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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 94 which deliver toys directly to needy children, to understand how fortunate they were and the release adds. have empathy for others. We talked to them Temple Emanu-El Religious School parent in kid-appropriate ways about children who Amy Meese, who conceived of the drive, ex- were homeless, living in poverty or had expeplained that her idea came as an outgrowth rienced catastrophic loss of their belongings, of a holiday tradition she and her husband, like in a fire. Our goals were for them to focus David, instituted with their children, the news on the needs of others and to understand selfrelease notes. As an interfaith family with lessness. That is when we instituted our ���fillmany generous relatives, the Meeses wanted a-box for charity��� tradition. The rule is, before to be certain that the ���sea of well-intended any new gifts may be opened, each girl has to presents��� did not obscure the spirit of the hol- fill a box to give to charity,��� she adds in the idays, the release adds. release. ���When the kids were really young, we started our holiday tradition of ���charity first,������ Meese recalled in the release. ���The first couple of years we had them pick a child their own age off the ���Angel Tree��� at BJs, shop for toys off the child���s wish list, and prepare the gifts to deliver back to the store. They looked forward to doing it and were very deliberate in making their choices. ���They mostly embrace it,��� Meese said. ���The toughest part for them is the rule that they must give away at least one thing they still care about. [But] the tradition had the desired effect: Our kids are excited to do things for others and participate in charitable efforts.��� Under Meese���s leadership, toys will be collected on Sunday, Dec. 16, from noon to 12:30 ���Once they got a little older, ���charity first��� p.m. at Temple Emanu-El Religious School, changed,��� Meese continued. ���We wanted them 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota. TEMPLE EMANU-EL TO PRESENT YOO HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG Temple Emanu-El, located at 151 McIntosh Road in Sarasota, invites members of the community to a screening of the film Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, on Sunday, Dec. 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. paved the way for women in the entertainment industry, a Temple news release says. The film includes interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actor Ed Asner and television producer Norman Lear. From the maker of the acclaimed The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg is a documentary spotlighting television pioneer Gertrude Berg, the Emmy-winning creator of The Goldbergs radio show who Admission to the film is $5. The program is sponsored by Temple Emanu-El���s Adult Education Committee; for more information, contact Beth Salzman at 351-8766. %