Tag Archives: Good Deed

10 Ways to Keep Your Tween or Teen Busy This Summer

Looking for something for your 12 year old + child to do this summer.  There are numerous tween and teen volunteer opportunities abound.  No need to look any further than right here! 1.  The Mitzvah Bowl 100+ organizations are listed with mitzvah and community service projects for children of all ages 2.  Teen Life Thousands of enrichment opportunities for teens are here. 3.  Contact your local library.  Many offer teen volunteer programs. 4. VolunTEEN Nation Older teens and college students search here from a wide variety of organizations 5. Mothers’ helpers and babysitters are needed by many families with young kids in […]

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How We are Wired to Mitzvot (Good Deeds)

May 1, 2010 was an Internet birthday, which Cheryl Friedenberg and Valerie Franklin remember well.  Their baby, www.themitzvahbowl.com, was launched in the Philadelphia area and its suburbs.  Since then, the website has grown into a mature, finely tuned resource for tweens and teens searching for mitzvah projects. “Initially our goal was to help kids find mitzvah projects with which they would be excited to volunteer, and now the site has evolved into so much more.  Social media (via Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook) has taken our site to a whole new level.  Students all over the country are using our site […]

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10 Summertime Souper Good Deeds

Has summer boredom kicked in?  Looking to help others while you have more time on your hands. Organizations find their volunteer base diminishes in the summer.  Help them fill the gap with these ideas: 1.  Volunteer at your local library. 2.  Care for animals at a horse farm or zoo. 3.  Weed and water plants at an urban or community garden. 4.  Tutor other children. Call an elementary school and offer your services to teach kids to read or practice math facts. 5.  Sell lemonade and donate money to a cause. Check out unique recipes for lemonade on Pinterest. 6. Cook […]

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Project Linus

Project Linus 1347 Bernard Avenue Willow Grove, PA 19090 Contact: Jackie Cain,  215-784-0273 mistynana@verizon.net or to find a chapter near you, go to https://www.projectlinus.org/volunteer/ Project Linus provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers”. Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities for the benefit of children. Mitzvah Project opportunity: Our chapter coordinators accept new, handmade, washable blankets and afghans for giving to […]

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Project SHEMA- connecting generations, building community

Twelve-year-old Rachel Reale has been visiting with residents of the Abramson Center for Jewish Life since she was a very little girl. Her visits began with her pre-school class at Temple Sinai and are continuing today, as part of her community service project for her upcoming bat mitzvah. Even though her schedule is packed with school work, music, dance and Hebrew lessons, Rachel doesn’t find it hard to make time for friendly visits at the Center. “I like visiting the residents in their rooms, seeing pictures of their children and grandchildren, and hearing their stories from when they were young,” […]

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Kids Helping Kids

Ever know a kid, maybe at school or temple, who had cancer? It’s pretty scary to think about. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where kids didn’t get cancer? Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is trying to do just that – find a cure so that someday kids don’t get cancer. The best part is – YOU can help while fulfilling your Mitzvah project. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by a 4-year-old little girl, Alexandra “Alex” Scott. Alex had cancer, but decided that she was going to start holding lemonade stands to raise money that would help […]

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A Random Act of Kindness will help make Great Strides

WANTED: Caring, supportive kids (and Moms & Dads) who are interested in sharing a full-filled morning making a difference in the lives of children and adults who battle cystic fibrosis. Jessica Franklin, a 17 year old vivacious Upper Dublin teenager living with cystic fibrosis, is seeking to expand her team of walkers at the upcoming Great Strides Walk-a-thon on Saturday, April 21. Beginning at 10am, supportive families will gather at Citizens Bank Park to schmooze with the Philly Phanatic, munch on complimentary treats, enjoy entertainment and prepare to engage in a 5K trek through the infamous Philadelphian stadium. Jessica commented […]

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Blind Golfer uses a Guide Dog trained in Hebrew

Zohar Sharon was a 26 year-old Israeli soldier when a chemical bomb that he was defusing blew up in his face. He has an amazing story, but the most impressive thing is that this man did not let blindness define him. With the help of his guide dog Venus and his caddy Shimshon, Zohar is the reigning World Champion Blind Golfer – a title that he has earned three times in a row! This is the type of person you are helping when you support the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. We are a small group of very […]

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This League Delivers A Happy Pesach

Jews around the city and all over the world will gather with family and friends in the coming weeks to recall their ancestors’ exodus from Egypt and the beginning of their journey to freedom in the land of Israel on Passover. Not all Jews are readily able to participate in the Passover holiday, in steps the Passover League of Philadelphia. The Passover League, a non profit charitable organization founded in 1933. The mission of The Passover League is to raise funds to help needy individuals and families celebrate the Passover holiday. Seders, funded by The Passover League are conducted at […]

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Do a Mitzvah Raking Leaves (by March 16th)

JRAid has a lovely woman in Elkins Park that has a small property with leaves and some debris that need to be cleared. She needs volunteers that are thorough in their work with an attention to detail. In the past, she has filled about 10-15 bags. The bags will be supplied by the homeowner and she does have 1 rake. To sign up, visit www.jraid.org or Contact: Melissa Samen, JRAid Program Director; JRA Group and B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator 610-660-0190, x104

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