ChaiLifeline 2018

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To

ESTI ROSENBAUM

VOLUNTEER BLOOD SERVICES AND RESPITE COORDINATOR

Every call you make is a life saved.
We and our families are grateful for your dedication.

And the volunteer counselors of

SIBS CLUB

SURIE KLEIN
GOLDY KUPCZYK
MINDY KUPCZYK

SARA LANG
SUSIE LOWEY
AIDEL MALKA MINTZ
ROCHELLA RUBIN

ESTI TAUB
BAILA WIGDER

And to

MRS. PESSY SCHWARTZ

who coordinates transportation with love.
Every hour you spend with our children brings joy to their lives.

May your lives be filled with the same happiness that you
give to others.

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

SIMA MANDELZIS AND FAMILY
BRUCE AND MARSHA MEIROWITZ

THE MANAGEMENT OF
WINDHAM MOUNTAIN
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS

Who make our Family Ski Trip a highlight of our year.
We are so proud to partner with you to bring the joy of skiing

to our children and their families.

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

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With sincere gratitude to

JORDAN LEVINE AND FAMILY

For their ongoing support and friendship.
Thank you for arranging the events and programs that fill our
children with delight and bring so much happiness to our families.

We extend a heartfelt mazel tov on

JORDAN’s

recent marriage to

RIVELLE ZLATOPOLSKY

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

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Thank you to the Chai Lifeline Dream Team
for bringing your creativity to all of our events.

You really make things POP

AVIVA GOODMAN
RIVKAH KRAWIECZ

MICHAL BERGER STEPHANIE LEVIT
MALKY BOTNICK JORDANA MAEL
MICHAL NEIMAN
BLIMIE CHAIT TIKI NUSSBAUM
SHOSHANA DEVOR PENINA REZNICK
TEMI GLANZMAN AVIGAIL SMALL
RACHELA GREENMAN DR. LAUREL STEINHERZ
NAOMI HONICKMAN

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

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With heartfelt gratitude to

SHANA BEREN
LEAH DANZIGER
SHEINDL KLEIN
CHANIE MERMELSTEIN

For creating and implementing

STOCK-A-FREEZER

Stock-A-Freezer assures that even in the midst of crisis,
parents can feed their children with delicious, homemade

cuisine that nourishes both body and soul.
Thank you for the time and love you give so selflessly

to this project.

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

RAIZY GOLDBERGER

Associate Program Director

CHERYL BOOK, PH.D.

Director of Clinical & Family Services

ESTI GOLDSCHMIEDT

Case Manager

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The children and families of Chai Lifeline
extend their sincere appreciation to

TZVI GOLDSTEIN HERSCHEL KLEIN
STRAUSS BAKERY KLEIN’S NATURAL

ELYAKIM KAFF AMI MAGAZINE
KAFF’S BAKERY BINAH MAGAZINE

MOSHE KAFF HAMODIA
ZOMICK’S BAKERY THE JEWISH PRESS
MISHPACHA MAGAZINE
MENDY KAHN PRIME PACKAGING
J&J DAIRY
YATED NE’EMAN

For their generous donations throughout the year.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

HERSH MOSKOVITZ

Support Service Coordinator

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Thank you!
We are delighted to have this opportunity to publicly thank

DAVID HERZOG
KEDEM WINE

THE KLEIN FAMILY
KLEIN’S ICE CREAM

For their friendship and dedication to our families.
You are always there for us, and we always appreciate it!

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director, Camp Simcha

HERSH MOSKOVITZ

Support Service Coordinator

MOISHE GOLDBERGER

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The Program Department of Chai Lifeline salutes
the hardworking volunteers and coordinators of the TOY DRIVE

BERGEN COUNTY TOY DRIVE BOBBI & HERB ENGEL
YOCHEVED BORNSTEIN HINDY FLIGMAN
SAMMY BRAHA
ELISHEVA FRIEDMAN
CHABAD CENTER FOR JEWISH CELIA GINDI
STUDENT LIFE AT BINGHAMTON
CHAYA GLUCKSTAD
UNIVERSITY ANELL HAKIMIAM
CHABAD AND HILLEL HOUSE, RICHARD HEMPTON
GOLDY KUPCZYK
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
THE COHEN FAMILY SARA LANG
SOPHIA CHABOT PESSY, CHANI, AND RUCHI MELNICK
MOSHE COHEN
DINA DANIELCHIK CHANA ESTHER MILWORM
THE DWEK FAMILY AIDEL MALKA AND CHAYALA MINTZ
LEAH EINHORN
ESTI ROSENBAUM

HONEY ENGEL TOY DRIVE CORPORATE DONORS AND PARTNERS

DOUBLE PLAY RITE LITE
L AND D DISTRIBUTORS TOYS TO DISCOVER

LOT-LESS CLOSEOUT YIDCLICK.COM

With your help, we were able to distribute
more than 50,000 toys this Chanukah!

