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Thanks for Thanksgiving!

01/10/2022 04:45:40 PM

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In November, a dozen TBE volunteers delivered turkeys, plus all the other ingredients of a Thanksgiving dinner, to 60 families with children at Thoreau School. TBE volunteer coordinator Vic Levy received this note back from the school social worker:

“This is amazing!!! Thank you so so much! I got lots of happy texts on Friday :) You have no idea what this means to our families. We are still in a pandemic and the financial impact is hurting our families. This meal means the world to them as it shows the community has their back and it’s one less thing to worry about. Now they can gather with their family and enjoy the day together. Thank you so much!!”

Thank you to all those who donated to our annual Goodman Thanksgiving Food Collection and to our Mitzvah Core students for counting the items and loading them up for delivery. Upon delivery, Goodman Community Center staff noted that they had been running short on stuffing and cranberries and were very excited to how much of each we had for them in addition to the other items. Our contribution helped them reach their goal of providing a holiday dinner for 4,000 families—that’s 25,000 Dane County residents (including 10,000 children!). Mazel tov to the 4th graders for bringing 101 cans of vegetables. Our 5th graders came in second with 69 containers of broth. We look forward to continuing this partnership between the Social Action Committee, our Religious School, and the Goodman Community Center next year, to continue to bring families together around the table.
 

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