Tzedakah Sunday - February 3

Once again Tzedakah Sunday volunteers will be calling
you asking for your gift to the Jewish Federation Annual
Campaign.
By now you know that programs at Lil Goldman Early
Learning Center, Jewish Family Services, Tarrant County
synagogues (including $17,000 to Beth Shalom), UNT Jewish
Studies program, Melton Adult Mini School, BBYO, Jewish
War Veterans, and other local programs are funded by
the Annual Campaign.
In fact, 50% of the allocable dollars raised in Tarrant
County stay in Tarrant County.
The other 50% is used to fund regional and national
agencies, including university programs (Hillel), birthright
israel, Jewish Children’s Regional Service, Jewish Council
for Public Affairs, to name just a few. The largest portion
($312,000) of our allocable funds from the campaign was
sent overseas to fund programs of the Jewish Agency and
the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, aiding
needy Jews in Israel and around the world.
So now that you know where the money goes (47 different
places), and the thousands of lives the Annual Campaign
contribution affects every day, please answer the call.
It’s for you; it’s for all of us. Better yet, why not join
our Mitzvah corps at Beth-El that Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help make phone calls,
do administrative tasks, or assist with refreshments. Shifts
are three hours in length. Call the Federation at 817-569-
0892 to learn how you can help our community.
Live generously. It does a world of good.