Dear Congregants, I hope this email finds you and your family safe and well. As you know we will not be able to house the homeless this season due to the pandemic. But there is still something we can do! Chanukkah Blessing bags!!
Date and time: 11:00 AM on Saturday, Dec. 12th at Temple Shaari Emeth, outside.
Donations due to the Temple by Friday, December 4th.
Join us as we come together to spread Chanukah warmth and comfort to Monmouth County's homeless community. This will be a socially distant, outdoor event where we will assemble 250 Blessing Bags (small assortments of basic toiletries and snacks in a ziplock bag). The bags will be distributed by The Blessing Bag Brigade of NJ, a non-profit organization dedicated to showing compassion and humanitarianism towards the homeless.
We are looking for volunteers to help assemble bags as well as individuals willing to donate supplies. Our goal is to collect 250 of each item in increments of 24 or 25. (Quantities can vary depending upon how items are packaged.) Donations can be purchased privately or through the Amazon wishlist link provided by Blessing Bag Brigade (found on the sign-up genius website above). All supplies must be dropped off at the temple by December 4th..
