Good Deeds Day 2019

On Sunday, April 2,  Congregation Sha'are Shalom joined the Washington, DC community and communities in Israel and all over the world participating in Good Deeds Day.  This is Sha'are Shalom's fifth year participating in this global event.  

What We Did

We....

• Decorated and filled Blessing Bags with a variety of toiletries for Mobile Hope

• Made Sock Animals for the Loudoun County Sheriff's office

• Cleaned up the WO&D trail in downtown Leesburg

• Wrote military letters to A Million Thanks

• Created picture frames for the residents of Heritage Hall nursing and rehabilitation center.

• Created 'Bumble Bands' of seeds to be planted at home

• Held demonstration on CPR, Krav Maga and Zumba.

• Signed up to do more good deeds all year long!

Fun was had by all including a delicious lunch. Thanks to all of the volunteers and participants who came out to 'do good'!

Good Deeds Day

Join us on Sunday, April 7th for a host of activities where you can give back to the community while having fun!

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Breakfast is available starting at 8:30am and activities run from 9am through 1pm. Come for some or all of the day!

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REGISTER

Register to participate here.

Registration is not required, but will help us plan.

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VOLUNTEER 

Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks including serving as greeters, manning the registration table, handing out T-shirts, running the activities and helping set up and clean up. 

Sign up here to volunteer.

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SPONSOR

Help offset the cost of lunch and activity materials by making a donation to the Social Action Committee fund.  Donate through the Sha'are Shalom web site, by scrolling down to and clicking on the Donate button. Be sure to note that the donation is for Good Deeds Day.  You can also send a check to the synagogue and mark "Good Deeds Day" in the memo line.

We have a wide variety of activities for all ages!  Here's some of what we already have lined up:

• Creating Blessing Bags filled with toiletries for the shelter

• Packaging soup kits for Loudoun Hunger Relief

• Synagogue Clean-up

• Making no-bake treats for first responders

• Gaga-thon to benefit Direct Relief

• Singing at Heritage Hall

• Book mark making for the Veterans Center in Leesburg

• Writing letters and making cards to our troops

• Creating activity books for pediatric patients

Collecting Travel Sized Toiletries for Good Deeds Day

Collection of toiletries for Good Deeds Day is underway!

Travel size shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. are all needed to help make blessing bags for those in need.

Collection bins are located in the upstairs and downstairs lobby.



Thank you for your generosity!

Contact Yael Rogers for more information