Mitzvah of the Month for May
Baby Boutique

In May, we will collect new and gently used items for the Baby Boutique at Family Health Centers (FHC) of San Diego. Founded in 1970 by local activists, FHC offers health care to the community with a special commitment to uninsured and low income people. When they found that many of their patients receive prenatal care but did not attend post-natal appointments, they created the Baby Boutique.
When new mothers attend appointments on infant care, lactation support and nutrition, they receive “Baby Bucks,” which may be used to purchase items in the Boutique. These items are provided entirely by donations from the community.
This month, we will collect items for newborns to age 18 months, including:

•Clothing, Bibs, Rattles, Pacifiers, Nursing Covers
•Diapers (newborn – size 4), Wipes
•Strollers, Feeding Chairs, Kangaroos/Carriers, Potty Chairs
•Car Seats (this item must be new, not used)
•Toys

Bring your donations to the white barrel in the front office lobby of the Temple and we will deliver them to appreciative mothers through the Baby Boutique.

For questions or donations of items too large for you to manage, please contact Mitzvah of the Month chair Bill Seager at (619) 435-8130.

Social Action Committee Meeting
First Thursday of each month

Hunger Project at St. Vincent de Paul
First Sunday of each month

Storefront Youth Shelter Project
Second Sunday of each month

Food Drive for Mama's Pantry
Third Sunday of each month

Bagel Brigade
Every Wednesday

Links to Social Action Sites

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)     http://www.rac.org
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)     http://www.coejl.org
Association of Reform Zionists of America ARZA/WORLD UNION     http://www.arza.org
Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger     http://www.mazon.org
The Hunger Site (donate free food)     http://www.thehungersite.com
Israel Religious Action Center   http://www.irac.org 
North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)     http://www.nacoej.org
St. Vincent de Paul Village     http://www.svdpv.org
Stand Down for Homeless Veterans     http://www.nchv.org/standdown.cfm
Being Alive San Diego (HIV/AIDS Resources)     http://www.beingalive.org
Jewish Family Service of San Diego     http://www.jewishfamilyservicesd.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State     http://www.au.org
Solar Cookers International     http://www.solarcookers.org
Nothing But Nets     http://www.nothingbutnets.net/