Good Deeds Day 2025

Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 6, 2025
Join us for Good Deeds Day, a global initiative started by an Israeli philanthropist in 2007, now celebrated worldwide. As part of our annual mitzvah day, we’ve partnered with local Jewish organizations to make a positive impact on our community. With a variety of projects, locations, and age ranges, there’s something for everyone. Let’s come together and do good!
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Connect with Special Needs Teens I Fort Lauderdale
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Friendship Circle of Greater Chabad
Join a Scavenger Bean Hunt with our Special Needs teens and help them feel embraced in our community.
12+ family-friendly event
Assemble and Deliver Holiday Food Packages to Holocaust Survivors and Seniors I Cooper City 
10:30 a.m.
Lead Organization: Sunshine Circle of Broward County
Volunteers will meet at Chabad of SWB in Cooper City to help assemble Passover food packages for Holocaust Survivors & Seniors all over South Broward. Once the food packages are completed, participants will deliver them to a designated list of recipients in the South Broward area.
Family-friendly event
Packing Passover Seder Boxes I Fort Lauderdale
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Chabad Las Olas
Volunteers assemble 1000 Passover Seder boxes for families in our community who would typically be unable to celebrate Passover.
18+ event
 
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Pre-Passover/Chametz Food Drive | Fort Lauderdale
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Young Israel of Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale
Volunteers collect Kosher non-perishable food items to be donated to The Goodman Jewish Family Services – Dorit & Ben J. Genet Cupboard, serving those in the Broward County Jewish community who have been identified as food insecure. Click here for a list of requested items.
Family-friendly event
SOLD OUT:
Kosher Food Drive I Plantation
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Lead Organization: Florida Broward Hadassah
Volunteers load food care packages into vehicles.
55+ event
Thanks to our compassionate community, this event has reached max capacity. Please register for a different volunteer opportunity. 
Diaper Drive for Expecting Mothers Facing Financial Hardship I Davie
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: EFRAT Crib
Volunteers donate NEW and requested baby items and assemble packages for expectant mothers. Click here for a list of requested items.
12+ event
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Making Care Kits for Women in Active Treatment for Breast Cancer I Davie
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Sharsheret I The Jewish Breast and Ovarian Cancer Community
Volunteers bring 5-6 donation items (preferably 2 from each category) and assemble 30-50 care kits for women undergoing breast cancer treatment. These kits will be delivered by the Sharsheret team to local hospitals.
10+ event
Dorit & Ben J. Genet Cupboard Food Sorting & Packing I Davie
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County
Shelf-stocking and packing Kosher non-perishable food items for those in the Broward County Jewish community who have been identified as food insecure. Click here for a list of requested items.
Family-friendly event
Assembling Welcome Kits for Families of Children Diagnosed with Developmental Disabilities or Delays I Sunrise
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: JAFCO Children Ability Center
Assemble 100 welcome sensory kits for families of children, ages birth to 22, diagnosed with developmental disabilities or delays, including Autism, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy, and Spina Bifida.
12+ event
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Community Service Stations, Food Drive and Live Concert I Fort Lauderdale
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Organization: Temple Bat-Yam of East Fort Lauderdale
Volunteers will assist with community service activities of their choice (gardening, temple library cleanup, and/or writing cards to soldiers) as well as contributing to a food drive. Volunteer activities will conclude with a live music concert featuring Temple Bat Yam’s Dor L’Dor band. Entry requires a donation of a non-perishable kosher food item to be donated to the WeCare Food Bank.
Family-friendly event
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Good Deeds Planning Committee
Yuval Alon
Pam Dragutsky
Silvia Findling
Louis Levine
Selma Telles
Alan Tinter
Becki Tinter
Federation Leadership
Doug Berman I Board Chair
Audra P. Berg I President and CEO
Seth Wise I Annual Campaign Chair
Carly Glikman I Vice President of Annual Campaign
Lital Donner I Director of Community Engagement
For more information, please contact LDonner@JewishBroward.org