Social Action TIKVAH Team
TIKVAH: "Touching Individuals with Kindness, Vision, and Hope"
TIKVAH: "Touching Individuals with Kindness, Vision, and Hope"
Please find a message below from the Social Action Team during Covid-19:
Dear Shir Ami Members and Friends,
Shir Ami Response to COVID-19
We are deeply concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community, particularly those most vulnerable to economic hardship. We have a proposed response for our Shir Ami Community.
Support for our Members
Like everyone else, some of our congregants have the virus already and others are quarantined because they've been exposed or are trying not to get exposed to someone who has the virus. Several members of our congregation have offered to food and/or pharmacy shop for any that this would support. Let us know if you can help with this effort.
Please let us know via email to Shir Ami, or a personal note, if you could personally use shopping (or for that matter any support - even just check in phone calls) at this time. We're here for you!
Combating Racism
Here's a of list 75 Things White People Can Do to Combat Racism:
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Building One Community (B1C)
You may recall that our Social Action Committee has proposed a partnership with (B1C), an organization in Stamford that “advances the successful integration of immigrants and their families”. In fact, Executive Director, Catalina Horak was scheduled to attend our March 27th Shabbat Service to speak about the immigration issue in our community, B1C’s response and a proposed partnership between Shir Ami and B1C. Given that activity between Shir Ami and B1C will likely not occur for several months, we would like support this organization in the best way we can.
Below is the link to an Amazon website that lists needed items for their clients, many of whom are day laborers and hourly workers who are being hit hard by the loss of work. Contributions can be as little as $2.50.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/REP2UGK59ULS
We will get through this time together.
Social Action Chairs
Peggy Sturman pegbier@aol.com
Wendy Nadel wrnadel@gmail.com
Dear Shir Ami Members and Friends,
Shir Ami Response to COVID-19
We are deeply concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community, particularly those most vulnerable to economic hardship. We have a proposed response for our Shir Ami Community.
Support for our Members
Like everyone else, some of our congregants have the virus already and others are quarantined because they've been exposed or are trying not to get exposed to someone who has the virus. Several members of our congregation have offered to food and/or pharmacy shop for any that this would support. Let us know if you can help with this effort.
Please let us know via email to Shir Ami, or a personal note, if you could personally use shopping (or for that matter any support - even just check in phone calls) at this time. We're here for you!
Combating Racism
Here's a of list 75 Things White People Can Do to Combat Racism:
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Building One Community (B1C)
You may recall that our Social Action Committee has proposed a partnership with (B1C), an organization in Stamford that “advances the successful integration of immigrants and their families”. In fact, Executive Director, Catalina Horak was scheduled to attend our March 27th Shabbat Service to speak about the immigration issue in our community, B1C’s response and a proposed partnership between Shir Ami and B1C. Given that activity between Shir Ami and B1C will likely not occur for several months, we would like support this organization in the best way we can.
Below is the link to an Amazon website that lists needed items for their clients, many of whom are day laborers and hourly workers who are being hit hard by the loss of work. Contributions can be as little as $2.50.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/REP2UGK59ULS
We will get through this time together.
Social Action Chairs
Peggy Sturman pegbier@aol.com
Wendy Nadel wrnadel@gmail.com
Building One Community (B1C)
Catalina Horak the Executive Director, from Building One Community spoke with our congregation via Zoom on April 28th at 7:30 PM. She spoke about the immigration issue in our community, B1C’s response and a proposed partnership between Shir Ami and B1C. Together we will explore ways we can support this organization and their families.
Social Action Chairs
Peggy Sturman pegbier@aol.com
Wendy Nadel wrnadel@gmail.com
If you missed the presentation and would like to see it CLICK HERE.
Click here to read the terrific article from the Stamford Advocate about Building One Community and the important work they are doing to help families during this pandemic.
We had a fantastic turnout of close to 40 people on Zoom as Catalina Horak & Margarita Zimmerman shared with us the important work of Building One Community (B1C) both before and now during COVID-19. For follow up information about volunteering, click here and food shopping, click here.
Below is additional information for those who want to donate or volunteer for B1C.
To contribute online: https://building1community.org/donate/
For Covid specific donations : https://building1community.org/covid-19-response-fund/
To contribute through the mail:
Building One Community, 75 Selleck Street, Stamford, CT 06902
Additional Social Action projects include:
High Holy Day drive to support Neighbor to Neighbor-At Rosh Hashanah, we collected $500 in cash for food instead of cans of food to Neighbor to Neighbor. The $500 cash donation allows them to purchase $1500 of food.
Interfaith Blood Drive-this has been a very successful partnership in which we have contributed many pints of blood for CT emergencies.
Holiday Gift Drive-bought gifts for adults with special needs who live in Abilis run group homes in Greenwich and Stamford. We have provided clothes, games, gift certificates, and other wish list items for the past 7 years and we really enjoy bringing holiday cheer to about 30 adults each year.
High Holy Day drive to support Neighbor to Neighbor-At Rosh Hashanah, we collected $500 in cash for food instead of cans of food to Neighbor to Neighbor. The $500 cash donation allows them to purchase $1500 of food.
Interfaith Blood Drive-this has been a very successful partnership in which we have contributed many pints of blood for CT emergencies.
Holiday Gift Drive-bought gifts for adults with special needs who live in Abilis run group homes in Greenwich and Stamford. We have provided clothes, games, gift certificates, and other wish list items for the past 7 years and we really enjoy bringing holiday cheer to about 30 adults each year.