Fall Mitzvah Mania

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Fall Mitzvah Mania

Mitzvah Mania
Fall 2011
Join the JUF TOV
Volunteer Network!
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago
Super Sunday Packing
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago delivers 5,000 Rosh
Pack non-perishable food items in boxes.
You must sign up in advance for a shift.
Hashanah and 5,000 Passover food boxes to needy Jews
who live in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. Bulk
shipments are also provided to several thousand needy
in shelter houses,
Date: September 18
Time: 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Ages: 12+
health care institutions
Day-of Packing
and Jewish prisoners
Pack perishable food items in boxes.
Signing up in advance is encouraged,
but not necessary.
throughout the state.
Volunteers are needed
to assemble boxes,
pack perishable and
Date: Sunday, September 25
Time: 6:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Ages: 12+
non-perishable food
and deliver the food
boxes to the needy so they may observe the holidays in
a traditional and dignified manner. Additionally, teams of
volunteers meet trucks at large subsidized buildings to
distribute boxes to individual apartments. Volunteers are
also able to spend time with the recipient(s) in their
Maot Chitim Delivery
Deliver to Chicago and its suburbs. You do
not need to pre-register, but you must
have a vehicle for delivery.
Date: Sunday, September 25
Time: 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Ages: Family Friendly
homes or apartments.
CONTACTS: For more information, contact Audrey Lane-Schiff at
847-674-3224. To volunteer as a group or individual or to sign up
for a Super Sunday shift, email Mike at volunteer@maotchitim.org.
To volunteer in the south suburbs, contact Alene Rutzky at
(708) 798-1884 or email her at AleneRutzky@juf.org.
Warehouse Location: TBD
Check maotchitim.org for directions or
call the Maot Chitim office (847-674-3224)
for more information.
Volunteers: Unlimited
Join TOV Tutoring for the 2011-2012 School Year!
JEWISH UNITED FUND
TOV Tutoring places volunteers in Chicago area Jewish
Day Schools. The project’s goal is to help elementary and
middle school children enhance their academic skills. In
just one hour a week, volunteers can make a real impact
on a child’s academic and personal life.
As a volunteer with TOV Tutoring, you can either work with students in the classroom during the
week or at the Bernard Horwich JCC on Sundays. Volunteers must be college-age or older and must
commit to tutoring for the full academic year.
If interested, please contact TOV or sign up online at www.juf.org/tov/face_to_face_tutoring.aspx.
We’re accepting tutor applications until August 31, 2011.
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M I T Z VA H M A N I A • FA L L 2 0 1 1
JUF TOV Volunteer Network
2011 Fall Mitzvah Mania
To sign up for a project, call TOV at 312-357-4762
or go online at www.juf.org/tov/mm_form.aspx
The JUF TOV Volunteer Network connects volunteers with numerous social service
agencies throughout the Chicago area. TOV is designed to engage members
of our community in the mitzvah of tikkun olam, repairing our world.
Family Friendly projects welcome adults with children
so that children can learn the true meaning of tikkun olam.
Volunteer opportunities are limited, so please contact TOV soon!
Due to the popularity of these opportunities, each individual/group
can register for a maximum of two projects unless space permits.
You will receive a confirmation email or letter with all the
necessary information regarding your assignment.
*The JUF TOV Volunteer Network office will be closed Thursday, September 29 and Friday,
September 30 for Rosh Hashanah; Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14 and Thursday
and Friday, October 20 and 21 for Sukkot; and Thursday, November 24 for Thanksgiving.
Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Skip Schrayer, Chairman of the Board
Dr. Steven B. Nasatir, President
Beth Cherner, Vice President, Campaign
Audra P. Berg, Assistant Vice President, Leadership Development & Campaign
Steve Miller, TOV Committee Chair
Yael Brunwasser, Director, Volunteer Services
Marissa Comin, TOV Senior Program Associate
TOV is a program of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Cont act TOV at 3 1 2 -3 5 7 -4 7 6 2 o r w w w. j u f. o rg / to v
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Here is a list of the agencies participating
in this year’s Fall Mitzvah Mania!
*Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago
and worldwide Jewish community.
*The ARK
The ARK provides free social and medical
services to help distressed members of the
Chicagoland Jewish community return to
self-sufficiency. Today, The ARK improves
the quality of life for more than 3,500 needy
individuals by providing a broad array of
vital human services, including food; shelter;
clothing; medical, dental and eye care;
pharmacy services; legal aid; emergency
financial assistance; and much more.
Brentwood North Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center
For more than 25 years, Brentwood
has provided long-term, sub-acute and
rehabilitation services for over 100 residents.
The Center organizes a variety of recreational
programs for the residents in its dementia,
rehabilitation, skilled nursing and longterm units.
