UPCOMING VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
Delivering Good: Waterway Cleanup, March 30
Delivering Good: Food Packaging, March 31
If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Dworkin at ldworkin@benderjccgw.org or 301-348-3837.
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PJ Our Way Book Collection
We are collecting PJ Our Way chapter book in partnership with PJ Library. These books will form a Jewish library for the 9-12 year-old Igbo Jewish community in Nigeria.
Formula & “Wipe Out” Drive
Ongoing
The Bender JCC will be a donation drop-off site for the Greater DC Diaper Bank. We are looking for unopened/unexpired formula, diapers and wipes. Drop-off in JCC lobby. For Questions, contact Jennifer Radosh at jradosh@benderjccgw.org.
A Wider Circle Essentials Drive
The Delivering Good Network is hosting a drive to collect essentials to support A Wider Circle, a local non-profit whose mission is to advance equity in the greater Washington DC area and to address the root causes of poverty. Our drive is located in the lobby and we will be collecting the following items:
- Linens
- Non-perishable foods (canned tuna, peanut butter, cereal, etc.)
- Household and personal care items (soap, detergent, cleaning supplies)
If you have any questions, please contact Candice Goldstein at cgoldstein@benderjccgw.org
JCC Delivering Good Network Partner Organizations and Links for Volunteer Opportunities
The Bender JCC’s Delivering Good Network offers many exciting volunteer opportunities here at our center on a monthly basis. Explore opportunities to serve your community outside our center!
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The Delivering Good Network has worked with the following partners
| Good Deeds Week | Sunday, March 30th - |
Good Deeds Week
Sunday, March 30th
Federation’s Sara & Samuel J. Lessans Good Deeds Week
Be the GOOD you want to see in the world!
This March 30 – April 6, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Sara & Samuel J. Lessans Good Deeds Week will once again bring together 60+ community partners and thousands of participants across DC, MD, and Northern VA to address pressing needs across our region.
Explore the many ways in which you can do good and care for others, including helping refugee families build a new life, filling the shelves of local food pantries, cleaning up waterways and community gardens, gathering supplies for unhoused individuals, and more.
Delivering Good Network, Waterway Clean Up | March 30
Delivering Good Network, Food Packing | March 31
KindWorks Packing | April 3
Blazers For Her Collection Drive | Through April 6
Federation’s Good Deeds Week is made possible by Drs. Ellen & Stuart Lessans, in loving memory of Sara & Samuel J. Lessans.
For more information, please contact Lauren Dworkin at ldworkin@benderjccgw.org.
