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| B'nai Mitzvah | Project |
Geoffrey Watman
May 2008 |
I will be participating, along with my family, in a National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Walk, sometime in June.
My grandma, Carole Kalish (a B'nai Tikvah member) may be in need of a kidney transplant. I wanted to be tested to see if I could be her donor match but, my grandma's doctor said I was too young. I contacted the National Kidney Foundation, and they sent me materials on kidney disease. I had asked my contact at the foundation if they could do a screening here at B'nai Tikvah, but they are booked up through 2009. That's when I learned about the foundation's Kidney Walk. The walk presents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the medical and business communities, and the general public to celebrate life and create lasting community and long-term support for the foundation's mission.
To make a donation, you can send a check, payable to National Kidney Foundation to me:
Geoffrey Watman
51 Chipper Drive
Kendall Park, NJ 08824
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Lets hope that one day people will not have to suffer with this disease. I thank you for your support.
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Matthew Baratta
May 2008 |
I am raising money for "Chai" (Concern for Helping Animals in Israel).
Israel has a tremendous stray cat and dog overpopulation because of a lack of spaying and neutering education and facilities to carry these procedures out. The few small animal shelters receive little or no government support and survive on donations made by caring citizens. Medicine and supplies are costly because they must be imported. When people are evacuated from their homes in Israel, Chai and its sister charity Hakol Chai are on hand with mobile clinics, veterinarians, staff and volunteers rescuing the animals that get left behind. These people work in dangerous conditions, night after night, to help these animals providing food, water, medical help and shelter.
Matthew
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Sarah Safeer
February 2008 |
For my Bat Mitzvah project, as did Moshe, in the Parsha Terumah, I am collecting unwanted gold jewelry from any one whose heart is so moved. Do you have one earring and you can't find the other match? Or broken necklaces or bracelets that you will never get around to fixing and that you don't want anymore? Or rings too small to fit or that you will never wear again. I'll be collecting these items over the coming months. With the total amount of money that I collect, I will be purchasing food to make bagged lunches for those less fortunate than you and me.
Sarah
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Shawn Kilcoyne
September 2007 |
I am selling bracelets to raise money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
The bracelets are $3.00 each and 100% of the money raised will go to the
foundation.
The primary mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to
drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for
people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, usher
syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
The foundation also provides resources and education for people with these
diseases and their families.
To purchase a bracelet, please contact me at:
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Daniel Levin
March 2007
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Got instruments? Do you, or anyone you know, have a musical instrument that they are no longer using, whether they have upgraded instruments, changed instruments, or stopped playing in general? If so, instead of having them just sit around your house, you can donate them to the New Brunswick school system, which is starting up a band program after not having one for 20 years. All you need to do is drop the instruments off at the Cantor's office, and I will take them to New Brunswick for my Mitzvah Project. These donations are tax deductible. If you have any questions, plesae contact me...
Daniel Levin
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Kyle Spivak
March 2007
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Pookas for Peace . Purchase a necklace to help with Kyle's Bar Mitzvah project. The pooka shell necklaces & bracelets combine the colors of the flags of Israel and Lebanon as a symbol of PEACE for the region. All profits are split equally to support Israeli and Lebanese charities.
Kyle Spivak
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Jessica Warner
December 2006
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Collecting coats, pants, shirts, sweaters, hats, shoes, gloves, suits, dresses, televisions, computers, radios and other electronics that work for the elderly people living in New Brunswick. Donations need to be made by Dec. 22nd.
Jessica Warner
or call 732-422-0315.
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Adam Dickert
February 2007
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Collecting used cell phones to help assist the victims of domestic violence and the Make-A-Wish Foundation while saving the environment.
Please look for box in the new school wing.
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Alissa Platz
September 2006
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Alissa has initiated a project called "Handmade for the Homeless," for which she will be knitting scarves to be distributed to homeless shelters for the 2006-2007 winter season. Alissa invites and encourages interested individuals in the community who knit, crochet, or sew, to also make sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets, or other items that can be used by men, women or children during the winter months.
Completed items can be brought to Congregation B'nai Tikvah and placed in the box labeled "Handmade for the Homeless." For questions about the project,
Alissa Platz
or call 732-821-6828.
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Melissa Katz
October 2006
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Collecting tabs from soda and juice cans for the Ronald McDonald House as her Mitzvah Project. Please look for the Ronald McDonald Boxes around the synagogue and place your tabs into them.
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