What the Service Sites are Saying!

First Parish Church, Cambridge

"Having the Temple Beth Shalom volunteers come every couple of weeks over the school year has been a blessing for us here at Tuesday Meals...They have brought an unequaled energy to the program.  We serve between 80 and 120 guests on a weekly basis at the soup kitchen...[and] one common link among all of the guests is that they are all in need of friendship and kindness.  The Temple Beth Shalom volunteers have connected with the guests week after week and filled this critical need.  The guests commented constantly about how much they loved having the kids there and what fun they were."
Jill Currier
Tuesday Meals Program Director

Reverend Dr. Miachel E. Haynes Early Education Center

"They are really excited to see the teens each day...I know that their love of reading has improved."
Sharon Andreed

East Zone Early Learning Center

"The students are barely able to contain their excitement about spending time with the buddies...time spent with the JCC buddies encourages an eagerness and willingness on the part of the first graders to fully participate in literacy based activities...Every week, without fail my students express...the pride that they have in themselves in regard to what they have learned."
Carla Banks

Tower Hill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

"The impact of the TELEM Temple Sinai teens on our residents has been remarkably positive! Our residents look forward with great anticipation to the students coming twice each month. Besides the wonderful programs in which Temple Sinai & Tower Hill have collaborated, visiting the same residents each time gives our residents a sense that the outside Jewish community hasn't forgotten them. The students visit with Jews & non-Jews alike. In short, they are warm affectionate & a credit to the Jewish community. The kids are indeed a ray of bright sunshine here! We're thrilled that they will conduct our Passover Model Seder this Sunday."
Shirley Stein
Activities Director

Minute Man ARC

"The individuals we support at Minute Man Arc welcome and cherish meeting new faces. They work hard at their jobs during the day, but often come home to an unchanging routine in the evenings. The TELEM teens brought enthusiasm, talent, smiles and - most important - friendship to the residents in the homes we manage. Our residents looked forward to Tuesday evenings, when they could learn something new or just talk with a new friend. As the volunteer coordination, I know we can plan until we're blue in the face, but we can't legislate friendships. With their open hearts and willingness to accept the individuals in the Minute Man Arc community, the TELEM teens became a benchmark for volunteer programs throughout the agency. They are not only volunteers: they are friends."
Rebecca Lynch
Volunteer Coordinator