http://www.veahavta.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:05:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Repairing the World (Tikun Olam) Through Volunteerism, Kindness & Building Global Bridges Order your Passover Tribute Cards today! Wish friends and family a Happy Passover with one of our uniquely designed tribute cards. The world has recently witnessed devastating events. Now more than ever, we appreciate the gift of tikun olam ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/veahavta-realizing-our-freedom-to-do-tikun-olam/ Please Save The Date: Sunday November 7th 2010 This year our keynote speaker is internationally acclaimed humanitarian activist Sir Bob Geldof.  Geldoff, who was born and raised in Ireland, is co-founder of the charity super-group BAND AID, which was created to raise money for famine relief in ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/starry-nights-gala-event/ Emily celebrated her 12th birthday in February 2010. Project Cover Up is a special project that she initiated in honour of her Bat Mitzvah.On January 21, 2010 I began my mission of Tikun Olam - to repair the world - one blanket at a time.Let me take a moment to ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/partners/project-cover-up/ Great news! The 40' container that Ve'ahavta packed and sent on November 30, 2009 arrived safely at the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe. The shipment took three months to arrive. Thanks to our donors, partners, and volunteers, the Howard Hospital continues to be one of the only fully operational public hospitals in the ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/relief-shipment-reaches-zimbabwe/ Should you give money to a homeless person panhandling on the sidewalk? http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/speak/speaking-tikun-olam/ Through our generous donors, we have raised $260,000 for the people of Haiti, and are now providing aid to 200 orphans at the House of Hope Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. We have also granted funds to Magen David Adom emergency relief workers on the ground, Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, Health ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/update-veahavta-has-raised-240000-for-the-people-of-haiti/ Ve’ahavta is monitoring the situation on the ground in Chile following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, February 27th. Nearly two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile, with close to a thousand feared dead or missing, several hundred Canadians among them. Thousands throughout the ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/earthquake-in-chile/ On Tuesday March 30th, 2010, Ve'ahavta will be hosting its 11th Annual Passover Seder for the Homeless, and we need your support! Please consider donating the following items for the event Marketplace: Men’s, women’s, children’s clothing and shoes (good condition only please) ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/donate-to-our-seder-marketplace/ Our six person volunteer team departed this Sunday for Guyana on Ve’ahavta’s 12th medical mission. The team is operating a mobile medical clinic, providing free primary care and health care support to indigenous communities. Our volunteers are also focusing on health promotion and education, as well as supporting local health ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/12th-guyana-medical-mission-departs/ We recently received two reports from a volunteer, Dr. Mark Fenig, who we have helped sponsor and who is now providing relief support in Haiti. Report 1:  Dr. Mark Fenig Day two has been super-tiring. Despite docs and nurses and volunteers numbering over 70 there seems to be an endless amount of ... http://www.veahavta.org/index.php/news/toronto-jewish-doctor-reports-from-haiti/