CHW receives the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history of $6.5 Million from Marla & Aubrey Dan

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Jennifer

December 3, 2018
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CHW receives the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history
of $6.5 Million from Marla & Aubrey Dan

Toronto, Canada – Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) announced that it has received the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history from Marla and Aubrey Dan of $6.5 million to be used in Israel to launch the DAN Department of Creative Human Design at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem as well as the Marla Dan Interventional Radiology Institute at The Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) in Be’er Ya’akov.

Marla and Aubrey Dan are long-time supporters of CHW’s projects and programs. Marla Dan was the CHW National President between 2009-2014, and continues to provide indispensable leadership and mentorship. Aubrey Dan is a Canadian businessman as well as a Tony-Award® winning theatre producer (MEMPHIS). He is the principal of Dancap Family Investment Office. They are very generous philanthropists, who make high impact, transformational gifts in healthcare, community, and education in Canada and Israel through the Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation (AMDF). Their daughter Alyse is a CHW member and the Executive Director of AMDF.

As donors and major supporters of CHW, Marla and Aubrey Dan invest financial resources as well as a great deal of their personal time. Marla has dedicated over 30 years to the organization, serving as National President for six years; an outstanding accomplishment of its own. Marla is a passionate supporter of CHW’s mission, vision, and values. Marla said, “Our endowment is the gift that will keep on giving: investment income generated from the endowment gift will be allocated to Hadassah Academic College, The Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh), as well as to CHW, to ensure the strategic needs of the organization are met. The goal of our gift is to help ensure the longevity of our hundred-year-old organization; to help CHW flourish and remain relevant for the next 100 years.”

The donation to the DAN Department of Creative Human Design will provide scholarship support to deserving and qualified students; support guest lecturers, academic seminars and conferences with colleagues from Israel and abroad; support workshops to improve teaching methods and approaches for faculty; facilitate international student exchange; and enable the Department to pursue collaborative efforts with academic institutions and medical centres in Israel and overseas. 2 of 2

Alina Ianson, CHW National Executive Director, noted: “The DAN Department of Creative Human Design is the only undergraduate department in Industrial Design in the world focusing on the design of tools and products for the benefit of overlooked populations with special needs, including the physically challenged, the elderly, and the very young.”

The donation to the Marla Dan Interventional Radiology Institute will provide healthcare professionals with modern tools and equipment, so patients requiring urgent care are never turned away. The updates to the Institute will ensure patients have access to life-saving procedures and a chance for a full recovery.

According to Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Director General of The Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh), “The donation to the Marla Dan Interventional Radiology Institute will help secure state of the art non-invasive radiological equipment, ensuring the hospital can continue to provide the best in personal care, diagnosis, and medical treatment.”

Founded in 1917, CHW is a non-political, non-partisan national network of dedicated volunteers and professionals who strongly believe that the advancement of childcare, education, healthcare, and women’s issues transcends politics, religion, and national boundaries.

CHW passionately supports programs and services for Children, Healthcare, and Women in Israel and Canada.

For further information, please contact:

Alina Ianson, CHW National Executive Director
CHW National Office
638A Sheppard Avenue West, Suite 209 Toronto, ON M3H 2S1
Tel: 1-855-477-5964
Email: alina@chw.ca

Hadassah Academic College (HAC) Model UN Program

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Jennifer

This year, Hadassah Academic College (HAC) proudly welcomed 18 Arab and Jewish students to their Model UN extracurricular program.

This year, the program is headed by two students, Tal Ben-David from the Department of Politics and Communication and Hanan Abas from the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, and has already proven to be a huge success!

During the weekly meetings, students work together to build upon their debating skills and prepare to compete against fellow universities in Israel. HAC’s Model UN instills students with the tools, through hands-on experience in the field, to improve their diplomacy, public speaking, and conflict resolution skills.

Above and beyond the valuable academic skills learned here, students from different backgrounds are brought together based on their mutual interest for debate and strategy. This is yet another avenue HAC utilizes to bring together their mixed population of students to create positive and strong relationships on campus.

Stay tuned as the first inter-university debate is coming up December at Ben Gurion University. Good luck to the HAC Model UN students!

“Iftar” Meal at Hadassah Academic College (HAC)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jennifer

Hadassah Academic College (HAC) is proud to have a diverse population of staff and students that includes ultra-Orthodox students, Muslim Arabs, Christian Arab, Ethiopian Jews, and many new immigrants from around the world.

In light of Ramadan, the Arab-Muslim students from HAC’s Department of Communication Disorders hosted a traditional “Iftar-Ramadan” meal for Jewish students and lecturers to learn more about the holiday and its customs.

“Iftar” is the evening meal at which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset.

Department Chair Prof. Joel Walters, an observant Orthodox Jew, thanking the Muslim students for their initiative.

During the course of the evening, the Arab-Muslim students explained to the participating students the background and significance of the Ramadan holiday including its obligation to serve the less fortunate and its commitment to family.

The meal was held in the courtyard of the College’s campus and created a beautiful atmosphere of togetherness and unity – something that HAC prides itself on!

The CHW Centre for Clinical Training & Community Care at Hadassah Academic College

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Jennifer

Ben* is a five-year-old child who was referred to the CHW Centre for Clinical Training & Community Care for speech therapy at age three.

Ben is a very intelligent little boy. However, when he arrived to the CHW Centre, he was unable to express himself. Very quickly, the speech pathologists were able to diagnose Ben with verbal Apraxia. Apraxia is a speech disorder that causes people, including many children like Ben, to have difficulty articulating themselves.

When Ben began treatment, he could only say two consonants correctly and spoke few, single-syllabled words.

For two years, Ben received speech therapy at the CHW Centre. The treatment method that the speech and language pathologists together with the audiologists felt would be best for Ben was a structured and graded therapy approach which emphasized teaching Ben new sounds to say while increasing the complexity and length of the new words.

After 18 months he began to speak fluently. Today, Ben is in kindergarten and does not require any further intervention.

As a result of the CHW Centre, Ben’s life has been remarkably changed. He learns alongside the other children his age, at the same rate, and with no disadvantage; his parents are so grateful to Hadassah Academic College and CHW for supporting them and their precious son on this journey.

*Name changed for confidentiality

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CHW receives the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history of $6.5 Million from Marla & Aubrey Dan

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“Iftar” Meal at Hadassah Academic College (HAC)

The CHW Centre for Clinical Training & Community Care at Hadassah Academic College