Community Wide Mitzvah Weekend–Help Repair the World

As they did last year, the recently renamed OFJCC is celebrating MLK day with a community wide day of doing good, a Mitzvah Day. I encourage anyone with the day off to participate. There’s lots of projects (Descriptions) to chose from, but be sure to register (Sunday Projects Monday Projects) in advance, as some activities have a limit on the number of people who can participate. Lots of the Palo Alto area Jewish community organizations are involved. Why on Martin Luther King Jr. day? Besides it being a day off from work for some, it’s continuing in his vision. As the website for the event quotes,

“Everybody Can Be Great, Because Anybody Can Serve” Martin Luther King, Jr.

“A community is too heavy for anyone to carry alone.” Based on Deuteronomy 1:9

This year there will projects on both Sunday and Monday (MLK day), January 18 and 19. They are also having events all weekend. You can also check out the event on Facebook.

Kol Emeth Young Adults will be participating in a couple of the projects and invite fellow young adults to join them.

Mitzvah Day Event

January 18, 2009

As part of a community-wide program, Kol Emeth Young Adults will be doing their share for Mitzvah Day with a multi-faceted event. We will join Kol Emeth and the JCC in a blood drive and a sandwich-making event for a homeless shelter. Feel free to participate in both events or just one — we understand if you’re a bit squeamish! More details to come in January, but mark your calendars now.

Here’s some details from the event website:

Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive

Every year the Stanford Blood Center sets up shop at Congregation Beth David for their annual blood drive. This year the tradition continues. It’s organized by Congregation Beth David’s Social Action Committee. All the info you need to know is below.

Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive
Wednesday, December 3, 3:30 – 7:00 pm

Join us in the Beth David Social Hall for our annual blood drive. Receive a free cholesterol screening and enjoy refreshments after donating. Be sure to BRING a PHOTO ID! Requirements for donating are:

• Be at least 17 years of age
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Be free of cold & flu symptoms (allergies okay; as are most medications)
• Eat before donating & drink plenty of fluids

You will be deferred:
• If you stayed in the U.K. for a cumulative time of three months or more between 1980 & 1996
• If you spent five years or more since 1980 in specified European countries (please call the Resource Nurse)
• For one year if, within the last twelve months, you have traveled to India, Costa Rica, or some parts of China and Mexico

To make an appointment or for more information, contact Mike Harris at 408.255.6360.

If you have questions about your eligibility, please call our Resource Nurse at 650.725.9968 or visit: http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu.

Blood Drive at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City

Save a life!

Peninsula Sinai Congregation is hosting a blood drive in Foster City on Sunday, October 26. We’d like to get people signed up ahead of time, to expedite the process and make sure we are getting enough donors. If you can donate, please contact Phyllis (our coordinator, and a volunteer) Appointment times are from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Music Saves Lives Van’s Warped Tour Blood Drive: Congregation Beth David July 8th Noon to 6pm

American Red Cross has team up with Van’s Warped Tour for a slew of Music Saves Lives blood drives. Give Blood, Get Music, or rather VIP backstage passes. One of these drives will be held at Congregation Beth David, next Tuesday, July 8 from Noon to 6pm. Visit the American Red Cross website (https://www.beadonor.com/) to schedule an appointment. Buy Warped Tour tickets online.

To find out the location, date, and time of other Music Saves Lives drives, including San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek and others enter sponsor code, warpedvip, for the list of drives from now through August 11.

The Music Saves Lives drive at Congregation Beth David will be held in the Social Hall, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070 from Noon to 6pm.

Just one blood donation can save up to 3 lives, so start saving lives today. See the Red Cross website for eligibility requirements.

Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive

Congregation Beth David’s Social Action Committee’s Annual:

Louis Chevlen Memorial Blood Drive
Thursday, December 6, 3:30 -7:00 pm
Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Rd. Saratoga, CA

Participate in our annual blood drive! Requirements for donating are:

- Be at least 17 years of age
- Weigh at least 110 lbs.
- Be free of cold and flu symptoms
- Eat before donating & drink plenty of fluids
- Allergies are OK

You will be deferred if you have visited or lived in the U.K. for a cumulative time of 3 months or more between 1980 & 1996, or other specified European countries for 5 years or more since 1980. This is a FDA recommendation concerning vCJD (Mad Cow Disease).

For an appointment, please contact Mike Harris at 408.255.6360. For eligibility questions, contact our resource nurse at 650.725.9968 or visit: http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu.

Please note that CBDYAG is having a Hanukkah Party in the evening. More details coming soon.