Join us for Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 18
Please Respond Quickly!
Many projects have a limited capacity and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11th
Outreach to Children, Family and Adults:
1. Hope Lodge - Filled
11432 Mayfield Road, Cleveland 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Prepare, serve and enjoy dinner with residents with cancer. Volunteers supply food, must be healthy (no colds, please cancel if sick).
Ages 10+ 8-10 volunteers needed
2. JFSA Group Homes - Filled
PSE 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Run bingo games, serve refreshments to developmentally disabled adults
Ages 8+ 6-8 volunteers needed
3. Ronald McDonald House - Filled
10415 Euclid Ave. 9:30 - 11:30 am
Prepare and serve breakfast/brunch to residents
Ages 13+ 10 volunteers needed
4. West Side Catholic Shelter
3135 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Prepare & serve brunch for residents, conduct art projects with children, volunteers supply all food, must sign a confidentiality form
ages 10+ 6-8 volunteers needed
Outreach to Senior Adults:
8100 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Bring your docile pet to visit with residents. Pets must have up-to-date shots.
All ages Up to 4 pets and families
1555 Brainard Rd., Lyndhurst 1:00-2:00 p.m
Bring your docile pet to visit with residents. Pets must have up-to-date shots.
All ages Up to 6 pets and families
7. Montefiore Home
One David Myers Pkwy., Beachwood 1:45 - 4:00 pm
Transport & play bingo with residents
All ages 16 volunteers needed
8. Stone Gardens
27090 Cedar Road, Beachwood 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Park's Got Talent show! Performers of all ages welcome, unlimited number of volunteers needed.
9. The Weils
16695 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Performance by Park’s Volunteer Choir, open only to Park’s Volunteer Choir and family members only
10. Wiggins Place - Postponed
27070 Cedar Road, Beachwood 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Performance by Park's Jr. Klezmer Band, open to Jr. Klezmer Band and family members only
Gardening/Clean-Up Projects:
11. Council Gardens
2501 N. Taylor Road, Cleveland Hts. 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Help clean up and mulch residents' community garden
Ages 13+ 15 volunteers needed
12. Jewish Cemetery Clean Up - Cancelled
Cemetery to be determined 9:30 am -12:00 noon
Help clean-up historic Jewish cemetery, bring own work gloves & garden equipment. Rain or shine
Ages 10+ unlimited number of volunteers needed
Plant flowers in intergenerational courtyard, bring own work gloves & garden tools
All ages unlimited number of volunteers needed
Hunger Projects:
14. Bag Lunches for the Homeless - Filled
PSE Social Hall 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Prepare & pack bag lunches for the homeless, volunteers are asked to contribute food for lunches, no volunteers with peanut allergies
Ages 10+ 30 volunteers needed
15. Cleveland Food Bank
15500 S. Waterloo Road, Cleveland 9:00 am –12 noon Sort & pack surplus food, sign release, wear closed toe & heel shoes
Ages 12+ 30 volunteers needed
16. JFSA - Drop in!
PSE kitchen Drop-in between 11:30 am – 12:00 noon
Make dry soup mix packets for JFSA clients in need
Ages 8+ 10 volunteers needed
Packing & Delivering Projects:
17. Bellefaire/JCB - Filled
PSE 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Pack bags with daily essentials for for homeless teens in our community, volunteers will be asked to donate items for the project
Ages 5+ 10 volunteers needed
18. Cookie delivery- Filled
Start at PSE, pick up 11:00 - 11:30 am
Deliver cookies to area police and fire departments
All ages 10 families needed
19. Care Packages for US soldiers - Filled
PSE Library 10:00–11:00 am
Pack care packages for US soldiers overseas. Volunteers purchase items for boxes (cost approximately $10-$15 for individual or $20-$25 for couple/family). Can’t join us, but want to sponsor a box? We welcome monetary donations to support this project.
Ages 5+ 10 volunteers needed
20. Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital- Filled
PSE 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Put together activity boxes for young patients. Volunteers provide items for boxes.
Ages 5+ 8 families needed
21. MedWish
17325 Euclid Avd., Cleveland 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Pack and sort medical supplies to send to third world countries, wear closed-toe shoes
Ages 13+ 20-30 volunteers needed
Miscellaneous Projects:
22. Area Hospitals - Drop in!
PSE, Drop-in from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Stuff heart pillows for breast cancer patients, and decorate cards. Also need volunteers to sew pillows BEFORE Mitzvah Day.
Ages 5+ unlimited volunteers needed
23. American Red Cross - Drop in (as space allows)
PSE - Room 147 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Donate blood to the American Red Cross. Please make appointment at (216) 371-2244, ext. 202, walk-ins also welcome, check blood donor restrictions at www.redcross.org
ages 17+ can donate
24. Make cards and letters to U.S. and Israeli soldiers - Drop in!
PSE Lobby, Drop-in 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
All ages
25. Cookie Bakers - Filled
Bake cookies at home for area fire and police departments, then drop-off at PSE from 9:00 - 9:30 am. Great family project!
26. Gift of Life Bone Marrow Testing - Drop in!
PSE, Drop-in from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 pm
A simple swab inside your mouth could save the life of someone with cancer or genetic disorders.
Ages 18-61 welcome
27. Rescue Village - Filled
PSE, Drop-in from 11:00 am - 3:00 noon
Make "cuddle packs" out of soft socks and dry rice to give comfort to kittens and puppies. Volunteers supply soft/fuzzy adult-size socks.
All ages
28. Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital - Drop in!
PSE Drop-in between 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Make 4th of July decorations to brighten the hospital's hallways.
All ages
