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Sponsorship and Volunteer Opportunities
We need your help to bring smiles to children, families and soldiers!
Smiles for the Kids needs your support to ensure that we can fulfil the many requests we get for events. Below are specific requests/opportunities that you, your friends or organization can sponsor.
You don't need to be in Israel to sponsor, however if you or your friends will be here, we invite you to partake and volunteer at the event as well.
Please donate generously and list the name of the project you would like to donate to in the memo portion of the donation form.
Below is a list of opportunities that we are currently organizing and looking for sponsorship for
Army Families Fun Day
Most army reservists have been called back, tension is in the air and army families are suffering. Moms have their children home everyday and have to think about how to keep their children entertained. These unsung heros have kids who are sad and clingy now…the absence and worry of their parent being gone weighs heavily on these families.
Fun activities such as bounce houses, movie nights, craft kits and games for made a huge impact since the beginning of the war to help moms who desperately need those hours of rest while the kids are distracted playing. Please help us show these families that people care and are behind them, we want them to smile.
Meat and Treats
Beef jerky is a game changer for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect the Jewish State, particularly in remote locations such as Gaza and the northern border. That’s why Smiles For The Kids has also delivered thousands of bags of jerky to troops across the country. For many, as they tell us, it is the first meaty-meal they have had in weeks.
Day of Fun for Evacuees in Gilboa
Shirley Shtivi and her family of 4 little kids and husband have been staying in the Gilboa area in the North of Israel in kibbutz עין חרוד איחוד. In the Kibbutz there is a designated area for evacuees from all over the North - Chanita, Dafna, Dan and some from Kfar Azza who have been displaced for 5 months with no time set for them to go home. There is a magician that the kids love and he was a soldier in Gaza for four months and lost a lot of business. They haven't had any entertainment or anything special there since the war started. There are around 100 families.
Shirley is a distant cousin of one of our organization members and Shirley is also related to one of the young female hostages who are still in Gaza. We didn't ask her directly about it because it's a sensitive subject but we do know they are very excited for us to bring a fun activity for their community of evacuees; there are many little kids there who are bored and scared.
Monthly Pizza Party for IDF Families and Evacuees
We have partnered with Bardak Pizza in Jerusalem to thank the IDF families (families with a parent currently serving) to host a monthly pizza party at their restaurant in Jerusalem. Each event will be for 100 new people who have a loved one serving in the war and they will get pizza, drinks, snacks and treats for the kids. It is a fun and easy way to show the families in Israel that you are thinking of them in this trying time, while helping the owner, an active soldier, keep his business afloat.
BBQs for Soldiers
Help us show our appreciation to soldiers and security teams all around the country with an on base BBQ to bring them fresh hot food, a fun atmosphere and a chance to interact with volunteers. Our meals are a chance for them to unwind and are often accompanied by music, DJ, chiropracters and more...
Glimmer of Hope
Smiles For The Kids is proud to partner with 1996 Glimmer Of Hope, and its founders Janna Altenburg and Stephanie Berkowitz, to support the immediate needs of those impacted by October 7 and counter the dehumanization of Israel through critical programs and events promoting wellness and healing for Israelis of all ages.
Funds raised for this campaign will support inspiring events including:
BBQs for Soldiers & Community Security Personnel
Carnivals For Kids
Pizza Parties For Families
Mom’s Night Out
Magic Shows & Mentalists
Mountain Biking Therapy
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