Social Action / Tikkun Olam
Whether you want to join in a long-term project, participate in an event or just spend a few hours, there is a role for you. Your help is always appreciated.
A main goal of the Social Action & Community Relations Committee is to increase our congregation’s assistance to the needy.
To receive occasional updates about CBE Social Action projects, please contact us at social-action@bethemeth.org.
Annual and Ongoing Projects:
- Volunteering at The Closet of Herndon (Year-round)
- Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Food Drive (Fall)
- Thanksgiving Baskets (November)
- Hypothermia Prevention Week and Dinners (Winter)
- Good Deeds Day (Spring)
- Back to School Backpack Drive (Summer)
- Blood Drives, organized by Sisterhood (watch for dates)
A Simple Gesture - Fill a "Cool Green Bag"
Sign up to receive a cool green canvas bag. You fill it with non-perishable foods and on the first Saturday of every other month, simply leave the bag outside your front door. A volunteer driver from A Simple Gesture will come by, pick up the bag, and leave another cool green bag. The food is taken to the Cornerstones Reston Pantry and the LINK Pantry in Herndon. For more information and to sign up, please go to www.coolgreenbag.org.
Organ Donation
Each year, Congregation Beth Emeth marks Organ Donor/Transplant Awareness Shabbat with a guest speaker related to organ donations, reminding us how important it is to register as an organ donor. You can register at the Virginia DMV or register online now.
Winter Coat Drive
Please donate winter coats for children and adults need. Coats are distributed through the Hunter Mill Supervisor’s Office all winter long. All coats are welcome, but men’s warm winter jackets are needed the most.
Bring your clean, wearable coats to the Hunter Mill District Coat Closet at the North County Governmental Building, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston. Coats are distributed from November through January. A drop-off box is available 24 hours a day. (More information.)
Partners in Tikkun Olam
CBE partners with Cornerstones (formerly Reston Interfaith), and we participate in selected Cornerstones initiatives.
Cornerstones is always grateful for donations to help furnish transitional homes and the Embry Rucker Emergency Shelte,r as well as providing needed items for many other programs. Check their wish list for currently-needed items.
Other Opportunities to Get Involved
- Find out more about a CBE Committee or Group that interests you
- Volunteer for errands and other needs, especially while older and more vulnerable members are staying home.
- Help Beth Emeth's staff and committees with short-term tasks