Mitzvah Day Projects
Projects at Emanu El |
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Project Name |
Project Description |
Agencies &Team Captains |
Start Time &Ages |
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1 |
Toys ‘R Us |
Pre-K project: Decorate white gift bags to give donated toys to CPS kids |
BEAREsource Holly Hunsicker & Shanna Halperin |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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2 |
When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best |
Kindergarten project: Make greeting cards for DePelchin Children’s and military personnel |
Various Agencies Stephanie Slobin, Marlene Slobin & Susan Perin & Betsy Hirshfeld |
9:15 am Family-friendly
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3 |
Top Chef |
First grade project: Prepare 1,000 sack lunches for pre-school children |
Kids’ Meals Ellis & Leslie Aronson |
9:15 am Family-friendly
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4 |
Clothes ‘R Us |
Sort & box donated clothing |
Various Agencies Nancy Nodler & Lulu Valverde |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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5 |
Where’s My Blankie? |
Make no-sew fleece lap blankets for hospital patients |
Jewish Family Services Margaret Goldberg |
9:15 am 10+ |
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6 |
“Knitzvah” Day |
Sponsored by Sisterhood: Knit/crochet 8 x 8 inch squares & assemble afghans. Lessons included. |
Various Agencies Shirley Burkom |
9:15 am All |
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7 |
Brown Bag Special |
Third grade project: Decorate lunch bags for pre-school children sack lunches |
Kids’ Meals Karen Scharfman |
9:15 am Family-friendly
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8 |
Are You the Next |
Sponsored by PTA: Paint murals to brighten walls of pediatric and geriatric hospital units |
Harris County Hospital District Marcia Arnold & Lea Todes |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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9 |
Happy Meals |
Fifth grade project: Decorate & package nutritious breakfasts for families of ill children |
Ronald McDonald House |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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10 |
Sing a Song |
Host a concert and ice cream social for various agencies and volunteers |
Various Agencies Devyn Wolens & Marsha Weiss |
12:30 pm 10 + |
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11 |
How Green is |
Sponsored by Young Adults: Plant a biblical garden to beautify Emanu El |
Emanu El Rebecca Miller |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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12 |
Computer 101 |
Learn basic computing skills from Emanu El’s own techies |
Emanu El Darren Meyer |
9:15 am 15+ |
Projects Off-Site |
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Project Name |
Project Description |
Agencies &Team Captains |
Start Time &Ages |
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13 |
Play Time |
Host children and teens for lunch and putt-putt, bumper cars and video games at Zuma Fun Center |
Various Agencies Tara Nutik & Elliot Hirshfeld |
10:00 am 18+ |
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14 |
Zoo Time |
Visit Houston zoo with moms and their kids |
Casa Juan Diego Mitzi & Norman Levine |
10:00 am Family-friendly |
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Seven Acres |
Brighten residents’ day by playing bingo, serving refreshments and visiting with residents after Cantor’s concert ; choose from 2 shifts |
Seven Acres Betsy & David Stukalin
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9:30 am 1:00 pm Family-friendly |
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Museum of |
Join disabled individuals for lunch and trip to the museum |
Horseshoes from the Heart Brian Miller & Andrew Marks |
11:00 am Family-friendly |
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17 |
Mission of Yahweh |
Play game, do activities and have lunch with residents |
Mission of Yahweh Lori Machiorlette |
Noon 10+ |
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18 |
Party! |
Throw a party for developmentally challenged adults |
Center for the Retarded Deborah Horowitz & Karen Strupp |
2:00 pm 13 + |
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19 |
SEARCH |
Prepare sack lunches for mobile outreach program, sort clothing & clean resource room |
SEARCH Shelly Cyprus |
9:15 am Family-friendly |
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20 |
Project Shalom |
Have lunch and visit IMAX theatre with women w/ mental illness |
Project Shalom Sheila Moser |
11:00 am 18+ |
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21 |
Meals to Go |
Deliver food and visit with the elderly |
Meals on Wheels Maggie Solomon |
Noon Family-friendly |
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22 |
A Day in the Park |
Sponsored by Cub Scout Troop 1190: Beautify city park |
Hermann Park Conservancy David Rosenfeld |
9:30 am 9+ |
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23 |
Greening |
Plant biblical garden for Clear Lake synagogue ravaged by Hurricane Ike |
Temple Beth Tikvah Melissa Tabin & Jan Pasternak |
10:00 am 12+ |
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24 |
Health Fair |
Help set up and register attendees for health fair providing basic health screening; choose from 4 2½-hour shifts |
Health Fair for the Homeless Emily & Sandra Jackson |
8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm 2:30 pm 12+ |
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25 |
The Beacon |
Prepare and serve lunch for homeless; 2 3-hour shifts available |
The Beacon Linda Kates
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9:15 am 11:00 am 18+ |
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26 |
Song and Dance |
Second grade project: Brighten residents’ day with singing, dancing and dessert |
Goldberg Towers Lauren Vines |
9:30 am Family-friendly
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27 |
Houston Food Bank |
Fourth grade project: Sort and box food for the needy |
Houston Food Bank |
10:00 am 9+ |
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28 |
Richmond State School |
Seventh grade project: Entertain residents & work on craft projects |
Richmond State School Diane Gerlich |
10:00 am 12+
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