A very special thank you to

CHANI TRAUBE

for your extraordinary commitment to the Toy Drive.

and to

MENNY & BASYA SCHWAB

for coordinating the Monsey Toy Drive with incredible

dedication and love.

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With gratitude to

MEYER & ESTHER FAIGY FRANK

For generously donating their house as the base of operations for the

ANNUAL HONEY ENGEL CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE

Thanks to your kindness, thousands of toys will be lovingly sorted, packed,
and delivered to hundreds of Chai Lifeline children this Chanukah season.

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

BRACHA MANDEL

Program Adminstrator

CHANI TRAUBE

Toy Drive Coordinator

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The children of Chai Lifeline are so very grateful to our beloved
counselors and volunteers who plan and implement the activities
that bring year-round simcha to our lives. We look forward to each

activity and every opportunity to spend time together.

MENDY ANTELIS RAIZY CHEIN
BENTZION BIDER ADINA FEDER
BATSHEVA FINK
YOSEF LEWIS ADINA GOLD
YITZIE FRIEDLANDER SARAH KAPLAN
ROCHELI LAVRINOFF
MENDY KARP SARA LANG
DAVID STUHLBERGER
NURIEL SCHMUTTER

ARI WEINTRAUB
DOVY WEINRAUB

SHABBATON COORDINATORS
MICHIE ALPER
GOLDIE DICKER
RIVKA GORDON

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director of Volunteer Services

ARI DEMBITZER

Boys’ Head Counselor
Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special

RIVKY SCHWARTZ

Girls’ Head Counselor
Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special

RABBI DUVY FEILER

Associate Head Counselor
Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special

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In recognition of

SHERI HAMMER
ANNETTE KAUFMAN

STACEY ZRIHEN

For their selfless devotion to every aspect of I-SHINE.

Thank you is insufficient to express our unending gratitude
for all you do on a weekly basis. We are indebted to each of you for
donating your time, energy, and resources to improving and enriching the

lives of countless children and their families each week.
As the “founding mothers” of i-Shine, you have taught and inspired

a generation by your stellar example.
And to

NATALIE HILLER

and

REBECCA MANSBACH

You are both an integral part of our every success.
Thank you!

ANDY LAUBER, LMSW

Director, i-Shine, Five Towns/Rockaway

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With immense gratitude to

MS. JOY HAMMER, PRINCIPAL

and the entire staff of

HEBREW ACADEMY OF FIVE TOWNS/ROCKAWAY

The original home of the i-Shine program.

More than a decade ago, you wholeheartedly supported
our vision for the i-Shine program, and tirelessly worked with us to

transform it from a vision into a reality.
And to

RABBI CHAIM HAGLER, PRINCIPAL
YESHIVAT NOAM

For your generosity of spirit and selflessness in welcoming
our children each week into your home.

ANDY LAUBER, LMSW

Director, i-Shine, Five Towns/Rockaway

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To our New Jersey Unsung Heroes

FAIGY ORT
GILA WEINSTEIN
DEENA KASZOVITZ
MICHAL ZAHTZ

TEANECK

in memory of Ilana Michal Schwartz a”h

I-SHINE TEANECK is a shining example of what can be achieved

when committed hearts, minds, and souls come together to provide
children living with illness or loss in their homes an inviting, nurturing

after-school atmosphere to thrive.
Thank you all for your efforts!

ANDY LAUBER, LMSW

Director, i-Shine, Five Towns/Rockaway

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In honor of

SHARONA HOFFMAN

who has dedicated her time, staff, effort, creativity, and materials
to bring wonderful art projects to i-Shine Five Towns on an almost

weekly basis.
We are in awe of your spirit, dedication and energy, and are proud

to call you our friend.
Thank you for helping i-Shine to “Make it!”

