This past Thursday night, over 200 girls from various schools in Crown Heights joined together to volunteer for an important cause within the community, the Friendship Circle.
These girls have all given of their time to help children and young adults with special needs in Crown Heights by visiting them weekly in their homes.
To kick off the year, they gathered together, to eat a delicious Milchig dinner, replete with pastas, salads, pizza, chocolates and more.
The girls were divided into smaller groups and heard firsthand accounts from mothers and therapists who are involved with girls and boys with special needs. Through a range of activities they demonstrated to the girls what it is like to live with various disabilities. The girls were then given tips and suggestions as to how to build a trusting and comfortable relationship with the child they will be visiting weekly. For some children this would include offering them sensory toys to play with, for others it would be engaging them in the same tasks every week. The presenters really brought home to the girls how challenging having a diagnosis can be, and how vital their friendship and visits are. Wine bottles were presented to Mrs Libby Klein, Shoshi Biggs, Sara Varon, Chaya Chein, Mrs Nechama Hershkowitz, Mrs Rochelle Spritzer, Mrs Rochie Korolitzky, Mrs Esther Betesh, Mrs Chavie Goldschimdt, and Mrs Chanie Marozov in thanks for running the sensitivity education workshop.
Following the session, a video was shown. The exciting and new FCconnect app was then introduced, This user friendly app helps girls keep track of their hours of volunteering as well as the points they are earning, to build up towards receiving great prizes. The app is available on android and apple platforms, to ensure that it is as easy and fun as possible to log in hours.
The girls then received the children’s names, days and times of when their visits will happen and left with a puppet making kit to take with them this week on their first visit.
A very big thank you to Sarale Jurkowicz, volunteer coordinator and our FC presidents Mussie Schimmel, Yocheved Segal, Leah Lew, Malka Kugel and Leah Borisute who arranged and assisted with this event.
The girls volunteer through going to visit Friends at Home, Sunday Circle and helping behind the scenes for events. For more information about Friendship Circle you can contact [email protected]
all my BJJ frienda so nice to se that u guys vare volunteering im sure its giveing the rebbe alot of nachos keep it up
-the girl who misses you guys
goooo malka kugel!!!
ur the best!! seroiusly 🙂
GO ALL MY BJJ FRIENDS!!!! MISS U SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! Love- orly
Bm you’re the best
Im so proud of you!!!
Best waitro!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE U GUYS:) MISS U BOTH TUNZZZ
Go shterna …u made me a better person!! I admire u
Your dear camper
shkoiach 🙂
why cant nineth grade participate? we ARE part of high school!
is it a fc or school rule?
chani z u r doing a great job
Yaya looks like were off to a great start:)
thanks so much to our devoted brhs presidents (although I know there are many more amazing helpers, these 3 girls I see continously working on fc…like all the time!)
YAY LEAH LEW
YAY LEAH BORISUTE
YAY MALKA KUGEL
Intelligient, kind hearted, and doing the right thing.
what more could fc want?
much hatzlacha
What a quantum leap to the Geulah Shlaima.
Keep up the Aleph Plus work which gives Nachas Ruach to the Rebbe shlita.Looking forward to more very soon…
go cuz
Go Tova Goldin!!!
Love u guys!!!!
from one of your fans 🙂
Chanie majesky looking good 😉
haha spotted u! ur da best!!! go you!!
love me 😉
It’s the most amazing program! Helps so many people!
Go Malka!
love your next door neighbor 😀
whats with the pic with your hands up!?!?!
Mushka Witkes
Go Chaya Mushka Witkes
wooohoo we love you!!!
continue the great work that you do
The Most Devoted Girl in FC, Thank you for caring!!!
so proud ,for giving of yourself p. from harrisburg pa
No one like you and ur friends… go mashee as well!!!
Shternie is something special.
Always always helping others…yoire the best
Go shtern
Honestly one of the best girls lubavitch had.. all around..in every area!! So syw…keep it up
YOUR THE BEST!!!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!
Oy oy oy!!!!
The FC DOES have a boys division with Bochurim visiting homes and a host of other programs.
Contact yossi Smoller for more info: [email protected]
goooo chashi best waitro from cgi toronto
Such a beautiful program and institution. I wish they would afford the boys of the same age the same chessed opportunities. I’ve checked…they don’t exist. A few years ago I looked into a FC-type chessed to keep my young bochur occupied and giving back. no one could help. It’s a shame. Some older FC boys would love to have a bochur to be with.
Rivka T.
go sara varon and sarala jurkowitz!!! so proud!!