The Center for
Enriched Living
The Center strives to help people of all ages
with developmental disabilities lead more
independent and fulfilling lives through
education, recreation and social activities
in a safe, fun and welcoming environment.
*CJE SeniorLife
CJE SeniorLife assists older people and their
families through quality programming. The
services offered include physical and/or
psychological assistance to elders in their own
homes, adult day services, and full-time care
and protection in a long-term care facility.
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*CJE SeniorLife
Adult Day Services
Adult Day Services provides weekday traditional
adult day-care programs and Alzheimer’s care
with kosher meals, outings and activities.
*CJE SeniorLife
Gidwitz Place
Gidwitz serves older adults who require a
supportive environment yet still wish to live as
independently as possible.
*CJE SeniorLife Lieberman
Geriatric Health Centre
Lieberman is a skilled-nursing facility offering
social, recreational and rehabilitative programs.
Franciscan
Outreach Association
Since 1963, Franciscan Outreach Association
(FOA) has provided emergency and long-term
services to poor and homeless individuals in
Chicago. The Marquard Center soup kitchen
serves a hot, sit-down meal to approximately
100 guests every night of the year, in addition
to providing laundry, shower and casemanagement services. The Franciscan House
Shelter holds up to 250 individuals each night
and provides two meals, showers, a medical
clinic, an interim housing program and case
management services.
MI T Z VA H M A N I A • FA L L 2 0 1 1
*Jewish Child and
Family Services (JCFS)
Jewish Child & Family Services provides an
array of programs serving thousands of
children, adults and families through the
diverse Chicago community each year.
Services include counseling, treatment for
individuals with disabilities, respite care,
special educational programs and residential
care of abused and neglected youth.
*JUF Uptown Cafe
The Dina and Eli Field EZRA Multi-Service
Center coordinates the Cafe under the
auspices of the Jewish Community Centers
of Chicago. The Cafe, which is the first kosher
anti-hunger program in Chicago, provides
meals to people who are hungry while
nourishing their spirits.
A Just Harvest
A Just Harvest’s mission is to reduce
poverty and hunger in Rogers Park and the
greater Chicago community by providing
nutritious meals daily while building a just
society through advocacy and collaborative
relationships across racial, cultural and socioeconomic lines to promote the well-being of
patrons served.
Kids Enjoy Exercise
Now (KEEN)
KEEN is a volunteer organization that provides
free one-to-one recreational opportunities
for children and young adults with mental and
physical disabilities. At each KEEN session, a
participating athlete is paired with a volunteer
coach for a variety of age-appropriate
recreational activities.
Lambs Farm
Lambs Farm serves developmentally disabled
adults. Its mission is to empower people with
developmental disabilities to lead personally
fulfilling lives.
Park District of Highland Park
The Park District of Highland Park, founded in
1909, operates and manages over 650 acres of
land in 44 park areas, and offers approximately
3,000 recreation and seasonal programs.
Pushing the Envelope Farm
Pushing the Envelope Farm aims to build
vibrant Jewish life by connecting to the
land. With a 14-acre site, the Farm raises goats,
chickens, bees and fruit trees in addition to a
vegetable garden. Through farming, nature
education and creative programming, the
Farm hopes to renew Jewish life in the greater
Chicago area.
Temple Sholom of Chicago’s
Monday Meal
Temple Sholom, founded in 1867 and one of
Chicago’s oldest synagogues, affirms Judaism
as a dynamic and motivating force in the
lives of its congregants. The Temple sits in
the forefront of Reform Judaism, educating
both young and old, presenting lectures
and programs of broad appeal, serving the
disadvantaged in the community and helping
those searching for new forms of worship and
expression within Jewish heritage.
Women in Need Growing
Stronger (WINGS)
WINGS is an agency that works with suburban
homeless women and children and victims of
domestic violence.
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September
SUNDAY
MONDAY
11
Pushing the
Envelope Farm
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
12
THURSDAY
13
14
20
21
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
15
16
17
22
23
24
30
OCT. 1
Uptown Cafe
18
19
Brentwood
Maot Chitim
Packaging
Uptown Cafe
25
26
Franciscan
Outreach
27
Lambs Farm
Maot Chitim
Delivery
28
CJE Gidwitz
TOV Office Closed
29
CJE Lieberman
Franciscan
Outreach
TOV Office Closed
CJE Lieberman
October
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
WEDNESDAY
3
4
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
5
SATURDAY
6
7
CJE Lieberman
9
10
CKNU
WINGS
12
TOV Office Closed
13
TOV Office Closed
14
15
TOV Office Closed
20
TOV Office Closed
21
22
CJE Adult Day
CJE Gidwitz
16
17
Brentwood
A Just Harvest
KEEN
11
JCFS
8
CJE Lieberman
CJE Gidwitz
18
19
Uptown Cafe
23
24
CJE Lieberman
25
Monday Meal
26
CJE Lieberman
27
28
29
Deborah’s
Place
November
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
OCT. 30
Uptown Cafe
OCT. 31
6
7
Family Craft
13
14
20
21
WEDNESDAY
1
Uptown Cafe
The ARK
8
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
2
3
9
10
SATURDAY
4
5
11
12
17
18
19
24
25
26
PDHP
15
16
KEEN
Brentwood
Center for
Enriched Living
CKNU
6
Uptown Cafe
22
23
CJE Adult Day
TOV Office Closed
The ARK
CJE Lieberman
CJE Gidwitz
2011 Fall Mitzvah Mania Projects
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF
partnership of agencies serving the Chicago
and worldwide Jewish community.
