Sunday, August 26, 2012

a great day at Operation Backpack!

What a great day it was!  We arrived at the synagogue early this morning to set up for this year's Operation Backpack.  After getting all of the supplies ready and prepping a mountain of boxes, we were ready to help the families who volunteered.  Each group worked to pack all of the supplies for a classroom.  Then the boxes were labeled, sealed, and loaded onto a truck.  We all caravanned down to the Jordan Community School in the Rogers Park section of Chicago.  Despite the rain, we unloaded all of the supplies from the truck into the cafeteria, helping them to be ready for the start of school next week.

Then it was off to Portillo's for lunch - and nobody got lost this time!  Chocolate Cake shakes all around!  It was an excellent kickoff to the new TYG year with 4 people joining us for the first time.  See y'all soon for the preparation of the Musaf service!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Operation Backpack!

Greetings and Happy August!  We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready for an exciting TYG year!  Our first event is this Sunday as we join the synagogue in hosting Operation Backpack.  Donations of school supplies have been poring in, and now it's time to box them up and prepare them for the school year.  These supplies will go to students at the Jordan School in Chicago.  Join us starting at 9 a.m. to pack up the boxes and load them onto the truck for delivery.  Then - join us for the actual delivery!  We'll caravan down to the north side of the city and bring the boxes into the cafeteria.  After that, join us for lunch at Portillo's - our treat!  We'll get home around 2 p.m.  Need a ride?  We're happy to provide one!  Got any other questions?  Contact Neil at 847-209-9673 or neilrigler@gmail.com.  We hope to see you there!!