Mitzvah Projects (Acts of Kindness)
The Riverdale YM-YWHA is committed to the ideas of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) as part of our mission statement to provide for our neighbors. Join us in our mitzvah projects! Collection bins are in the Y lobby.
Acts of Kindness 2009-10
August 2-26:
School Supplies drive
We are collecting for Friends of Karen critically ill kids:
back packs, marble notebooks, pens, pencils, hi-liters, rulers and scissors, spiral notebooks, erasable pens, index cards, pink erasers, pencil sharpeners, protractors and compasses, washable markers, pocket dictionaries, two-pocket folers, colored pencils and markers, soft pencil cases, 3-ring binders and looseleaf paper, assignment pads, whiteout, post-it notes, and construction paper.
September 3-24:
Wearable Collections (textile recycling)
According to a recent study, 386 million pounds of textiles enter the NYC waste stream annually, representing close to 6% of total waste. Wearable Collections will distribute your discarded clothing around the world to people who need it.
October 1-22:
Diaper & Baby Wipes
A Different Start is a program of WestchesterJewish Community Services providing GED preparation and parenting classes to adolescent girls who are pregnant and parenting in South West Yonkers. Deposit your donated disposable diapers and baby wipes in the bins in our lobby. Also appreciated -Einstein Baby Tapes!
November 15-December 15
Bead for Life
The fabulous jewelry made by women in Uganda from recycled magazine paper will be back, just in time for holiday shopping. All proceeds benefit the women and their
families -- visit www.beadforlife.org for information on this inspiring project.
November 23-December 6
Toy Drive
Drop off your new or gently used toys -- NO PLUS ANIMALS, PLEASE! We'll hold a holiday toy sale on Sunday, December 6 to raise funds for the children's theater programs.
December 7-18:
Coat Drive
Drop off your new or gently used adult or children's winter coats. We'll be giving them to the 50th Precinct for the annual New York Cares coat drive.
January 5-22:
Eye Glasses
Used eye glasses, broken frames, broken lenses -- they all can be recycled to aid the needy!
January 23-February 14:
Purim's Esther's Closet is Back!
It was great last year -- recycle your Purim costumes and benefit the Y ... consume less, create less waste, spend less, and clean out your closet? Esther's Closet will be on Sunday, February 14, from noon - 2:00 pm. Here's how it works: Bring your gently used costumes to donate to theY (1/23 - 2/14). At the exchange on February 14, browse "new" costumes and purchase them for a nominal fee(most will be $5). So COME ON! Empty the closets! Funds raised will support the costume fund of the Y's children's theater companies.
March 1-17:
Not-Kosher-for-Passover Food Drive
Start to clean out your food pantry before Passover. Bring in all your non-Kosher-for-Passover food and we will donate it to City Harvest. Please make sure that your items are canned, or dry non-expired items.
March 18-April 2:
Kosher for Passover Food Drive
This is our annual Kosher for Passover food drive. There are still many Jewish people in the city of New York, particularly aged people on the Lower East Side, who are poor, homebound and will have difficulty preparing for and observing the Passover Holiday. We will collect KOSHER FOR PASSOVER FOOD ONLY, to be distributed by Project Ezra.
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