Shir Ami Reform Synagogue of Newtown collected 31,174 pounds of food for eight local hunger relief agencies during 2023.
Not only does this collection help people experiencing food insecurity, it also supports the synagogue’s Code Blue initiative, where the congregation housed homeless persons overnight during extremely cold nights in the month of December.
Marc Luber, Shir Ami board member and food insecurity chairperson, expressed his gratitude to the congregation and the community stating, “Our local community came through in a big way with food donations over the past year. This includes our Shir Ami congregants, our Early Learning Center families, as well as local schools and businesses that all participated to help us make a real difference.”
“We are so grateful to the Shir Ami community for their regular and generous support,” said Mike Cerino, director, Warminster Food Bank. “Their food collections aid us in our work to help people in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.”
The synagogue also collects food for multiple relief agencies throughout the Philadelphia region that serve individuals and families in need. It has a monthly meal-making project for Caring for Friends, another Philadelphia nonprofit organization that provides meals to the homebound and homeless and serves as a food bank. The congregation is always in need of food donations. To learn more about helping Shir Ami in its initiative to combat food insecurity, visit https://www.shirami.org/form/foodbankdonations.
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