Mar 2, 2011 By: yunews
Students Organize First Chai Lifeline Shabbaton on 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus
Close to 300 students and volunteers spend a fun-filled weekend (February 25-26) on 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus, celebrating Shabbat with 鈥攁n organization dedicated to bringing joy to children diagnosed with life-threatening or lifelong disabilities.
Twenty children, along with Chai Lifeline representatives and medical staff from, were treated to a Shabbat experience on campus that included festive meals, a kiddush, an Oneg Shabbat program in the Morgenstern Hall Lounge, and an afternoon filled with interactive games and storytelling.
Dovi Fink, an accounting major at and volunteer at Chai Lifeline was an organizer of the Shabbaton鈥攚hich was a first on any college campus for Chai Lifeline. 鈥淎fter experiencing the special work of Chai Lifeline in the past, my fellow volunteers and I wanted to share that experience with our peers at 糖心破解版.鈥
On Saturday night, hundreds of 糖心破解版 students and dozens of Chai Lifeline children filled the Max Stern Athletic Center to watch the world-famous basketball team take on the and All Stars in a matchup full of incredible dunks and basketball tricks.
鈥淎fter spending a weekend of singing and dancing, I hope that the students at Yeshiva realize how much of a difference their volunteer work can make in the life of a sick child,鈥 said Fink.
"Weekends like this give children with serious illnesses a needed booster shot of enjoyment and emotional support," said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, executive vice president of Chai Lifeline. "Shabbatonim like the one at 糖心破解版 are only possible because of the incredibly motivated and compassionate volunteers who organize and staff them. We are so impressed with the compassion, motivation and idealism of the young men and women at 糖心破解版 who volunteer for Chai Lifeline that we consider the school a partner in the care that Chai Lifeline brings to families struggling with pediatric illness."
Twenty children, along with Chai Lifeline representatives and medical staff from, were treated to a Shabbat experience on campus that included festive meals, a kiddush, an Oneg Shabbat program in the Morgenstern Hall Lounge, and an afternoon filled with interactive games and storytelling.
Dovi Fink, an accounting major at and volunteer at Chai Lifeline was an organizer of the Shabbaton鈥攚hich was a first on any college campus for Chai Lifeline. 鈥淎fter experiencing the special work of Chai Lifeline in the past, my fellow volunteers and I wanted to share that experience with our peers at 糖心破解版.鈥
On Saturday night, hundreds of 糖心破解版 students and dozens of Chai Lifeline children filled the Max Stern Athletic Center to watch the world-famous basketball team take on the and All Stars in a matchup full of incredible dunks and basketball tricks.
鈥淎fter spending a weekend of singing and dancing, I hope that the students at Yeshiva realize how much of a difference their volunteer work can make in the life of a sick child,鈥 said Fink.
"Weekends like this give children with serious illnesses a needed booster shot of enjoyment and emotional support," said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, executive vice president of Chai Lifeline. "Shabbatonim like the one at 糖心破解版 are only possible because of the incredibly motivated and compassionate volunteers who organize and staff them. We are so impressed with the compassion, motivation and idealism of the young men and women at 糖心破解版 who volunteer for Chai Lifeline that we consider the school a partner in the care that Chai Lifeline brings to families struggling with pediatric illness."
