Dani Donshik, 9, of Hollywood, shows a boy how to make colorful bracelets on Christmas Day at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami. The boy, a center resident who may not be identified, is wearing two of the bracelets. Dani's friend, 12-year-old Julia Bernstein of Miami Beach, led the bracelet-making activity and donated her bracelet loom to a family at the center. This activity was among many, including toys and a full-course Christmas meal, provided by volunteers from the Jewish Federation. Volunteers' projects on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 also included a party for Ronald McDonald House South Florida guests in Miami. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Neil Bienstock of Miami Beach and his daughter, Rachel, 9, discuss where to hang holiday decorations before a Christmas Day dinner at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami. They were among dozens of Jewish Federation volunteers who spent several hours at the center, and other locations, providing parties, food, toys, and music for people in need. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Jewish Federation volunteer Brooke Skalet, 10, of North Miami, left, helps fill a platter of hot food on Christmas Day at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami. Brooke was among dozens of federation volunteers who pitched in on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 to help others in the community. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
At the Ronald McDonald House of South Florida in Miami, David Barreto, 4, strums along as Jewish Federation volunteer Aaron Niskin, 26, of Miami plays seasonal songs on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. David's sister, Maria Camila Barreto, 9, is a patient at Ronald McDonald House. The children and their parents, German and Liliana Barreto, flew from Colombia for a scheduled check for Maria Camila's right eye, which had vascular lesions. The trip was sponsored by IKF Wonderfund, a medical-care program for children in need. On Christmas Day, Jewish Federation volunteers treated several families at Ronald McDonald House to a holiday party. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Jewish Federation volunteer coordinator Jeremy Ben-David, right, instructs volunteers including Roberta Teitelbaum, 82, of Sunny Isles Beach, center, before serving Christmas Day lunch at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami. Volunteers took part in many Christmas Day projects in Miami, such as feeding the homeless and having a party for Ronald McDonald House guests. Teitelbaum and her husband of 60 years, Harvey Teitelbaum, 83, regularly volunteer as South Florida snowbirds and in Chicago. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Jewish Federation volunteers Sara Reynolds of Coconut Grove, left, and Ryan Shore of Boca Raton seek out Christmas Day diners to serve at the Homeless Assistance Center in Miami. Volunteers took part in many such projects in Miami on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
Jewish Federation volunteers Jorden Skalet, 14, of North Miami, left, Stephanie Cohen, 23, of Surfside, and Etai Davidson, 16, of Hollywood, fill a platter for federation volunteer Joshua Dobrinsky, 6, of North Miami, to serve at the Homeless Assistance Center on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Volunteers took part in many Christmas Day projects in Miami, such as feeding the homeless and having a party for Ronald McDonald House guests. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff
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