Here’s all we accomplished at Mitzvah Day!
1,200 eggs filled for Fifth Ward Redevelopment Corporation’s Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival
1,000+ newspaper pages collected for Houston SPCA
500+ PJ Library books sorted and distributed to classrooms at HCRJ and to children
300 sandwiches made for 150 meal bags with bottled water, bag of chips, fruit snack, clementine, napkin, candy and motivational message in each for Turning Point Center and Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
201 books donated to Books Between Kids
200 Christmas cards colored for Turning Point Center
175 breakfast tacos served to Mitzvah Day participants
150 origami kits created for Texas Children’s Hospital
145 men’s clothing items donated to Career Gear Houston (includes 50 button-down shirts, 28 pairs of socks, 26 suits, 17 ties, 5 jackets, 7 pairs of shoes, 6 belts and 6 wallets)
130+ bags sorted, organized and prepared for pickup for Count Me In
124 placemats made for Texas Children’s Hospital
115 items donated for The Beacon (includes socks, underwear, jackets and sweaters)
91 kitchenware items donated for Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston Refugee Services (includes crock pot slow cooker, coffeemaker, cutlery, frying pan, glass baking pans, metal baking pans, knives, serving spoons, ladles, rolling pin, dish/kitchen towels, stoneware plate set, wisk, tongs, scoops, beer can opener, large bowls and large colander, strainer, glass cups, saucers, cloth napkins and lemon squeezer)
83 dog bandanas made for Houston SPCA
80 hospital necessity packs assembled for Jewish Family Service Chaplaincy
66 cards with words of encouragement written for caregivers of dementia patients for the Alzheimer’s Association of Houston
48 flower pots decorated for residents of Seven Acres
26 Hanukkah cards designed for Jewish Children’s Regional Service
22 members donated 28 blood products for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
14 pews cleaned in the sanctuary
10 fleece blankets made for HCRJ newborn and hospitalized members
8 blankets made for Citizens for Animal Protection
8 shelves assembled near 2nd floor emergency exit