b Listings with this symbol are family friendly projects.
_ Listings with this symbol are inter-generational projects.
Pushing the Envelope Farm
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Sunday, September 11
Tuesday, September 20
Come help bring the farm to life! Join the Pushing
Set tables, serve a restaurant-style meal, clear
the Envelope staff for a hands-on afternoon starting
tables and visit with guests.
with a tour. Then, help plant in the Tzedakah Garden,
which will be harvested and donated to a local food
bank. Each participant will also plant their own
micro-greens tray to take home.
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 20
AGES: 6+ with an adult b _
LOCATION: 1700 Averill Rd, Geneva
TIME:
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 6
AGES: 18+, 12+ with an adult b
LOCATION: 909 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago
TIME:
Franciscan Outreach
Association’s Marquard Center
Thursday, September 22
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Help with prepping and painting second and third
floor landing walls at the Marquard Center. Prep
Monday, September 12
work will include light cleaning, taping and setting
up drop cloths.
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10
AGES: 18+,12+ with an adult b
TIME:
Sunday, September 18
Bring your dog and spend an hour visiting
with the residents.
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10 families/10 dogs
AGES: 16+, 0–16 with an adult b _
LOCATION: 3705 Deerfield Rd, Riverwoods
TIME:
9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 6
AGES: 18+
LOCATION: 1645 W. Le Moyne St, Chicago
TIME:
*CJE SeniorLife Gidwitz Place
Wednesday, September 28
Help seat residents, pass out kipot & books and serve
refreshments at the Erev Rosh Hashanah service.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 3
AGES: 12+
LOCATION: 1551 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield
TIME:
7
Franciscan Outreach
House Shelter
Saturday, October 8
Thursday, September 29
Help serve refreshments and socialize with the
Help with a variety of projects at the shelter. Projects
residents after the breakfast Yom Kippur service.
may include cleaning and organizing the storage/food
TIME:
pantry area, defrosting and cleaning the freezers and
refrigerators, folding sheets and towels, shampooing
and disinfecting office chairs and cleaning and
painting walls in the North Dormitory.
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 15
LOCATION: 2715 W. Harrison St., Chicago
TIME:
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 12+
LOCATION:
1551 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield
Campus Kitchen at
Northwestern University
Sunday, October 9
Repackage unused dining hall food into individual
meals as well as large family style meal dishes.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.
12:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 12+ b _
Thursday, September 29:
Deliver prepared meals to clients around Evanston.
TIME:
Escort residents to and from and assist during
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 13+
LOCATION: 9700 Gross Point Rd, Skokie
People who deliver must have a car; two-person
TIME:
minimum per car.
2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
LOCATION: Allison Dining Hall,
1820 Chicago Ave, Evanston
TIME:
Friday, September 30:
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 13+
WINGS
Friday, October 7:
Sunday, October 9
TIME:
Work on the sales floor of the WINGS Resale Store.
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 13+
TIME:
Help with organizing, rearranging, stocking, sizing,
re-hanging, dusting and vacuuming.
Saturday, October 8:
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 5:30–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4/shift
AGES: 13+
TIME:
8
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 6
LOCATION: 8349 W. Golf Rd, Niles
TIME:
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*JCFS
A Just Harvest
Tuesday, October 11
Sunday, October 16
JCFS will be purchasing coats and cold weather
Help prepare and serve dinner at the Community
accessories for needy clients of JCFS using funds
Kitchen to about 150–175 food-deprived adults
received through JUF’s Chanukah Coat Club.
and children.
Volunteers will be shopping for specific requests
for specific children (i.e. pink coat, white boots,
purple gloves, etc.).
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 15
AGES: 16+, 5+ with an adult b _
LOCATION: Target (food court),
2209 Howard St, Evanston
TIME:
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 15
AGES: 12+ b _
LOCATION: 7649 N. Paulina Ave, Chicago
TIME:
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Tuesday, October 18
*CJE SeniorLife
Adult Day Services
Wednesday, October 12
Help with large group programming and events
for the Fall Dance.
