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Community Outreach

During the year we concentrated our efforts in three areas: refugees, food bank, and busy bags. We worked closely with the Center for Refugees, MCECC, Food Bank, Agudas Achim, Temple Beth-El and the local children’s hospitals. Here is the recap of our community outreach activities

• Food Bank Volunteers, Nov ’21 and Feb. ‘22

• Coat and Clothing Drive for Afghan Refugees, Oct ‘21

• Diaper Collection for Center for Refugees, Dec ‘2

• Feed SA Food Collection, May ‘22

• Busy Bags to Methodist Children’s Hospital and Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, May ‘22

Election & Advocacy Efforts

This was a big election year, and we wanted to make sure that all of our votes would count. On a virtual level, we were able to help our Jewish Seniors vote by mail, and wrote letters to help get out the vote!

• TEXAS REDISTRICTING: How you can help fix a broken system? Sept ‘21

• Voter Deputy Registration Training, Oct ‘21

• Rally for Abortion Justice, Oct ‘21

• Repro Shabbat with Temple Beth-El, Jan ‘22

• 87th Legislative Update: Former Speaker of the TX House, Joe Strauss, and State Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Apr ‘22

• “Trust Women, Their Decision” Sale of PINS raised $500 for the Lilith Fund of TX, May ‘22

Educational

The learning opportunities were vast this year as we could now share information virtually that we wouldn’t have been able to participate in otherwise.

• Opening Meeting, “Food Bank” CEO Eric Cooper, Sep ‘21

• TX Redistricting – Hot Topic, Sep ‘21

• Lunch and Learn: Conflict Resolution, Feb ‘22

• Caring for the Caregiver, Jan ‘22

• TX Holocaust Remembrance Week, Jan ‘22

Trashy Book Club

Even if you don’t read the book, this is a great place to find out everything that is going on in your NCJW-SA Section.

• The Song of the Jade Lilly, Kristy Manning, Oct ‘21

• The Best Assassination in the Nation, Joshua Cohen, Dec ‘21

• The Bridal Chair, Gloria Goldreich, Feb ‘22

• The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah, Mar ‘22

• Anxious People, Frederick Backman, May ‘22

Fun, Fun, Fun!

• Hanukkah Party! Nov ‘21

• Scavenger Hunt @ SA Botanical Gardens, w/Temple Beth-El Sisterhood, Apr ‘22

• Year-end Celebration Brunch & Mimosas, Jun ‘22