DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN’S WINTER BOOTS HERE.
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DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN’S WINTER BOOTS HERE.
Beit Polska/Friends of Jewish Renewal do not take any fees.
MORE VIDEOS RELATING TO OUR UKRAINIAN RELIEF ARE HERE.
Piotr Stasiak, former chair of Beit Polska, and I visited one of the new childcare centers in Warsaw!! This is the description Spynka newsletter adapted for Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland:
Of the new centers Spynka opened last month, they are incredibly excited about the Spynka classroom at Fort Mokotow in Warsaw. Built for fortification during WWII but never put to use, Fort Mokotow is now a beautifully designed enclave of businesses and artistic creation. The Spynka space is one of our most beautiful and allows the children to be in a great outdoor environment in addition to the classroom. Its central location has meant the program was filled within a week of its opening, and there is a rapidly growing waitlist.
In the past, we have partnered with municipalities to obtain free space for our Spynka centers. Fort Mokotow is the first of our rented spaces, and we are hopeful that we will be able to open another Spynka classroom here in the upcoming months.
In addition to the surge of refugees and the critical need for childcare centers, the onset of winter has brought another issue to light within our Spynka programs: the need for winter clothing. Outside playtime is a favorite part of the day for many children in our Spynka centers, but our educators quickly noticed that very few of our children have winter boots. Since many of their families left Ukraine during the summer months with only a backpack, snow boots, and proper winter clothing rarely cut. After a few days of outreach, we are starting to receive funds to buy snow boots for all the children in our Spynka centers. Huge thank you to Beit Polska and Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland who are contributing to making this possible!
Jonathan Mills
Chief of Strategy and Development
Spynka
For more background information about Jonathan Mills and his work with Beit Polska’s Janusz Korczak Child Care Fund and Spynka, click here.
**Spynka in Polish means a “clip” it is a device that holds things together; in Ukrainian Spnyka is a back support.
DONATE TO BEIT POLSKA’S GENERAL FUND HERE.
SUPPORT THE WINTER BOOTS CAMPAIGN THROUGH THE KORCZAK CHILDREN’S FUND HERE.
Beit Polska/Friends of Jewish Renewal do not take any fees but donate the full amount.
VIEW MORE OF OUR VIDEOS RELATING TO UKRAINIAN RELIEF HERE.
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