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Hillel Family Organization
Hamishpacha Co-Presidents: Heidi Rubin and Cindy Garfield
Hamishpacha, which means “the family,” is our school’s family organization. Through its numerous volunteers, Hamishpacha provides support for many programs for our students. Every parent is invited to help plan these events by volunteering for one or more committees. Your participation in Hamishpacha not only helps the school and your children, but also helps you be an integral part of the Cohen Hillel Family. Ken Schulman is the administrative liaison to Hamishpacha.
The following is a partial list of programs that are supported by Hamishpacha:
- New Parents’ Barbecue
- First-day coffee and pastries
- Chanukah gifts for Teachers, Administration, Office Staff and Custodians
- Helping Hands Committee
- Book Fair
- Year-End-Appreciation Luncheon for teachers and staff
- The Norma Mazur Memorial Hamishpacha Award given at Graduation
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts for students
Helping Hands: This program was established to help those who are in need of assistance when there has been a sudden tragedy or interruption in their lives. Helping Hands is ready to help families through these times by cooking meals, providing child care, giving rides to medical appointments, grocery shopping, making telephone calls, carpooling or lending a sympathetic ear.
If you know of someone who needs Helping Hands, please call and let us know. To lend a helping hand, please check off the Volunteer Form in your Parent Handbook packet, or call one of the co-presidents of Hamishpacha.
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Room Parents: Parents volunteer each year to serve as room parents for each class. Room parents assist in contacting other parents with important information, requests for field trip chaperones or drivers, obtaining volunteers for classroom projects, and in helping to plan their grade’s family program. All room parents are required to attend a meeting in September to discuss their responsibilities for this position.
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CHA Connection: This is a new initiative developed to help parents feel more connected to the school and to each other.
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Recycling Project: Each Thursday, students may bring redeemable soda cans and plastic bottles to school to be recycled by parent volunteers. This easy fundraiser raises approximately $1,000 a year.
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Book Fair: Proceeds from the sale help purchase books for the library and classrooms and subsidize other school activities. Many activities are planned during the fair relating to literature, authors, etc.
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Holiday and Special Family Programs: Scheduled throughout the year, these social and educational events bring parents, students and siblings together for programs based on the traditional celebration of Jewish holidays and milestones. These events provide families with the opportunity to get to know one another by celebrating aspects of Jewish life together. Each month’s events are listed in the calendar (hypertext to Calendar), and details will be sent home as the event approaches. When a family program occurs during the school day, siblings must obtain permission from their teachers to attend. They cannot miss tests, field trips, or other important class activities. We do try to avoid schedule conflicts.
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