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Photos from Mitzvah Sunday 2008
Rally | Alex's Lemonade Stands | Autism Project of Rhode Island | Belle of the Ball | Boston Medical Center | Cat Connection | Dolls for Darfur | Elephant Sanctuary | Tewksbury Hospital Equestrian Farm | Etgar Baking Project | Family Nurturing Center | Greyhound Friends | Habitat for Humanity | Hearth | Hebrew Rehabilitation | Neve Yosef | Nevins Farm | Project Bread | Honoring Our Local Heroes | Second Step | Tailored for Success | Jewelry Making | Hospitality Homes | JF & CS | Children's Hospital | Warm Up America! | Shaarei Tzedek | Women's Lunch Place | Locks of Love | Wingate
Rally for Mitzvah Sunday
February 2008
Over 650 community members participated in Mitzvah Sunday, Schechter's community service day. Students and parents alike rolled up their sleeves and volunteered for over forty local and international charitable causes. Mitzvah Sunday's driving theme of tikkun olam (repairing the world) is a testimony to the ideals of former Schechter parent, Jo Ann Toledano z"l, in whose name the day is organized.
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Alex's Lemonade Stands
February 2008
Families staffed lemonade at local supermarkets and health clubs to raise money for childhood cancer. Mitzvah Sunday's four lemonade stands raised almost $1400.00!
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Autism Project of Rhode Island
March 2008
Stapling 3,000 meal tickets and sorting 500 bags of sensory items for The Imagine Walk kept participants busy for a full two hours.
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Belle of the Ball
February 2008
Participants created elegant jewelry for low-income teenagers to wear to their senior proms.
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Boston Medical Center
February 2008
Teenage patients at Boston Medical Center received brightly painted CD holders and gently used music donations.
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Cat Connection
February 2008
Homeless cats will be sheltered and fed through the cat shelters and feeders created by this team.
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Dolls for Darfur
February 2008
Parents and students created unique doll pins and magnets to raise money for Darfur victims.
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Elephant Sanctuary
February 2008
Elephant-themed art work created on Mitzvah Sunday helps support Schechter's adopted elephant, Flora, who lives at the Elephant Sanctuary of Tennessee, a home for retired circus and zoo elephants.
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Tewksbury Hospital Equestrian Farm
February 2008
Filling water buckets, sweeping and visiting with the horses at this therapeutic horseback riding stable was all in a day's work.
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Etgar Baking Project
February 2008
Families baked together with students from the Gateways program for Jewish students with special academic needs.
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Family Nurturing Center
February 2008
Families created welcome baby baskets and parenting information packets for new mothers.
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Greyhound Friends
February 2008
Our greyhound friends benefited from lots of walks, freshly swept living areas and some extra cleaning around the kennel.
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Habitat for Humanity
February 2008
New Habitat for Humanity homeowners will receive tool caddies, birdhouses and seedlings.
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Hearth
February 2008
The formerly homeless senior residents at Hearth enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast courtesy of Schechter's volunteers.
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Hebrew Rehabilitation
February 2008
A lovely intergenerational visit cheered residents and Schechter families alike.
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Neve Yosef
February 2008
Donating arts and crafts materials and games to the Ethiopian children served by the Neve Yosef Community Center of Haifa required lots of organization and sorting.
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Nevins Farm
February 2008
Schechter volunteers provided extra helping hands and animal care for a morning.
Project Bread
February 2008
Wooden kitchen spoons decorated with pompoms, glitter, glue and more become a colorful and funky fundraiser for Project Bread which fights hunger in Massachusetts.
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Honoring Our Local Heroes
February 2008
Brownies, cookies and other scrumptious goodies were delivered to local law enforcement as a thank you for their protection.
Second Step
February 2008
Children arriving at Second Step, a transitional living facility in Newton, will receive gift baskets filled with bedtime essentials and lots more.
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Tailored for Success
February 2008
Schechter families sorted and organized clothing and jewelry donations to this organization that services homeless women trying to enter the work force.
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Jewelry Making
February 2008
Beautifully made jewelry for patients at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute will be a much needed pick-me-up and reminder that others care.
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Hospitality Homes
October 2007
Families staying in Boston for the medical treatment of a loved one will find their hospital stay a bit easier with gift bags filled with useful items when living away from home.
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JF & CS
February 2008
Children personalized fabric eyeglass cases for local Holocaust survivors.
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Children's Hospital
October 2007
Children in the waiting rooms at Children's Hospital might pass the time a little more easily with wonderful, fun-filled activity booklets.
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Warm Up America!
February 2008
The squares knitted by this team will join with other knit squares from all over the country to be made into afghans for the needy.
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Shaarei Tzedek
February 2008
Volunteers produced over two dozen blankets to be sent to Shaarei Tzedek in Jerusalem for new babies.
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Women's Lunch Place
February 2008
Homeless women who depend on the Women's Lunch Place for their noontime meal were the recipients of filling lasagnas and salad.
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Locks of Love
February 2008
Schechter students, parents and teachers donated their hair to create wigs for children who have lost their hair because of long term illness.
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Wingate
February 2008
Collaborative pot painting and flower planting kept the elders and the youngsters engaged and busy for the morning.
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