TRIPS AND PARTIES

Events, trips and parties

Making the ordinary extraordinary

For families fighting cancer, feelings of stress and depression can become normal. Zichron Menachem’s events, trip and parties bring excitement and fun back into their lives.

After Shabbat each week a singing and dancing squad of volunteers visits people in their homes, bringing joy along with them. Trips to ice skating and bowling give the kids regular events to look forward to, while the House of Dreams hosts regular parties to mark holidays and other special times. There’s never a dull moment with Zichron Menachem.

144550

The number of children and families who have enjoyed days out and parties with Zichron Menachem

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Join us
Join us
Take part in activities that we offer for the entire family:
This include:
• Amazing holiday camps
• Fun days and outings
• Volunteers at the hospital
• Parties and activities
• Special outings just for you
Who can benefit: Children and young people up to the age of 25, who have oncological diseases and are in active care or up to one year after treatment is completed.
Parents and siblings of children and young people with cancer.
For more information: 02-6400800 | info@zichron.org
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Daily Activities
Daily Activities
The House of Dreams is open for the entire family
These include:
• Activities and crafts for kids
• Homework and tutoring
• Professional psychological counselling
• Workshops for parents and support groups
• Spa treatments and complementary therapies
• Meals and transportation
Who can benefit: Families who have a child up to the age of 25, who have oncological diseases and is in active care or up to one year after treatment is completed.
Parents and siblings of children and young people with cancer.
For more information: 02-6400800 | email: info@zichron.org
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Request a wig
Request a wig
Enjoy the look of beautiful, natural hair
Who can benefit:
Thanks to our cooperation with Pantene Israel, we provide natural-looking wigs for women, children and young people (up to the age of 25) with cancer in Israel.
What you get:
A beautiful new wig in a variety of colours, lengths and hairstyles. Bespoke fitting by an expert stylist.
How to apply: Fill in a Wig Request Form Attache the required documents and email or fax to us. After qualifying for a wig, you will receive a one-time voucher. With a wig you will also receive a tax invoice. This invoice must be submitted to your kupat cholim and the refund must be sent to Zichron Menachem.
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Clinic of hope
Clinic of hope
Get a second opinion from Israel’s most senior specialists
Our specialists:
Professor Reuven Or – Head of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, the Center for Immunotherapy and Immunology of Cancer at Hadassah Hospital.
Professor Eliyahu Freiman – Senior Oncologist.
Who can benefit:
Patients with oncological diseases of every age and condition.
Members of the Meuhedet can attend free of charge.
Adult members of other kupat cholim will be charged.
Hours: Wednesdays, 5 pm to 8 pm By appointment only.
Address: 10 Leo Wiseman Street, Jerusalem
TO BOOK, PLEASE CALL: 02-6400800
Join camps
Join camps
Adventures good for body and soul
Who can benefit: Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 25, who have oncological diseases and are in active care, or up to one year after treatment is completed.
How to register: Please fill in and send us the following by email or fax: • An online application form • A medical form to be filled out by your doctor • A scan of an illness summary • A passport form + a photocopy of the child's passport and a passport picture • Pay registration and insurance fees. You can pay online, by cheque or wire transfer to our account.
For more information: 02-6400800 | info@zichron.org
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CAMPS
Parents with cancer
Parents with cancer
Your children can enjoy daily activities
This include:
• Activities and crafts for kids
• Homework and tutoring
• Professional psychological counselling
• Big brother programme
• Meals and transportation
Who can benefit: Children up to the age of 13 whose parents have cancer and are in active treatment and who live in the Jerusalem area.
For more information: 02-6400800 | info@zichron.org
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Mobile hospital
Mobile hospital
Accompany them at all times
Our on-site portable hospital is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment and prepared to deal with the patients’ needs at all times.

Oncologists, psychologists and nurses ensure the children’s physical and emotional welfare and accompany them on all their outings.
Counselling and support
Counselling and support
Healing for the soul
When kids get a chance to be with others in a similar situation they are able to support each other. Mental health professionals are on hand for one-to-one sessions as well as group therapy.
Empowering kids
Empowering kids
Awakening their thirst for life
Cancer patients often feel they have lost themselves, their personality and their dignity while they go through treatment. They sometimes even lose the will to live. With activities from morning until night, along with adventures, parties, singing and more, our camps awaken their senses and give them back their thirst for life.
Seasonal camps
Seasonal camps
A much-needed break
We run three holiday camps a year – in the winter, spring and summer – so it’s never too long before kids with cancer and their siblings can return to days of fun and nights of laughter.

