By COLlive reporter
The new and unique fundraising platform DollarDaily.org which uses the collective power of joint giving to help Chabad Shluchim has begun its daily distribution of tzedakah this past Friday, 25 Tishrei 5782 – October 1, 2021.
Close to $3,500 will be distributed over the month of October to 31 Chabad centers and institutions thanks to the generosity of people who are donating a single dollar every single day for charity. Over 100 people have already joined.
The cost is $385 per year (which is $1.05 a day) or $32.25 monthly ($1.06 a day). One dollar will be given directly to the Shluchim on the public’s behalf. The remaining funds will be used toward credit card processing and other operational fees which will come to around $20 extra per year. Any and all surplus of money, if it should exist, will be given directly to Shluchim.
The team behind the initiative are Rabbi Shlomo Friedman and Rabbi Yochanan Friedman of the Yad L’Shliach organization, Mica Soffer of COLlive.com and Yosef Shidler of CJ Studios Photography in Lakewood, New Jersey.
The process enjoys full transparency as the list of Chabad centers receiving the funds will be posted publicly on https://dollardaily.org/calendar.php
Here is the list for this month:
October 1
Chabad of Beverly Grove California
October 2
Chabad of Macalester-Groveland Minnesota
October 3
Chabad of the Alona Village – Israel
October 4
Chabad at the Five Colleges Massachusetts
October 5
Chabad Jewish Center of Winchester Virginia
October 6
L’chaim Chabad – Manchester England
October 7
Chabad of Woodbridge Ontario Canada
October 8
Chabad of Pervomaisk Ukraine
October 9
Chabad at Reed Oregon
October 10
WCRJ Community Center Colorado
October 11
Chabad of Eastern Orange County – New York
October 12
Beit Chabad Katamon Jerusalem
October 13
Chabad House Netanya – Israel
October 14
Chabad of Greater Laurel Maryland
October 15
Chabad Lubavitch of Poland
October 16
The Chai Center – Dix Hills, NY
October 17
Chabad of the South Shore Massachusetts
October 18
Chabad of Humboldt California
October 19
Friendship Circle – Sydney Australia
October 20
Chabad at Rollins College – Florida
October 21
Chabad of Binyamina – Israel
October 22
Chabad Boquete Panama
October 23
Chabad at AM University Texas
October 24
Chabad of Peoria Illinois
October 25
Chabad of The Cayman Islands
October 26
Chabad of Berditchev Ukraine
October 27
Chabad of Greenstone South Africa
October 28
Chabad of Edinburgh Scotland
October 29
Chabad of Olney Maryland
October 30
Chabad Harish (French Community) Israel
October 31
Cheder Menachem NJ
The unifying initiative has won the praise and support of lay people as well as Shluchim giving everyone the opportunity to grow the impact of their donation by attaching it to a larger base of donors.
“As a fellow Shlucha, this really spoke to me,” says Shlucha Rochel Katz who works at the Aleph Institute to support both prisoners and military personnel. “I know how there can be times that can feel challenging, and receiving a gift like this will mean a lot to many Shluchim.”
“At $36 a month, the amount of people that this will ultimately help is something that will be much appreciated by those receiving it,” says Katz who donated as well. “This is also a mitzvah that you will be doing daily, as every day another Shliach will be receiving the money.”
DollarDaily.org is serving a triple purpose – encouraging people to give tzedaka, supporting the Rebbe’s Shlichus around the world and uniting Jews from all walks of life on a daily basis. All that, for just $1 a day.
To join a “Dollar a Day for Shluchim”, visit DollarDaily.org
