TAE Social Action
Making a Difference Together
Highlights of this Month's Email - (Scroll for Details)

Social Action Committee Meeting - October 22
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Ormond Beach Villas Grand Opening - October 3
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Open Mosque Day - October 6
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Bone Marrow Drive - October 6
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Sukkah Building - October 6
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High Holiday Food Drive - October 9
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Stuff Purses for Homeless Women - October 26 and 27
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Valley Interfaith Walk - October 27
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Sign up now for Casa Pacifica Road to Independence
November 2
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Sign up now for Blood Drive - November 3
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Mitzvah Day - November 17
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Shoes that Fit Collection - Sign ups
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Collecting Gently Used Bikes - November 3
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 Conejo Valley Meals for the Homeless - Signups Available
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T.O. Remembers - November 8
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Volunteer Opportunities in the Community
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Visit www.AdatElohim.org/socialaction to learn about TAE social action opportunities. The information changes regularly, so please check back often! We have great events planned - Join us!

Marcia & Harold Gordon - Social Action Co-Chairs
socialaction@adatelohim.com
Projects & Opportunities
FOOD DRIVE

Remember your
Yom Kippur
food donations on
October 9
We can make a huge impact on our neighbors.

Remember to fill a grocery bag (or 2!) with food and bring it back to TAE on Yom Kippur! Help us stock Manna’s shelves. When you arrive for Yom Kippur services, you can drive though the front parking lot to drop off your donations before heading off to park. The truck from Manna will be at TAE on 10/9. 
BONE MARROW DRIVE

Sunday, October 6
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
TAE Courtyard

Elan is 10 years old. He is battling a rare, severe blood disorder and urgently needs your help to find a lifesaving marrow or blood stem cell match. A match for Elan must be between 18-35 years old and most likely of Askenazi and/or Persian background. Those between 36-60 who would be willing to be a donor can also be swabbed to be included in the National Registry because you may be able to save someone else's life. Get Swabbed.
Fall Blood Drive -
Sunday, November 3
 
Donating blood is an easy way to save someone’s life. Be a hero. 

Reserve your space today.
It is time to schedule your donation appointment. We need you! If you've never donated before, please become a donor this year. Watch this short 3 minute video to learn why fellow temple members donate and what they want you to know about it. You'll be moved to join them. Click the link to watch.
 
To schedule an appointment, please contact:
Joyce Bloom: jbloom1967@gmail.com 805-241-5440
Open Mosque Day

Sunday, October 6
Noon - 4 p.m.
This is a wonderful event for the entire family. Join with other TAE members to visit with our neighbors at the Mosque. Enjoy a tour, learn about their faith, culture and enjoy good food!

Questions:

socialaction@adatelohim.com


We need your help to build the Sukkah!
This Sunday, October 6
9 a.m. in the Courtyard

HELP NEEDED: Homeless / Community Meals

Please help to feed the homeless in our community.

From April to November, Temple Adat Elohim provides a nutritious dinner for approximately 50 homeless people in our community on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Westlake. We still need volunteers to help provide food on Wednesday, November 27. Please contact the Shelter Committee at taeshelter@yahoo.com if you would like to help.  Starting on December 1, TAE will host the shelter every Sunday night. If you would like to help by chaperoning, making lunches or with laundry, please contact the shelter team.
Many Mansions Ormond Beach Villas Grand Opening
This Thursday 10/3
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

This summer we joined with the Women's Interfaith Network to make 80 welcome baskets for the new residents at Ormond Beach Villas. All are invited to the Grand Opening of Ormond Beach Villas, 5527 Saviers Road, Oxnard, CA 93033 .

Ormond Beach Villas is a new 40-unit affordable housing rental complex in Oxnard designed for low-income veterans and their families.

