Speaker Program: Immigration & Helping Local Asylum Seekers 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Hear about the status of the US Immigration System, and what we can do to help asylum seekers in our local community.

Garry Gardner Memorial Empty Bowls: Soup Lunch Benefit
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM 
Lunch is soup and bread, plus there will be a bake sale. All proceeds benefit local social service agencies providing food and shelter.
Cost: $18 per adult and $12 per child (small children are free)

Afternoon Volunteer Activities
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Embrace the spirit of tikkun olam by helping with any of a variety of service projects:
Gratitude Generation: making 'plarn' from plastic grocery bags for water-resistant sleeping mats. The mats (made off-site) will go to people experiencing homelessness in the Chicagoland area
Foster Love: Assemble birthday boxes for local kids in foster care
Bridge Communities: Create birthday, thank you, and get well cards for the Bridge Communities transitional housing clients.
Friends of the IDF Lone Soldier Program: Write cards to American soldiers serving in the IDF
People's Resource Center: Assemble backpack supplies for the local PRC clients

Blood Drive
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Give blood and observe one of our most sacred values: pikuach nefesh, or saving a life. Schedule an appointment. Email questions to Laura Pietrzak.

Winter Clothing Drive
Collect winter gear for the JUF’s Nourish Our Neighborhood drive. Donations will benefit the People's Resource Center. (No Registration Required)

NCJW Collection Drive for Domestic Violence Shelters
Bring hygiene products and other items to support local domestic violence shelters. Email questions to Marsha Swetin

Knit for a Cause
Knit hats, scarves, and gloves for residents of Mutual Ground Aurora, a local domestic violence shelter. Email Patricia Rosenmann for more information.