Atlanta Jewish Times July 31, 2015 | Page 15

EDUCATION

Epstein Set to Connect
Community to Service
units.”
The hope is that exposing whole
he Epstein School is hosting a families to service projects will lead
day of service open to the entire the families to incorporate service into
their ongoing activities rather than just
community Sunday, Nov. 1.
Service, an integral part of Epstein spend one day a year doing service.
Epstein’s new head of school, Davalues, has brought families together
in the past, but Yom Tzedakah this vid Abusch-Magder, has been involved
year will be the first time that Epstein with the program planning and is exhas opened the event to everyone to cited to showcase Epstein’s commitexpand the impact and showcase the ment to volunteering and to Jewish
values.
Conservative day
“I am happy
school’s dedicato be a part of a
tion to service to
community that
the community.
values character
Epstein
is
education
and
hoping for 550 to
giving back to
600 participants.
the greater comEpstein has
munity … and
arranged 25 projam excited to
ects and is workparticipate in a
ing on adding a
wonderful volunfew more. There
teer program like
are projects for
Yom Tzedakah,”
people of all ages,
he said. “Comskills and abilimunity volunteer
ties. The options
programs are an
range from makimportant
part
ing cards for Chilof helping our
dren’s Healthcare
students develop
of Atlanta and
Photos by Coleen Lou
good
character
planting trees for
Epstein School students show their
and
a
giving
spirTrees Atlanta to
commitment to service by participating
it. Modeling that
packing shelves
in a Tu B’Shevat project in which a
behavior for our
for the Atlanta
Kesher Garden was planted at the
Sandy Springs school and in Israel.
students is a key
Community Food
to
successfully
Bank and visiting
raising children to become engaged
seniors at Insignia of Sandy Springs.
Each project corresponds to vari- and caring adults who recognize their
ous Jewish values, and a Jewish frame- responsibility to make the world a betwork discussion about each site will ter place,” the value of tikkun olam.
Epstein’s leadership team is lookkick off the day.
Each grade at Epstein has a theme ing for volunteers to be site captains.
of Jewish values that the students learn Site captains relay information beabout. Yom Tzedakah reflects those tween the staff at a project site and the
themes and gives students and other Yom Tzedakah volunteers. They take
participants another dimension of photos at the sites and submit evaluations of how the projects went.
learning.
Anyone in the community may be
“I think it is meant to teach everybody,” volunteer coordinator Laura a site captain.
The online registration portal for
Blaskett said. “It is not just about Epstein kids, but it teaches everybody the volunteering will be open to the public
values of giving themselves to a project. in September. The registration form
… It is opening eyes to areas and oppor- allows you to submit first, second and
tunities and events in the community third choices of projects. Some locations have age minimums or capacity
that perhaps they don’t normally see.”
Outreach coordinator Robyn Fain- limits, but the goal is for each registrant
tich said: “A big point of clarification to get one of those top three choices.
To register your interest before the
is the teacher in fifth grade is not taking the fifth-grade class to a site. We registration page goes live, to keep up
are really committed to the roles that with the event or to learn more about
volunteers can play as families, so we the projects, go to www.facebook.com/
really want people to register as family events/460793990752849. ■

American Heroes
PORTRAITS OF SERVICE

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Photography By Thomas Sanders

Exhibit opening and receptions
Belmont Village Johns Creek
4315 Johns Creek Parkway
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
4:00 PM: appetizers
and seated dinner
6:00 PM: special champagne
exhibit opening
RSVP to Leslie Sowders
at [phone]
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5455 Glenridge Drive NE
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
4:00 PM: cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
6:00 PM: champagne and desserts
RSVP to Suzanne Foshee
at [phone]

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lease join us as we show our appreciation to
our veterans through the work of photographer
Thomas Sanders. This new exhibit, opening as we
approach the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, is
a tribute to Belmont Village’s resident veterans and all
who have served.
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In 2010, Welcome Books published The Last Good War: The Faces
and Voices of WWII, an award-winning collection of Thomas Sanders’
photos of WWII Veterans.To view photos from this collection,
please visit www.belmontvillage.com.

GENEVA ROAD
JULY 31 ▪ 2015

By Sophie Zelony

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