Projects 2012

Open to All – if Yes then  the Project is open for anyone to join. No implies the Project is confined to the Organisation/Community.

Organisation	Project Type	Open to All	Description	Age Group	Suburb - State
Beit Aharon Congregation	Other	Yes	We are Joining Jewish Care's Channukah Working Bee, 10am, at 572 Inkerman Road, Caulfield	All	Caulfield-VIC
Blake Street Hebrew Congregation	Other	Yes	Blake Street and Tamar Black are hosting a fun ladies only dance night at Blake st Shul on Glenhuntly rd in South Caulfield. All funds raised will support the work of Dr David Szmulewicz of The Vestibular Clinic at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.	All	Caulfield-VIC
B'nai B'rith Victoria	Other	No	Collecting books for children (5-15) from rural Africa (ABCA)	Adults	Melbourne at large-VIC
Caulfield Hebrew Congregation	Other	Yes	Collect, collate and file all boxed/unfiled books at the Emmy Monash Library, starting at 1.30pm on Sunday 25 November. Excess volumes will be passed onto The Jewish Museum, The Holocaust Centre and where appropriate, to Caulfield Shule Library for current and future use in the new facility to be constructed in the near future. Click here for more information	All	Caulfield North-VIC
Caulfield Hebrew Congregation	Sunshine for Seniors	No	Morning tea to honour and celebrate the role of our senior citizens as part of our community.	Adults	Caulfield-VIC
Chabad Sparks	Food Rescue	Yes	The kids will pack products collected earlier in the day by our Teens for food rescue. They will also make/write accompanying cards for recipients. Time: 3.30-4.30pm	Teens	St Kilda East-VIC
Chabad Sparks	Food Rescue	Yes	Teens will be standing in the carpark of Elsternwick Coles (corner of Orrong and Glenhuntly Rd) with shopping trolleys. Shoppers will be asked to donate one item of food for food rescue in Australia. Times: 11am-1.00pm	Teens	Elsternwick-VIC
Emmy Monash Aged Care	Sunshine for Seniors	Yes	So many of our seniors have given of themselves in the past or still currently do: as carers of spouses, children, grandchildren and friends, as volunteers, as donors. For these special people, we are providing a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment “A Touch of Old Time Music Hall”, singing to old favourites with Kaye Harrison, professional singer followed by afternoon tea. Click here for more information	All	Caulfield North-VIC
IMPACT for Women together with KOGO and JECO	Make and Share	Yes	Let's have some fun recycling pre-loved t-shirts to create fabulous, fashionable and funky fringe or infinity scarves to distribute to Victorian women living in crisis accommodation due to domestic violence. Pop in for an hour or more anytime between 11am and 4pm. Organsied by IMPACT for Women together with KOGO (Knit One Give One) and JECO (Jewish Ecological Coalition). Click here for more information	All	Friedlander Hall, Temple Beth Israel, Alma Road, St Kilda
Jewish Aid Australia supported by UIA, Hineni, Netzer, UJEB, Habonim, ZCV and Mount Scopus College	Social Inclusion / Picnic	Yes	Our annual Picnic in the Park with members of the Melbourne Sudanese community will be held from 12-3pm at Caulfield Park (corner Balaclava Road & Park Crescent). Loads of fun activities for the family: * BBQ (kosher), Magic show * Soccer, Music & dancing * Party Higher Silent Disco * Budo Peace team - marshall arts * Henna, Arts & crafts, Face painting Picnic in the Park poster	All	Caulfield-VIC
Jewish Care Victoria	Fun Day	Yes	Chanukah Working Bee! Join our volunteers and clients and help prepare 1,500 gift parcels of chocolate coins and draddles When:10:00am-12:00pm at Caulfield Hebrew Congregation, 572 Inkerman Road, Caulfield Number of places limited	All	Caulfield-VIC
Jewish Religious Action and Advovacy Centre and Kedem (synagogue)	Collectathon	Yes	JRAAC is collecting goods for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Things you can donate include non-perishable foods, toilletries, blankets, linnen and baby items. We will be collecting goods from 9am-1pm on 25th November and there will also be donation boxes placed at the King David School Magid Institute in the week leading up to Mitzvah Day. JRAAC members will then deliver these goods to the ASRC stoage facility in West Melbourne. Address: 373 Dandenong Rd Armadale JRAAC-KEDEM Mitzvah Day Flier	All	Armadale-VIC
Jewish Student Network, UJEB	Sunshine for Seniors	No	JSN participants will be prepapring and putting on a concert for the Holoocaust group at Jewish Care	Teens	Caulfield-VIC
Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence	Other	Yes	A panel discussion for white ribbon day which is the day when men "say no" to violence. We have 2 speakers, Cathy Bettman & Jeremy Meltzer plus a victim of family violence to share her story. Time is 10:15am - 12 noon	Adults	Prahran-VIC
JNF & AUJS	Green Projects	Yes	To empower and engage students and young adults by caring for their community! Jewish National Fund (JNF) and Australian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) are teaming up again for the second year in a row, to clean up Caulfield Station. All participants will receive a Green Bag filled with goodies and of course, the chance to do a Mitzvah!	Adults	Caulfield East-VIC
KEDEM	Collectathon	Yes	KEDEM are working together with JRAAC, collecting goods for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. We will be collecting goods from 9am-1pm on 25th November at the King David School Magid Institute. These goods will then be delivered to the ASRC stoage facility in West Melbourne. Address: 373 Dandenong Rd, Armadale JRAAC-KEDEM Mitzvah Day Flier	All	Armadale-VIC