These camps give kids a break from anxiety and reinforce a sense of optimism for the future.
A chance to breathe
A chance to breathe
Back to normality
When someone in the family is sick, the entire family is affected. The physical and emotional intensity, together with long periods of treatment, can take a toll on everyone. When parents entrust their children to us, and our skilled medical teams, they get a long-awaited opportunity to unwind.
Adventure outings and events
Daily excursions
Rediscovering life
From trips to adventure parks to barbecues with dancing and magic shows, kids on our camps are treated to daily – and nightly – so they can rediscover life without worry.
Volunteer
Volunteer
We need your time, expertise, energy
It takes thousands of volunteers to make our magic happen. Everyone has something to give, from helping at our House of Dreams day centre to organising one-off events. If you have talent, time or energy to give, we would love to hear from you.
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Sponsor a child
Sponsor a child
Help us make magic
Zichron Menachem’s exciting activities give children a chance to be kids again. We are always looking for sponsors for events at camp and the House of Dreams.
JOIN US IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN THAT NEED IT MOST
Raise money
Raise money
Get active
Run, walk, swim, hike or even skydive – whatever you choose to do, you can help raise money to improve the quality of life of children in Israel with cancer.
DONATE NOW AND MAKE A CHILD SMILE
Donate your hair
Donate hair
Give of yourself
Join the community of girls and women from countries around the world who together have helped make thousands of wigs for children who have lost their hair. We will give you all the information you need so you can help a child feel beautiful inside and out.
LEARN HOW TO DONATE HAIR
Activities and lessons
Activities and lessons
Daily dose of fun
The House of Dreams offers children with cancer and their siblings activities, lessons and workshops throughout the day. Kids can learn a new hobby including photography and carpentry, while also having fun with other children in a similar situation. Music and martial arts lessons, crafts, cooking and gardening not only keep the kids busy but also give them a creative outlet while their parents are busy at work or caring for a sick child.
Learning programs
Learning programs
Keeping brains busy
Qualified teachers help children who miss school make up on their lessons. Siblings benefit from homework clubs after school with experienced tutors.
Psychologic support
Emotional support
Relieving the pressure
Counsellors offer one-to-one therapy for children with cancer, their siblings and parents. This support helps the entire family deal with the myriad off issues that come up during this challenging time.
Consultation medical clinic
Consultation medical clinic
Valuable second opinion
The Clinic of Hope offers patients a second opinion with some of Israel’s most renowned medical specialists. Parents have a chance to ask questions and double check that the course of treatment is standard medical practice. It also provides innovative medical advice for patients with few other options.
Sibling support programs
Sibling support programs
Everyone is special
When one child in the family has cancer, the whole family is affected. We help make sure that healthy children get the love and attention they need during this difficult time. Our support includes therapy, support groups, sibling camps and afterschool activities.
Meals & transport
Meals & transport
Helpful extras
Children receive meals and transport to and from our House of Dreams to take a little bit of the load off busy parents.
Programs for parents
Programs for parents
Family care
Parents get a break from the gruelling day-to-day care of a child with cancer with our support programmes. Trips in Israel and abroad, along with workshops, counselling and support groups help parents cope during this challenging time.
Help for children with sick parents
Care for children with sick parents
Help healing
Children with parents who have cancer have access to the many activities we run at the House of Dreams. They also have a big brother/sister to help them with work, take them out on trips and give them much needed attention.
Spa & alternative therapy
Spa & alternative therapy
Time to relax
Our newly built spa helps lift the spirit of children and parents alike. From massages to facials and reflexology, our spa treatments help ease tension and pain of patients and family members alike.
Big brother kollel program
Big brother kollel program
Valuable bonding time
Children and siblings get a chance to build close big-brother-type relationships with young scholars as they study torah in the kollel programme. These connections, especially for siblings, give them much-needed individual attention during a time when their parents are often otherwise distracted. The classes also help kids keep up with their Judaic studies at a time when they may be missing school. and fun.
Devoted volunteers
Devoted volunteers
Helping hands
Our services depend on scores of dedicated volunteers. From running errands for parents to helping worried children laugh, our helpers are at the heart of our operation supporting parents and children during treatment.
Support for parents
Support for parents
Sharing the load
The burden that rests on the shoulders of parents with a sick child is impossible to overstate. Zichron Menachem is there to help share the weight. We send volunteers to hospital to stay with their child while they go home for much-needed rest and to care for their other kids. We also send volunteers to their homes help with the myriad of tasks that often get neglected while they are busy in hospital.
