FREE VACATIONS FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

That was the concept pitched to me by my dear friend and client David Fine.

“What a terrible idea! Who is going to fund that?” scoffed the naysayers.

I LOVED the concept and I’m so proud to have been personally involved, working with David, to create and raise funding for this wonderful initiative.

Helping charities and those in need is our personal and professional responsibility. Until now though, I‘ve never had the opportunity to help get a grassroots initiative like this off the ground.

As you’ll read in this article, we were blessed by a timely sequence of very fortunate events. 

Thank you Aish.com for posting the article and getting it so much attention.

Here is a beautiful note we received after someone read the Aish article:

"I saw your post about Free Vacations. It's pretty unlike me to just reach out but I just want to say- as someone who has been through some pretty challenging times- this is literally one of the most important charitable initiatives you can do for someone.
This past year and a half has presented an incredible amount of challenges for our family- our baby daughter was diagnosed with an aggressive illness at 6 months, was hospitalized several times, underwent brain surgery, and the surgery had a rare complication which caused a stroke.
At the same time our landlord unexpectedly sold our apartment of 5 years and we had to move (two days after her brain surgery actually) and I was 8 months pregnant at the time. Add a pandemic to the backdrop (meaning isolation, no communal or family support, no visitors, etc.) and...it was really hard.
My husband and I kept saying that all we wanted was a vacation - a place to get away for a few days from the stress. Of course with the mounting costs we couldn't actually afford that so I guess my point is- this is such a needed service and I am so happy someone is taking this on. I wish you tons of success!"

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