RSVP  by going to: https://www.manymansions.org/ormond-beach-villas-grand-opening and filling out the form.
Casa Pacifica's
Road to Independence
Saturday, November 2
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sign up now to volunteer!
The annual Road to Independence at Casa Pacifica allows foster youth (ages 14-19) the opportunity to practice living skills in a real life environment. Demo booths such as banking, employment, vocational education and more provide youth with an introduction to manage independent living. Volunteers are needed to run the booths. No experience is required and it is a lot of fun! Although it is a few months away, volunteer signups are needed now to ensure a spot. RSVP to Lisa Sparrow at Casa Pacifica at 805-366-4019 or email her at lsparrow@casapacifica.org . Please also send an email to socialaction@adatelohim.com so we know who is going from TAE.

Social Action Committee Meeting

The next Social Action Committee meeting will be

Tuesday, October 22
7 p.m. Room 6
All members are invited to join us to learn more about TAE Social Action, bring new ideas, help plan upcoming events and get involved.

Contact Marcia & Harold Gordon with questions and to RSVP :  SocialAction@AdatElohim.com
Can You Help?
Caring Community of TAE needs your help!

Our Caring Community is dedicated to reaching out to those in our TAE community who are in need. 

Do you have some time to make a few phone calls to people who are in need to let them know that their TAE family is thinking of them? Do you have time to visit people who are in need of some company while they are ill? If you can help, please contact Cantor David at dshukiar@adatelohim.com (805) 497-7101. Please also contact Cantor David if you know someone in need.
Volunteer Opportunities in the Community



Volunteer Opportunities at Many Mansions

Homework Club 2019-2020
Many Mansions reopened its doors to the student Homework Club in September. This program is always in need of volunteers, and volunteers can join the program at any time of the year. If interested, please reach out to Jessica (below) for more information.

Still Looking for Volunteer Filers!
The awesome Many Mansions property management staff at multiple properties are still looking for a volunteer to assist with regular organizing and filing tasks. Schedules are based on volunteer availability. Come help us out with this administrative task!


Food Forward Sort and Drop Off
Have a car and would like to help provide food to Many Mansion residents? Help sort Food Forward donations every Friday from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. ! This task is followed by you delivering the fresh vegetable and fruit boxes to different T.O. sites for our residents. (Please note, the boxes are medium sized and can be heavy.)

For more information about these opportunities, and/or to RSVP, please contact Jessica Lawson at JessicaL@manymansions.org






Thousand Oaks remembers -
A Storytelling Project

As the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill and the Hill and Woolsey Fires approaches, Thousand Oaks Remembers (T.O. Remembers) is launching a storytelling project to give the community an opportunity to heal and find strength by sharing stories.

The individual stories from across the community weave together to tell the larger story of how Thousand Oaks was affected in the days and weeks surrounding the shooting and the fires. In partnership with the Museum of Ventura County, Thousand Oaks Remembers will gather the written stories of this community to be archived with the entirety of the project so that the stories shared will be saved. These stories can be signed or anonymous, and are all valuable and important.

Collecting the Stories:

Everyone connected to Thousand Oaks holds a story within them of how they were impacted, what they experienced, or how they felt on the days and weeks surrounding the shooting and the fires. Share any of your thoughts or experience from that time.

On the website thousandoakksremembers.org, there are several ways to submit a written story including:

  • Submitting it online.
  • Finding one of the community writing posts and submitting the story at the writing post;
  • Submitting a written story to a facilitator at a listening group event
  • Requesting a facilitator or a writing post to be provided for your group/community/business.
  • Sending an email to:Thousand Oaks Remembers at thousandoaksremembers@gmail.com.
On the evening of November 8, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the Scherr Forum at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza there will be a live storytelling event including members from the community sharing their personal stories from November 2018, as well as musical and artistic performers participating in the remembrance event. Lobby opens at 6:15pm where a gallery of stories and art work will be displayed for people to view. Tickets will be $15 per person.

