Yom Tikkun Olam, (Repair the World Day)

Sunday, February 23, 2020 • 28 Shevat 5780

9:15 AM - 2:30 PM

Join us for one special day to repair the world. There will be projects for adults and children that are enjoyable and meaningful as we help make the world a better place. Be at Shir Hadash on Sunday, February 23, 9:15am

Open to the public! Bring your friends! Registration below appreciated to help us calculate supplies needed. Please register in the form below. You can also make an optional contribution. In-kind donations should be delivered to the synagogue or dropped off by February 17th.
Fun activities and projects for kids and adults! Some include:

Prepare Meals for Homeless and Low-Income Individuals Make Art Projects for People with Cancer, Foster Children, and Others Needing Cheering Up Write Letters to People Recently Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Make Dog Biscuits, Dog Toys, and Cat Toys for Animal Shelters Sort Toiletries for Domestic Violence Shelters Make Passover Cards/ Write Letters to Jewish Members of the U.S. Armed Forces Plant Pumpkin Seeds for Growing Healthy Veterans

Contributions to support the many projects are greatly appreciated! Sign up for both supply and monetary donations on the registration form below. You also can make a monetary contribution HERE and then select Social Action under Donation and write Yom Tikkun Olam in Notes. All funds will be used to purchase supplies. Questions? Email Lisa at socialactionsh@gmail.com PLEASE NOTE: Some people have experienced problems registering. There seems to be a glitch on the server end. Please register on a computer or a tablet, not a phone. If you are a member, please log into your account. If your are a non-member or doing a 'public' registration, and your registration doesn't go through, try a different browser. If that still doesn't work, call the Administrative office at 847-498-8218 and Karen will take your registration over the phone.

Register

Thank you for providing us the necessary information to have a successful Social Action-Tom Tikkun Olam Day!

First Name

Last Name

Cell Phone #

How many people will be participating? Answer below:

Number of Adults (age 16 and up)

* Number of Children and ages (under 16)

Child # 1 age:

Child #2 age:

Child #3 age:

Child #4 age:

Child #5 age:

Non Members:

If you are registering non-Shir Hadash members, what are their names, email addresses, and phone numbers?

Health issues:

Is there a health issue being around any types of food or another substance? If so, please specify and we will try to avoid having it be present that day. We also will be in touch with you to make sure you can participate while being comfortable and safe.

The materials used for this event will be peanut free and tree nut free.

I/we plan to attend (indicate how many people for each part of the schedule):

Speakers

9:15am-10:00am, at Shir Hadash:
Experts speaking about ways to support people with cancer (Lemons of Love) and about issues that veterans face and how we can help them (Growing Healthy Veterans)

Activities

10:15am-12:30pm, at Shir Hadash:
Choice of 15 activities. Do as many as you want! There is no need to select them in advance.

Animal Shelter

1:00pm, at Orphans of the Storm animal shelter, 2200 Riverwoods Rd, Deerfield:
Give shelter cats much-needed attention and see the shelter dogs, and also hand-deliver the treats and toys we make in the morning.

Donation Opportunities:

There is NO CHARGE for this event, except your time. However, should you want to help further, you could donate supplies for the social action projects or make a monetary donation.

Items I can donate:

Disposable gloves for food handling, Adult size, box of 400 - Booked

Disposable gloves for food handling, Child size, box of 400 - Booked

Plastic tablecloth, rectangle, blue - Fully Booked

Plastic tablecloth, round, blue - Fully Booked

Ziploc bags, gallon size, Box of 25 - Fully Booked

Ziploc bags, sandwich size, box of 100 - Booked

Parchment paper, 1 roll - Booked

Variety colors Yarn, cotton or acrylic, 3 skeins or balls - Fully Booked

Elastic cord, not clear, 100 yards - Booked

Organza drawstring bags, 100 - Booked

Cardstock, bright yellow, 100 sheets - Booked

Cardstock, bright orange, 100 sheets - Booked

Cardstock, bright blue, 100 sheets - Booked

Index cards, unruled, 3x5 or 4x6, 80 - Booked

Stickers, smiley faces, 250 - Booked

Stickers, shearts, 250 - Booked

Stickers, Passover theme, 10 sheets - 3 Open

Roll of magnetic tape, with adhesive backing - Booked

Luggage tags, blank, paper, no wire, 25 - Fully Booked

Raisin boxes, snack size, 40 boxes - Fully Booked

Nutrigrain bars, 20 (soft bars, no nuts) - Fully Booked

Pack of 24 water bottles - Fully Booked

Flour, all purpose, 5 lb bags - Fully Booked

Oats, 42 oz. containers - Fully Booked

Carrots, bags of 20 - 4 Open

Applesauce, unsweetened, 48 oz. jar - Booked

White rice, 10 of 14 oz. boxes - Fully Booked

Black beans, 10 of 1 lb. bags - Fully Booked

Pinto beans, 10 of 1 lb. bags - Fully Booked

Peat pots and trays (2-3 - Booked

Potting soil, 20 lb. bags - Fully Booked

Bag of 100 pumpkin seeds to plant - Booked

Lip Balm - 12 - 7 of 9 Left

Body lotion, travel size, 10 - 5 of 10 Left

Deodorant, travel size, 10 - 9 of 10 Left

Shampoo, travel size, 20 - 8 of 10 Left

Conditioner, travel size, 10 - 10 Open

Body soap, travel size, 20 - 8 of 10 Left

20 toothbrushes - 9 of 10 Left

toothpaste, travel size, 10 - 8 of 10 Left

mouthwash, travel size, 10 - 10 Open

Applesauce, 12 size snack pack - Fully Booked

20 Snack pack size cookies - Fully Booked

Plastic spoons-we need 80 total - Booked

napkins-we need 80 total - Booked

Notepads-small- pack of 10 - Fully Booked

Pens - pack of 10 - Fully Booked

Sunflower Seed butter-16 oz jars - Fully BookedPlease bring supplies any time between now and February 9th. There are collection containers in the lobby. You can also order them online and ship directly to arrive by February 9th to the synagogue ( Attn: Lisa BR)

Monetary Donation

I would like to make a monetary donation to help purchase supplies used during Yom Tikkun Olam.

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