OVERVIEW
Friendship Circle NYC presents a meaningful way for Grade 6-7 students to mark their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, by making a real difference in the lives of children with special needs, through hands-on acts of kindness.
A PEEK AT THE SCHEDULE
Mitzvah Project participants will engage in a memorable night of volunteering, creating care packages, baking to benefit families in need, Q&A with a mother of a neurodivergent child, planning an exciting carnival for kids with special needs and more. Following the volunteer night, the group will volunteer directly with the Friendship Circle kids by putting on the fun-filled carnival that they planned!
HOW TO JOIN
All Mitzvah project members will have their very own custom-made fundraising page, where they can invite family and friends to participate in their volunteering efforts by donating to the cause. (View last year's project here). The fundraising minimum to join the late-night Mitzvah Volunteer Project and Carnival is $1000/person.
DATES
The project will run twice throughout the year. Choose which session works best for you:
Session 1 - December:
Volunteer Night: Saturday, December 7
Carnival: Sunday, December 15
Session 2 - February/March:
Volunteer Night: Saturday, February 8
Carnival: Sunday, March 2
If the listed volunteer night dates don’t work for you, no worries! Friendship Circle can explore alternative dates for groups of 5 or more - let us know dates that work for your group and we'll try to make it happen!
Volunteer Nights will take place at Chabad - 419 East 77th Street, and the Carnivals will take place at Gym Time - 1520 York Ave.
*If a member of the mitzvah volunteer project would like to continue volunteering after the project ends, they can happily do so at Friendship Circle holiday programs and at the seasonal Friendship Circle camps.