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Volunteers from throughout the community helped stock the shelves of the Samost Jewish Family and Children's Service Food Pantry prior to the holidays. Area synagogues, the Katz JCC, and individuals donated 179 bags and 94 boxes of food, not including 152 lb. of food that JFCS gave to the South Jersey Food Bank. "In my 20 years with JFCS, I have never seen a community response like this," said Board President Michele Ettinger. The event was co-chaired by Ruth Manin and Margot Kaminer. Area teens helping to sort and pack food for distribution were (from left), Jena Blum, Lisa Orenstein, and Daryn Stevens, with Co-chair Ruth Manin (second from right). For more information about how to help, or if you are in need of help, call 424-1333. More ... The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey has opened a mailbox to collect funds on a non-sectarian basis for relief efforts following two earthquake-related disasters in the Asia Pacific region—in the tsunami-wracked Samoan islands and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, as well as the Tropical Storm Parma, More ... The Early Childhood Camps at the Katz JCC, 1301 Springdale Rd., in Cherry Hill, will host an Open House on Sunday Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All members of the community are invited to meet the staff, play in the imaginarium indoor climbing play structure, create a craft, enjoy refreshments, and receive money saving offers. More ... Marcia Brown reads to children at the Zane North Elementary School in Collingswood. Brown was one of six guest readers from the Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center (GHMEC) who went to the school for a day of teaching tolerance. These volunteer readers are part of an ongoing program to deliver anti-bullying and tolerance messages at an age-appropriate level to students in the Southern New Jersey area. The GHMEC works with area schools to promote the lessons of tolerance from the events of the Holocaust. Last year, GHMEC volunteers reached students in hundreds of classes in the public, private, and parochial schools. For more information, contact Helen Kirschbaum at 751-9500, ext 249. More ... The JCC Camps at Medford will hold an Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Medford campsite, 400 Tuckerton Rd., Medford. Come see what makes the JCC Camps the ultimate day camp for children ages 3-14. More ... |
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