Morgan Glass from Toronto Canada celebrated his Bar Mitzvah last month in Congregation Darchei Noam shul and sent his Bar Mitzvah gifts to Meir Panim.

We are proud to honor the efforts of Kayla Roisman from New Rochelle, NY and wish her a hearty Mazal Tov upon her Bat Mitzvah. As her Bat Mitzvah project, Kayla decided to involve her entire community in a unique fundraiser to raise awareness and funds for Meir Panim Relief Centers in Israel.

Zach Guttman, a sixth-grader at Beth Tfiloh Middle School, combines cyber-technology and his network of friends for his Kids Helping Kids Network project to provide sports equipment for Ethiopian and Russian refugees at Netzach Israel Middle School, in Kiryat Malachi, Israel.

To eat: for a cause. This ingenious fundraising idea has once again taken America by storm. For the third year in a row, America Eats for Israel (AEFI) has “served” its purpose. Formulated by a group of students in 2005.

Not only did the recent snow storm in Jerusalem fail to deter the Meir-Panim soup kitchen from conducting its usual routine, the dedicated staff provided hot meals in advance so that the needy could stay warm in body and spirit.

The Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers (AWIS), director of the IDF Lone Soldier Project in the Kibbutz Movement and Power of Giving branches in Haifa and Yokneam joined forces to surprise an IDF lone soldier by renovating and furnishing his apartment.

Last week, in honor of Shabbat, the children in the after-school club in Meir Panim’s Safed branch baked challot and prepared Havdalah items. They brought their handiwork home so their families could also benefit from the club’s creative programming.

One and a half years after providing comprehensive aid in northern Israel during the Second Lebanon War, the Israel Together coalition members have joined forces once again to support residents on the front line, this time in Gaza periphery towns.

In the recent cold winter months, many needy people have appealed to Meir Panim-Power of Giving for blankets and warm clothing.

On December 18, 2007, Linda Geller and Mitch Leifer opened their home to host an evening of Sushi in Lawrence. Cooking Concepts Director, Naomi Ross demonstrated the secrets of rolling restaurant quality sushi on behalf of Meir Panim.