ORAYNU'S "SHOW YOUR HEART" WEEKEND

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judaism</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judai"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=17.5% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad4fe0dkelyh.png"> <div> <B>Back to</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judai"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Oraynu's</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Jokerman" ><B>Show Your Heart</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Weekend</B></div> <div> <B>FEBRUARY 11-12, 2012</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oraynu's Tikkun Olam and Fund Raising committees joined together to offer “Show Your Heart Weekend” on February 11-12.   It was a terrific success as </B><B>a</B><B>pproximately 180 Oraynuniks and friends of all ages 'Showed Our Hearts' by participating in </B><I><B>gemilut chesedim</B></I><B>, many acts of loving kindness. </B></div> <div> <B>Here is what we accomplished:  </B></div> <div> <B>      - We volunteered at the Scott Mission, the Good Shepherd Ministry and Ve-ahavta. </B></div> <div> <B>      - We packed 192 backpacks for Beth Emeth's and Beth Sholom's Out of the Cold clients, and delivered boxes of toiletries to two             </B></div> <div> <B>         shelters for women, teens and children. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2d705080.png" border=0 width="5" height="8" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     - By staying awake all night, 12 teens and 2 adults kept our promise to collectively do 24 hours of community service and   </B></div> <div> <B>         education.</B></div> <div> <B>      - We learned about homelessness and poverty from 'Voices from the Street' - individuals who use their personal experiences to     </B></div> <div> <B>         educate the public.</B></div> <div> <B>      - We did fund-raising and, so far, have received over $7000.00 in donations. </B></div> <div> <B>We made a difference and had fun! </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>YOU CAN STILL DONATE!! </B><B>Your financial support is greatly appreciated. </B></div> <div> <B>** Click this icon to donate directly through CanadaHelps.org **</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d27845" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfil"><U><B><IMG SRC="2ae98430.gif" border=0 width="152" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div>  <A NAME="every_night_over_5000_people_in"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>OUR MISSION</B></div> <div> Every night over 5,000 people in Toronto go to sleep homeless. More than 400 of them live on the street. Out of the Cold (OOTC) is a program sponsored by local charitable and religious organizations that provide meals and beds for many of these individuals. </div> <bR> <div> Oraynu directly supports two OOTC programs, one at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue where our B'nai Mitzvah volunteer, and one at Beth Sholom Synagogue. January through March, a team of Oraynuniks volunteer at Beth Sholom, which once a week hosts 170 homeless guests for dinner, art activities, games, a sing-along, and nursing and housing consultations. About 60 guests stay for a bed, breakfast, and box lunch. The cost for one dinner alone is $1,500. One full night costs $4,000 when overhead and staff are included.</div> <bR> <div> Oraynu's Education Fund supports the teaching of humanistic values that emphasize the dignity of every human   being and the richness of Jewish culture and community in our lives. It subsidizes adult lectures, which cost up to $700, and school-wide education programs such as our family seder which reaches over 150 people at a cost of $2,000. This year we require a new projector system for family and adult programs, which will cost approximately $1,800.</div> <bR> <div> All funds raised will be divided equally between Out of the Cold and our own Education Fund. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>HOW TO RSVP FOR EVENTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT><B>Feb 11 community service shifts will fill on a first-come basis: RSVP by </B><B><U>Jan 18</U></B></div> <div> <B>Saturday Dinner and Sunday Morning and Lunch: RSVP by </B><B><U>Jan 29</U></B></div> <div> <I>Bring your friends and family. The more the merrier.</I></div> <div> <B>RSVP for all activities to roby@oraynu.org or 416-385-3910</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="backpack_mania"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>