Mitzvah Day 2015
Yom Tikkun Olam
Day to Repair the World!
Sunday, April 26th marked the 10th Anniversary of Shir Hadash's Annual Yom Tikkun Olam (now called Mitzvah Day). Families gathered harmoniously to: make lunch and deliver it to the Wheeling Fire and Police Departments, created sand-filled stress balls to be used by clients at the JCFS, wrote meaningful letters to Lone Soldiers (a serviceperson without parents in Israel), made brightly-colored tags and wrote notes to attach to recorders to be sent to children lacking musical instruments in other countries, sorted hundreds of petite toiletries into vibrantly decorated brown lunch bags to be handed out to PADS clients, and baked aromatic pumpkin dog biscuits and brought supplies to animal shelter, Orphans of the Storm. Along with many toiletries, generous people donated books for Bernie's Book Bank and dozens of cans of food for The ARK. The landscaping committee led a group of enthusiastic gardeners in beautifying Shir Hadash outdoor environment. It was a day of true social action at Shir Hadash.
Special acknowledgements go to Lisa and Howard Radzely, Lynne Arons, Joanne Litman, Carole Mostow, Cindy Salomon.
In addition, thank you to the Landscape Committee (Mehran Farahmandpour, Stacy Laner, and Rachel Siegel).
Thank you to Lisa Radzely, Molly Michaels, Felicia for sharing their photos...
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| Everyone is Happy at the Wheeling FD |
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| Wheeling Police Officers and Shir Hadashniks Creating Community |
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| Joanne and Carole Sorting Tiny Bottles |
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| Bella, Emily, and Alek Drawing on the Carpet |
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| Look Closely to See Toiletry-Filled Beautiful Brown Bag Decorations |
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| No Longer Stressed-Out, Hannah Plays with Her Stress Balloon |
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| Some of the Donated Food |
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| Lizzy and Spencer Working Together |
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| We Hope These Balloons Make People Feel Better |
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| Lee and Brendan Diligently Organizing Sandwiches |
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| Focused on the Food |
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| Proud Workers |
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| Athletic Brendan Lending His Muscle |
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| Nathan and Abby Making Dog Biscuits with Their Mom |
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| Molly Under Direction of the Girls |
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| Independent Workers |
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| Many Books Were Donated! |
