On Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston located at 5601 South Braeswood, B’nai B’rith, Edward M Gardner PC CPA, Temple Sinai Brotherhood and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston will be participating in a city-wide clothing, toy, and food drive. Hurricane Harvey has put a strain on our community and items are still needed to help those who have flooded and also who are in need.
We are asking the community to bring non-perishable food, clothing and toys that will be donated to the Star of Hope. We will have an 18-wheeler truck at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center collecting the items.
Holidays are a time of joy, giving and love with our families. There are a lot of individuals in our community less fortunate than us. “It’s a great time to clean out your closets and get that last-minute tax deduction. Your old clothes are a wonderful gift to someone in need”, said Ed Gardner CPA Project Chairman and founder of this project. With the aftermath of Harvey, help is needed more than ever.
We ask that you mark December 2nd on your calendar and take a few moments that day to bring items to the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston. Receipts will be issued for those who want to take a deduction for tax purposes.
Items donated go to the Star of Hope. Last year the project helped approximately 12,000 people on this annual one-day event. Our goal is 20,000 plus this year. For the last 37 years, we have helped approximately 354,000 fellow Houstonians. Many families still need help. Help us help our neighbors.
As you go through your closets and pantries, remember what your donations will mean to those who will appreciate what you have to give. For those of us who are fortunate enough to not have to worry where we sleep tonight or whether we will have a meal tomorrow, programs such as this may escape our attention. But for those who do have these issues to deal with this on a daily, this program is very important. This means food on a day when a family may not be able to eat, good clothes for children that do not have the opportunity to go shopping each new school year, a new suit for a dad or mom who needs to look for a job, toys for those children at a time of year when they would ordinarily go without, and sheets to sleep on and blankets to sleep under when the climate is most inhospitable.
All you need to do is to box up nonperishable food items, clean usable clothing, toys and other household items that you no longer need, put them in your car, and drive them to the collection site. You don’t even have to get out of your car. This is such a simple way to help someone in need, and your donations are tax-deductible.
For those in West Houston, Temple Sinai located at 13875 Brimhurst Dr, Houston, TX 77077 will collect items from 9 am to 12 noon.
If you wish to volunteer, give Ed Gardner a call at 713-942-1040. We need help with individuals collecting items from donor car and putting items in trailer. A
2-hour shift could go a long way in helping those less fortunate.
Accepted Donations List
Accepted:
- Clothing-gently used or new- men, women and children’s – Clean and free of stains and tears
- Pairs of shoes: clean, gently used or new
- New undergarments: men, women and children
- Bras and panties
- Men’s boxer shorts
- Socks and t-shirts
- Winter coats, sweaters, jackets, etc.
- Hygiene Products—new/unopened
- shampoo, deodorant, lotion, soap
- toothpaste and tooth brushes
- toilet paper and feminine napkins
- cotton balls and facial tissue
- diapers, pull-ups and wet wipes
- Bibles and educational books
- Paper goods: plates, bowls, napkins, forks, spoons & knives
- Linens–Clean, gently used or new:
- Sheets and pillow cases
- Bath towels and wash clothes
- New blankets (no bedspreads)
- Bottled water; canned goods (regular and bulk sizes)
- Unexpired, non-perishable foods
- Over the counter medications—new/unopened,
- New toys and games (no bicycles)
- Alarm clocks
Not Accepted:
To insure the health and safety of our clients, as well as make best use of our limited storage space, the following items can NOT be accepted:
- Used undergarments
- Used toys: used stuffed animals, used dolls, used toy trucks, etc.
- Partially used hygiene products
- Open, “broken seal” medical products
- Pots, pans, dishes, silverware, etc.
- Mattresses, box springs, headboards, bed frames etc.
- Computers, printers and peripheral equipment
- Telephones, fax and copy machines, etc.
- Paint, charcoal, matches and other flammables
- Residential or office furniture and appliances
- TVs, radios, microwaves, toaster ovens, etc.
- Christmas ornaments and other seasonal decorations
- Damaged, broken or inoperable items