ANDY, ANNETTE, SHERI AND STACEY

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In honor of

THE VOLUNTEERS OF PROJECT CHAI

YONAH BAUMANN CHAIM MEIR GLUCK CHAIM NEUMAN
FRADY BERGER ROIZY GOLDBERGER DALLY NEUMAN
JOEL BITTMAN RAIZY NEUMAN
DOV GROSNASS YISROEL NEUMAN
BERISH BRUNNER ARON GROSSBERG NAOMI OSHRY
YISROEL DAVIDSON MENACHEM AVROHOM
MOSHE PAPE
YOEL DEUTSCH GRUNWALD YANKY ROSENBERG
ABRAHAM EHRENTHAL PINCHAS GUTTMAN
RAIZY SAMUELS
SHLOME EHRLICH YITTY HERMAN CHAYA MALKY SCHWARTZ
YOSSI EINHORN MENDY HERSHKOP
AVROHOM SHARFHATZ
CHAYA FEIG NUTA HOROVITZ CHAIM SPIELMAN
MENACHEM FREEMAN GITTY JACOBOWITZ YITZCHOK STERN
SHOLOM FREUNDLICH MOSHE JACOBOWITZ RIVKY STILLERMAN
YONA TAUBER
CHAIM FRIED SRULY KLEIN SHOLLY WEISER
JOEL FRIED BINYAMIN KREITMAN
MEIR CHAIM FRIED NACHMAN WICHNIN
YANKY FRIED JOEL LANDAU SENDY WILSCHANSKI
MOSHE YOEL GERTNER YANKY LOWY
MORDECHAI GLATZER YEHOSHUA LUSTIG
ZALMAN GLAUBER EZRA MALECH
RAIZY MITTLEMAN

You drop everything when tragedy strikes and give your all to
help those affected find comfort and healing.

Your dedication is greatly appreciated and highly valued.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services, National

RABBI DOVID FOX, PH.D.

Director of Interventions and Community Education

ZAHAVA FARBMAN, LCSW

Associate Director

MALKIE KLARISTENFELD

Coordinator of Volunteers

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In grateful recognition to

SENIOR CARE
AMBULANCE CO.

and

HATZOLAH VOLUNTEER
AMBULANCE

for their concern on behalf
of the children of Camp Simcha.

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director

PETER STEINHERZ, MD

Medical Director, Camp Simcha

ROBERT VAN AMERONGEN, MD

Medical Director, Camp Simcha Special

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We are proud to be accredited by the
American Camp Association.

ACA works to preserve, promote and improve the camp
experience. ACA-accredited camps must meet up to

300 rigorous standards for health, safety, and program quality.

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director

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The Program Departments of Chai Lifeline and Camp Simcha
send a very special thank you to the entertainers, volunteers,
and corporate sponsors who give their time, talent, and resources to

life the spirits of our children and their families.

We are very grateful for your tireless efforts and continued friendship.

SHIMI ADAR SRULY GOLDSTEIN JANICE RYBACK
AVROMI BASCH CHERYL GROSS GLEN SCHAFFER
HUDI SCHIFFER
TOVA BEGUN SHERYL JACOBOWITZ MOTI SCHIFFER
DR. NANCY BLOCK SAMMY JEMAL MASHA SCHORE
YOCHI BRISKMAN SRULLY SCHREIBER
CAMP MORASHA BASKETBALL MARLENE KALONGY MICHAL SCHULMAN
JUDGE DANNY BUTLER ISAAC KASSIN GEOFF SCHWARTZ
MOISHE CARMEL ELY K ATZ SIMCHA SHAIN
MORDECHAI SHAPIRO
LYNN DASHIFF SHLOMO & DEBR A K ATZ YAAKOV SHWEKEY
MAAYAN DAVIS LONDON K AYE
ILAN SMITH
GAD ELBAZ MOSHE & MICHAL KLERER YITZY SPINNER
MIMI FEILER CHANANYA KR AMER SUKI AND DING PRODUCTIONS
ADINA FEINSTEIN DAVID THALER
CHAI RIDERS KOL-ROM MULTIMEDIA MILES THORNE
DAVIS FACTOR NOCHI KROHN MICHAEL TODFELD
SHEA FARKAS TRISTATE ROD AND GUN CLUB
MAYER & CHAYA RIVK A FISCHL ELIZABETH KURTZ TRUFFLE BY ELIANA
MARC FRANCO EPHR AYIM & RENA KUTNER UNCLE MOISHE
AVRAHAM FRIED ARYEH & ARIELLA WEISS
MOISHE FRIED AVI LAX WILL WERNER
NUTTY FRIED SIMCHA LEINER
BENNY FRIEDMAN AZI ZAKHEIM
GOLDMAN SACHS RONIEL LEVI MOSHE ZAKHEIM
GAL GERSHOVSKI LION BR AND YARNS FAYGIE ZAKHEIM
ELI GERSTNER AVRAM ZAMIST
SETH GERSZBERG PINNY MANDEL YAAKOV ZIENNES
BINYAMIN GINSBERG MARGIE MATTHEWS
JACK GOLD
NESANEL GOLD STEVE MAX
PENINSULA HEMPSTEAD
RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB

