AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE - June 27th

The social action committee is organizing a team for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.  This is the 10th anniversary of the Greater Attleboro Relay and the fourth one for Team Achim.  The Relay will be held at the North Attleboro High School on Landry Street from 6 pm Friday, June 27 to 12 pm Saturday, June 28.  To be part of the team, you will need to do some fundraising (can be done on-line) and walk for one hour during the 18-hour relay.  There is a $10 registration fee which will get you a relay t-shirt with the Team Achim logo on the sleeve. 

Here’s a chance to make a difference in the fight to cure cancer and have a great time!  Friday night will include a picnic and a Shabbat service at the team’s campsite.  If you want information about joining the team, contact Susan Bradie at 508-541-8552 or e-mail her at sbbradie@verizon.net.  You can register on-line by going to the relay website http://main.acsevents.org/rflmagtrattleboro.  Look for our web page.

Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Products – New items are in! 

Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Products – If you haven’t tried them yet, there is no time like the present!  Items can be ordered by calling or emailing Donna Cohen Avery at: 508-241-0837 or d.ca@verizon.net  (They will be for sale on Mitzvah Morning as well).
                                    
Ground or Whole Bean coffee $7.50
Drip grind:  French Roast (bold roast) or Bright Day Brew (a lighter roast)
Whole bean: French Roast (bold roast), Columbian (medium roast), Columbian decaf
Organic Green Tea …$4.00/box
 
Organic Chocolate  $3.00 per bar 
Milk chocolate with a hint of hazelnut
Very dark chocolate
Dark chocolate with mint
Dark chocolate with espresso chips
 
Fairly traded products help build pride, independence and community empowerment for small farmers in Latin America, Africa and Asia.  The taste is as wonderful as the hope it is bringing.

Soup Kitchen – No experience necessary!  On-going.  Check back for dates to come to staff the Friday soup kitchen at the Memorial Baptist Church, 340 Central Avenue, Seekonk, MA.  (On route 152 south bound just over the Attleboro line.)  You can arrive at 3:30 pm to help with the cooking or at 4 pm to help with set up, serving and clean up.  This is a wonderful activity to share as a family.  Please let us know if you would like to donate your time.  Contact Ken Perlow at:  508-285-5047 or perlow123@verizon.net.  Attention soup kitchen volunteers.  There will be no Synagogue sponsored soup kitchen in April due to Passover. 

 New Hope, Inc.

New Hope’s mission is to strengthen individuals and families by ending domestic violence.  They provide essential support services to people in crisis including temporary shelter.  They are currently in need of donations of: Maternity clothes, New toys, Quilts, Blankets, CD’s, DVD movies (for children and teens)

The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Rabbi Elyse uses these funds to help members and non-members with a variety of needs that social services agencies cannot currently address.  This is especially important during times of government cut backs since many people fall through the cracks of the system.  Please think about making a monetary contribution to this fund in honor of Purim. 

Food Drive for the Attleboro Food Pantry

 Please bring your donations of non-perishable food.  Some ideas for donations: tuna fish, canned soups, baby food and formula, non-perishable milk, soy milk, pasta, beans (dried and canned), breakfast bars, canned vegetables, fruit cups and rice.  This is the time of year where food pantries nationwide are participating in the “Feinstein 1 Million Dollar Give Away Challenge”.  The more the food pantry collects in food and cash donations, the more they stand to gain in monetary donations from the foundation.  Our donations can have twice the positive impact.  For more information about the Feinstein Challenge you can visit their website at:  www.feinsteinfoundation.org