FROM PPE DISTRIBUTORS TO E-COMMERCE, MEDIA TO MARKETING, FASHION TO FINANCE, COMPANIES ARE BUYING INTO A NETWORK FOR LIFE
Like the rest of us, businesses big and small have been shaken by the Coronavirus crisis. The global economy has been upended. Stimulus packages have been rolled out. Yet there is nothing quite as stimulating as helping a child in need.
These past few weeks have been challenging for all of us, but for many Chai Lifeline families, the impact of COVID-19 has been particularly devastating. Navigating the complexities of childhood illness is difficult enough under the best of circumstances. Doing so during a pandemic can be extremely terrifying and lonely.
Campaign will provide critical services to immunocompromised children and families
Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network, has launched an emergency response campaign to help children with life-threatening illnesses and their families during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Schools in communities across the world are closing their doors as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19, and many parents find themselves in new and unfamiliar territory. Parents must now face the challenge of keeping their children occupied and educated, all while balancing their professional and financial responsibilities with potential personal and spiritual anxieties.
Chai Lifeline has launched an arts & crafts drive to help families across North America with hospitalized or homebound children during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“Though current precautionary measures limit Chai Lifeline’s ability to fully serve our clients in the usual manner, we remain committed to providing them with the best care possible,” said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Chai Lifeline CEO. “This includes finding new ways to deliver our trademark joy to isolated children in hospitals, quarantines or homes. We hope this initiative brings children and their families some comfort and shows them that they are not alone in this time of crisis.”
Chai Lifeline asks that only new arts & crafts projects (suitable for children of all ages) are shipped to, or dropped off at, any of its regional locations:
Chai Lifeline New York, 151 West 30th Street, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10001
Chai Lifeline Southeast, 2699 Stirling Road Suite B303, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
Chai Lifeline Midwest, 6600 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 300, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Chai Lifeline West Coast, 475 South Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Chai Lifeline Canada 300A Wilson Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M3H 1S8
Chai Lifeline Montreal 1090B Pratt, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 2V2
Chai Lifeline is a leading international children’s health support network, providing social, emotional and financial assistance to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families. Email corona-art@chailifeline.org with any questions or for sponsorship opportunities.
Our understanding of illness and disease, through the perspective of Torah, is that events which occur in life are not without cause or reason. The Torah consigns to humanity the right to engage in healing, and our hishtadlus – our personal steps to engage in the management of illness through seeking and complying with professional expert help – is in no way a contradiction to our firm faith that HaShem is the only One who determines health, life and wellness.
Program Will Pay Special Tribute To Lori Gilbert Kaye z”l
Chai
Lifeline West Coast presents its Annual Legacy of Hope Gala on Sunday evening,
March 8, at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The event will honor
Los Angeles residents Faigie and Ari Brecher and Dana and Pedram Labib, and
will pay special tribute to the legacy of Lori Gilbert Kaye z”l, a longtime
supporter of Chai Lifeline and sister of Chai Lifeline
West Coast Director Randi Grossman.
Nearly 150 people turned out to watch the Chiefs take on the 49ers at Chai Lifeline’s Father-Son Super Bowl Party in Urban Air, Avenel, NJ. Participants enjoyed delicious food by Carlos & Gabby’s and a rocking halftime show with Mendy J and Yiddel Breuer. The event space was generously provided by Ari Moses and Mike Karlewicz of Urban Air.
“The game was great, but sharing it with
my son and all these other families was really special,” said one father.
Chai
Lifeline Southeast presents its 2020 Annual Gala on Wednesday, March 18, at
Dezerland Park in North Miami. Synonymous with providing joy and hope to
children with serious illnesses and their and families, Chai Lifeline Southeast
has been providing vital social, emotional and financial support to Florida’s
Jewish community for over 33 years through its various programs and services.