BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2328@wjcenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T130000 DTSTAMP:20241108T173315Z URL:https://www.wjcenter.org/events/wjc-sojac-mitzvah-day/ SUMMARY:WJC SOJAC Mitzvah Day DESCRIPTION:WJC SOJAC MITZVAH DAY\nNOVEMBER 17\, 2024\n9am - 1 pm\n\nJoin W JC SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTION COMMITTEE for a day of helping others.\nOpportuni ties for individuals and families to donate\,learn and participate!\n\nDON ATE AND LEARN ABOUT OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS\nItems can be dropped off in front lobby at WJC 9 am-1 pm or order online\n\nCommunity Resource Center \nMetro Cards\, Uber gift cards\, Grocery gift cards\nGift cards available at CVS\, Stop and Shop\, local stationery stores or at giftuber.com\n\nPr axis Housing Initiatives\nBring gently worn clothing (good condition or be tter) for homeless and formerly homeless residents of Broadway Family Plaz a in Riverdale\nVolunteers needed to take bagged clothes to the building a nd unload with staff.\nGreat activity for families with kids\nFor more inf o or donations at any time\, please contact Sondra Levy sklevy8@Gmail.com\ n\nSharing Shelf\nDonate new socks for all ages\, baby to adult\nhttps://w ww.target.com/gift-registry/gift-giver?registryId=9e4d26f4-88e2-11eb-b47a- cbb6fcfe2cb3&\;type=CHARITY\n\nRoom to Grow\nDonate new or gently used toys and board books for babies and toddlers\nAmazon wishlist\n\nEDUCATION AL TABLES\n\nEverything you wanted to know about Judaism trivia game\nrabb idalton@wjcenter.org\n\nIsrael Guide Dog Center - As part of his Bar Mitzv ah Mitzvah project\, Leor Kulp will be selling homemade dog treats to rais e money and awareness for this important organization. Each treat bag is $ 10\, cash and venmo accepted\n\n \;\n\nSTEER for Student Athletes (htt ps://www.steerforstudentathletes.org/)\, which helps middle school and hig h school athletes in Westchester fight through tough times with mentorship \, financial support\, and academic programs.\nAs part of his Mitzvah proj ect\, Jonah Barney is collecting gift cards to help 35 students and their families all have a special dinner on Thanksgiving.\nTo donate to this cau se\, please visit the Stop &\; Shop website https://stopandshop.com/pag es/gift-cards?searchRef=redirect&\;searchTerm=gift+cards\nOR the Acme w ebsite\nhttps://www.acmemarkets.com/gifts-and-prepaid-cards.html?srsltid=A fmBOop3pQrsv3I75YETSNJ6FU84fSJosFuK8yLzpQZLjMd39Zce5d8V\n\nE-gift cards ca n be emailed to Steer@steerforstudentathletes.org\n\n \;\n\nLiveOnNY - Rabbi Joshua Rabin will be available to teach and explain about this non p rofit organization committed to helping New York live on through organ and tissue donation.\njrabin@liveonny.org\n\nPARTICIPATE\n\nCOOKING PROJECT 1 0AM-1 PM\nJoin us in the dairy kitchen as we cook and prepare 25 meals for CRC’s Worker Center employees\nFor more information and to RSVP\, pleas e contact Sondra Levy sklevy8@gmail.com\n\nSANDWICH MAKING 12 PM-1PM\nJoin us in the Activity Center to make sandwiches for our Neighbors in Need\nD onations will be brought to Grassroots Grocery and HOPE Soup Kitchen\nDriv ers needed\nOpportunity for young children to help prepare and decorate lu nch bags\nFor more info and to RSVP\, please contact Isabelle Arditi ozzyb elle@gmail.com\n\nSOUP IN A JAR 12 PM-1PM\nJoin the assembly line in the A ctivity Center as we prepare containers of beans and spices so our Neighbo rs in Need can prepare soup in their homes.\nDonations will be brought to HOPE Soup Kitchen and Grassroots Grocery\nFor more info and to RSVP\, plea se contact Risa Seelenfreund risas@optonline.net\n\nFULLER CENTER 9AM-12 P M\nAdults and older teens can participate by repairing homes in our local area. No experience necessary!\nFor more info and to RSVP\, please contact Eve Edelman Russ eveedelmanruss@gmail.com\n\nANY QUESTIONS? FOR MORE INFO RMATION AND TO RSVP TO JOIN US ON MITZVAH DAY\, please contact: Sondra Lev y sklevy8@gmail.com\, Lisa Zeitoun ritchielisaz@verizon.net\,Joanna Shlesi nger joannashlesinger@gmail.com\, Sarah Rosenwasser sarahrosenwasser@gmail .com\, Risa Seelenfreund risas@optonline.net\n\nFOR AN ADDITIONAL MITZVAH\ , DON’T FORGET TO GIVE BLOOD AT THE NEW YORK BLOOD BANK DRIVE IN THE GYM \nSchedule your appt: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedu le/325957\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wjcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024 /09/WJC-MitzvahDay2024.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR