Traditionally, Kol Rinah mailed Yellow Candles to each household in our congregation. But the cost of postage was becoming so prohibitive that the money we raised barely covered the cost of postage. Then one of our members asked the question, "Why don't we distribute the candles with the mishloah manot bags?" Eureka! Kol Rinah's membership committee has a crew of volunteers who deliver mishloah manot bags each year just before Purim. We approached the committee about including the Yellow Candles and our supporting materials. They were more than accommodating and they gained more volunteers for deliveries and for packing the mishloah manot bags.

The bottom line is that we were able to insure that each congregational household received a candle at no cost to our Men's Club, the membership committee gained more volunteers and the spirit of collaboration glowed. And our net fundraising greatly increased. Over the last three years we have netted nearly $6,000, which we use to help send Kol Rinah youth to programs in Israel.