Social Action Projects

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SOME Shelter Casseroles

Great activity for you and the kids, even the youngest in your family.  

We bake casseroles for the shelter operated by So Others Might Eat (SOME).

Baking a casserole (see suggesteed recipe below) can be pretty easy for many TI members, but we make it even easier: we give you the recipe!  If you think you can fire up your oven, even if only once during the year, then please volunteer. 

Opened as a small soup kitchen in 1970, with the help of volunteers SOME now provides a nourishing, hot breakfast and lunch every day of the year.  

For details on dates and times – Click Here.

Contact: Stephanie or David Rubin for details, david.h.rubin at usps dot gov

Recipe: Any casserole is acceptable, Macaroni and Cheese, Tuna Noodle, etc.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Cook 1 lb egg noodles
Place in a disposable 'lasagna' sized pan along with 3 cans of cream of mushroom soup (without water), 4 cans of tuna, and 1 pkg of frozen peas
Sprinkle bread crumbs on top
Bake 350° for 1/2 hour
Cover securely; preferably freeze before delivery

Martha's Table Van Run

Help support those who are hungry by joining us as we drive a soup-and-sandwich van one Sunday a month, serving dinner to homeless men and women on the streets of downtown Washington, in partnership with Martha’s Table.

For details on dates and times – Click Here.

Contact: Gene Herman for details, gene511 at aol dot com

Luther Place Dinners

Cooking for a crowd is seldom as appreciated as when two TI families cook and help serve dinner to 25 women living in a shelter at the Luther Place church’s “N Street Village”. With your help just one Sunday a year this dinner becomes a way to get to know others from TI and do a Mitzvah at the same time.

For details on dates and times – Clck Here.

Arrive at  6 p.m., serve at 7 p.m. and finish by 8:30 p.m.

Contact: Marjorie Siegel for details, marjorie dot siegel at verizon dot net

Shepherd Elementary School Tutoring 

For at least twelve years, adults and teenagers from TI and Shepherd Park have tutored students from our local public elementary school. Each tutor is paired with a young (grade 2-6) student for the school year. The pair meet for one hour each week at the synagogue to read, practice math skills, or review homework. The weekly hour can make a tremendous difference in the academic performance of participating students by boosting their self-confidence and strengthening skills learned in school - a very high rate of return on volunteer service.

Sundays  5 - 6 p.m. Contact: Dan Nathan for details, shepherdtutoringprogram at gmail dot com

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Buy Now! Jewish Abayudayan Cooperative Coffee

More information about the Coffee Co-oip and its jewish, Muslim, and Christian farmers.  You can order coffee online every month.

Contact: Carolivia Herron for details, carolivia at gmail dot com

Rosh Hashanah Food Delivery

Every year  at Rosh Hashanah the Greater Washington Jewish community through JSSA  (Jewish Social Services Agency) organizes a food package delivery to the less fortunate members of the Jewish community.  TI has participated in this important mitzvah for the past several years.

This year we have committed to delivering 70 packages.  

Sunday September 25, 2011  •  9 a.m.  •  Packages will be ready for pick up on the steps of the TI Juniper St. entrance

Contact: Martin Kessel for details, kesselm at mail dot hih dot gov, or by telephone (be sure to leave a cell phone number)

Holiday Meals

As we do every year, TI will be providing Christmas lunch meals to the residents of three Washington, D.C. Homeless Shelters on Christmas Day. This is one small way we can help some of the less fortunate citizens of Washington, D.C.

Families are welcome! In addition to the food we serve, we also give out small gifts, and our children take special
pride in helping to wrap these gift s at the locations where the meals are served. 

We need people to help cook and prepare the meals (date to be announced), and we need people to help from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on December 25.

Please notify Martin Kessel if you would like to help with this meaningful project.

Sunday, Dec. 25 • Cooking/preparation date to be announced  

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Passover Food Delivery

You can help brighten a family's Passover holiday by helping us deliver dozens of bags of holiday groceries tto Jewish seniors, immigrants and others in need as identified by local Jewish agencies.

The pick up will be at TI on Sunday morning, between 10 and noon.  We will provide directions to nearby families that will be expecting these packages. 

April 1, Tentative Date   

Contact: Ray Natter rnttr at verizon dot net for details

Food and Clothing Collections

We collect food, clothing, and other items throughout the year for schools, shelters, others in our community. Join us in making contributions and delivering the resources. 

Monthly   

Contact Jeri Roth Lande rothland at erols dot com for details

 Send yourself an email reminder - click on this calendar event and then on "Set Reminder."

Contact: Martin Kessel for details, kesselm at mail dot hih dot gov, or by telephone