Sunday October 17 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sponsored by TBK's Green Committee and WRJ/Sisterhood

Computers, monitors, printers, TV's ($10 fee), cell phones, fax machines, cartridges, microwaves, fluorescent bulbs (slight fee, <.50 each), and much more. Questions? Call 924-3840 -Rochester Computer Recycling & Recovery

New this year: We are collecting sneakers in good condition for local distribution.

If you would like to help on October 17 or be on the planning committee for future events, please call Sandy Goldman at 442-2469 or Ellen Solomon at 244-7011.

WRJ/Sisterhood is spearheading a campaign to increase recycling in the community. We will be collecting plastic containers with the number 5 on them. (These are not currently recycled in Monroe County).

We will be putting out some type of container at temple so you can bring in your #5's. They must be clean and have all paper removed. We will send them to a company in Cortland where they are recycled into other high performance products for your bathroom, table, and kitchen.

October 26 at 7:30 pm
Case Mangers report to the Congregation: How we are turning around lives.

Hear how we are ramping up to double the number of homeless families we are helping, a report on the Study Buddy evening tutoring program for school age children and how to volunteer.

"The best way to make friendships at TBK is to work together with others on a meaningful project."
Richard Rosen, Tempro President

To learn more about Tempro, email Sandra Arnold at swarnold1[at]yahoo.com or click here.

Mitzvah Day is changing!

PSSST.... Have you heard?
Mitzvah Day is moving from Fall to Spring!

PSSST.... Have you heard?
Mitzvah Day is expanding from 1 day to 1 week!

You can contact Larry Broser at 461-1082 or lbroser[at]frontiernet.net to find out more...and to be a part of the excitement!

Is a Hit!

In July the TBK-School 52 Partnership provided a summer program for 98 students. Don Ginsberg and Bruce Pollock supported two School 52 teachers and 123 volunteers (13 from TBK) to provide a summer reading program for 79 children going into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. Mike and Judy Slade organized and provided a summer technology program for 19 children going into 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The summer reading program objective is for young readers to avoid the dreaded summer reading slump where students don't read for two months over the summer and lose reading skills. The technology program is an enrichment program for older students to enhance their understanding of math and computer technology.

Congratulations to the following TBK members who supported the School 52 summer program this year: Don Ginsberg, Harriette Ginsberg, Dale Klein, Joe Klein, Cheryl Kovel, Sheila Lerner, Babs Michael, Richard Mink, Bruce Pollock, Ellen Rosen, Fern Sellers, Judy Slade and Mike Slade.

In the 2010-2011 school year, the TBK-School 52 Partnership program will be supported by Friends of Educational Excellence (FREE) Partnerships, which will assist the TBK-School 52 Partnership to recruit, screen, and train volunteers and to implement successful partnership practices so it is even more effective to help students succeed in school. You can learn more about FREE Partnerships at its website freepartnerships.org.

Please contact Bruce Pollock if you'd like to volunteer to support School 52 students in the 2010-2011 school year. Bruce can be reached at bpollock[at]freepartnerships.org or via phone at 218-0038.

The Study Buddy program provides one-on-one tutoring for children throughout the school year. Volunteers provide motivation, aid in academic development and provide mentoring relationships.

Following an orientation each volunteer buddy will be scheduled to meet with a student for two hours weekly at the site office, Holyoke Apartments in Greece. The Tempro program social worker will be available at the site office during study hours.

This Study Buddy program is provided in cooperation with Sojourner House. It supports children of mothers in the process of overcoming multiple disadvantages/disabilities while living in Tempro supportive housing. As a Tempro volunteer you can help a child succeed in school, thus aiding the parent toward family success.

Interested? Contact Portia Chiarella, Sojourner House, at 437-7100 ext. 117 or Portia_Sojourner[at]yahoo.com

Tempro...and your heart...will thank you!