PUMPIDESA
QUALITY BUS
MEYER ROSENBAUM
NAOMI ROSS
CHANA SHIRA RYBACK

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In appreciation of

STEVEN ZULLER

Proprietor of

FRANKLIN PRINTING GROUP

For generously donating his time and resources to produce
Chai Lifeline program materials.
Thank you for partnering with us.

RABBI SIMCHA SCHOLAR

Chief Executive Officer

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With gratitude to

RABBI LEVI SLONIM

and the students of

CHABAD CENTER FOR
JEWISH STUDENT LIFE AT
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY

The Chabad Binghamton Chanukah Toy Drive has become legendary
in Chai Lifeline circles! Each toy you collect brings such pure joy and

delight to a child confronting a life-threatening or lifelong illness.
We are so grateful for the fervor with which you and your students have

embraced the toy drive and Chai Lifeline’s children and families.
Wishing you and your students A Freilichen Chanukah
and much success in all your endeavors!

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

CHANI TRAUBE

Toy Drive Coordinator

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The children and families of Chai Lifeline
are very grateful to

GREG POLAK
VERED FUEGEL

and the entire

STAFF AT NEWARK LIBERTY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

for their extraordinary dedication and assistance to our campers
and families flying to the Unites States for medical care.

Your attention to detail and compassion make the journeys
go swiftly and smoothly.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director, Camp Simcha

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The children and families of Chai Lifeline
are very grateful to

GIL RADOMSKY

and the entire

EL AL STAFF AT
JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

for their extraordinary dedication and assistance to our campers
and families flying to the Unites States for medical care.

Your attention to detail and compassion make the journeys
go swiftly and smoothly.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director, Camp Simcha

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With grateful appreciation to
the caring and compassionate volunteer shadchanim of Sos Tassis

ROBERT SPITZ

COORDINATOR

LEAH EINHORN
ESTHER GOLDSTEIN

NOMI GORELICK
SHAINDY PENN

DINA PLAUT
PERLA SCHREIBER

Thank you for the long hours and hard work. We share the nachas you feel every
time a young man and woman stand under the chuppah.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services, National

MRS. FAIGE YUDKOVSKY

Director, Sos Tassis

Sos Tassis believes that illness should not be an impediment to marriage. With the utmost of
confidentiality and compassion, Sos Tassis shadchanim provide introductions to compatible

young men and women whose lives have been touched by illness.

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To

MAYER & CHAYA RIVKA FISCHL

Two amazing friends of Chai Lifeline’s children

and the creators of KIDZ KONNECT

“Generosity is the best way of becoming
more, more, and more joyful.”

We thank the most joyful people we know for their
amazing generosity. You give your time, love, compassion,
and funds to make sure that children whose lives have been

touched by illness can laugh and play.
We are truly blessed by your friendship.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services, National

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director, Camp Simcha

RABBI SRULI FRIED, MSW

Director, Chai Lifeline New Jersey/Pennsylvania Region

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In honor of

MICHAEL VATCH

and

SIMCHA SHAIN

It would take a book to list all the
things you do for our children.
You are always ready to drop
everything and help.

Your selfless dedication is appreciated by
everyone whose lives you have touched.

Thank you.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services

NACHMAN MAIMON

Director, Camp Simcha

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To

MICHAEL DUBE

and

YONI GREENSTEIN

When someone needs a smile, we know who to call.
When the best medicine is a seat at the hottest game in town,

you come through every time.
We are grateful for the tickets, the celebrity visits,
the meetings with athletes, the swag (let’s not forget the souvenirs!),
and for the grace with which you offer that and more every day.
May you continue to bring fun, awe, and pure enjoyment to

children sorely in need of all three.

