September 03, 2010   24 Elul 5770

Congregation Shalom, Chelmsford, MA

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Scenes from Mitzvah Day  
Mitzvah Day 2009  

Mitzvah Day
June 6th, 2010

  • Convocation, light breakfast at 9:00
  • Health and wellness information
  • Bake sale, car wash, gardening, and knitting
  • Care packages, Meals on Wheels bag decorating
  • Community outreach projects
  • Meet back at the temple at 2:30 for closing program.

Join Congregation Shalom and the Qutbi Masjid

Pikuach Nefesh - Inqazul Hayat


Learn how to stay healthy

Formal Health Fair - hours 9:30-12:00


Visit the tables to learn about:

  • Sports Medicine

  • Oral Health Care

  • Food Allergy

  • Colon Cancer Prevention

  • Child Health

  • Bone Marrow Registry

  • Heart Health for Adults

  • Skin Health-The Melanoma Foundation

  • Nutrition Conversation Map

  • Domestic Violence

  • Your Health and the Law

  • No texting and talking on a cell phone campaign

  • Substance Abuse/Mental Health

  • Hadassah Breast and Testicular Cancer Awareness brochures

Tables will remain set up from 1:00-2:30


  • Lisa Wessan speaking on The Healing Power of Laughter 2:30-3:30:

> In the keynote presentation by Lisa Wessan, LCSW (www.mirthmaven.com). Learn about the science behind laughter therapy, and experience the healing power of laughter through a relaxing sequence of Laughter Yoga, Laughter Meditation, and Laffirmations; wear comfortable clothes. Among the benefits of Laughter, it can help lower blood pressure and blood sugar. It oxygenates the brain, improves memory and boosts the immune system. Click here for even more info ...Or here to check out her web site!


Community Outreach activities: to sign up or find out more about any activity, please send email to the project leader by clicking on their name in the below table or click the following link:


Activity

Project Leader

Description

Times

No. Needed

Ages


Community Outreach Programs

The Atrium

a senior housing community that emphasizes a safe and familiar environment for serving the needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s or other forms of memory loss.

Paul Rodman

(603) 897-1030

Singing old show tunes with the residents

11:00am-12:pm

unlimited

All welcome

Harbor Homes

a non-profit agency, provides housing and support services to

individuals and families within the Greater Nashua area who are experiencing homelessness, specifically due to health, mental health and physical

disabilities.

Cynthia Andreola

(603) 465-3878

Planting and light landscaping for several facilities operated by Harbor homes throughout Nashua.

11:00-1:00

4-6

13 and older.


Please provide small shovels and gloves.

House of Hope

Provides emergency shelter and services to homeless families in Lowell .

Adam Sherer

(978) 256-8873

Volunteers will be painting a bathroom and kitchen cabinets.

10:00-2:00

4-5

12 and older.

Chelmsford Senior Housing

Luncheon with residents in North Chelmsford

Deborah Morrissey

(978) 250-0794

Volunteers will help prepare lunch and then dine with residents.

11:30-1:30

Must preregister

All ages welcome. Family friendly.

Lowell Transitional Living Shelter which provides service to those in the Greater Lowell area who are experiencing homelessness.

David Hirschel

(978) 318-0019


Volunteers will prepare food with Mel Starr.


Volunteers will serve.

8:30 am



10:45 am-1:30 pm

5




8

Over 16




Over 8

Picnic with families from Yesodot, an agency that provides family-centered and directed support to Jewish and interfaith families challenged by disability from over 62 communities in the Greater Boston area.

Fran Hirschel

(978) 318-0019

Volunteers will eat and visit with families. If the weather is good, the get together will be at the McElligott Memorial Playground, if the weather is inclement, we will gather at the masjid.

11:00am-1:00 pm

Unlimited

All ages welcome

Events at Congregation Shalom (and preperation)

Baking and preparing baked goods and lunches for bake and lunch sales.

Fran Hirschel

(978) 318-0019

Shari Moskowitz

(603) 673-7669

Volunteers needed on Saturday to meet at the Masjid to assemble bag lunches and bake healthy items for bake sale. We also would like people to bake at home

Saturday




Bake at home

3-7 people




2-3


Breakfast on Sunday

Fran Hirschel

(978) 318-0019

Shari Moskowitz

(603) 673-7669

volunteers to provide fruit, yogurt, OJ, coffee, tea, milk/cream and sweeteners.


Set up 8:00 am


Take down 9:30 am

3-5


2-3


Car Wash

Mike Apfelberg

(603) 882-4999

Wash and vacuum cars.

9:30-12:00

1:00-3:30

Unlimited

All welcome

Caring Yarns

Yarn – worsted weight ACRYLIC – not wool. Size 8 or 7 needles, crochet hooks to match yarn

Laura Rodman/Janet Dubner

(603) 897-1030

(978) 256-8216

People to knit hats for children with cancer and preemies

All day

Unlimited


Gardening

If you would like to donate a “yard” of mulch, please consider contributing $36.00 for this cause.

Lauren Denis

People to help spruce up temple grounds. We’re especially looking for strong people to help spread mulch.

9:30 until finished.

Unlimited

*please bring your own gardening tools.

Children’s Mitzvot

Deborah Morrrissey

(978) 250-0794

a. Assemble relief bags for Haiti,

b. Hearts for Haiti

c. Meals on Wheels bag decorating

a.9:30-11:30


b and c

drop in





a.4 or 5


b and c unlimited

All ages

Hadassah Check It Out

Amy Degen

(987) 448-0281

Volunteers will stuff folders that are given out to high school students as part of a breast and testicular cancer awareness program.


6

Over 16 years

Selling lunches and baked goods at the temple





Fran Hirschel

(978) 318-0019

Shari Moskowitz

(603) 673-7669

Volunteers to sell baked goods and lunches throughout the day.

Throughout the day



End of the day social

Fran Hirschel

(978) 318-0019

Shari Moskowitz

(603) 673-7669

Volunteers needed to donate fresh or frozen fruit, low fat frozen yogurt or ice cream, OJ, and yougurt

Set up 3:25pm


Serve


Clean up 4:00pm

5

Over 13

Clean up on Sunday

Jill DesLauriers

603-880-9022

Clean up from days events. Many hands make light work.

4:00 until finished

Unlimited

All welcome



Financial donations to help reduce the cost of Mitzvah Day can be made in tzedakah box in the temple lobby.

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