It was so refreshing to meet with Naomi Eisenberger and Julie Fischer and their team from the Good People Fund on their annual trip to Israel last month. We shared with them our plans to expand reach, our migration to online applications and plans to help even...
Founder and Executive Director Shari Mendes shares the story of The Israel Lemonade Fund at the @worldemunah Women's Leadership in Israel conference.
The Jewish Link, a popular Jewish newspaper in the New York metropolitan area, covers the inspiring story of the Lemonade Fund's work and history. "Shari Mendes knows how essential every grant from the charity she established is to breast cancer patients....
Thanks to Guy Tavori and the ALL.CAN-Israel initiative, we attended a special session of the Knesset Health Committee on the challenges of closing gaps to provide quality oncology services in the periphery. The session took place as part of the ALL.CAN-Israel...
In 2024 the Lemonade Fund awarded a record number of grants to underprivileged Israeli cancer patients in order to alleviate their financial stress. The Lemonade Fund, (Israel’s first and only breast cancer emergency relief fund,) provides newly diagnosed...
I learned a great deal from a recent webinar entitled “Managing Financial Toxicity: Addressing the Hidden Costs of Cancer” hosted by our colleague and supporter Shareshet, the national organization for the U.S. Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer community. There were...
On December 3, 2024 at a gala event in Jerusalem Lemonade Fund founder and Director Shari Mendes, was one of the twelve 2023 and 2024 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients honored for their exceptional contributions to Israeli society....
Every year Nefesh B'Nefesh honors Olim (immigrants) from English-speaking countries who have made a significant impact on Israeli society. Lemonade Fund founder Shari Mendes was presented the Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Award for Community & Non-Profit at the...
On December 3, 2024 at a gala event in Jerusalem Lemonade Fund founder and Director Shari Mendes, was one of the twelve 2023 and 2024 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients honored for their exceptional contributions to Israeli society. Read...
Lemonade Fund founder Shari Mendes was one of three outstanding NGO founders honored on Aliya Day 2024. Israel's National Aliyah Day commemorates the contribution of immigrants toward building Israel's shared future. The stories of three female immigrants who chose to...