RABBI MORDECHAI GOBIOFF

Director of Client Services, National

NACHMAN MAIMON

Program Director

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CHAI LIFELINE ANNUAL GALA 2018

- PROGRAM -

ENTERTAINMENT BY COMEDIAN ELON GOLD
Master Of Ceremonies

DR. CHARLES L. SCHLEIEN, MBA
Executive Director, Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Maimonides Medical Achievement Award
NICOLE LIEBERMAN AND DR. CHERYL & YITZY BOOK

Camp Simcha Appreciation Award
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY SHULEM LEMMER
AND DOVID HILL, CAMP SIMCHA SPECIAL CAMPER

“A Million Dreams”
BRYN’S JOURNEY
Video Presentation

KEYNOTE
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Chai Lifeline Chief Executive Officer
MAYER AND CHAYA RIVKA FISCHL

Guests of Honor
Establishing the Fischl Impact Initiative

ENTERTAINMENT BY ELON GOLD

- GALA SPONSOR -

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Annual
Report

2017

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Message from the
Chief Executive Officer

Can a non-profit be too successful?

It seems like a silly question on the surface, but for Chai Lifeline, it’s
no laughing matter. It’s a question we ask ourselves regularly.

There are so many children in our community who are living with
serious illnesses. Too many need our help desperately. Since we
began more than 30 years ago, our philosophy has always been that we will do whatever we
can to make their lives, and the lives of their families, easier, more joyful and more hopeful.
We always said that money was no object. But now we must deal with the possibility that
there may be limits to what we are able to do.

For the first time, we are faced with the very real prospect that we will not be able to stretch
the boundaries of Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special to admit every child who wants to
come. We are on pace to replace all our residential facilities with beautiful, specially designed
cottages that will expand the capacity of Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special by 20%. When
our capital campaign is completed, we will be able to offer a soul-refreshing vacation from
illness to 600 children and teens every summer. The idea that it will not be enough was at
one time incomprehensible. Now it is only too possible.

The response is not to put our heads down in despair. Instead, we are inspired by our leaders,
people like Melodie and Marty Scharf, Ralph Herzka and the amazing team at Meridian
Capital Corporation. Their groundbreaking gifts to Chai Lifeline have moved mountains
by encouraging others to follow their example. We are humbled by the support of friends
like Andrew and Marjorie Levy, whose personal tragedy impelled them to create a fund in
memory of their son that already has changed the lives of hundreds of people in its first years.
And we are energized by the ideas generated by our professional staff and lay leadership as
they tackle the challenges of our next 30 years.

We are now in our fourth decade of serving the Jewish community’s most vulnerable children
and their families. We still hope that we will be out of business soon, but as the saying goes,
“Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.” We are looking at what we must do not just today and
tomorrow, but further down the road, to assure that Chai Lifeline will still be synonymous with
cutting-edge programs that truly improve people’s lives and that there always will be room in
camp – and in all our programs – for the children and families who need us.

One thing is for certain: we need you to make it happen. We need your involvement. We need
your support. And we need you at our side until our job is done.

I look forward to strengthening our partnership.

Rabbi Simcha Scholar

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Message from
the Presidium

When we first sat down to write this, our initial
thought was “Thank you.”

Thank you for donating. Thank you for your vote
of confidence in the organization. Thank you for
standing with us.

Since Chai Lifeline began, our goal has always been to be a truly community-based
organization. This model has several advantages; the major benefit is that we can respond
quickly to emerging needs. We can be nimble in our administration, program design, and
execution. Of course, there is also a distinct disadvantage: our decision to remain independent
means that do not accept any funding that could potentially impact the quality and type of
services we want to provide.

Our decision to remain independent of restrictive financing has tremendous implications. It
means that we must raise our annual budget every year from contributors like you: people who
believe in our work. And it requires careful stewardship of the monies you have entrusted to us.

The board of directors works year-round to assure that Chai Lifeline’s funds are used efficiently
and effectively. Guided by our auditors, the well-known public accounting firm Loeb and
Troper, our compensation, audit and finance committees oversee every aspect of Chai Lifeline’s
expenditures. Their policies and decisions assure that Chai Lifeline can most effectively serve the
community.

