Havurah's Lotsa Helping Hands network is coordinated by Adele Thompson and Janice Kettler.

Are you a Havurah member who could use some helping hands?

- Do you have a new baby, for example, and need a break, a meal, a shoulder to lean on?

- Or maybe you're having knee or hip surgery and want to give your caregivers a break, get meals delivered with a smile, and maybe have a chat to pass the time?

- Or perhaps you need help getting rides to medical appointments? Or a ride to go shopping? Maybe you would like someone to join you on a walk sometimes? Or you're looking for minor household help?

Reach out to us! Contact one of the Lotsa Helping Hands coordinators: Adele Thompson (for Adele, you can email her, call her home number, or text her cell phone--no calls to her cell phone, please) or Janice Kettler. (Your Havurah member login is required to access the member directory.)

And if you know of a Havurah member who might benefit from this kind of extra help, please let one of the coordinators know as well.

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If you're a Havurah member interested in joining our Lotsa Helping Hands volunteer network, contact one of the coordinators: Adele Thompson (for Adele, you can email her, call her home number, or text her cell phone--no calls to her cell phone, please) or Janice Kettler. (Your Havurah member login is required to access the member directory.)

Lotsa Helping Hands uses an online scheduling system that enables Havurah members to sign up for tasks to help other members going through challenging times. Tasks could include making and delivering meals, making home visits, and more.

A coordinator confers with the member requesting help and posts the important details on the Lotsa Helping Hands calendar. The network of volunteers receive an email alerting them to new requests. They can easily go to the Lotsa Helping Hands website to check the calendar, see what is needed, and sign up for individual tasks. Regular reminders are sent to volunteers who sign up, so no one forgets their commitments.

To request that the name of a relative or Havurah member be said during the Misheberach (healing prayer) at Shabbat services, please use this form. You will need to log in as a member to access the form.

If you are a member of Havurah and have an urgent pastoral need, please contact Rabbi Benjamin at 503-248-4662 ext. 3.