We estimate that approximately 900 members of the CRS community came out over Mitzvah Weekend last month to support 24 community service projects on Sunday’s Mitzvah Day, our wonderful Saturday night programs, our blood drive, our Bone Marrow Donor Drive, our RSS 8th Grade presentations, and our eAdvocacy and Shelter efforts. Thank you to everyone who made this amazing weekend possible.
Highights from Mitzvah Weekend 2014
- 64 pints of blood donated at the Blood Drive
- 27 people registered as potential Gift of Life Bone Marrow Donors
- 1,000 bag lunches packed and delivered to the homeless
- 51 large boxes of children’s books collected
- Cheered up seniors at Jewish Home Lifecare with Pet Visits, Blanket Making, Room to Room Singing and a Talent Show
- Birthday Bags made for Family-to-Family
- Many, many bags of donated clothing
- Held a Fall Festival party for underprivileged kids at Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center
- Painted park equipment in Riverside Park
- Kids made and delivered decorated flowerpots to De Witt Nursing & Rehabilitation
- CRuSTY Breakfast run provided breakfast and clothing to homeless people
- Cleaned up the 103rd St Community Garden with families from Jennie House
- Prepared and served meals at St. Xavier Soup Kitchen
- Wrote holiday cards to US Soldiers
- Played Bingo with seniors at Amsterdam House
- Delivered meals with City Meals-on-Wheels
- Made meals at the NY Common Pantry
- Made mezzuzahs for CRS confirmands
- Spruced up the West Side Campaign Against Hunger’s pantry by painting their walls
- Made coasters for Dorot seniors, in addition to wrapping birthday gifts for Dorot seniors
- Packed the week’s Backpack Buddies for Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center
- RSS 8th Graders’ service learning presentations to the community
- And 50 people of various ages spent Saturday night sweating at SoulCycle to raise money for Gift of Life.
