extra help in “keeping up” at school. Some children also had social problems as well. We furnished equipment on an irregular basis. Histadrut Community Center: This was an even more run-down institution than the Matnas, but we were able to help it, although not on a regular basis. For example, we
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furnished the salary for a part-time music teacher and music keyboards for a class of elementary students who a year later treated us to a wonderful concert.
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indful of the role
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was determined that a new cohort of activists needed to be recruited and trained. We engaged the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the JDC Center for Lay Leadership, under the supervision of Nili Amos-Itman, group facilitator and Shimon (Shimku) El-Ami, program director. Work began with a group of 11 volunteers, funded by a grant from the Israel and Overseas Committee of UJFT. Among the projects the activists continue to be engaged in are: • Fund raising within the municipality and getting donated items from local shops and businesses to distribute food packages to 200 needy families at Rosh Hashanah
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and Pesach. • “Adloyada” A Purim Carnival. • Back-to-School Fair—school supplies are sold at reduced prices to local residents. Particularly needy families receive school bags and writing materials. Demographic changes in the community have made our work there more problematic. The Matnas made adjustments to accommodate the cohort of children
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