Wonderful things within Congregation Shalom

May has absolutely flown by and I can’t believe that it is now June.  This year at Congregation Shalom has gone so fast as well – we have had so many wonderful things within the walls of our synagogue.  All of those wonderful things, however, take lots of planning, preparation, communication and execution.  I can’t thank our members enough who have ideas and traditions that they want to see happen throughout the year and volunteer to take on the commitment to provide it for our community. Like in my newsletter article last month, we need volunteers to make Congregation Shalom run.  We have several committees that are looking for help so that we can maintain our commitment to providing programs and events, keeping the building maintained and safe, providing a wonderful religious school program and so many more things.  I am asking all of our members – as I have in the past – please share your time, treasure and ties with us.  Maybe there is something that you are wonderful at that you’d like to share with us.  Maybe you’re a whiz at an excel spreadsheet and could help our Finance Committee.  Do you love to manage projects – maybe the House Committee would be perfect for you.  Everyone has a hidden talent, but please don’t hide it from us!  Here are just *some* of the areas we could use help in:

House Committee: We are looking for a House Chair – and it doesn’t require you to be a general contractor!  You just need to be someone who likes to manage projects and work with a group who is dedicated and committed to the upkeep of the temple.  Maybe you’re not ready to take on a chair position – that’s okay, we would love to have someone else on the committee as well.

Communication Committee: We have several areas of the Communication Committee that are looking for assistance.  If this is in your wheelhouse, we could absolutely use your assistance.  Email marketing, social media, website, etc. all falls under Communication.

Fundraising Committee: Our Fundraising Committee is looking for some help with FUNdraising.  There are a few members who are looking to host an exciting fundraiser next year – and we could use help not only planning and executing that, but also thinking of new and innovative ways to fundraise.

Finance Committee: If you love an Excel spreadsheet or budgets, then the Finance Committee would be the perfect place for you to lend a hand.  We are looking for members of this committee to help as our Board of Trustees shuffles around roles and it would be great to have some new faces join.

Is there an area that you’ve always been interested in helping?  We would really, really love to have you be a part of any committee – so please reach out at president@congregationshalom.org to tell me about what you’d love to do and see here at Congregation Shalom.  I’m looking forward to going into the next year with lots of new faces helping us!

Becky