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The Tuna Brigade Rides Again!

Looking do to do a mitzvah Christmas Day?  Consider being a JRAid Tuna Brigade Leader.  Create signs and emails to let your synagogue, school, club, or organization know that you will be collecting kosher cans of tuna.  Materials can then be distributed before or after the New Year.  As an alternative, consider making December 25th you collection day.  People can leave bags of tuna for you to pick up at their homes or they can drop them off at your location. JRA will be closed on Christmas Day, but you can drop off your collection at the JRA warehouse on […]

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JRAid

www.jraid.org 116 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA Contact:  Melissa Samen, JRAid Program Director melissa@jewishrelief.org  610-660-0190 JRAid is a program of the Jewish Relief Agency.  The mission of the Jewish Relief Agency is to assist families according to their individual needs. The Agency brings volunteers of all means, ages and backgrounds into a universe of give and take. Through its energetic leadership, the Jewish Relief Agency creates excitement around the fundamental values of charity and community service. By providing meaningful and fun events attractive to a broad base of volunteers, the Jewish Relief Agency satisfies our unique desire to take care of […]

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Jewish Relief Agency (JRA)

Jewish Relief Agency (JRA)225 E City AveSuite 210, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004 Contact: Maddy Levine-Wolf (610) 660-0190 volunteering@jewishrelief.org Jewish Relief Agency serves over 6,000 diverse low-income individuals across Greater Philadelphia by relieving hunger, improving lives, and strengthening our community. Through JRA’s B’nai Mitzvah program, individuals will participate in ten hours of service. Participants will pack boxes of food and deliver to individuals in need at three of JRA’s Monthly Food Distributions. To supplement the service project, individuals can decorate birthday cards for JRA recipients, hold a kosher canned tuna or toiletry drive or customize the project with a staff member for […]

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Do a Mitzvah Raking Leaves (by March 16th)

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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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New Program Matches Volunteers with Those in Need

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In her younger years, Irma worked in a school helping students grow into the fine individuals they are today. She enjoyed her life immensely, especially the field trips with the students and times with her family. Sadly, Irma’s daughter passed away and so did her husband. She has no family. Because of her age and some physical disabilities, she has become homebound. Although she lives on her own, she has difficulty cooking for herself. She relies on the kindness of others to go shopping for her or to take her to her doctor appointments, as she can no longer drive. […]

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