We appreciate their outstanding work with us throughout this summer and applaud their efforts by awarding them as the volunteer group of the month for August 2013 in recognition for the hours of hard work and impact they have made.
Camp Tel Yehudah, is the national teen leadership camp of Young Judaea. They offer a dynamic program to their teens that features experiential education, activism and leadership development, and connects teens to Israel and Judaism. Although their camp is based in beautiful Barryville, New York with endless amounts of fun activities, they traveled to New York City for several days this past summer with their campers to take action against hunger and poverty by volunteering with Met Council.
About 25 campers worked with our community partner Feeding Family in Staten Island to prepare their South Beach lot to become a new garden to benefit the entire community for years to come. They made quick work of clearing out weeds, moving logs to make borders, cleaning out garbage and debris, and most importantly laid down mulch for future plants to flourish in.
But the work didn't end there- they came back for several days more, helping us at our Kosher Food Warehouse and Kosher Community Kitchen in Brooklyn. At Masbia, our Kosher Community Kitchen in Flatbush Brooklyn, by prepping vegetables and food for that day- they helped to feed over 300 individuals in need in Brooklyn and Queens.
At our Kosher Food Warehouse, they put together over 600 packages of items that we are distributing this week for our High Holiday distributions. That's directly aiding over 600 families and ensuring everyone can enjoy Rosh Hashanah traditions this year!
We look forward to hosting Camp Tel Yehudah again next summer. Thank you for your tireless efforts and in continuing to aid, sustain, and empower Met Council's clients!
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