Adat Shalom: Community Life

The Community Life Committee works to improve the quality of life for the members of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation by stimulating connections between, and involvement by, members of the community, fostering a shared identity among congregants, matching volunteers to needs within programs and committees, and identifying opportunities to strengthen a sense of community.

Activities

Many different groups within Adat Shalom shelter under the Community Life umbrella. These include specific Community Life projects such as the Cookbook, recurring events such as scheduling and recruiting volunteers for In-home Potluck Suppers, and supporting other standing committees such as Village Captains. In general, if it involves social activities, we get involved!

You can volunteer to help on a specific task, like phone calling or opening your house for a pot-luck supper, or you can join one of the on-going committees. We’re also the group to contact if you have an idea for a potential activity, and you’d like to find out who else might want to be involved or how to get it started.

Projects to work on	Events to participate in	Other CL committees
Cookbook Fundraiser – add a recipe or help solicit/type up others!	In-Home Pot-Luck Suppers – host a dinner on 11/30/07,1/4/08, 2/1, 4/4, 5/9, or 6/6/08	Villages – volunteer to host or help out at social and life-cycle events close to home. This can include fun activities like sukkah parties, and tikkun olam activities.
Exit Interviews – make phone calls to outgoing members	Seder Connection – host a family for Pesach
Volunteer Matching – thanks for participating in CL Day! Any other ideas for getting people involved?	Trip to Philadelphia – March 7-9 sign up!	Interfaith Support Group – currently inactive. Want to get it going?