newborns at Jackson
    • Raised over $4000 for Rise Up Ventures
    • Purchased countless meals in the scavenger hunt at Publix for Kosher Food Bank
    • Poured love into 100 birthday kits for children for the Kosher Food Bank
    • Created over 100 lentil-stew-mix jars for the Kosher Food Bank
    • Distributed 4000 granola bars for the homeless
    • Donated blood and platelets
    • Provided dental check-ups for at-risk youth
    • Supported VIBE 305: A job-training food truck for inner city young men
    • Made seniors smile with a little schmooze, entertainment, plants, and puppy love
    • Found puppies wonderful homes
    • Gave children in need a day of fun and enrichment
    • BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN FRIENDSHIP AND REPAIRING THE WORLD

    Rise Up for Soup:  A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

    Our 5th Annual Soup Contest was a great success.  Each soup was more beautiful and delicious than the last.  Steve Zuckerman spoke beautifully about the organization he founded, Rise Up Ventures.  Rob Newman and Gary Ressler kept the crowd laughing, and our 11 chefs delighted us with nourishing and delicious soups.

    The winners were:

    1st Prize:  Christina Farhy for her African Groundnut Stew

    2nd Prize:  Candace Wish for Auntie Cando’s Hearty Green Soup (also the Popular Vote Winner!)

    3rd Prize:  Andrea Wagner for her Hot and Schvitzy Soup

    Many thanks to Betsy Mateu, Jaleh Bast, and Dana Grodin for chairing this tasty project that raised over $4000 for Rise Up Ventures.

     

    Fri, December 14 2018 6 Tevet 5779