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A Message from Melinda
Happy Spring! The Spring season brings renewal and new perspectives. What better way to get re-energized than to volunteer? Join our volunteer team or help spread the word to your family and friends and start the season refreshed, re-energized, and renewed.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. – Japanese Proverb
Featured Volunteer Positions
We encourage you to find an opportunity that is meaningful to you. The following departments are in need of assistance. If interested, please contact Gabi Halpern at (858) 637-3051 or gabrielah@jfssd.org.
Case Management
The Community Case Management Department is seeking an Outcome Measures Volunteer to conduct phone surveys to previous clients to measure client satisfaction and evaluate quality of service. Interested applicants must have excellent phone and customer service skills. College students or individuals seeking experience in the social service field are encouraged to apply. There is a minimum of five hours per week for a minimum of three months. Download full volunteer description>>
 Food Donation Driver
Hand Up Youth Food Pantry receives donations from various local
businesses. Donated goods are redistributed through Hand Up's nine distribution sites. The Volunteer Food Donation Driver manages the donation pickups
and assures safe food-handling practices. If you are interested in
this position, call (858) 637-3088 to schedule a ride-along. Download full volunteer description>>
Furniture Donation Outreach Volunteer
The Furniture Donation program accepts gently used furniture to benefit the more than 50 programs and services of JFS. The program is looking for a volunteer to help with outreach by calling furniture stores throughout San Diego County and promoting the JFS Furniture Donation program. Volunteer will also need to deliver rack cards and other marketing materials to furniture stores throughout San Diego County. This is a terrific opportunity for someone interested in outreach and marketing. Interested applicants must have excellent communication and phone etiquette skills.
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Community Shout-Out
 Congratulations to current Jewish BIGPals volunteer Albert Schafer for being nominated as a “Champion in Mentoring” by the Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County. Albert has volunteered with Jewish BIGPals since 2006. Both Albert and his Little Pal had the opportunity to speak about their
relationship and the impact each one has had on the other at this year's event, held at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. Congratulations Albert!
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Terra Supports JFS
 Terra American Bistro, located at 7091 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego 92115, is supporting two very important JFS programs during the month of April in honor of the restaurant's one-year anniversary.
Bring in a nonperishable food item for the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry and Terra will donate 10% of your check to Project SARAH. And that’s not all—you get a 10% discount off your meal too! So mark your calendar, gather your friends, and make a date for a delicious, farm-to-table dinner or lunch at Terra in April! Click here to get a sneak peak of their mouth-watering menu.
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In This Issue
Featured Volunteer Positions
Community Shout-Out
Bikkur Holim—Friendly Visitor
Rides & Smiles®
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Happy March Birthdays!
Dean Abelon
Octavio Acevedo
Omar Al-Husseini
Nancy Bernardy
Judith Bross
Michael Buchholz
David Canterman
Alejandra Delgadillo
Melissa Fagan
Natalie Finley
Sarah Friedman
Eve Fybel
Barbara Gellman
Beverlee Greene
Patrick Greene
Carol Heilbrunn
Matthew Hughes
Elaine Kaye
Sol Kempinski
Debbie Klein
Joel Kopelioff
Gabi Koren
Howard Kugler
Margaret Liggett
Ruth Linder
Stanley Mayer
Robert Metz
Lisa Miller
Semyon Mogilevsky
April Murdock
Rebecca Neuhart
Jacqueline Nguyen
Alice Peterson
Josephine Peterson
Cecil Pratt
Michelle Preciado
Mike Rabinowitz
Shari Ressel
Eli Rubenstein
Mark Samuels
Douglas Saylor
Josh Shanes
Estie Sherbak
Colin Slade
Jane Smith
Meghan Snell
Faith Stagg
Ruthi Swartzberg
Rina Vinetz
Alicia Weinert
Mark Wendorf
Tanina Williams
Susan Zeichner
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Hand Up Youth Food Pantry Volunteer Application>>
Returning Hand Up Youth Food Pantry Volunteers
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Bikkur Holim—Friendly Visitor
 Our Bikkur Holim—Friendly Visitor Program matches isolated Jewish older adults and ill/homebound individuals with Jewish companionship volunteers. Friendly visitors fulfill a sacred role by providing friendship while reinforcing that these individuals are not forgotten by the Jewish community. Bikkur Holim is a great act of kindness that has a powerful effect on both the volunteers and the people they visit.
We need your help! We have older adults on our waiting list who are waiting for volunteer visitors. If you live in or travel frequently to these zip codes, you can make a difference today: 92130, 92128, 92069, 92120, 92115, 92009, 92122, 92075, 92104, 92029, 92020.
Friendly Visitors meet with their match once a week for at least one year and provide:
- Friendship and conversation
- A connection to the Jewish community
- Empowerment and hope
- Emotional and spiritual support
Volunteer today! Complete a volunteer application to get the process started.
Bikkur Holim Client Spotlight
Sam* has struggled with Multiple Sclerosis for some years and has lost most of the mobility in his arms. He would benefit greatly from a volunteer visitor who could socialize with him and help him eat lunch. Sam lives in an assisted living facility in La Mesa. If you live in La Mesa and are looking for a meaningful way to give back to the community while building a rewarding relationship with Sam, please complete our volunteer application and mark "Bikkur Holim" as your volunteer choice. *Name has been changed to preserve confidentiality
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On the Go Rides & Smiles®
 The 2012 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign is on! Join our Rides & Smiles® volunteer team and help us recruit volunteers. Our goal is 100 new volunteers by December 31, 2012. All new volunteers, and those who recruit their friends or others, will receive a coupon for a complimentary car wash.
Since 2004, the award-winning Rides & Smiles® program, a part of On the Go, has provided transportation for older adults to medical appointments, personal appointments, pharmacies, banks, and more. Rides are provided by caring volunteers who donate their time to provide this valuable service, allowing older adults to maintain their independence. Rides & Smiles® is the largest volunteer-based transportation service in San Diego County, providing more than 1,500 rides by more than 250 volunteer drivers each month.
On the Go Rides & Smiles® works with a convenient, web-based scheduling system. You determine who, when, and where you drive. There is no minimum number of rides to provide and every ride makes a difference in maintaining the dignity of our older adults.
Below are the upcoming volunteer trainings to be held at JFS–Turk Family Center, located at 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego 92123. Pre-registration is required. Contact Rachelle Minteer at (858) 637-3042 or rachellem@jfssd.org to reserve your spot today.
Friday, March 9 • 9:00am
Monday, March 19 • 3:00pm |
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Monday, April 2 • 3:00pm
Friday, April 20 • 9:00am |
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