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Milestones NewsletterIssue # 2

April 2009

Happenings

First Bat Mitzvah Twinning for Arizona!

Following in the foot steps of our California Bark Mitzvah

Sydney Lewis of Temple Chai in Phoenix,will be holding hers in October for her new friend

Shani at Beit Issie Shapiro.

Hosted Mitzvah University where 335 peopleattended college on that day. There was a huge

Exhibition Hall with many ongoing Tzedakahprojects. Beit Issie Shapiro was proudly displayed

with a beautiful poster, Tzedakah meter andinformation about Beit Issie Shapiro.

It was a day filled with teachable momentsabout Tzedakah.

Hydrotherapy with Shira of BIS Khala is from Jenin andYonatan is from Raanana

Addi Weiss is a student at Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Neck, NY.For her Bat Mitzvah Chesed project, she spent a week volunteering at BIS.

She is an amazing young lady who gave her heart and soul to the children.She worked with all the children including, KhalaI from Jenin and Yonatanfrom Raanana. It was a treat and pleasure to have her and to be inspired

by her loving kindness and passion to make those around her smile.I am grateful and could not have asked

for a better ex erience for m Bat Mitzvah.

S H A N I

Held a cupcake sale to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar.All three kindergarten classes baked and sold them

with all their heart and soul for their buddiesat Beit Issie Shapiro!

Max fills theTzedakah Meter

Created Tzedakah boxes for their buddyOren at Beit Issie Shapiro

and have begun there cycle to culminateat Lag Bomer.

The children of Temple Beth El, inHollywood, FL will be holding their

first CFS to celebrate IsraelIndependence Day!

The children in Tempe, Arizonaare excited to begin their ride in

the fall for their new friendTamar!

Maimonides Academy (CA)

Bnai Shalom of Olney Religious School (MD)Temple Israel (NY)

Temple Beth El (FL) Kehillat Israel (CA) Temple Emanuel (AZ)

Sydney and herdog start

collecting $$$ intheir

Tzedakah Meter!

Temple Israel of Manhattanheld its first CFS for Orenon Mitzvah Day April 5

th.

It was a successful eventand we are pleased to

have created an awarenessof the wonderful work that

you are doing atBeit Issie Sha iro.

They began their CFSas they flew to Israel.

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Held a month of activities including anamazing flower and bake sale and a

Tzedakah Drop as well astheir annual CFS!

They are shooting for the stars$23,000for their best buddy, Avigail at BIS!

Beit Issie Shapiro UpdateA Study on How Sound and light changes can ease kids' fears at dental visits

By Michele Shapiro, M.SThis is the first study to focus on altering the sensory environment as an alternative method of stress reduction,

according to lead author Michele Shapiro, M.S., of the Issie Shapiro Educational Centre in Raanana, Israel.The study was featured in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene, May 2005, Vol. 3:2

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"Lighting, touch, the angle of the dental chair, deep pressure can all make an impact on a client and help him/her tofeel more comfortable during anxiety-provoking procedures," Shapiro stated in an e-mail interview with

DrBicuspid.com. "Once the dental staff recognize this need and offer this alternative, we may find that there is areduction in pharmacological use and perhaps even reduction in general anesthesia in some cases."

CFS HandbookThank you to Lucienne & Lee Adams for their generous donation

of printing & collating the books!Learn to Create your own BIS Tzedakah Boxes

Sigalit Nechemia, creator and expert can give you all the detailsCall/Email for information!

American Friends of Beit Issie ShapiroTel: 323.938.9851 or laoffice@afobis.org

AMERICAN FRIENDSOF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIROWEST COASTBOARD OF DIRECTORS

CO-CHAIRSErrol FineMarty Spiegel

BOARD MEMBERSMike DiamondRoy EssakowPat FineDr. Eli & Margie IppLee KapelovitzDr. Ernie & Frieda KatzEllen KnellDr. Greg LeeJack MayerDr. Shlomo & Ilana MelmedDr. Seymour & Carole PerlLee & Anne SamsonJosh & Sari SchechterEva TashmanDr. Bruce & Roya TorkanKaren Winnick

WEST COAST DIRECTORYael Blasberg

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jean Judes

CEO INTERNATIONALNaomi Stuchiner

NATIONAL DIRECTOREd Ward

NATIONAL MILESTONESDIRECTORAmy Slater-Ovadia

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,CYCLES FOR SMILESMargie Ipp, FounderLucienne AdamsAudrey Freedman HabushPaula HoffmanSigalit NechemiaCarole PerlMina RushBonnie Vorspan

Teddy Bears and Dollars

FromThe Dvorak zl Chesed Fund

BIS kids received dollars and teddy bears madeby Pressman Academy,

Los Angeles graduating class of 2008.

Teddy bears dont need hearts,theyre already stuffed with love.

Held there first of 3 annual bakesales for Oriyan and in under

one hour raised $1177.00!

Also bake sale is really not theright term as any PASTRY

SHOP would have beenpleased and proud to sell these

goodies

Sigalit Nechemia and Cheryl

Banton have begun thereschools cycle toward raising$23,000 for Oriyan in 2009

Stay tunedfor Moms Only Bingo Morning!

Tzedakah Box Drop in Their Wishing W

Temple Judea (CA)

Stephen S. Wise Temple (CA)

Contra Costa Jewish Day Schoolof the San Francisco Bay Area

The 3r

graders are learning about their new friendYinon and his diagnoses of Cerebral Palsey and

Epilepsy. They created a book for him which washand delivered to him by the 7

thand 8

thgraders.

They realized that everyone is different andspecial and you can still run even in a wheelchair

and how communication can happeneven if you cant speak.

They are looking forward to their first CFS duringIsraels Independence Day!

Held their annual CFS inMarch and raised

hundreds of dollars fortheir special friend,

Shosha!

The sixth graders atTemple Beth David inCommack, NY will beholding a bake sale in

May and the rest of theschool will soon begintheir CFS for their new

friend, Neta!

Neta

Temple Beth David (NY)

Kol Tikvah (CA)Shosha

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