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 18+
LOCATION: 1015 Howard St, Evanston
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 12
AGES: 18+,12+ with an adult b _
TIME:
TIME:
Help seat residents, pass out kipot & books and serve
Kiddush at the Erev Sukkot service.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 12+
TIME:
Sunday, October 16
Thursday, October 20
Shemini Atzeret services.
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 13+
TIME:
Friday, October 21
Simchat Torah services.
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 13+
TIME:
with the residents.
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
AGES: 16+, 0-16 with an adult b _
TIME:
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KEEN
*The ARK
Sunday, October 23
Wednesday, November 2
Work one-on-one with an athlete at a KEEN sports
Serve a meal at Café ARK.
session. Activities include playing with basketballs,
jump ropes, scooters, parachutes, hula-hoops and
more. Shift time includes training.
2:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10
AGES: 12+
LOCATION: UIC Sports and Fitness Center
828 S. Wolcott Ave, Chicago
TIME:
4:45 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
AGES: 12+ b
VOLUNTEERS: 4
LOCATION: 6450 N. California Ave, Chicago
TIME:
*TOV Family Craft Project
Sunday, November 6
Help decorate reusable tote bags to be donated
Temple Sholom of Chicago’s
Monday Meal
Monday, October 24
Set up, clean up, cook and serve a warm meal
to 50-plus hungry local Chicagoans.
3:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 15
LOCATION: 3480 N. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago
TIME:
to clients of the JUF Uptown Cafe.
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 20
LOCATION: Bernard Weinger JCC,
300 Revere Dr, Northbrook
TIME:
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Tuesday, November 8
Deborah’s Place
TIME:
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 12
Help with indoor cleaning projects as well as
outdoor landscaping.
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10
AGES: 16+
LOCATION: 2822 W. Jackson Ave, Chicago
TIME:
Park District of Highland Park
Friday, November 11
Join the PDHP for a morning of restoration by
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Sunday, October 30
If the weather is right, volunteers may also partake in
woodlands and prairies of the Heller Nature Center.
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 7
TIME:
10
helping clear out the invasive species, Buckthorn.
burning a brush pile and/or prescribed burning in the
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10
LOCATION: 2821 Ridge Rd, Highland Park
TIME:
KEEN
*JUF Uptown Cafe
Sunday, November 13
Tuesday, November 22
Work one-on-one with an athlete at a KEEN sports
session. Activities include playing with basketballs,
jump ropes, scooters, parachutes, hula-hoops and
more. Shift time includes training.
2:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 10
AGES: 12+
LOCATION: UIC Sports and Fitness Center
828 S. Wolcott Ave, Chicago
TIME:
Sunday, November 13
with the residents.
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
AGES: 16+, 0-16 with an adult b _
TIME:
Campus Kitchen at
Northwestern University
Sunday, November 20
Repackage unused dining hall food into individual
meals as well as large family style meal dishes.
12:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 12+ b _
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 12
TIME:
*CJE SeniorLife
Adult Day Services
Wednesday, November 23
Help with large group programming and events
for Thanksgiving.
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
AGES: 18+
LOCATION: 1015 Howard St, Evanston
TIME:
Thursday, November 24
Play Bingo and visit with the residents
on Thanksgiving.
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
TIME:
TIME:
*The ARK
Thursday, November 24
Deliver prepared meals to clients around Evanston.
Assemble and deliver approximately two food
People who deliver must have a car; two-person
packages to needy Jews living on the north side
minimum per car.
of Chicago and in the suburbs for Thanksgiving.
2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 4
LOCATION: Allison Dining Hall,
1820 Chicago Ave, Evanston
Volunteers may also have the opportunity to visit
TIME:
with the recipients. Volunteers must have their
own cars.
8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.
VOLUNTEERS: 6 cars per shift
LOCATION: 6450 N. California Ave, Chicago
TIMES:
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2011 Fall Mitzvah Mania
Non-Profit
U.S. Postage
JUF TOV Volunteer Network
Ben Gurion Way
30 South Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606-5056
PAID
Permit No. 6950
Chicago, Illinois
TOV
Collection Drive
From Sunday, October 2 to Sunday, October 30, TOV will
be collecting toilet paper, tissue, laundry detergent
and new full-sized toiletries to benefit the clients
of The ARK and EZRA Multi-Service Center.
Donation Drop-Off Sites
Bernard Weinger JCC
300 Revere Dr, Northbrook
B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom
1424 W.183rd St, Flossmoor
Florence G. Heller JCC
524 W. Melrose Ave, Chicago
Please contact TOV at (312) 357-4762 or tov@juf.org for further information.

Fall Mitzvah Mania

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