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Good Deeds Day 2025

Be Part of a Global Day of Doing Good!

Join thousands of volunteers from 115 countries on Good Deeds Day, an international day of service that began in Israel in 2007. On Sunday, April 6, and beyond, you can make a difference by doing mitzvot (good deeds) that help our planet and people in need right here in the Palm Beaches.

This year, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is partnering with Palm Beach Atlantic University to expand Good Deeds Day, creating even more opportunities for you to be involved on April 6 and throughout the entire month.

Every person has the power to create positive change. Imagine the impact when we do good together!

 

APRIL HIGHLIGHTS


April 1-18 – Passover meal prep and delivery
Help pack and deliver meals to homebound seniors, Holocaust survivors and families who need our support more than ever. Full details are listed below.
Click here to register for Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach Meal Packing and Delivery.
Click here to register for Morselife Food Delivery.

 

Sunday, April 6 – Sundays Together
A family-friendly Jewish experience at Manatee Lagoon, complete with opportunities for children to volunteer, learn about Passover and more. Click here to register.

 

Sunday, April 6 – Family-Friendly Phone-a-thon
Help fuel Federation’s work in Jewish Palm Beach and beyond by making phone calls on behalf of the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. Your calls will be a mitzvah and strengthen support to those who need it most, especially during these challenging times for the Jewish people. This Good Deeds Day event is a meaningful opportunity for ages 10 and up. This is an excellent service program for high school students seeking volunteer hours for school. Training and scripts will be provided. Click here to register.


Sunday, April 6 – Good Deeds Day

Discover more than a dozen ways you can give back to the community, whether in person or from the comfort of your home! Full details are listed below.

 

Friday, April 25 – First Annual Community Pride Shabbat 
Join us to celebrate as we bring together our entire community in a warm and welcoming space to honor the spirit of Pride and our shared Jewish values. Click here to register.

HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER ON GOOD DEEDS DAY

VOLUNTEER TOGETHER


Gleaning at a Local Farm

Western Boynton Beach (Exact location will be provided closer to event date)
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Capacity: 100 volunteers

Honor the Jewish value of G’milut Chasadim – acts of loving kindness – as you glean produce from a local farm in partnership with CROS Ministries. Produce will be donated to the Palm Beach County Food Bank for distribution to food pantries and food insecure individuals and families.

This opportunity is suitable for ages 5 and older; children must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Meal Packing
Palm Beach Atlantic University – Greene Sports Complex
1100 S. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Shift 1)
12 – 1 p.m. (Shift 2)
Capacity: 125 volunteers per shift

Join this high-energy, assembly-line-style event to help pack 45,000 healthy meals for local families in need. This program honors the Jewish value of Ha’achalat Re’evim – feeding the hungry. Oatmeal will be donated to Caridad Center, Quantum House, Palm Beach County Food Bank, Palm Beach County Sheriff Office in partnership with Restoration Bridge International and Palm Beach Harvest.

This opportunity is suitable for ages 5 and older; children must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Family Succulent Plant Party with Local Seniors – THIS HAS REACHED CAPACITY
Wellington Bay Retirement Community
2590 Wellington Bay Dr.
Wellington
2 – 4:30 p.m.
Capacity: 30 volunteers
Collaboration with PJ Library®

Treating everyone with respect, particularly our elders, is a building block of Jewish life. To celebrate our local seniors and the Jewish value of Kibud Zekaynim – honor senior citizens – families are invited to join Kohl JVC, PJ Library® and the residents of Wellington Bay Retirement Community to explore their green thumb with a Succulent Plant Party. Children, alongside the seniors, will create their very own arrangements – one to take home and one to give to a friend. In partnership with PJ Library®, we will also hear nature-inspired stories. Space is limited.

This opportunity is suitable for ages 4 and older; children must be accompanied by an adult.

 


Blood Drive

Canyon Town Center
8780 Boynton Beach Blvd.
Boynton Beach
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Admirals Crossing
200 Admirals Cove Blvd., Jupiter
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Hop on the OneBlood Big Red Bus to donate blood and help save lives as you honor the Jewish value of R’fuah – healing. Each donor will receive a $20 gift card and a OneBlood t-shirt.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.