Chai Lifeline’s lay leadership is comprised of community leaders from many walks of life, some
of who have been with the organization since its first years. There is scarcely a year that we are
not surprised by the challenges faced by families coping with pediatric illness or loss and by the
thoughtfulness and depth of the programs created by the professional staff to meet them.

We are tremendously proud of Chai Lifeline’s innovative programs and services, and the
dedication of lay and professional leadership. The real reason that more than 5,400 families
across the globe entrust us with the details and circumstances of their lives is that we treat
every client – every child, parent, and sibling – like family. Like family, our staff doesn’t know the
meaning of a “9-to-5” job; when a family needs them, they are there. And like family, the love is
unconditional and unwavering. Our families not only know it: they feel it.

When you give to Chai Lifeline, you become an important part of our family. You are more than
a supporter; you are the person who makes this work possible. We thank you for making Chai
Lifeline a priority in your charitable giving, and we look forward to partnering with you until
pediatric illness is erased from our world.

Solomon Mayer
Mordy Rothberg

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We Help 5,400 Families
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from my kids. But she suggested that my children would enjoy a day at my sister’s
house. So I went. And it was the best day I had in years. I came back rested and
energized.

“My life is not easy. But I know that my case manager is always just a phone call
away, and that she’ll always do whatever she can to help us. That’s why I think she’s
an angel.”

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Case management/patient navigation is the bedrock of Chai Lifeline’s
services. Case managers bring years of experience in helping families cope

with the crises and challenges of pediatric illness and loss to each new
patient and family. The combination of compassion, knowledge, and the
willingness to go way beyond a 9 to 5 job transforms traditional relationships
into true lifelines that enable families to find love and hope in every day.

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We Turn Patients
into Children Again

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Abby was seven years old when
she was diagnosed with a
serious chronic illness

that would keep her hospitalized for most of made her laugh, but more important, they
the year. She was in the hospital when her made her believe that she would get better.
mother met Chai Lifeline’s case manager-
patient navigator in the hospital. “We thought When she came home, Chai Lifeline’s
we could manage this, and that we didn’t counselors came with her. Their visits
need help,” said Nanci Levine, but we were continued, and now Abby was invited to art
wrong. It wasn’t just the food that just ‘arrived’ parties and recreational events where she met
every day. It was the visits. The times they other children just like her – kids who wanted
made Abby laugh through the pain and got to laugh and have fun despite the debilitating
her to eat again.” effects of pediatric illness. She met her “new
best friend” at a Chai Lifeline Chanukah party.
Soon Abby was looking forward to the antics of Eight years later, the girls are still laughing
the Chai Lifeline volunteers’ visits, first at the together.
hospital, then when she was home again. They

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Here’s How We Help Abby
and over 5,400 other
children and their families
in the midst of medical
crises and treatments:

Information, advocacy, help with medical appointments, emotional support
and patient navigation delivered by a dedicated and highly trained staff.

11,247 rides assured

that patients and
caregivers didn’t miss
medical appointments.

728 hours of Professional case
counseling managers/patient

enabled patients navigators coordinated all
and family members these services so families
to accept new could be totally covered.
situations and move
forward.

222 nights of respite gave

exhausted parents and chance to
go home to other children.

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79,271 hot meals

nourished body and soul.

7,290
vvoisliutns tferoemrs

brought smiles
and comfort.

Hundreds of
thousands of dollars
in direct assistance

allowed families to stay
afloat during medical crises.

451 overnight
visits to

Chai House,

adjacent to The
Children’s Hospital

of Philadelphia,
allowed families
to stay together
when children were

hospitalized.

730 hours of insurance
advocacy helped parents

understand benefits and
facilitated coverage.