Kehilat Nitzan	Blood Bank Donation	Yes	Blood Bank Donation (by Jewish and Interfaith Group) at the Caulfield Blood Donor Centre located at 322 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield. Contact Barie ASAP	Adults	Caulfield-VIC
Kehilat Nitzan	Space Makeover	Yes	Kehilat Nitzan members (including B'nei Mitzvah children and Noam youth) are going to do a "working bee" at the Access shop/garden. We are going to clean the kitchen and shop front windows, reorganise their kitchen cupboards, clean the cool room, weed and clean up the garden, paint the back fence, put up trellis, clean the walls and any other odd jobs that are required. Click here for more information	All	Caulfield-VIC
Kehilat Nitzan - Nitzanim Singers	Sunshine for Seniors	Yes	Singing well known and loved English, Hebrew and Yiddish songs for residents of Regis McKinley House. No singing experience required. All welcome to join. Address: 613 Dandenong Road, Armadale Time: 1:30-2:30pm	All	Armadale-VIC
Kids Giving Back	Cook for Good		On 18th November, Kids Giving Back and Our Big Kitchen (OBK) are pleased to present COOK FOR GOOD - a volunteer program for Bar and Batmitzvah students and parents. COOK FOR GOOD participants will cook a total of approximately 120 nutritious meals consisting of several courses that participants will then deliver to designated needy recipients. Click here for more information	Bar + Batmitzvah kids	Bondi-SYDNEY
King David School	Make and Share	No	We are having a walk-a-thon to bring awareness and raise money for 3 different organisations. The students are being given the opportunity to learn about the different organisations, their cause and then help raise money for the organisation based on the amount of time they walk.	Teens	Armadale-VIC
Lamdeni School Inc	Other	No	Visit the Old Age Home and cheer up the elderly through songs and gifts.	Kids	Elsternwick-VIC
Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism	Collectathon	Yes	For several years the Leo Baeck Centre has each week collected grocery items which we then contribute to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. For Mitzvah Day we are asking our members to contribute a new toy as well for children of preschool or primary school age. Donations can be made over the weekend or during the following week. Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am-2pm	All	Kew East-VIC
Liron Choir	Other	No	The Liron Choir will sing at the Jewish Care Munzer Commuity Residence, 52 Northcote Ave in Caulfield at 1pm. The choir will perform for approx one hour and the program will include songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. There will be 12 members of the choir singing.	Adults	Caulfield-VIC
March of the Living	Other	No	Past participants from March of the Living (MOTL) will perform for the residents at The Mark and Dina Munzer Centre and Gary Smorgon House.	All	Caulfield-VIC
Mir Kumen On Yiddish Choir (Jewish Labour Bund)	Sunshine for Seniors	Yes	The Mir Kumen On Yiddish Choir will be performing the mitsve of performing at the Emmy Monash senior citizen home. Lomir zingen a yidish lid! Address: Emmy Monash Homes Time: 2:30-3:30pm	All	Caulfield-VIC
Mount Scopus College	Collectathon	No	Mount Scopus Middle School will be collecting goods for the Ardoch Foundation. Our primary schools have been collecting goods and funds for various organisations, both locally and in Israel, throughout September and October.	Teens	Burwood-VIC
NCJWA (Vic)	Social Inclusion	No	We will be distributing small gift bags to disadvantaged women	Adults	Caulfield-VIC
Recycling is Fun	Make and Share	Yes	Craft activity in Brotherhood of St Lawrence residential facility	All	VIC
Sholem Aleichem College	Collectathon	Yes	Ardoch general food drive - Ardoch Youth Foundation is a community funded, not for profit organisation working to make education a reality for young people including those experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. Click here for more information	Kids	Elsternwick-VIC
Temple Beth Israel	Other	Yes	TBI Tamid Family Day event includes bringing, sorting, and selling goods at the Posh Opp Shop in Glen Huntly. Address: 1226 Glen Huntly Road (corner Grange Road), Glen Huntly	All	Glen Huntly-VIC
Temple Beth Israel	Social Inclusion	Yes	Sharing with the Aboriginal community - entertainment and lunch at Veg Out Community Garden. Address: Corner of Shakespeare Grove and Chaucer Street, St Kilda (behind Acland St)	All	St Kilda-VIC
Temple Beth Israel	Other	Yes	Temple Beth Israel's Mitzvah Day program starts with a bagel breakfast and Opening Ceremony at TBI at 10am – all welcome! Click here for more TBI Mitzvah Day activities The day will wrap up with a Closing Ceremony at TBI, followed by a community BBQ. Address: 76-82 Alma Road, St Kilda	All	St Kilda-VIC
Temple Beth Israel	Sunshine for Seniors	Yes	“Mitzvah Choir” for anyone and everyone. Rehearsing and then performing at various venues.	All	St Kilda, Glen Huntly-VIC
WIZO MASSADA	Collectathon	Yes	Magic Moments Melbourne Basket Brigade is an organisation run by volunteers. The concept of this organisation is to "help those in need in our community with a basket of food and toys at Christmas time and deliver them annonymously asking only that they take care of themselves well enough so one day they can do the same for someone else". Click here for more information	All	VIC
ZOOZ Israeli Dancing	Sunshine for Seniors	Yes	A group of about 12-15 of my dancers will be performing for the elderly residents of The Armitage, Assisted Care Residence, Dandenong Rd. Windsor. We will be dancing Israeli dances for approx 45 mins to one hour. Click here for more information	All	Brighton-VIC