SOCIAL ACTION LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

We would like to announce a wonderful volunteer opportunity.

After 8 years as Social Action Co-Chairs, Marcia and Harold are "retiring". We have a fabulous committee, and our key social action events have amazing people leaders. However, we are seeking a new chair or co-chairs to beign in July, 2025. We do need a new chair (or co-chairs) starting in July. This is a very rewarding volunteer opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

If you are interested in talking about it further, please send an email to socialaction@adatelohim.com and Marcia will get in touch with you.

DIAPER AND BABY WIPE DRIVE

HARBOR HOUSE HOT MEALS

We need your help on Sunday, May 25, 2025!

Make a portion of a hot meal for those in need and bring it to TAE to be packaged and then delivered to Harbor House!

On the last Sunday of each month (except December), TAE partners provide a delicious hot meal for 60 clients of Harbor House.

Harbor House clients rely on us to provide this meal each month, and we can't do it without your help!

Volunteers prepare parts of the meal at home and bring them to TAE, where the meals are packed into to-go boxes and delivered to Harbor House.

Sign up to prepare a dish for 20 people at home with your family and deliver it to TAE on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 3:15 PM. You can either drop it off or stay until 3:45 PM to assist with packing the meals. Kids are welcome! Packing typically takes under 30 minutes.

Dishes needed:

• protein
• vegetable
• starch
• dessert
• bread

Please sign up if you're available to contribute!

A heartfelt thank you to each and every volunteer who makes the meals possible, and to Michele Zinn and Karen Begun who coordinate the program.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY WITH FOOD SHARE

Food Share is looking for volunteers to help with their largest food drive of the year—the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive! This is your opportunity to make a direct impact in our community by helping them collect and cheer on the letter carriers as they pick up donated bags of food.

Please be on time, ready to work hard, and have fun!

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Shifts: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM or 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Thousand Oaks Post Office

3435 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

Volunteer Tasks:

• Help build bins
• Direct carriers to unloading areas
• Cheer, clap, and welcome carriers as they arrive
• Off-load bags of food into carts or directly into Food Share bins

Attire:

• Wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes (sandals are not allowed)

Parking:

• Park across the street from the Post Office (not in the Post Office lot)
• Use caution when crossing the street
• Walk to the back of the Post Office

Other Information:

• Orientation provided by Food Share staff
• Light snacks and water provided
• Volunteers aged 14 and older are welcome

For more about volunteering, check out this video: NALC Volunteer Video

For questions, contact Food Share Site Supervisor, Jess Hug at 775-815-9188.

MAKE LUNCHES FOR HARBOR HOUSE

Temple Adat Elohim's congregants continue to provide 'to-go' bagged lunches and cases of water for those in need in our community.

Preparing these lunches is a wonderful activity for families and friends to do together at home.

You can sign up to bring 10 or more lunches any day of the week. Each lunch should be prepared at home and delivered to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING

Next Social Action Committee Meeting:

Monday, May 7, 2025, at 7:00 PM. via Zoom

All TAE partners are invited to attend our Social Action Committee meetings to learn more about social action at TAE, get involved, bring new ideas, and help plan upcoming events.

TEMPLE ADAT ELOHIM T-SHIRTS

Temple Adat Elohim - Making a Difference Together t-shirts are now available for purchase!

Get your t-shirt now so you can wear it with pride every time you volunteer. We hope everyone will have a shirt to show our TAE spirit when we volunteer in the community. Shirts are $26.50, and can be ordered here.

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING?

BLOOD DRIVE

Our Blood Drive was held on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Thank you to all of our life-saving donors who gave blood to help 114 local patients! Special thanks to Joyce Bloom and Donna Steinman for planning this impactful event!

KINDNESS CAFÉ

On April 27, 2025, TAE partners spent the afternoon painting! We painted vases that Interface Children and Family Services will be using as centerpieces at their upcoming fundraiser "Love is Brewing" and we painted bowls for Many Mansions to use at their fall fundraiser "Bowls of Hope".

CLUB CHESED - MAKING LUNCHES FOR HARBOR HOUSE

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Club Chesed families had a great time making 75 lunches for Harbor House.

SHOES THAT FIT

Thank you to our generous TAE partners for donating 57 pairs of new athletic shoes to at-risk children in Conejo Unified! For many of these children, this was their first pair of new shoes. Thank you to Barbara Greenstein for once again coordinating the drive. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference in our community.

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