UPCOMING VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Dworkin at ldworkin@benderjccgw.org or 301-348-3837.
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FY22 Impact
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FY22 Impact
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FY21 Impact
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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 Emma Hertzberg at ehertzberg@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, April 7th - |
Community Playhouse Build | Sunday, May 5th - 1:00 PM |
Good Deeds Week
Sunday, April 7th
Federation’s Sara & Samuel J. Lessans Good Deeds Week
Be the GOOD you want to see in the world!
This April 7 – 14, 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.
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.
Community Playhouse Build
Sunday, May 5th
1:00 PM
Join Bender JCC and Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland for an interfaith community-wide playhouse build. Teams will work together to raise a minimum of $2,000 to sponsor a single playhouse. Teams can have up to 10 participants.
Playhouses bring smiles…and money raised provides critical funding to help build affordable homes for lower-income families in our local community.
Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland supports the notion that good, stable housing matters for neighborhoods. Better quality of living leads to stronger citizens and families. Habitat for Humanity is changing lives, one home at a time.
Many children of Habitat homeowners have never had a safe place to play or a stable place to call home. The playhouses we build together will help provide a safe place for Habitat children to play and grow.
1:00 PM: Check-in
1:15 PM: Welcome & Introduction
1:30 – 6:00 PM: Playhouse Build
All are welcome to create a team! This event is suitable for ages 10+.
This meaningful volunteer experience is suited for school groups, faith communities, families, friends, non-profit partners and corporate/foundation sponsors.
For more information, please email jccplayhouse@habitatmm.org.