CALLS TO ACTION
Beth David 2025 Thanksgiving Mitzvah Project
Food Donations Collected November 17 – 23 at Beth David
Beth David is pleased to once again support Ebenezer Temple Pentecostal Church's Thanksgiving Food Drive to help disadvantaged families in the Philadelphia area celebrate Thanksgiving. We've committed to helping the church obtain the Thanksgiving fixings needed for the church's community Thanksgiving feast, and for families to prepare their own meals. No food preparation on our part is necessary.
For a list of the food items we're collecting and to sign up to donate, visit our Sign-Up Genius Form.
Help make this Thanksgiving special for families in need by giving generously to our 2025 Thanksgiving Mitzvah Project. For questions or more information, please contact Lynn Zack.
Drop off the nonperishable items to Beth David the week of November 17th-22nd and perishable items on Sunday, November 23 from 10:00am – 1 pm.
More details will be found here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AEAB2CA6F58-59937004-beth#/
Beth David Electronics Recycling Initiative
Looking for a way to dispose of your old electronic devices in an environmentally safe way? Beth David has the solution.
We have embarked on a social action project in partnership with PAR Recycle Works. PAR, which stands for "People Advancing Reintegration," is a nonprofit electronics recycler that helps protect the environment, while providing transitional employment, job skills training, and re-entry support to help formerly incarcerated men and women make a successful transition to life after prison. (Watch this video for more about PAR.)
One method PAR uses to accomplish this mission is to partner with local businesses and organizations, including synagogues and other houses of worship, to provide electronics recycling or e-cycling services. The partner collects eligible items at their location, and PAR collects and properly disposes of them. PAR accepts a wide variety of items as shown in the list below.
Beth David recently became a PAR Recycle Works partner. PAR has placed a collection bin in the lobby outside Beth David's office. Synagogue members can simply "dump" their old electronics in the bin whenever the synagogue is open. PAR will come by on a regular basis, typically every 3 weeks, to collect the contents of the bin.
Items accepted for e-cycling are as follows:
· Computers & laptops, monitors are now permitted
· Phones & tablets
· Chargers & other power devices
· Speakers
· Cords & cables
· Motherboards
· Keyboards and mice
· Cable boxes/routers
· Printers
· AV equipment
· Gaming consoles and controllers
· Small appliances like food processors, toasters, blenders, dust busters, etc.
Note: PAR will destroy hard drives in computers. However, if you feel more comfortable, remove hard drives before dropping off your computers and laptops. In addition, standalone monitors are now accepted.
We hope Beth David members will take advantage of this convenient, responsible e-cycling service. By using PAR's services not only will we be helping the environment, but we will also be helping provide formerly incarcerated men and women with a path to successful re-entry and second-chance employment. For questions or suggestions about this program, contact Jill Cooper or Bill Madway.
P.S. Members are also encouraged to see if the organization they work for would consider serving as a location for an e-cycling bin or hosting an e-cycling event.