Wow, Just Wow! The 2020 Great Backyard Bird Count exceeded all expectations and set the bar even higher when it comes to public participation in worldwide citizen-science events! This year's count smashed previous records for number of participants, checklists, and species reported. More than a quarter-of-a-million people were counting birds over the four days of the GBBC this year!

There were so many people who helped put on this amazing event! A big THANK YOU to:

Unsung heroes! Thank you, RE children and youth and their teachers, for putting out birdseed every week for our feathered friends. Thank you, Gene B, for trimming the liriope (monkey grass). The new growth will be lovely. Thank you, Caren S-S, for bringing the electrical cord to power the tools to trim the liriope.

Early Results from GBBC: More than 6,800 species and 40 million individuals reported on 248,000 checklists—so far! Congratulations to all who took part!

Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints.

The NOAH Education Task Force wants to make sure we get some people to the Metro Nashville Public Schools Superintendent job interviews. Please read below and let us know if you can make it to one of these nights. Thank you!

“Stand still.”

Concert at the Temple.

Mental Health America of the MidSouth was founded in 1946 by Vanderbilt psychiatrist, Frank Luton, M.D., with underwriting by the Junior League of Nashville. Our mission is to connect the community with specialized mental health and wellness resources, provide services that improve the quality of life, and promote effective services where mental health needs exist.

Join us in supporting our homeless neighbors!

Radio Free Nashville adds another time slot for Rachel's Fun Time slot. (Rachel is daughter of Charles and Marj.)

There is no place for hate in our community. The entire Nashville and Middle Tennessee community is encouraged to join to stand to send a message that, together, we are stronger than hate. 

Kindly let us know that you will be there by emailing Naomi Limor Sedek at naomi@jewishnashville.org  or by clicking "Going" on the Facebook event page HERE. 

"The Nature Conservancy" is our Share the Plate organization for February 2020. Please see their recent report of their work in Tennessee via this link: Highlights from The Nature Conservancy’s Work in Tennessee - Fiscal Year 2019

The hellebore, or Lenten Rose, is blooming now, and the daffodils are about to pop. Notice more colors and shapes that will be hidden later by foliage: red rotting logs, green mossy logs, and dusky mushrooms,

Join us in supporting our homeless neighbors!

Look for the Girl Scout table during lunch this Sunday, January 12. Most cookies are $3.50 per box, except for the girl scout s’mores and toffee-tastic, which are $5 per box. Girl Scouts will be taking pre-orders on Sunday. Cookies arrive in mid-February, by Valentine’s Day! See you Sunday!

The Nashville Humane Association (NHA) is one of the oldest service organizations in Nashville. Today, the NHA is committed to finding responsible homes, controlling pet overpopulation and promoting the humane treatment of animals. Over 4,000 healthy and temperamentally sound animals are placed each year into loving homes and over 8,000 animals were spayed or neutered throughout our community.

This holiday season, either within or outside or congregation (including yourself), please send Cynthia a note. There is a fund that can be used to help them. cyncain@gmail.com

Thank you, Mike, for the wonderful concrete benches and wrought iron tables and chairs!