Good Deeds Day Program Spotlights
On April 15th, 2018, MHWOW hosts all over the globe created programs in honor of Good Deeds Day.
Good Deeds Day Blanket Making
Sarah Freyman, Kansas City
“We will be making blankets for Safe Home” — Sarah Freyman, Kansas City
Prison Poetry Workshop
Sarah Garfinkel, Brooklyn
“I’ll lead my social justice book club in a Free Minds Write Night. Free Minds is a great organization! You can host a Write Night, where the org sends you poetry written by youth incarcerated as adults, and you and your guests read and respond to the poetry! If you’re interested in hosting a Write Night, you can contact outreach@freemindsbookclub.org to get a set of poems and some more info.”
— Sarah Garfinkel, Brooklyn
Good Deeds Day in Gomel
Taras Prokopenko, Belarus
“I made a masterclass in Shakshuk with friends, we had a charity bar of healthy drinks, fish, shish kebab and vegetables — we fed everyone with kosher food from Moishe House and talked about the program of Kokhavim, a program for helping disabled children and recommended making a donation to support this project. Collected 91 rubles (46 dollars =))”
— Taras Prokopenko, Gomel, Belarus
Sadeh Community Building
Talia Chain, London
“We are going to explore how we can live our dream projects through the Jewish farm and feel ownership of what we all bring, how we can work together and support each other in creating a Jewish environmental community.”
— Talia Chain, London
Jewish Food Festival
Sara Fruithandler, Boulder
“We will provide breakfast food and coffee to volunteers for coming out to help the JCC. We’ll distribute to volunteers for their hard work and commitment to come support!” — Sara Fruithandler, Boulder
Volunteering in the Vineyard
Josh Traulsen, Encinitas
“We will spend 2 hours volunteering at the Coastal Roots Farm and talk a little about the history of wine and Judaism.” — Josh Traulsen, Encinitas
Sandwich Making for McKenna’s Wagon
Talyah Sands, Washington D.C.
“In honor of Good Deeds Day, I will host a sandwich-making event for Martha’s Table, a local organization that distributes food nightly to hungry/homeless neighbors in need through McKenna’s Wagon, a mobile food truck. I will gather the supplies and invite people to help me make 100+ sandwiches for the organization, which we will drop off at the conclusion of the event.”
— Talyah Sands, Washington D.C.
Book Drive
Brandi Applebaum, Boca Raton
“Book drive and book club!” — Brandi Applebaum, Boca Raton
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Good Deeds Day this year and to those hosting Tikkun Olam programs throughout the year. If you want to host a Tikkun Olam program and need resources or ideas, reach out to us or post in the MHWOW Facebook group!
