Opportunities for all ages Sunday and Monday!
Bring your family! Send your teen! All are invited to participate in meaningful volunteer opportunities over the holiday weekend with our friends at Afya, Commonpoint Queens and Repair the World, projects supported by UJA-Federation of New York.
Participating? Please let us know! Take a pic and tag @templeisraelofgreatneck on Instagram and/or email lamer@tign.org.
*Join TIGN’s Director of Teen and Community Engagement, Loen Amer at these shifts.
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with Repair the World for Community Kitchen & Pantry of West Harlem at JCC Harlem – 318 W 118th St., New York NY 10026
Four shifts: Sunday, 9:30-11:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., 1:45-3:15 p.m., or 3:30-5:00* p.m.
Advance sign-up required; first come, first served. Open to adults and families with children of all ages. Children under 15 must be accompanied at all times.
*Join TIGN’s Director of Teen and Community Engagement, Loen Amer at this shift.
at Mid-Island Y JCC – 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY 11803
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Help parents of children ages 3 and under obtain essential items for their children. Volunteers will collect donations, set up the event, prepare a take-home lunch, and assist parents in choosing items needed.
with Repair the World for Mixteca in Sunset Park – 245 23rd Street, second floor, New York NY 11215
Three shifts: Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 1:30-3:00 p.m., or 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Advance sign-up required; first come, first served. Open to teens and adults ages 16+.
Commonpoint Queens – 67-09 108th St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Two shifts: Monday, 12:00-12:45 p.m. or 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Advance sign-up required; first come, first served. (Click here to create a profile on CERVIS, required for sign-up.)
Commonpoint Sam Field – 5820 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck NY 11362
Two shifts: Monday, 12:00-12:40 p.m. or 1:00-1:45* p.m.
Advance sign-up required; first come, first served. (Click here to create a profile on CERVIS, required for sign-up.)
*Join TIGN’s Director of Teen and Community Engagement, Loen Amer at this shift.
with UJA-Federation of New York for Afya Foundation – 140 Saw Mill River Road, second flood, Yonkers, NY 10701
Two shifts: Monday, Family volunteer shift 12:30-2:00 p.m.; Teen only volunteer shift 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Advance sign up required; very limited spots.
Sid Jacobson JCC Gym – 300 Forest Dr., Greenvale, NY 11548
Monday, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Appointments preferred. Teens age 16+ can give blood with parental permission. Download the permission form here.
Please remember to eat and drink well prior to donating blood, and bring a photo I.D. (your New York Blood Center Donor I.D. card is preferred). Masks are required for all donors regardless of vaccination status.
Plus, many more service opportunities with Commonpoint Queens, Repair the World, Sid Jacobson JCC and UJA-Federation of New York.
Many of the projects listed are made possible by UJA-Federation of New York. UJA’s “In Service of All: An Afternoon of MLK Learning” explores three questions on Sunday, January 15: After three challenging years, what does service look like right now? How can volunteerism bring people of all backgrounds together? What do Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jewish texts have to say about changing the world?
Our Kulanu partners at Temple Beth-El are hosting Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, at their annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Erev Shabbat service. Learn more.
