All activities will begin following the kickoff program, so we hope to see you there!
SALAD MAKING
Upstairs Kitchen | Adults and children ages 10+
Food insecure families need healthy food options. Join fellow congregants in preparing salads for the Ardmore Food Pantry and Narberth Community Food Bank. For questions, contact Jill Altshuler.
TOILETRY SORTING & PACKAGING
Hausen | Children and adults
Sort all the wonderful trial sized toiletries collected from our congregation, make a cheerful note to go along with the goods, and then put them all together in an attractive package to benefit Laurel House and Mitzvah Circle Foundation. For questions, contact Kerry Heppen.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL COOKIE BAKING
Circular | Religious School aged children
Carolyn Klein will lead participants in cookie baking and packing. For safety reasons, parents must stay with their children during the cookie baking. For questions, please contact Rabbi Kleinman.
SACRED SPACES REFRESH
Morganroth & Green | Ages 15 and up
Take part in chiddur mitzvah (beautifying our sacred space): Shine the wood on the seats in the Sanctuary, evenly distribute and straighten prayer and Torah books in Sanctuary and Chapel, and keep our sacred spaces looking beautiful. Contact Linda Finkelstein with questions or concerns.
ECE ACTIVITIES
Orleans | ECE families
Help ensure our community feels cared for and supported throughout the winter season by creating snack bags and decorating place mats for the Ardmore Food Pantry. For questions, please contact Katherine Haber or Jennifer Attix.
ISRAEL COMMITTEE CARDS TO ISRAELIS
Hausen | All ages
Write colorful, encouraging postcards to our friends in Israel. We’ll have postcards, crayons, markers, and colored pencils ready for you to create cheerful messages and drawings. This simple act lets our Israeli friends know that their MLRT family is thinking of them. For questions, please contact Sherrill Neff.
BAKE SALE & BRACELET MAKING
Lobby | All ages
Come visit the Bake Sale run by the teens from Tribe, purchase a handmade bracelet, and help support our partner organizations. If you would like to bake, please contact Ross M. Levy.
HIAS ADVOCACY TABLE
Lobby | All ages
HIAS PA staff will provide information on how to advocate on behalf of refugees and immigrants. For questions, please contact Linda Brock.
CRADLES TO CRAYONS MOBILE WAREHOUSE CLOTHING SORT
Hausen | Teens and adults
Inspect and sort clothing donated to Cradles to Crayons that benefits needy children and families. For questions, contact Vanessa Coke Cohen.
PHILABUNDANCE NOTES OF SUNSHINE PROJECT
Lobby | All ages
Help brighten a senior’s day by creating cheerful postcards for local older adults facing food insecurity, in partnership with Philabundance. All completed cards will be bundled and sent to Philabundance to share “notes of sunshine” with seniors in our community. For questions, please contact Gaby Millman.
MAZON POSTCARDING CAMPAIGN
Lobby | All ages
Join MAZON’s national effort to advocate for Americans facing food insecurity. Each postcard we write will represent 1,000 people experiencing hunger, contributing to the goal of 47,000 postcards delivered to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture with a simple, urgent message: No one deserves to go hungry. For questions, please contact Zach Gerson.
RECYCLED BOOK FAIR
Lobby | All ages
Browse children’s books at our Recycled Book Fair – books are priced to sell. Stop by, shop, and support literacy and community care. All proceeds benefit WePAC. For questions, please contact Liz Stoller or Beth Allen.
WePAC reopens school libraries, inspires reading, provides volunteer support, and mails books to families to spark a love of reading. This effort will help ensure students across our region have access to 110 read-aloud books per school.
OFF-SITE
- GLADWYNE CEMETERY CLEANUP
Participants may arrive at Beth David at 9:30 am or join Brotherhood at the Cemetery after the Temple kickoff at 10:00 am. Volunteers will help clear debris and beautify the grounds. For questions, please contact David Krupnick at dkrupnick@thestanleygroup.net. - JUNIOR JAMMERS SINGING FOR SENIORS
11:00 am at the Quadrangle
MLRT’s youth choir, The Junior Jammers, will bring music and cheer. For questions and transportation coordination, please contact Cantor Rudnick at Frudnick@mlrt.org.
