Our students were taught about good nutrition and how their work cooking for I-Help, or packing rice and beans would help alleviate hunger. At each mitzvah project station, our adult volunteers taught the students why and how they were serving a need and following a commandment. We were reminded that mitzvah means “to command” and that a commandment might be defined as something God tell us to do. On Mitzvah Day, we also learned a lot: Our third grade class prepared a presentation for all grades illustrating the meaning of mitzvoth and how each of our projects represented particular mitzvoth or commandments.
While there is always more that can be done, on our last Mitzvah Day we accomplished a lot! By the numbers: 800 lbs of rice and beans packaged and transported to "Rice, Plus" for donation to the needy in our community, over 75 toiletry bags assembled and delivered to shelters, 500 book plates placed in new High Holiday prayer books, a four course meal for I-Help prepared by our religious school students under the direction of our in-resident Chef (and CBI President) Malina Breaux, over 25 place mats hand decorated for the I-Help dinner, and “too many bags to count” of donated clothing for men, women and children sorted and delivered to Joining Hands Interfaith Resale Shop. More electronics to donate? We can get you in touch with Loaves, Fishes and Computers. Envelopes for monetary donations for both The Food Bank of Monterey County and for the Jewish food project Mazon are available on the table by the gift shop. If you didn’t get a chance to participate, or just want to continue to do good works, Food Bank collection barrels are still in the foyer near the office, ready to receive your donations of non-perishables food. Big thanks go to all the many hard working volunteers who made Mitzvah Day so much fun and such a success. The purpose of Joining Hands Benefit Shop is to be a fundraising component of IOC.Our last Mitzvah Day saw activity and good works in every corner of CBI, and in the community.
To further its mission to support the community, ".joining hands to reduce homelessness", in 2010 the IOC opened a benefit shop named Joining Hands Benefit Shop in Carmel, California.
Since its formation in May 2007, the faith communities of the IOC have joined hands to support each others' events. By being outreach leaders within our community our goals include aiding in creating solutions, stimulating public awareness, and raising funds to provide grants that fulfill our mission. We have identified people experiencing homelessness as a major need therefore, IOC provides grants to agencies with emphasis on providing housing resources. Interfaith Outreach of Carmelis an organization of diverse faith communities joined together to address cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction of spiritual and practical needs in Monterey County. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact Linda Henderson at (831) 585-5531. Please note: All 2020 Grant applications will be acknowledged when received. These grants are made possible by the proceeds of our Joining Hands Benefit Shop.Īpplication information can be found at Applications must be received by December 5, 2020.
Interfaith Outreach of Carmel is pleased to announce that we are offering 2020 Grants to 501(c)(3) organizations within Monterey County for programs that provide housing or provide support to those without adequate housing.
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