September 06, 2010   27 Elul 5770
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Green Shalom  

Green Shalom Call to Costco Shoppers
Two years ago Costco stopped carrying recycled bath tissue and paper towels because, according to the manager, these products “were not moving.” A few environmentally conscious people encouraged him to try again, so Costco is now stocking Marcal 100% recycled bath tissue and paper towels. It will make a huge difference if a lot of people switch over to these products. Please support this effort to encourage Costco (and all other stores) to stock recycled paper products. It also helps to thank store managers for doing so!

Too Much Zucchini in Your Garden?
Help those in our community who don’t have enough food to eat. Do you have more tomatoes than your family can possibly eat? More peaches than you have time to can? Corn coming out of your ears? Despite California’s agricultural prosperity, as many as 40,000 San Luis Obispo County residents don’t know where and how they’ll get their next meal.

Grassroots II will take donations of fresh fruit and vegetables. They are located near CBD at 11545 Los Osos Valley Road. For more information about drop-off times, call Donna at Grassroots II at 471-1369 or 544-2333 or email Elie Axelroth at eaxelrot@calpoly.edu.

Printer cartridges
Thank you to those of you who brought your empty cartridges to the box in the office. We received $120.00 for the last batch. This really helps with office supplies. Please remember to bring them whenever it is convenient for you and we will get them to Office Max.

Social Action Volunteer Opportunities  

Breakfast Buddies Tuesday, August 10
If you are available to commit to this great mitzvah please email Vivian Levy at jardinjunk@hotmail.com

Homeless Overflow in August
CBD begins hosting our homeless guests this Sunday night, August 1st. As you can see below, we are still in great need of more volunteers for several evenings. Please, it is critical that we have coverage for each of these nights. We have a comfortable and private area for the volunteers to sleep.
Here are the available dates:

Tuesday August 3 - 1 person
Friday August 6 - 1 person
Wednesday August 11 - 1 person
Saturday August 14 - 1 person
Sunday August 15 - 1 person
Sunday August 22 - 1 person
Tuesday August 24 - 2 people
Wednesday August 25 - 1 person
Saturday August 28 - 1 person
Monday August 30 - 1 person


If you are available to commit to this great mitzvah please email Vivian Levy at jardinjunk@hotmail.com. We also need on-call hosts to fill in if at the last minute someone has to cancel. And we will be needing snack donations and for our back to school kids we will be getting them new knapsacks and school supplies and shoes.

Social Action Scholarship Information  

Announcement of new Community Wide Scholarship Award

The Congregation Beth David - Social Action Committee Scholarship Award

The Social Action Committee of Congregation Beth David, San Luis Obispo is offering one $500 scholarship award toone high school senior attending either a public, private or home high school in San Luis Obispo County.

This scholarship application is available to candidateswho have demonstrated a commitment to social justice such as: alleviating hunger, promoting peace, correcting economic injustice, promoting environmental sustainability,or incorporating social action into his/her life.

The student must have plans to continue his/her education at an accredited community college, trade school, or four-year college/university.

There is no restriction on proposed field of major study or career goal.

Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the student.

The most important concern of the Congregation Beth David Social Action Committee is that the student recognizes the importance of each of us in helping to repair the world.

We hope that you will recommend this award to the appropriate students at your school.

We have enclosed one set of application forms for your files. Additional forms can be downloaded at: www.cbdslo.org.

If you have any questions, please email: social-action@cbdslo.org.

Social Action Scholarship Forms  

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