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HOW Can I Help?
WHAT Can I Do?
You might be thinking, ok, I’m here for this mitzvah project with Ofanim, but what do I DO?! We’ve got you covered! Below are just a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing, but we’d also love to hear yours too! And if your parents want to be involved, that’s great with us as well.
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Here are just a few ideas to help get you started in thinking about how to raise funds and/or physical products to support Ofanim
In your invitation
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Ask for donations directly to Friends of Ofanim as part of gifts – you can include this link for donation
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Include a personal note as to why this is so important to you (we have some talking points for you below)
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Consider including an actual brochure about Ofanim in each of your invitations so your guests can learn more right away (we’re happy to send these out to you if you like)
Hang flyers, send emails,
post on Facebook and/or Instagram to raise awareness about Ofanim and its impact
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Ask for donations directly to Ofanim instead of gifts – you can include this link ofanim.org/bmdonation
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Include a personal note as to why this is soimportantto you (we have some talking points for you below)
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Consider including an actual brochure about Ofanim in each of your invitations so your guests can learn more right away (we’re happy to send these out to you if you like)
Ask specific people in your life to donate money to Friends of Ofanim in your name instead of giving you a gift
Organize a big dinner (spaghetti is an easy one to have you and your parents pull off) at your synagogue to raise donations and awareness about Ofanim
Organize a reading pledge drive (or a sports pledge drive) – for every book read or goal scored, people pledge a certain amount to raise funds for Ofanim
Host a car wash or a bake sale to raise funds to support Ofanim
“Adopt” a class or an individual on one of the Ofanim buses
If you’re interested in this, we can talk about prices for symbolic “adoptions”
Make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) the theme of
your Bar or Bat Mitzvah
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Each table could be a different STEM component
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The centerpieces could be supplies related to each of the components and then you could donate those supplies to Ofanim after your party