Robert Peltz (z”l) High Holidays Funds for Food Drive

This new year 5785 will be the 5th year Beth Israel congregants and friends will donate to the Robert Peltz High Holidays Funds for Food. Over these years your generous donations of $118,355 allowed Beth Israel to help many organizations feed the hungry in our community.

Food insecurity in greater Portland continues to grow and CBI will continue to support local organizations working to alleviate hunger such as LiftUp and the Sunshine Division. There will be one change from past years. Our congregation, along with most other Jewish organizations in greater Portland, will no longer donate to the Oregon Food Bank. Please continue to support our commitment and donate generously to the Robert Peltz (z”l) High Holidays Funds for Food. Thank you.

5784 Distributions from the Robert Peltz (z”l) High Holidays Funds for Food:

IRCO (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization) – $4,000
Lift UP (formerly Lift Urban Portland) – $5,000
Lift UP/CBI Community Xmas Dinner – $1,234
NARA (Native American Rehabilitation Association) – $4,000
NE Emergency Food Program – $3,000
Oregon Food Bank – $7,000
Refugee Care Collective – $136
Sunshine Division – $4,000
Stone Soup PDX – $3,000
Urban Gleaners – $3,000
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center – $4,000

CBI Speaks: Congregants on the Urgent Problem of Food Insecurity

Leslie Peltz

Jim Richman

A Word from Our Partners: Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation

A Word from Our Partners: Stone Soup PDX

A Word from Our Partners: Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)

Building on the Success of Previous Years

Donations in 5782

The Oregon Food Bank – $5,044

Lift Urban Portland – $5,000

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) – $4,000

Sunshine Division – $2,500

NARA NW, Inc – $2,500

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center – $2,500

NE Emergency Food Program – $1,500

Stone Soup – $1,000

Urban Gleaners – $1,000

Donations in 5781

Robert’s widow Leslie Peltz, and his good friend Jim Richman, carried Robert’s legacy forward last year. Under their thoughtful and dedicated leadership the fund had a huge increase in both the number of donors and the amount of money raised.

Number of donors – 191
Total Donations – $35,304

Allocations:

Lift Urban Portland -$5,000
Sunshine Pantry – $3,000
Oregon Food Bank – $6,804
Urban Gleaners – $1,500
Stone Soup – $1,500
Northeast Emergency Food Programs – $1,500
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) – $4,000
Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA) – $4,000
Sunshine Division – $4,000
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center – $4,000