Annual Event Draws Many
In ten community projects involving almost 200 people, Mitzvah Day was a success. Led by Social Action Chair Susan Clements, Mitzvah Day helped in projects from helping the USO facility in Canton assemble packages for the overseas troops and writing letters to them at Temple to gardening and mulching at several locations.
This year, we helped Access, the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank, the Battered Women’s Shelter, Safe Landing for Girls, Open M and a United Disabilities Home. We stained three buildings for the Summit County Metroparks, made blankets for Children’s Hospital and baked dozens of cookies for Ronald McDonald house.
Our volunteers from Temple, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Unitarian Universalist Church and First Congregational Church were joined by other church members from St. Vincent’s and The Islamic Center.
Our congregations came together for a community dinner and shared our hard-working day with each other. There are not enough thanks to go out to all of you from all the churches that participated in this annual event. The Beacon Journal covered it and the story can be found HERE.
We hope next year with be as successful as this year. Thanks to all of you for joining us.
