CALLS TO ACTION

Bring the RAC-PA SNAP Benefits Campaign to your Seder!

Thank you to everyone who joined our very full house launching RAC-PA's Campaign addressing food insecurity in our area. On the night when we say, "Let all who are hungry come and eat!" we hope that you will consider talking about the cuts to SNAP benefits at your Passover seder. Rabbi Kalisch collaborated with other local leaders to create this seder supplement. Please stop by the office to pick up multiple copies to distribute at your seder, together with the accompanying fact sheet.

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.)  

thumbnail_Bin of Electronic Devices_EDITEDOne 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 Daniel Ricken 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.

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