Category Archives: Health-Related

Simon’s Heart

www.simonsfund.org P.O. Box 61, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 Contact: Darren Sudman, darren@simonsfund.org 610 66-26948 In 2004, a little boy named Simon Sudman was born. He weighed almost seven pounds and had an APGAR score of eight and nine. He was 50% for weight and 25% for height. Every few hours, he’d finish a bottle (except for a four-hour stretch overnight). At seven weeks, Simon smiled for the first time. He died 47 days later. Simon Sudman seemed to be healthy and normal. However, his little heart had an unknown defect called Long QT Syndrome, an arrhythmia. His parents never heard of this condition. No […]

Gift of Life Family House

Gift of Life Family House 401 Callowhill Street Phila, PA 19123 Contact: Sara Cohen, Development Coordinator, scohen@giftoflifefamilyhouse.org 267-546-9800 Gift of Life Family House serves as a “home away from home” for transplant patients and their families by providing temporary, affordable lodging, meals and supportive services to those who travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for transplant-related care. Gift of Life Family House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Here’s what you can do for a mitzvah project or high school service project: Have a Staff/Student Dress Down Day: Everyone loves an excuse to wear jeans or hats! Have staff, faculty or students […]

Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH)

Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH) 10050 Chapel Road Potomac, MD 20854 Contact: Larry Maltin, Regional Director Mid-Atlantic, maltin@saveachildsheartus.org 215.542.8371 David Litwack Executive Director litwack@saveachildsheartus.org 301 618 4588 Providing Lifesaving Cardiac Surgery for the World’s Poorest Children” Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) is a non-profit, international humanitarian project based in Israel. Its mission is to improve the quality of cardiac care for children from developing countries, regardless of nationality, religion, race, gender, or financial status. Mitzvah project and community service volunteer opportunities: *Wall of hearts – Our signature Wall of Hearts in the SACH children’s home is simple to replicate […]

Teens for the Cure/Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Teens for the Cure/Susan G. Komen for the Cure Contact: Barbara Davis KomenTeensfortheCure@gmail.com 215 238-8900 Teens for the cure was founded in 2009 by a group of teens in the Philadelphia area who joined together to help raise awareness about breast cancer while supporting the mission of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Through its focus on fundraising and breast cancer awareness, Teens for the Cure educates and empowers teenagers by showing them that they can make a difference in ending this disease. Many of these teens know the fear and disruption caused by a breast cancer diagnosis in their […]

Philadelphia Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Philadelphia Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure 125 S. 9th Street, Suite 202, Phila., PA 19107 Contact: Elaine I. Grobman, 215 238-8900, info@komenphiladelphia.org Our mission is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Mitzvah project opportunities include helping with Race for the Cure®, held on Mother’s Day every year by: Establishing a race team via our website. Design a team t-shirt. Raising money for Race for the Cure® as a community service project by asking family, friends, and neighbors for donations, ask local […]

Norm Kulig 2Young2Go Foundation

Norm Kulig 2Young2Go Foundation 422 Marion Ave., Ambler, PA 19002 Contact: Bill Kasenchar, President Bill@2young2go.org, 215 313-8698 The Norm Kulig 2Young2Go Foundation is dedicated to increasing the awareness of environment related causes of cancer, further the scientific research of such cancers and promoting the environmental cleanup of areas contaminated by cancer causing substances. We raise money for mesothelioma (cancer due to asbestos exposure) research. We hold a 5K/10K running race and 1 mile walk every spring. The race starts and ends at Wissahickon High School. For this community service project, we need volunteers for race day to help direct runners, […]

National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley

National Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley 720 Greenwood Ave., Suite 300, Jenkintown, PA 19046 Contact: Rebecca Tantala, Executive Director 215 887-0877 info@tay-sachs.org NTSAD-DV in a non-profit, volunteer health agency dedicated to the prevention of Tay-Sachs, Canavan, and allied diseases. We offer free screening for Tay-Sachs and Canavan throughout the year. Beyond the obvious donations, we need to support our free screening programs, we need people to raise awareness in their communities. A student may organize a screening of an educational Tay-Sachs video as a community service project to help educate fellow students about the disease. We […]

National MS Society

National MS Society 30 S. 17th Street, Suite 800 Phila., Pa 19103 Contact: Liz Price, Development Director 215 271-1500 elizabeth.price@pae.nmss.org We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. There are many ways you can get involved and help us in the fight against MS as a community service project. We are always looking for office and event volunteers. You may also register as a participant in an MS walk or cycling event for a mitzvah project. You can become an advocate for people affected by the disease […]

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation 800 Yamato Road, Suite 101, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Contact: info@giftoflife.org or by calling 800.9MARROW Gift of Life facilitates bone marrow, blood stem cell, and cord blood transplants for children and adults suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Since tissue type is inherited, a patient’s best chance of finding a genetic match lies with donors of similar ethnicity. Gift of Life strives to increase the representation of Jewish donors in the registry in order to overcome the devastating effects of the Holocaust, which severed bloodlines and made the donor search particularly difficult for Jewish patients needing transplants. Volunteer […]

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Delaware Valley

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Delaware Valley 2004 Sproul Rd., Suite 208, Broomall, PA Contact: Eileen Miley, Executive Director 610 325-6001 ewelde@cff.org The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the development of a means to cure Cystic Fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the U.S., leading to life-threatening lung infections. Be a Cystic Fibrosis Curefinder at your school by educating fellow students about the importance of helping others and adding tomorrows […]