Kids activities
Kids activities
Keeping busy
In hospital and away from the usual routine, kids face boredom and anxiety. Zichron Menachem brings a bit of fun to an otherwise difficult time. Volunteers run activities throughout the day, play with children individually, and make sure that kids minds and bodies are kept active.
Treats and sweets
Treats and sweets
Delicious delights
Zichron Menachem’s food carts bring kids ice cream, sushi and other delights while they are in hospital. These do more than raise the spirit. Kids who often have trouble eating and getting the nourishment they need excitedly dig-in to the treats on the trolly.
Sponsored rides
Sponsored rides
Making transport easy
Parents often need to make regular trips to the hospital to either visit kids or bring them for treatment. We help make these journeys easier by providing rides in taxis. Paying attention to these small details means that parents have more time to spend taking care of their families rather than taking complicated journeys on public transit.
Blood bank
Blood components bank
Organising donations
Zichron Menachem manages the blood products bank at Hadassah Hospital. We ensure there are always enough blood products to meet patient’s needs. When supplies run short, we have a list of volunteers we can call on to come at a moment’s notice. This service saves the lives.
Guidance for parents
Guidance for parents
Knowledge is power
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, parents often don’t know what to do first. Zichron Menachem helps parents navigate the many medical and social issues that come with a cancer diagnosis. Parent liaisons give parents answers to their many questions as well as an introduction to the many services Zichron Menachem provides.
Counselling and therapy
Counselling and therapy
Healing for the soul
Parents receive complementary one-to-one counselling from experienced mental health professionals. This extra support helps parents cope with the many emotional challenges they face when a child has cancer.
Support groups
Support groups
Stronger together
Support groups help parents feel that they are not alone and that their challenges are not unique. These groups enable them to learn from the experiences of other parents in a similar situation. The groups also help ease the emotional burden placed on them when a child has cancer.
Parents respite
Parents respite
A needed break
Parents caring for a child with cancer rarely have a moment to rest. Zichron Menachem’s respite trips provide parents with a much break. In addition to family weekends away in Israel throughout the year, we also take parents abroad. These trips give them an opportunity to reconnect with their spouse, and catch up on much-needed rest.
Family retreats
Family retreats
Fun for everyone
Zichron Menachem treats the entire family to much-needed getaways. These trips away give parents and children a chance to reconnect with each other as well as meet other families going through a similar experience.
Challah and flowers for Shabbat
Challah and flowers for Shabbat
A healing touch
Parents are often so busy taking care of the daily needs that they can forget the little touches that make a house a home. Each week, our volunteers bring challah and flowers to Zichron Menachem families, helping to bring Shabbat in on the right foot.
Spa & alternative therapy
Spa & alternative therapy
Time to relax
Our newly built spa helps lift parents’ spirits. From massages to facials and reflexology, our treatments help ease tension, anxiety and worry.
Help at home
Help at home
Sharing the load
Laundry, cooking, homework and more – taking care of a family is no small task, especially when children need extra care. Zichron Menachem sends volunteers and staff to our families, helping them with the regular chores so they can give attention to the kids who need it most.
Workshops and outings
Workshops and outings
Caring for parents
Parents get a chance to exercise their brains and have a break from taking care of a child with cancer with lectures and creative activities at the House of Dreams. What’s more, we regularly send volunteers to babysit so parents can go out alone and have a chance to reconnect with each other.
Celebrate life
Celebrate life
Marking a milestone
For a child with cancer, a birthday is more than an annual party. It is a celebration of another year of life together with family and friends. Zichron Menachem organises their dream day, complete with gifts and guest stars, to lift their spirit and create precious memories.
Mobile salon
Mobile salon
Looking & feeling good
When the mobile medical centre is not in use, it is easily converted into a salon. Parked at hospitals around Israel, we run classes to teach girls with cancer and their mothers how to care for their wigs, as well as collect donations of hair to make wigs.
Great expectations
Great expectations
Powerful experiences
School vacations and holidays are marked by more than the usual celebrations. Zichron Menachem’s trips, parties and events give our kids something to look forward to and fight for throughout the course of their treatment.

For kids whose spirits need a boost during difficult times, Zichron Menachem is there to treat them to special outings and parties. And for those that maybe just want a quiet day at home after weeks in the hospital, we help make that possible too, with extra carers and medical professionals on hand.
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