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We Make Summer
Last All Year Long

Nathaniel was in high school when the pain started. he could unpack. Nathaniel found himself in the

He tried shrugging it off until he couldn’t anymore. middle of the action, taking part of the full range of

He and his parents were shocked when the doctor camp activities (including baseball, adapted so that

came back with the news that there was a mass everyone could join in) on the first day. It seemed

on his bone. Within hours they to him that they never stopped,

were in the office of a famed Every day and everything was fun.
pediatric oncologist who told was filled
them that if the treatment with fun and After a few days, Nathaniel
wasn’t successful, Nathaniel friendship. realized he never wanted Camp
might lose his leg. Every day was Simcha to end. Every day was
better than filled with fun and friendship.
The 15-year old sunk into a the last. Every day was better than the
depression. When his doctor last.
suggested that he attend
Camp Simcha, he said he When he returned home, Camp
wasn’t interested in a camp Simcha returned with him. His
where he couldn’t play counselors called, texted, and
baseball. “Just try it for a few Skyped. His friends group-
days,” his doctor implored. If
you don’t like it, you can come chatted. He attended weekend
home.
reunions in communities across

the United States. When his Chai Lifeline case

manager told him that registration was opening

As Nathaniel maneuvered his crutches into his bunk for Camp Simcha’s next season, Nathaniel didn’t

at Camp Simcha, he wondered how long he could hesitate.

watch other kids having fun while he sat on the “Sign me up!” he said. “I’m already packed.”
sidelines. “Let’s go,” his counselor said even before

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493
Campers
in 2017

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Camp Simcha, named in memory of Dr. Samuel Abraham,
and Camp Simcha Special, named in memory of Zvi

Dovid Obstfeld, are more than a respite from the pain and
isolation of illness for children and teens. They create an
environment where children are encouraged to be active,
engaged participants and where they stretch their physical
and emotional boundaries without fear of failure.
Campers have their own personal counselors, young men and
women who give up their summers to become mentors and
coaches. The fully accessible facilities alleviate boundaries to
participation.
In a camp where everyone is ill, campers quickly realize that
no one is too sick for the fun and excitement that mark every
day at Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special.

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Camp Simcha Campus Renewal
Project Nearer to Completion

The 2017 dedication of the Meridian and Scharf Villages

have given the hilltop cottages new focal points and meeting
places. Each has helped to unify a complete division of camper
and facilitates bonding. The attractive gazebos encourage
children to meet and play outside.

The villages are part of Chai Lifeline’s $5 million capital
campaign. To date, half the aging bunks in camp have been
replaced by state-of-the-art cottages designed to meet the
medical and social needs of medically fragile campers who are
dependent on wheelchairs, respirators and other equipment.

Meridian Village Scharf Village

In Loving Memory of

SUSAN ANN SCHARF

By Her Brother and Sister,
Melodie and Martin Scharf, Lawrence, NY

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Villages and Cottages Endowed Facilities Norma Kligman Infirmary
at Camp Simcha at Camp Simcha
Alexander and Charlotte
Meridian Village, dedicated by Meridian Capital Jack and Moishe Horn Campus Herman Residence
Group Silber and Scheiner Families
Medical Center Tepper-Davis Recreation
Scharf Village, dedicated by Martin and Melodie Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center
Scharf of Lawrence, NY Year Round Center
Stella K. Abraham Family Seelig Pool
Beit Daniella Center
In Memory Of Daniella Nechama Moffson, z’l Fischl Recreation Center at Yaakov Nussbaum Photography
Matt’s Place Center
Faye’s Castle Ilean K. Goldberg Social Hall
In Memory Of Harav Yaakov Zakheim, z’l and Reb Stanton Lake House Martin D. Schnall Woodshop
Dovid HaKohen Rand, z’l Obstfeld Pavilion
Strasser Family Library The Dream Palace
Mayer and Chaya Rivka Fischl Strasser Family Dining Hall in memory of Sarah Esther Bas
The West Wing Yehuda Gershon
In Loving Memory of dedicated in honor of Hilda
Avraham Ben Ephraim HaKohen, z’l Tryfus Hess Pam and Craig Goldman
Shaul and Mary Tawil Bet Creative Arts Pavilion
LH Financial Services Hakneset/Beit Midrash
Kahal Lev Shlomo
Matt’s Place
A gift of Matthew Arbess and Daniel and Marlene Uri’s Place
Arbess
The Shamah Family Way
Teena and Stu Rubinfeld and Family and Esther
Wertenteil and Family
In Loving Memory of Fred Rubinfeld, z’l and Louis
Wertenteil, z’l

Debbie and David Seltzer

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We Make After-School
Time The Best Time.

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Joshua seemed to thrive in school. Engaged and “When we
energetic, he jumped right into every activity couldn’t be
with enthusiasm. His teachers gave him glowing there for
reports. His parents were sure they had found the him after
perfect school. school,
i-Shine
All that changed in third grade. The normally happy child turned sullen. was.”
Homework went undone. One day he handed in a spelling test with all
the lines blank.

