Drive thru and donate! This food drive supports Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO), which provides temporary and emergency assistance, including food, clothing, household items, transportation and financial support to about 1,000 families every year. Please bring one or more of the following most-needed items to our drive thru food drive to help restock ECHO’s food pantry. Please keep in mind that recipients are usually transient and do not have the ability to store large quantities.

Canned Vegetables
Canned Fruit
Tortillas
Salsa
BBQ Sauce
Instant Potatoes (Box)
Soup
Crackers
Beans
Salad Dressing
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Dry Pasta (please no spaghetti)
Canned/Bottled Juice
Coffee/Tea
Laundry Detergent
Cleaning Supplies
Children’s Summer Clothes
New Socks (all sizes)
Children’s Tennis Shoes & Sandals
New Underwear (all sizes)

Want to do more? Volunteer to drive the food we collect to ECHO. Drop off dates are flexible following Yom Kippur. Erin Dreyfuss will coordinate a time for you to pick up food from OT to drive to ECHO at 7205 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. ECHO is open daily 9:30am-12:30pm and Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:00-9:00pm. Sign up below to volunteer.

While you're here, pick up glow sticks for Neilah! Every year at Neilah, we hand out glow sticks for Havdalah as Yom Kippur ends. This year, to help you observe at home, you can pick up glow sticks from OT. Join us for Neilah on the livestream at olamtikvah.org/livestream Monday, September 28 from 5:45-approximately 7:50pm. If you are attending Neilah in person, glow sticks will be distributed at the service.