Social Action Committee
Social Action Committee meetings occur on the 1st Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 pm. Contact socialaction@bethelphoenix.com to join the committee or to attend a meeting.
To provide financial support to the Social Action Committe, please consider making a donation to the Tzedakah Fund here: Donations
November Social Action Project
December Social Action Project
Ongoing Social Action Projects
Blanket Boosters is a longtime Beth El mitzvah project. If you like to knit or crochet for fun or want to learn, this is the group for you. Help us create blankets to donate to people in crisis. Past donations have gone to hurricane relief, local police and fire departments, hospitals, and women’s shelters in our community. Yarn and crochet hooks are provided. Contact Sandy Robbins at ssandy6807@gmail.com for more information on joining or attending a meeting.
Previous Projects
Thank you very much to everyone who supported the Kol Nidre Food Drive on September 27, 2020! We donated a grand total of 2,846 pounds, a new record for our congregation consisting of 2,333 pounds of food and 513 pounds of clothing/small household items! Our donation will help many families who are in need.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Father's Day Sack Lunch Drive on June 21, 2020! With your help, we were able to donate 550 sack lunches to the Arizona Friends of the Homeless-- the most they have ever received from a single organization! These donations went directly to local people experiencing homelessness.
Read the Jewish News article featuring our event: http://www.jewishaz.com/community/repair-the-world-from-feeding-the-homeless-to-blood-drives/article_36c1dfc2-ba50-11ea-b00a-bb9a66dbb655.htm
Thank you very much to who supported our Hygiene Kit donation drive on October 25, 2020! We received 242 hygiene kits (plus $108 to purchase bulk kits) that were delivered to Project Haven's homeless seniors! Yasher Koach to our community for supporting the good work of Central Arizona Shelter Services.
Thank you to everyone that supported the Joan Sitver Backpack Drive on August 30, 2020! We raised and donated 250 backpacks, 35 boxes of school supplies, and $960 for the Valencia Newcomer School. This will help replenish their supplies for the entire year.