Team Grossbard

The following is a letter from Milaine Grossbard, our friend, former neighbor and, most importantly, wife of an original MNFBBQ member. For those of you who are not familiar, Friendship Circle is an amazing organization. If you have any questions about what the great work it does, check out the website. Because of its importance, I will keep this post atop the Zlog for the next few weeks, although I will keep posting. I know that scrolling down a little bit to see what is new is a terrible inconvenience, but I think you can all handle it.

As you all know, Gabi and I have 2 children with special needs. Chloe has Cerebral Palsy and Sabian has been recently diagnosed with Autism. This has made life for our entire family a definite learning experience. As our children grow, we learn about and appreciate the blessing of having these two very special people in our home.

Unfortunately, life is not always so easy. When taking our kids to places like parks, malls or even to schools, we need to ask ourselves is this outing appropriate for their needs? Is it safe for them? Is it wheelchair accessible? You would be surprised how many places are just not right for our kids.

There is one place that I have never had doubts about. It is a place were Chloe is free to wheel around and touch everything, where her loud laughter is always acceptable. There are rooms filled with sensory toys and games perfect for Sabian. It is a place filled with volunteers fighting to spend time with my daughter and son.

This is the Friendship Circle building. I have told many of you about the special activities they offer children like mine. There are Jewish themed programs for our kids. There are Sunday Circle programs were Chloe and Sabian can play with other children.

Friendship Circle is having a Walkathon on September 10th. We ask all of you, our friends and family, to please sponsor Team Chloe/Sabian. We have set our fundraising goal at $5,000. This tzedakah will insure that Friendship Circle can continue to offer Chloe and Sabian and many other special needs children the opportunity for recreation and growth in a secure environment.

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to contact me,Milaine, at
Jazzidyna@aol.com.

Please pass this on to everyone on your buddy list.

Thank you so much!

Sincerely,
Gabi, Milaine, Jazzi, Dyna, Chloe and Sabian ( Team Chloe/sabian)