CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

It is more blessed to give than to receive - and even better when you can give on barter!  We are pleased to provide our members with the opportunity to support a growing number of charitable organizations using AOB trade dollars.  They appreciate the support we give them and use every trade dollar they can get.

Congregation Beth Or: Banquet room available for banquets, meetings, parties, etc.  Available Monday through Thursday and Saturday evenings.  Reform ideology - Full membership available as well as weddings, bar mitzvah, and any rabbi services.  Barter dollar donations also welcome!  Location: 2075 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield, IL  Contact: Rabbi Oler  Telephone: 847-945-0477  Or...  Contact:
Warren Schoen  Telephone: 847-831-4561 ext. 11

Council for Jewish Elderly: CJE is dedicated to providing quality programs and services for all older adults and their families.  CJE's range of services extends from assisting those who live in their own homes but need occasional physical or psychological support, to those who need the most protection and care in a long term care facility.  Among the services offered are frozen meals, live-in caregivers, and assistance with bathing and dressing.  Senior housing options are located in Chicago and the North suburbs.  Contact Joe Atkin at 773-508-1000.  www.cje.net

Ember 911: Charitable organization dedicated to children's safety education  available at no charge to fire departments, schools, organizations, and parents to introduce the importance of safety in every day life when it comes to fire, poison, firearms, weather, and more.  Donations of AOB dollars welcome!  Location: Momence, IL  Contact: John Sokol, President  Telephone: 815-669-7300

Glenkirk: Glenkirk's mission is to provide quality, lifetime supports and services which empower individuals with developmental disabilities to participate fully in all areas of community life.  3504 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062.  Contact Karl Kopp,  847.272.5111, or e-mailing  info@glenkirk.org  Web site: http://www.glenkirk.org

Northpointe Resources: Non-profit organization serving people with physical and mental disabilities welcomes tax deductable donation of AOB dollars.  Location:
3441 Sheridan Road Zion, IL  Contact: Mike Miller  Telephone: 847-872-1700

People's Resource Center: People's Resource Center provides food, clothing, ESL tutoring and computer training to low-income DuPage County families. www.peoplesrc.org  Location: 201 S. Naperville Rd., Wheaton, IL  Contact: Karen Hill, Director of Development Telephone: 630-682-5402 Ext. 231 

The Shema Movement: Christian youth ministry.  Tax deductable donation of barter dollars welcomed.  Location: Arlington Hts., IL  Contact: Lisa Wentzel  Telephone: 847-477-0325

Synagogue for Russian Jews: Milwaukee Synagogue for Russian Jews helps Russian immigrants in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.  Some of the services they provide: Summer Camps for Kids, Teen Programs, Food Pantry - Feeding hundreds of families per month, English as Second Language Instruction, and Citizenship Classes.  Additional information available from Rabbi Milchtein at 414-961-0234.  Contact AOB to make donation. 

Trinity Lutheran Church: Gratefully welcomes donation AOB dollars.  Location:
405 S. Bush St., Roselle, IL  Contact:  Peggy Deibez  Telephone: 630-894-3263