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Disaster Relief for Haiti
A severe earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. This is the most severe earthquake to hit that impoverished country in 200 years.
The Reform community has a long history of generosity when natural disasters devastate communities. The Union for Reform Judaism is a member of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, which allows a unified Jewish response to natural and man-made crises that occur outside of North America.
Please follow this link to donate through the URJ website.
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Help feed those in need...
Congregation Emanu El accepts food and monetary donations for the poor.
Suggested food items include:
Canned tuna, vegetables, pasta, chili, fruit, soup, milk etc.
1 lb. pkgs. of rice, pinto & navy beans
Packages macaroni & cheese
Small jars peanut butter
8 qt. pkgs. dry milk
You may also send a check payable to Congregation Emanu El for the Food Pantry fund so that we can provide Stater Brothers scrip to the Cornerstone Pantry.
These donations are distributed, by the Cornerstone Food Pantry, throughout the local community to help the less fortunate.
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Step by Step - A Community Reentry Coalition
Our support for parolees reentering the community is even more important in this difficult economy. We still need hygiene items with particular emphasis on razors, shaving cream, and shampoo. See a good sale? Think of buying several and bringing them to the Temple Office. A monetary donation (memo: “Step by Step”) will be applied to the urgent needs of parolees to assist them in starting productive lives and staying out of prison. Contacts: Joanne Singer and Dr. Asher Sheppard of the Social Action Commitee.
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Help Stop Genocide in Darfur!
 For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has declared a “ genocide emergency ,” saying that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region of Sudan.
The crisis in Sudan is critical, with hundreds of thousands of refugees and victims of atrocities at risk of dying over the next several months. We can make a difference. Donations to the Union’s Sudan Relief Fund will be used to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Sudan through reputable agencies. Click here to be redirectef to the URJ Sudan Relief Page where you can learn more and make direct donations.
Click Here to be directed to the Save Darfur Coalition website for more ways to raise awareness and make a difference.
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The need is great. You have the power to help, the power to heal.
By becoming a bone marrow donor and joining the Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry, you make bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants a reality for thousands of patients with leukemia and other diseases who depend on a bone marrow donor who can make their life-saving transplant possible
You have the power to save lives.
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 Each year, malaria infects 500 million people, causing over one million deaths, devastating the society and economy of affected regions.
For just $10, you can purchase a bed net and help prevent the spread of this terrible disease in Africa.
Please make your donation to the Nothing but Nets Campaign and learn more about the URJ’s partnership in this program. Watch the amazing video & read the blogs.
So that we can track our congregation's impact on this terrible problem, please contact Asher Sheppard and let him know YOU helped save lives.
He can be reached by e-mail at: asher.sheppard@verizon.net
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