Register here for the Canyon Town Center location.

Register here for the Admirals Cove location.


Beach Cleanup

Ocean Reef Park
3860 N. Ocean Dr.
Singer Island
9 – 11 a.m.
In collaboration with the Beach Bucket Foundation

Honor the Jewish value of Shmirat HaTeva – protecting nature – during a beach clean up with our partner, Beach Bucket Foundation. Free parking available at the park.

This opportunity is suitable for ages 5 and older; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop-Off or Make a Difference From Home

Honor the Jewish value of Rachmanut – compassion – by supporting these deserving causes throughout the Palm Beaches.


Donation Opportunity: Basics4Babies

Help support critical needs for new mothers and their babies by purchasing essentials including diapers, wipes and formula for Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB) from their Amazon Wishlist. Items will be directly mailed to HMHB for distribution.


Donation Opportunity: Essential School Supplies

Help Education Foundation of Palm Beach County’s Red Apple Supplies program provides deserving teachers and students with new classroom essentials by purchasing items on its Amazon Wishlist. Items will be directly mailed to Red Apply Supply.


Donation Opportunity: Formalwear for Teens

Drop-off location:
Prom Beach
5840 Corporate Way, Suite 105, West Palm Beach
April 6
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Help provide deserving local teens from low-to-no-income families with a special memory by donating formal wear to attend milestone events such as prom. Items needed include prom dresses (especially sizes 16-26), evening bags, shoes, men’s suits, shirts and ties.


Donation Opportunity: Animal Enrichment Toys

Daily throughout April
Drop-off location:
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
17855 Rocky Pines Road, Jupiter
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the front desk
Local animals need our love, too. Have fun crafting at home making paper mâché piñatas using this DIY guide and then donate them to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for use as enrichment toys for their beloved animals. These fun, interactive toys promote mental stimulation for wildlife.

 


Donation Opportunity: Crocheting for a Cause

Weekdays throughout April
Drop-off location:
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
1 Harvard Circle, West Palm Beach
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the lobby
If you have crochet skills, this one is for you. Put your skills to use to create items including blankets and hats. Crocheted items will go to BRIDGES of Palm Beach County.

 


Donation Opportunity: Shabbat Meal Ingredients

Help ensure Jewish families in need throughout the Palm Beaches have a warm, healthy Shabbat dinner by purchasing ingredients and kitchen supplies from Laszlo’s Caring Kitchen, an initiative of the Laszlo Fischer Foundation. Items are directly mailed to the Laszlo Caring Kitchen.

 


Donation Opportunity: Kosher Food Pantry

Help stock the shelves at Quantum House – a caring home for families whose children are receiving life-saving care at a nearby medical facility – by ordering items from their Amazon Wishlist that will be mailed directly to Federation and provided to Quantum House.


Good Deeds Day Bonus:

Not available on Good Deeds Day, but want to help? We got you!

Make a meaningful impact in the lives of hundreds of homebound seniors and individuals facing challenges in the Palm Beaches. Join the Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center, in partnership with MorseLife’s Homebound Mitzvah Program for Passover and The Kind Kitchen, to prepare and deliver Passover meals and holiday items. In the days leading up to Passover, you can volunteer to plate and pack meals, assemble packages, and make calls to remind meal recipients about their delivery. On April 11, volunteers will deliver both Passover meals and joy to those in need.
Registration Required.

Passover Meal Packing and Delivery
April 1-18
Kind Kitchen of Palm Beach
844 Prosperity Farms Rd., Palm Beach Gardens

Register Now

Deliver Food
April 11
Morselife Delivery Pickup Location:
4847 David S. Mack Drive, West Palm Beach
and 8600 S. Jog Road, Boynton Beach
Starting at 9 a.m.
Register Now   


For questions or for more information about any of these opportunities, please contact Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center at volunteer@jewishpalmbeach.org or 561.242.6680.

Good Deeds Day is graciously supported by the Alloy Family Foundation and OneWorld Tolerance Project.


We are committed to providing universal access to our events whenever possible. Please contact our Disability Navigator at jdn@jewishpalmbeach.org or 561.209.2614 to discuss reasonable accommodations. Some accommodations may require prior notice of one week before the event date.