Dear Family and Friends,
This summer, I am running in an exciting 1.5-hour Color Run to benefit Camp4ever, a traveling camp for kids whose parents are fighting life-threatening illness. Please support my efforts with a generous donation.
For a family battling serious illness, one thing is painfully clear: every member of the family, no matter how young, is dramatically impacted. Hospital visits, procedures, side effects, medical crises, and uncertainty about the future wreak havoc on a child’s security. Kids feel confused, anxious, and most of all, different. They attend school knowing that no one else understands what it means to try to complete homework while a parent is in the hospital, or to watch a parent transform physically and emotionally due to treatment.
Camp4ever, an amazing program of Chai4ever, addresses kids’ challenges head-on. This traveling camp provides laughter, fun, and healing in a nurturing environment where parental illness is the norm, not the exception. Each child has their own counselor, who cheers on the camper throughout this turbulent time. Kids meet other kids who share in their triumphs and losses and understand each other without words. Most importantly, the effects of camp last far beyond the summer. The Camp4ever family creates a network of people who support each other every day of the year and ensure that no child ever has to struggle alone.
Camp4ever, paired with the practical, emotional, and financial help that Chai4ever provides, is literally life-saving. I have committed to raising $3600 to help additional children attend camp this summer and change their lives forever. Camp4ever currently has dozens of campers on the waiting list who are anxiously hoping to hear that they can come to camp. Please donate by visiting https://www.raise4ever.org/rnovack or mailing a check made out to Chai4ever 5 Virginia ave, Clifton NJ 07012 Please contribute; the moments until camp are ticking down! May we soon see the day when families no longer suffer from serious illness.
Warmly
Rina Novack
