Author Archives: Cheryl

Brooke purchase for Birthday Wishes

Sewing Masks as a Mitzvah Project

From Brooke’s Instagram: April 4, 2020 For my mitzvah project, I was planing to sew blankets and donate them to kids living in homeless shelters. I never though we would be going through this pandemic. so now I want to sew masks. For all healthcare professionals and essential workers that would like a mask, I’m donating the mask to you. Thank you for everything you are doing to help everyone during this time. For those who want a mask for personal use, they are $10. i still want to help Birthday Wishes, so 50% of the money from all makes […]

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Virtual Mitzvah Project Ideas

Virtual Mitzvah Project Ideas

While we are all self-isolating our families and reading about Coronavirus concerns, our schools are closed, virtual hebrew and school classes are Zoomed and our kids may need something else to keep them busy. A mitzvah project usually involves close contact with others so, instead of putting your child/family at risk, we wanted to share a few ideas of how your bar/bat mitzvah student and children at home can still “repair the world” while keeping your family and others safe. Fundraising. There are local and worldwide organizations needing help. Start an online or email campaign asking others to help the […]

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Good Sports

www.goodsports.org1515 Washington Street, Suite 300 Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Contact: Nora Weiss (508) 469-5779 nweiss@goodsports.org Our mission is to give all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need. We believe that no child should sit on the sidelines. And we find that the cost of equipment is a major catalyst as to which kids play and those who do not. Good Sports works directly with the sporting goods industry to obtain a variety of athletic gear, apparel and footwear. Only new athletic equipment is donated to youth programs […]

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Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authorityc/o Adam Emmerich51 W. 52nd St., 32 floor, New York, New York 10019 Contact: Emily Master, emily@friendsofiaa.org, (630) 640-0011 The Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that supports the promotion of archaeological research and education, initiates the development of exhibitions of findings from Israeli archaeological sites to the U.S., and sponsors activities designed to share the antiquities and heritage of the Holy Land with as many people as possible. It does so by providing financial support to the Israel Antiquities Authority for a diverse range of archaeological and educational projects […]

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Southeastern Guide Dogs

Southeastern Guide Dogs 4210 77th Street East, Palmetto, Florida 34221 Contact:  Titus Herman, (941) 845-1861, titus.herman@guidedogs.org Mission:  Serving those who cannot see and those who have seen too much. Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs, throughout the United States. A nonprofit with a national reach, we train dogs of the highest pedigree for people who are blind and for veterans, providing our premier dogs and lifetime services at no cost, without government funds.​ We’ve matched more than 3,100 guide and service dog teams since our 1982 inception, and currently have over 1,000 dogs under […]

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Laundromat Library League

LaundromatLibraryLeague.org 100 W Virginia Avenue, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 Contact:  Lois Lamond or Mary Ann Schwab, (610) 383-7957,loisreads@comcast.net The Laundromat Library League seeks to encourage children’s literacy at a fundamental level with free books. It is a small but important link in a support network to encourage livelong learning. The LLL places “Library Boxes” in laundromats and occasional other sites. A deliverer monitors these twice a month and, when needed, delivers a bag of replacement books to refresh the box. Our Goal is to make books available to children who have little or no access to books at home. We have created […]

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Holiday Season Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a way to give back to your community this holiday season? 1.  The Christmas Mitzvah Project in Denver, Colorado is a local community-wide effort to lend a hand to hospitals, assisted living facilities, shelters and other organizations this Christmas. 2.  Find a local soup kitchen!  DoSomething.org has soup kitchen volunteer suggestions in local towns nationwide. 3.  Donate Toys. Toys for Tots offers drop off locations for toys donated to children in need. 4.  Philadelphia area families can check out MommyPoppins.com for local volunteering. 5.  The D.C. area has a list of 39 Places Where You Can Volunteer With Your Kids on The […]

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The Mitzvah Bowl Pittsburgh How You Can Help

Pittsburgh: How You Can Help

We are all as a community saddened by the events which occurred this past weekend at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. It’s difficult to respond to this tragedy without the feeling of trying to help in some way. One student started this project to help support this vibrant Jewish community and find a way to give back. Gracie Silverstein from Lansdale, PA combined her love of jewelry with her passion for peace and  created something beautiful. She partnered with a local Etsy shop to make necklaces that say “stronger than hate” in Hebrew. She will be donating $10 […]

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The Baby Bureau

The Baby Bureau 225 Newtown Rd, Warminster, PA 18974 Contact:  Lori Perusich, Coordinator 215-808-9426  lori@thebabybureau.org The Baby Bureau is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing “Baby Bundles” of clothing, and other items, to underserved babies in our community. The “Baby Bundles” are distributed by community social service providers that determine the need. Over 900,000 babies will be born into poverty this year. The Baby Bureau has dressed over 3,100 babies and, with your help, we strive to reach many more! Bar and Bat Mitzvah volunteers can do a variety of projects at The Baby Bureau. They can hold a clothing drive […]

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