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Why Volunteer?

"One of our Board members recently said to me that she volunteers because it makes HER feel good inside. I hope that many of you will seek fulfillment in this New Year by offering yourselves to your Beth Emeth family."
-- former CBE President

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Please check out the opportunities below, fill in the form and click on the "Send my responses to CBE President" button at the bottom of the form. You'll be contacted soon about getting involved!

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT

Caring Committee

This is a new committee that will address congregants’ needs during difficult times. It will be a wonderful way for you to stay connected to CBE while reaching out to our members that require assistance. Opportunities include:

driving members to medical appointments or services
preparing and/or delivering meals
helping with shiva arrangements
babysitting
making phone calls
Home visits to housebound members

I'd like to volunteer with the Caring Committee.

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Social Action

Energy is focused on helping those in need within our community but help is also given nationally and internationally. Are you handy with a hammer, proficient with a paintbrush, or skillful with a screwdriver? Then Sukkot in April needs you! On the last Sunday of April, Yachad organizes hundreds of Jewish volunteers from synagogues and Jewish organizations to renovate the homes of area residents who are too elderly, disabled or poor to keep up with the needed repairs themselves. This will be Beth Emeth’s third year participating in this program. Help make it more successful than ever.

Our social action committee has other opportunities for you to make a difference including food drives and school supply collections. There will always be something for you to do!

I'd like to volunteer to help with Social Action projects.

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Communications

If you have an artistic flair or a way with words your talents can be used in various ways. From creating posters to designing brochures, from writing press releases to maintaining areas of our website, we have something for you.

I'd like to volunteer to help with Communications projects.

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Ritual Helpers

The opportunities available during services are too numerous to list but here are a few highlights. Are you outgoing, friendly, helpful? Being a Shabbat Ambassador may be the job for you. We like to have a friendly face in our lobby during services to greet and assist others, especially visitors who might be unfamiliar with our customs, or confused about where to go or what to do. For our introverts, why not be a food service volunteer? This involves setting up and cleaning up the food served following services. If your interests are more ritual in nature, you could serve as a super gabbai, a gabbai, a Torah reader or a hagbah. Don’t worry if you don’t feel prepared to do these jobs. Training is offered on a regular basis.

I'd like to volunteer to help with services or other ritual roles.

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Office Helpers

Opportunities are sometimes available throughout our building for people to stuff or label envelopes, answer phones, track information, etc. Many of these opportunities are available during the day so if you have a few spare hours once in a while offer to lend a hand.

I'd like to volunteer to help in the office.

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Fundraising

Did you have the most successful lemonade stand on the block when you were a child? Or maybe you sold the most Girl Scout cookies in your troop. Better yet, did you run a profitable silent auction or carnival at your children’s school? Then the fundraising committee needs you. We already have volunteers who are planning events but we could use more. All ideas are welcome. We especially need someone to serve on the board as fundraising chair. This person is responsible for overseeing our fundraising efforts.

I'd like to volunteer to help with Fundraising.

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Schools

The range of possibilities is great. Here are just a few examples:

work as a substitute teacher
assist during family learning programs and other special programs
help prepare for a special event like the Tu b’Shevat seders
provide assistance in the school office
share a special talent with the students

I'd like to volunteer to help in the Schools.

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STANDING COMMITTEES (see descriptions below)

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Other Interests and Additional Comments

If we have missed something that you would like to contribute or have additional comments, please let us know in the area below. Someone will contact you and refer your name to the appropriate individual so that we can take advantage of your offer (300 characters max.)

If you'd like to e-mail your interests or comments instead, please send them to president@bethemeth.org .

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STANDING COMMITTEES
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Fundraising Committee – This Committee creates and implements opportunities for increasing income from old and new sources. Examples include Casino Night, Silent Auctions, Dinner dances, and Tribute Books. New ideas are always welcome.
School Committee - This Committee determines policy and formulates rules and regulations for the administration of the religious school of the Congregation.
BEECC Committee - This Committee determines policy and formulates rules and regulations for the administration of the pre-school of the Congregation.
Ritual Committee – This Committee formulates administrative rules and policies for all Shabbat and holiday religious services and lifecycle events (e.g., weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, funerals) of the Congregation. It is responsible for appointing gabbaim and ushers for the various services. It offers to the Rabbi such advice and guidance as he/she may require regarding the character and mode of the various services.
Membership Committee - This Committee is responsible for reaching out to Jewish members of the community not affiliated with any Congregation, with the view of inviting them to become members of the Congregation. In addition, the Committee is responsible for carrying out a program to encourage membership retention.
Adult Program Committee – This Committee develops a program of adult educational, social and cultural activities for the Congregation.
Social Action and Community Relations Committee - This Committee develops and maintains liaison with other organizations in the community. It stays informed of community problems and takes appropriate action.
Finance & Budget Committee -. This Committee prepares a proposed budget in sufficient time for the Board of Directors approval prior to presentation to the Congregation and approval at the Annual Meeting. In addition, the Committee makes periodic reviews of the financial operations of the Congregation and reports its findings to the Board of Directors and as appropriate, to the membership at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation.
Youth Activities Committee - This Committee develops a program of youth activities for the Congregation. It also determines policy and formulates rules and regulations for the administration of such activities.
House and Facilities Committee - This Committee is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the Synagogue building and grounds, supervising repairs as well as capital and other improvements as ordered by the Board of Directors and in accordance with the interior design of the synagogue.
Long Range Planning Committee - This Committee assesses the long-range goals of the Congregation and plans for the future. It reports its recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Communications and Publicity Committee – This Committee is responsible for publishing the Congregation’s newsletter, The Shofar, maintaining the congregation’s website and providing for publicity in various media to make the membership and general public aware of the Congregational programs.
Technology Committee – This Committee is responsible for ensuring that the Congregation’s computers, internal LAN and any and all technological property (to include both hardware and software) are current and operating properly.
Endowment Committee – This committee seeks sources of long term funding to further the strength and stability of the Congregation. Such funding should preferably be in the form of endowments, from individuals or organizations.
Food Service Committee - This Committee determines policy and formulates rules and regulations for the administration of the food service of the Congregation.