70 YEARS OF ACTIVITY For Cancer Patients

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2022

‘Give Kids the World’ Project Honoring the Memory of the Late Miri Sheetrit

such as amusement parks, various live performances and more. The activities are coordinated by Limor Shraga , the ICA’s Rehabilitation and Support Department and ‘Yad Lehachlama®’ Coordinator. This year, due to class actions, the ICA received entry tickets for children with cancer and their families for Meymadion Water Park in Tel Aviv and Shefayim Water Park in kibbutz Shefayim. ‘Young Adults Embarking on Life’® Group The‘Young Adults Embarking on Life’® group continues to hold meetings and activities at Mati House, under the guidance of MSW Orit Spira , the ICA’s Director of Rehabilitation and Support, and Central District Regional Social Worker, MSW Dana Rechavi-Heller . The group is designed for young singles aged 20-35, who fell sick at a challenging time in their life. The group is a source of inspiration, strength, and support that is so vital to these young adults who were diagnosed with cancer just as they were embarking on adulthood, in helping them reclaim a “normal” life. The group, which adds about 60 new members each year, meets once a week with social workers at the ‘Strong Together® center at Beit Mati in Givatayim. The ICA also runs trainings and mutual volunteering for new young adult members. This year, representatives from the young adults group participated in the opening ceremony of the ‘Door Knock’® campaign at the President’s residence in Jerusalem in October 2022.

As part of this project, families who have a child with advanced-stage cancer are taken for a week to the Give Kids the World village in Orlando FL. ‘A Computer for Every Child’ Project Every school year, the Israel Cancer Association provides dozens of laptop computers to children (aged nine and above) with cancer, who don’t have a computer at home and whose family cannot afford to buy one. The computers are distributed all across Israel, allowing children to play, study, and stay in touch with their friends and teachers even when they are sick and bed-ridden or receiving treatment at the hospital. In 2022, 55 laptops were distributed to child cancer patients. David Moss-Rendel , the ICA’s Computer Department Director and his computer department team, aided with the computers’ installation. Avner David , the ICA’s Maintenance Director, helped distribute the computers across the country. This program is made possible by the Avigdor Ben-Eliezer Memorial Fund and the Issar Fishel Memorial Fund. The project is coordinated by Mali Weinbach , Administrative Director of the ICA Rehabilitation and Support Department. Performances and Activities for Children with Cancer and Children whose Parent Has Cancer The ICA runs activities for children with cancer or children who have a parent coping with cancer,

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