Ten Yad Newsletter (February, 2010)
Ten Yad Newsletter (February, 2010)
It’s Official!
You’ve been hard at work cooking, driving, grocery shopping and caring for those in need and your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Following a lengthy application process, the Canada Revenue Agency agrees that your work – and ours – is indeed “charitable”. We are delighted to announce that we have attained official designation as a registered charitable organization!
Making it Easier for you to Give
As a registered charity, we can now offer tax receipts for donations and gifts. For your convenience, we have created a simple reimbursement form for the expenses you incur while carrying out our charitable activities, such as cooking for families in need. The form allows you to gift the value of those expenses to Ten Yad, for which you will receive a tax receipt. For more information, contact your neighbourhood Ten Yad coordinator.
Wanted: Compassionate, Caring Individuals
We are now working on developing a Ten Yad Bikur Cholim division (TYBC) – to assist anyone in the Jewish community who is hospitalized or housebound during an acute illness. The focus of this division will be to coordinate volunteers to visit isolated patients, help with errands and drive family members to and from the hospital where necessary. Since our current database is geared towards meal preparation, it is somewhat limited to those who do our gourmet, customized kosher cooking. When it comes to TYBC, we are looking for any compassionate and caring individual who may want to lend a hand. Please let us know if you would like to be added to our list of TYBC volunteers or if you think of anyone else who might be a good fit!
Coming Soon…
…to a Computer near You
We have a website in the works, which will make it easier for you to stay informed, request tax receipts and get more involved. We will let you know when it’s up and running – but we expect to be on-line very soon.
…to a Hospital near You
Talks are underway to set up “Kosher Pantries” in the hospitals around town. These will be stocked with non-perishable kosher food, as well as the essentials for Shabbos and basic religious items (e.g., Siddurim) which one may need in a pinch. We are hopeful that the hospitals’ administrators will be supportive and that the Kosher Pantries will be available in short order. We will keep you posted on all the developments!
Remember to Keep us in the Loop!
We can only respond to a need in the community if we know about it! If you think there is a situation where Ten Yad could be of assistance, don’t hesitate to contact a Ten Yad coordinator – who will be able to assess the situation and come up with an appropriate plan of action.
