If you are missing your 2019 Calgary Jewish Federation charitable tax receipt, please email Jessica Miller Switzer, or call her at 403-444-3157.

May 1, 2020 | 7 Iyar 5780

Want to make a difference in the fight against COVID-19? Calgary Jewish Federation 's Emerging Gen department is looking for 10 or more volunteers to help sew cloth face coverings! Sewers of all skill levels are welcome to participate – whether you’re a master seamstress, new to sewing, or want to participate and not sew. Volunteers will be provided with fabric and instructions. Sewing machines are also available on a limited basis for those in need. This project is in partnership with Move Improve , whose goal is to provide 10,000 masks to essential service providers and not-for-profit organizations. The masks that you make will be proudly donated to Alpha House Calgary ,  The Brenda Strafford Centre ,  The Mustard Seed ,  Women's Centre of Calgary , and Wood's Homes . Contact Danielle Braitman to register or learn more. 

Looking for ways to connect with one another? Calgary Jewish Federation continues to offer tribute cards! Purchase a card by calling Jessica Miller Switzer at 403-444-3157 or by emailing her. At this time, online tribute card purchases are not available. To learn more please visit our website.

In honour of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, PJ Our Way® Calgary joined nearly 100 participants from across North America at the Celebrate Earth Day webinar with the Jane Goodall Institute. Attendees, who were challenged to share their eco-friendly recipes and ideas, awed and inspired with their creativity and passion! For more information about PJ Our Way, the next chapter for children 8½  to 12 years old, go online or contact Kathie Wainer.

In honour of Giving Tuesday, Calgary JCC is organizing a community outreach program in support of The Calgary Food Bank, which is in desperate need of donations. From May 5 to 8, between 10:00am to 12:00pm daily, community members are invited to drop-off food bank items to the JCC parking lot while remaining in their vehicles. To learn more about this wonderful initiative to support Calgarians in need, visit the JCC on Facebook.