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Engage E-News December 2016
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We welcome the month of December!
As winter approaches, our Engage team encourages you to get involved and stay connected.
Through Engage you can extend your circle to meet like-minded members of the community and make time to do good through your volunteer efforts. Please read some of our one time opportunities below and let us know how we can match your skills and interests to social and volunteer opportunities taking place within our JCCs and in the community.
In gratitude,
Susan
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Engage and "
Your Story is Our Story"
Think about it: So many New Yorkers, whether or not they’re Jewish, have a Jewish New York story to share.
Great-grandparents arriving at Ellis Island . . . a carefree summer spent at the local Jewish day camp . . . the best place for mouthwatering pastrami on rye.
As part of UJA’s centennial, we’re looking to collect all of these stories, and then some. We want to hear your stories. They bring Jewish New York to life.
And, it turns out, we’re all connected. Your story is our story. We’re proud of the role we’ve all played in shaping our community over the past 100 years, and can’t wait to see how our story continues to unfold into our next century.
Tell us. What’s your Jewish New York story?
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Special Coffee and Conversation in December
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Meet other members of your Engage community!
"C
offee and conversation" is an informal way to meet and mingle with like-minded members of the community.
Whether you are retired, an empty nester or transitioning to a new stage of life, we invite you to join us once a month for this social opportunity.
This month, our Engage volunteers will be meeting at The Nassau County Museum of Art for a docent lead tour organized and planned by Engage members.
If interested, you can meet other Engage members for lunch prior to the museum tour. Please meet in the cafe at Sid Jacobson JCC at 12:30 and feel free to carpool to the museum.
RSVP a must!
Costs - pay as you go, lunch and/or docent led tour.
For more information about The Nassau County Museum of Art new exhibits:
http://www.nassaumuseum.org/default.php
Tuesday, December 13
12:30 pm Lunch - meet at cafe at Sid Jacobson JCC
2:00 pm Docent led tour
- Nassau County Museum of Art
- One Museum Drive,
- Roslyn Harbor, New York 11576
Save the date for the next Coffee and Conversation:
Tuesday, January 10
11:00am-12:00pm
Sid Jacobson JCC
300 Forest Drive
East Hills, New York 11548
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Engage in Clubs
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Do you have an interest you would like to share with others?
Join an Engage Club and meet regularly with other members of your Engage community!
Koffee, Kibbitz, and More at Sid Jacobson JCC
- Join others for one hour of conversational Yiddish, stories, jokes, songs and anecdote. All levels welcome
- Thursday, December 15
- 12:00-1:00pm
- For more information and to RSVP contact Kathy, kgarneau@sjjcc.org
Giving Dolls at Sam Field Y
- The New York Giving Doll mission is to give faith, love, joy, hope and comfort to children worldwide, at times of special need through the construction and distribution of handmade cloth dolls.
- Friday, December 16
- 1:30pm
- For more information contact Jordana, jdavidson@sfy.org
Knitzvah - Knitting for a Cause at Sid Jacobson JCC
- Knit or crochet 8x8 squares to be made into lap blankets for the infusion center of The Cancer Institute at St Francis Hospital. All levels welcome. Instruction available.
- Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm
- Wednesday afternoons, 12:00-2:00pm
- For more information contact Susan, sberman@sjjcc.org
Meditation at Sid Jacobson JCC
- Meditation is a skill that you can use in your personal life as well as in your volunteer experience. Join Rabbi Lina Zerbarini for meditation and mindfulness.
- Thursdays,12:30-1:30pm
- For more information contact Kathy, kgarneau@sjjcc.org
Talkin' Torah at Friedberg JCC
- Learning Torah is one of the greatest Mitzvot, and learning together makes it fun. Join us to discuss the weekly Torah portion, followed by a conversation on various topics of interest to the Jewish Community. All religious backgrounds welcome.
- Fridays, 11:30am-12:30pm
- For more information contact Marcy, mhallerman@friedbergjcc.org
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Engage with The Interfaith Nutrition Network
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Volunteer at The Mary Brennan INN Soup Kitchen.
Each month a group of Engage community members volunteer together at the soup kitchen. Volunteers work in food pantry and clothing pantry and assist with lunch meal service.
Spots limited, reservations a must! Please reserve early.
Hempstead, New York
Tuesday, December 27
9:00am-2:00pm ( no partial shifts)
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Engage with MASBIA
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Would you like to join other Engage volunteers to assist with food preparation and distribution at a kosher food pantry with sites in Flatbush Brooklyn and Rego Park Queens? Please respond to this email if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity. Join a group of Engage volunteers for food preparation at a kosher food pantry.
For more information please email
sberman@sjjcc.org
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Engage with Homebound Seniors
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Are you interested in Friendly Visiting?
Do you have time to visit with a homebound or isolated senior in the community?
Would you like to learn how you can have meaningful interaction with a senior by phone or on the computer using Google chat technology?
Let us know if we can count on you!
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Engage with The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
Volunteers needed to assist as greeters and wrappers during full day of activities supporting The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, including story hour, craft, and book readings. For more information click here: Barnes and Noble
Sunday, December 11
9:30am-4:00pm
Barnes & Noble
1542 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset
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SAVE THE DATE
Martin Luther King Weekend 2017
Sign up on UJA’s new volunteer platform,
Time for Good
, New York’s go-to place for Jewish volunteerism. Serve with us on MLK Day weekend and celebrate how powerful we can be together. Your help is needed now more than ever.
Launching on MLK Day 2017, a National Day of Service, Time for Good makes it easy to make a meaningful difference.
Let’s make this MLK Day really matter — for ourselves and for the people we help.
Participate in our million-hour call to action. And help us kick off a year of doing good.
Sign up at
www.timeforgood.org/mlk-day
to find your opportunity today.
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Become part of UJA-Federation of New York's Engage Jewish Service Corps
Long Island and Queens ... get engaged!
Thank you from the Engage Team
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