What Happened?
On Nov. 29, 2007, Temple Emmanuel had a crisis. The good news is that the cleanup seems to be going fairly well (as these things go, I'm told). The bad news is that we've already gotten $165k in bills, and we're not done yet!
How can you help?
Donations/Grants
If you, or someone you know can offer a donation/grant, etc. we would certainly appreciate it! We are not yet able to take credit cards, but checks can be sent to the temple (address at the bottom of the page), attention: Oil Disaster
Silent Auction: Nov 1, 2008
Save the date!
The Ways and Means Committee of Temple Emmanuel is pleased to announce that a major fund-raising event is planned on Saturday night, November 1, 2008 at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Music, food, raffles, silent auction, and sponsorships will hopefully provide the venue to raise a goal of $20,000. Caterers and restaurants will provide an amazing selection of appetizers and desserts. Tickets are $18.00 pre-paid and $20.00 at the door.
Watch this space for more information as it becomes available.
Affinity Programs
What if you could help, just by doing some online shopping?
iGive
We are now registered at iGive.com. This is a very simple way for all of us to help earn money for the temple without a lot of work/financial commitment.
Here's how it works: when you go to buy something online, simply go to http://www.igive.com. You will have to register the first time with this website. Choose your charity ("Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield"). Next, check to see if the vendor you are planning to make the purchase from is available (there are ~700 vendors, including many popular online sites). Click on that link and continue to shop at the vendor's site as usual. If you make a purchase, the temple will get a percentage of the price. Some stores will give us as much as 10%, but 1-2% is pretty typical.
Every time you go to purchase something online go to igive first. If the store you're looking for is registered, this can be painless for you, and very helpful for the temple.
Amazon.com
Like iGive above, but even easier. Before you buy something from Amazon, click here or click on any black Amazon logos on the Temple web site.
Anything you buy while in that session (ie until you close your browser) gets the Temple a cut for between 4 and 10% of your purchase!
As with the stores through iGive, if you're planning to "shop there anyway", why not have them send a cut back to the Temple?