The principal knew the reason: Josh’s sister was seriously ill and his
parents understandably preoccupied. Many times, he went to family
friends or aunts after school. Life was too chaotic for the nine-year-old.

Josh’s principal called his parents and suggested they enroll the boy in
i-Shine, Chai Lifeline’s after school program for children living with illness
or loss in their homes. Twice a week, an i-Shine volunteer, a parent herself,
drove Josh to the i-Shine location. He was met by loving counselors who
welcomed him, helped him complete homework assignments and study
for tests. Together, they worked on crafts projects and went outside for
basketball, softball and frisbee games. Instead of hiding in his room,
Josh was playing with friends. Once, when Josh’s sister went back into
the hospital, the other children reassured him that things would work out
in the end.

By the end of the year, Josh’s academic world was back on track. So
was the rest of his life. “When we couldn’t be there for him after school,
i-Shine was,” said his mother.

800 children
in 9 locations

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Living with illness or loss in the home
brings with it a special set of stresses

for children, particularly those who
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I
I-Shine

after
school

fun

HOMEWORK all kids
DINNER shine here
FUN

hooray!

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We Turn Recreation
Up a Few Notches.

“Would you like to go to the ball game?” Alexander’s Big Brother asked one day.

“YES!” Alexander yelled into the phone. So that Sunday, Marc came to Alexander’s home and picked him for
the short trip to the stadium. A group of Chai Lifeline children and their Big Brothers gathered.

They soon discovered this was no ordinary ball game. An official from the Yankees came to meet them and
gave them a tour of the stadium. Then they stood near the bullpen and greeted all the players as they came
out for batting practice. One by one, the stars talked to them, encouraging them to continue living their best
lives. Alexander’s counselor told one player that the boy had endured several surgeries. “Were you scared?”
the player asked. The boy admitted that before every surgery, he was afraid. “Don’t worry, kid,” the All-Star
pitcher said. “Everyone’s afraid before they do great things.”

The Yankees may have won that day, but it didn’t matter to Alexander. All he remembered was that all the
players had spoken to him, and that his favorite pitcher made him feel like he was just like him.

Everyone likes to do fun things. Endowed programs and activities
Children with illnesses and
their siblings need activities Friends ‘n Fun weekends,
that restore normalcy to their in memory of Sari Ort, a’h
lives. Chai Lifeline’s year-round
program of recreational events, Louis Wertenteil Heart-to-Heart
clubs, and activities enables (Big Brothers and Sisters, individual and group
children living with the stresses
of illness to find strength and activities)
friendship through laughter
and shared experiences. The Ari Adler Adventures in Art
activities have an auxiliary
benefit: they give parents time Ariella Horenstein Music in Our Lives
to focus on other children or (Music programs for children and families; musical
their own needs.
performances at Chai Lifeline events)
Thousands of Big Brother/
Big Sister contacts, Disney World Trip
activities, groups, and sponsored by the Ohr Meir Foundation
clubs for patients and
their siblings. Joseph and Chana Kornwasser Color My World:
Kids Helping Kids Through Art

In memory of Mark (Mottel) Kornwasser, z’l

Solomon’s Children’s Initiative:
A Superfund for the Future

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Our year-round activities include:
Camp Reunions
Big Brother/Big Sister activities
Day trips and club fun
Creative arts and art therapy
Music Therapy
Pet therapy
Sib Trips and Sibling Programs
Annual trip to Disney World

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We Connect Kids to
Schools Every Day.

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Almost all children gripe about school, but they miss it terribly when they are too sick
to attend. The structure, camaraderie and shared focus give meaning to their days.
And studies show that children who believe that they will return to school are more
optimistic about their recovery and future.

Utilizing laptops and tablets, educational
software, tutoring, and social media, we
keep kids connected to their fellow students
and friends, and help them keep up with
classwork.

When they are ready to return to their classrooms, case managers help classmates
prepare for the big day, particularly if their friend now looks different or requires extra
assistance.

Endowed programs and activities

• Shaindy Leffel Memorial Lending Library
• Joseph and Elsie Listhus ChaiLink Program
• Elimelech Moskowitz Homebound Educational Learning Program

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