HEALING ARTS KITS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE 2015 AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE AS ONE OF ISRAEL'S TOP 15 INNOVATIONS!
WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE WORLDWIDE FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN PARIS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDRAISER IS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL TOOLS FOR THE EMOTIONAL EMPOWERMENT OF PARISIAN JEWISH CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER FOLLOWING THE SHOCKING AND HORRIFIC MURDERS AND HOSTAGE SITUATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AT CHARLIE HEBDO MAGAZINE AND THE HYPER CACHER KOSHER BAKERY.
FUNDS ARE BEING RAISED IN ORDER TO SEND HEALING ARTS KITS TO PARIS. THE KITS WILL BE UTILIZED WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO ADDRESS AND BEGIN TO CURE THE EFFECTS OF PTSD.
Funds for these kits will be raised through a "cards for a cause" fundraiser. Non-profit organizations will coordinate the sale of boxes of beautiful, hand-made greeting cards. proceeds from these boxes will go towards the host organization and towards the purchase, shipping and implementation of the Healing Arts Kits. Click http://www.healingparisandbeyond.com/how-it-works.html for further details on how this fundraiser will work.
ORIGINALLY CREATED TO PREVENT PTSD IN ISRAELI YOUTH DURING OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE, THESE ART THERAPY KITS HAVE SINCE BEEN USED IN HAR NOF, BROOKLYN, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORRY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN. CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED BY EXPERIENCED ART THERAPISTS, THE KITS INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE THERAPY ACTIVITIES, MATERIALS AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH TERRORISM. READ MORE ABOUT THE ART THERAPY KITS HERE: WWW.HEALINGARTSKITS.ORG.
CRAIG DERSHOWITZ is responsible for the idea behind the Healing Arts Kits. he has BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF MANY HONORS, INCLUDING THE KEY TO THE CITY OF SDEROT, THE SHOMER YISRAEL (GUARDIAN OF ISRAEL) AWARD FROM ONE ISRAEL FUND, AND A DIRECT COMMENDATION FROM PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
"CHILDREN ARE THE MOST INNOCENT AND MOST DESERVING OF PROTECTION. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE OFTEN THE MUSE FOR ART….THEY WILL BECOME THE NEXT PAINTERS, SINGERS, DANCERS AND INSPIRATIONS. CHILDREN ARE CREATORS AND CREATION IN ONE." -A4I website
"IN THE COUNTRIES THAT SEEK TO DESTROY THE ARTS, CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE."-A4I website
PLEASE CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE. MUMMIES AND MASTERPIECES IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO raise funds for healing arts kits AND HOPES TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH A STRONG REPRESENTATION OF U.S. JEWISH COMMUNITIES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR JEWISH children!