What else is going on at Mitzvah Day?
The activities you can sign up for (please visit the Registration page to register) are not the only way you can enjoy Mitzvah Day!
Do you have PJ Library books that your kids haven't looked at in years? Are you looking to add more PJ books to your collection? Come to Mitzvah Day for the first-ever PJ Library Book Swap! Bring in your old PJ Library books, or come peruse other PJ books and bring home some new treasures!
Finish your Mitzvah early? Come by the Social Hall, where you can take part in any or all of the following:
To mark Canada's 150th year, we hope everyone at Mitzvah Day will participate in a special Canada 150-Mitzvah Day art project (in the Social Hall).
Looking to get more involved in the community? Come visit the Jewish Ottawa Volunteer Centre in the Social Hall at Mitzvah Day and find out what sorts of opportunities exist in our community. Or, visit www.jewishottawa.com/volunteering for further info.
Get swabbed! Come by the Activity Gallery (the play space that overlooks the pool in the front lobby) to get swabbed and join the Bone Marrow registry, through the One Match program of Canadian Blood Services. Learn about this life-saving program at Mitzvah Day. For further information about the stem cell matching program, please visit www.onematch.ca
Finish your Mitzvah early? Come by the Social Hall, where you can take part in any or all of the following:
- Help us make activity books for the children and youth at CHEO - OCTC. Children ages 4 and up are invited to join us to make drawings, connect the dots and other activity sheets that will then be photocopied and put together to make a great activity book to share with CHEO – OCTC and Roger Neilson House. Everyone is asked to please bring with them a NEW unopened package of crayons, markers, coloured pencils, stamps or stickers that the children will be able to use to decorate these fantastic books.
- Letters to Lone Soldiers: Write letters and make cards for Lone Soldiers serving in the IDF.
- Cards for the Elderly: Create cards to brighten up the day of a senior citizen.
To mark Canada's 150th year, we hope everyone at Mitzvah Day will participate in a special Canada 150-Mitzvah Day art project (in the Social Hall).
Looking to get more involved in the community? Come visit the Jewish Ottawa Volunteer Centre in the Social Hall at Mitzvah Day and find out what sorts of opportunities exist in our community. Or, visit www.jewishottawa.com/volunteering for further info.
Get swabbed! Come by the Activity Gallery (the play space that overlooks the pool in the front lobby) to get swabbed and join the Bone Marrow registry, through the One Match program of Canadian Blood Services. Learn about this life-saving program at Mitzvah Day. For further information about the stem cell matching program, please visit www.onematch.ca
As always, we also encourage people who are able to donate blood in the weeks surrounding Mitzvah Day. To book an appointment, please call 1-888 2-DONATE (236-6283) or visit www.blood.ca/donate
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