Collection Corner
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On Mitzvah Day we will be collecting shoes for children in Oxnard. The link listed to the left should be available in mid-October.
Donate First Aid Supplies for Many Mansions residents

Now - October 31
On Mitzvah Day, we will be making first aid kits for residents of Many Mansions. Please drop off the following items in the collection box in the office by October 31.
  • Antiseptic Towelettes
  • Triple Antibiotic Ointment Packets
  • Plastic/Fabric Bandages multi-size
  • Hand Sanitizer Packets
  • Gauze Dressing Pads 3" x 3"
  • Nitrile Gloves
Donate Halloween Candy for Mitzvah Day!

Drop it off in the box in the office from November 1 - November 17
On Mitzvah Day we will be making candy bags for underprivileged children and donating candy to our troops. Please bring your candy donations to TAE by November 17!
Donate Gently Used, Clean T Shirts to make Toys for Shelter Animals

Now - October 31
On Mitzvah Day, we will be making animal toys from gently used t-shirts. Please drop off your clean donations in the box in the TAE office from now until October 31.

Do you have a gently used bike that a middle school or high school student can use?
On November 3, we will be participating in a donation drive of gently used bikes for middle school and high school students that will be given to Conejo students who need them to get to school. All bikes must be in good condition (only needing minor tire or chain repairs). Bikes can be dropped off at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center 1375 East Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks between 1 and 3 p.m. Questions: socialaction@adatelohim.com.



Do you have a tallit you could donate?
We have received a request from the Chaplain at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield for tallitot. Currently there are 4 Jewish detainees at the center. If you have a tallit that you can donate, please drop it off at the front desk in the office with a note on it that says 'Social Action'.
Food Collection for Manna Food Pantry
The yellow bin in the sanctuary foyer is always available to receive your donations of food items. Make it a habit to bring something to donate each time you come to temple. Leave temple knowing that you made a difference in someone's life. 

Please make sure that you are bringing unexpired, unopened food items. The items most needed are:

1.Baking Items – Cake/Cookie Mix – Sugar
2.Hamburger Helper
3.Tomato Sauce / Paste
4.Canned Pasta
5.Canned Stew/Chili
6.Spaghetti Sauce
7.Hot & Cold Cereal
8.Mac and Cheese
9. Cookies/Crackers
10. Eggs - If you'd like to donate fresh eggs, please deliver these directly to Manna. They cannot be left at temple.
10.Empty egg cartons (These are used to distribute the donated eggs to Manna clients.)

Please do not bring food supplements or Passover foods.

A huge thank you to Maggi Salfi who regularly delivers our donations to Manna.
What We've Been Doing


Thank you to those who donated purses!

We collected 102purses which were delivered to St. Jude's Catholic Church on October 1. The purses will be filled with toiletry items and distributed to homeless women. If you would like to help fill the purses, please join us at St. Jude's on the following dates.

  • Fill the purses with toiletries at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Westlake Village on October 26 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. and October 27 from 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact socialaction@adatelohim.com with any questions and to RSVP for the October events.
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Thank you to everyone who attended and/or volunteered at the United Way Day of Caring, the Conejo Pride Festival, the Hunger Forum, the Homeless Forum and the Harbor House Open House.
Homeless in Thousand Oaks

Watch this short video to learn first hand about the homelessness in our community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvlw8QKlVU
On September 22, the City of Thousand Oaks held a forum on Homelessness in Thousand Oaks. If you would like to watch the full event, you can find it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87SR7toY8s
On-Going Projects & Opportunities
Tzedakah Box
Donations to the Tzedakah Box will be used for the Community Holiday Dinner which will be held at TAE on 12/25/19. Our Tzedakah box is located in the foyer right outside the door to the sanctuary. Please help us help others .
This monthly Social Action e-newsletter is sent from the Social Action committee at the beginning of each month. It includes upcoming social action opportunities that are available to the TAE community. We invite all TAE members to find your place in TAE Social Action. We hope that you will find a project (or many!) that touches your heart. We encourage you to participate and bring your temple friends with you! There is something for everyone. 

If you have charities or projects that you support, please share them with us at socialaction@adatelohim.com . We might be able to involve others in a project that is important to you! 
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