News from Kol Ami

on Sunday, 21 June 2015.

By Marleine Kay

Many families celebrating a simcha spend fortunes on elaborate centerpieces that soon fade, are quickly forgotten and in essence do not truly highlight the spirit of the Mensch being honoured.

At Kol Ami we can take a different approach to celebrating a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, or a birthday celebration or simcha of any kind with our unique Simcha Baskets, which portray a strong message of love and giving back.

Kol Ami’s beautiful baskets are used as table centerpieces. They are decorative, colourful and so meaningful. Beautifully wrapped and decorated, they contain seasonal items suitable for our growing homeless population.

We create 2-seasonal baskets, one for spring/summer and one for fall/winter. For example fall/winter baskets will contain warm socks, hats, gloves, scarves, toiletries, drinks, protein bars and snack food items.

At the end of the simcha the baskets are dismantled, and the items will be given out to street youth in the spring/summer months and to the Out of The Cold program in the Fall/Winter months.

Each basket will come with a customized card with some words on why this is an important mitzvah for the specific Bat/Bar Mitzvah child, or the birthday person etc and where the contents will be going.

To think of someone in great need, while celebrating a special event in your life is a wonderful heartwarming way to “give back”, and make your special event all that more meaningful.

Baskets start at $36.00 each.

For more information please contact the office at 905 709 2620 or Rabbi Streiffer.