Hello Friends and Family!
August is Ella's birthday month and, instead of gifts, she asked if we could make a donation to a humanitarian aid organization that helps Palestinian children receive food, water, medical attention, etc.
That got me thinking about how we could make this bigger than just one donation. So we made a walking fundraiser called "Steps for Gaza".
We commit to walk at least 350K steps (just over 150 miles) during August and to donate to PCRF. And we're asking you all to join Ella and me by donating what you can to PCRF and to commit to your own number of steps.
How to participate:
Why we chose PCRF
Ella and I considered several worthy organizations and we chose the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Here are a few reasons we chose PCRF.
Please watch this video to learn how they serve children in Palestine. And follow PCRF on Instagram.
Thanks so much for giving what you can to help the children and families of Gaza.
With love and gratitude,
Kim & Ella
The PCRF is a legally-registered non-political, non-profit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization established in 1991 by concerned people to address the medical and humanitarian needs of Palestinian and Arab youths in the Middle East. We have provided thousands of children life-saving care based on their need, not on religion, gender, nationality or sect.
The main objective of the PCRF is to identify and treat every child in the Middle East in need of specialized surgery not available to them locally. We locate, sponsor and run international, volunteer medical missions to the Middle East, in additional to locating free medical care abroad for children who cannot be adequately treated in the Middle East. The PCRF is the main organization regularly sending injured and sick Arab children to North and South America, the Middle East and Europe for free care that is not available to them there. Since 1991 over 1,000 children have been abroad for millions of dollars of donated care, and over 10,000 have had complex surgery by our visiting medical missions to the region. The PCRF has been awarded the top 4-star rating by Charity Navigator for fiscal management, while being able to treat more kids than any other charity in the Middle East.
Supporters | |||
Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
Rachel Kennedy | 08/25/2025 | $40.00 | Michael Corriero | 08/17/2025 | $52.06 | Corinne H | 08/14/2025 | $103.66 | From Aunt Corinne 💜 | Audrey Holcomb | 08/14/2025 | $21.04 | happy birthday!! i love you | Cheryl Zimmerman | 08/14/2025 | $100.00 | Happy birthday, sweet Ella! You make the world a better place! I love you and miss you! ♥️ | Eugene & Thelma Zimmerman | 08/14/2025 | $500.00 | Judah Zimmerman | 08/14/2025 | $52.55 | Kim Pollack | 08/14/2025 | $155.30 | We love you, Ella!! Happy 22nd Birthday!! 💖🕊️✨ Love Mama & Alan | Kim Pollack | 08/14/2025 | $30.00 | Happy Birthday from Marti M.!! | Anika Jeyaranjan | 08/11/2025 | $52.01 | happy birthday ella <3 | Nadia Hovanec | 08/11/2025 | $52.01 | I love u happy bday ☮️🩷 | Vittoria Georgiadis | 08/08/2025 | $10.70 | Happy early birthday, Ella! It is amazing to see you keeping up your courage and bravery, wise lady. I am beyond proud to be your friend. :) | Barb Wright | 08/08/2025 | $100.00 | Alex G | 08/03/2025 | $21.04 | Ella Warner | 08/01/2025 | $10.70 | Molly Remer | 07/30/2025 | $40.00 | Skye Georgiadis | 07/30/2025 | $21.04 | Amazing things that you’re doing, so proud! | Laura Day | 07/30/2025 | $103.66 |
Total | $1,465.77 |