Monthly Archives: February 2017

2/8/17

Its been about 135 days since the petira of Eli A’H and not a minute goes by that we dont think of Eli and the ever lasting memories he left us with.

Since the petira we have been thinking of many different ideas of what we can do Lzecher Nishmas Elimelech Ben Menachem Mendel Malkiel and many ideas have come to my mind. For different reasons alot of our ideas will IYH happen but we are going to be focused on one isea for now.

Many of you may know I am involved in Misaskim LA and its a cause very close to my heart and it is something that Eli when he was able helped me and when he couldnt help and was in the hospital always gave me a pass to leave him for a short while to do a delivery or pick up.

I have therefore taken upon myself to significantly expand Misaskim to cover the Valley area and many other areas that we have not been able to cover due to a lack of a truck or enough shiva material to do so. Once we have the money EVERYTHING on the truck and thats being purchased will be as a zchus for Eli. The expected life of the truck and all the material is 15+ years.

While the cost may sound high it includes a new truck, chairs, a few aron kodesh, a few sets of the different nusach, shtenders and many other items we provide. A few close friends and our family have pledged roughly $80,000 but we are still short about $45,000. Anyone that would like to be part of this we would really appreciate.

Anyone that can donate or has pledged is asked to please as soon as possible mail checks to Misaskim C/O Gradon 176 S. Fuller Ave. LA CA 90036

TIZKU LMITZVOS

Special Announcement

For the last few months a group of our close friends have been arranging to join Chai Lifelines marathon taking place in Florida on 2/2/14. They have already 12+ people just on the “team Eli” group along the many others that run for Chai Lifeline. To do so every runner goes through MONTHS of rigorous training which they have all began doing already. This is one of the bigger fundraisers for Chai Lifeline who anyone who has ever needed their services knows how vital they are when a family member is going through a illness. And for those who BH haven’t had a sick family member and beezrat hashem will never have should know that they are simply a lifeline. Always there and always thinking about what they can do to take their chesed to the next level.

Our family will forever be makir tov to them for what they have done for us and continue to do. Every runner that signs up is essentially pledging $3600 to join the CL team. Aside from the training they do they must also raise the $$. On the link below there is a team Eli page which shows how much together the team has raised but you can click on each persons name and donate directly to their pledge. We beezrat hashem hope as a family to be there together with Eli who will be pushed in a wheelchair/stroller by one of the runners during the marathon

I look at this as a insurance plan that hopefully your donation should chas vshalom never be used towards your family or anyone you know but for us its the ultimate lifeline. Again I ask that anyone that can should please donate whatever they can “every dollar counts”. If you can donate $5 great if you can do more even better. If you can fully sponsor a runner would be amazing. There is also nothing wrong with a runner more then fulfilling their pledges for this great and worthy cause.

Anyone wishing to join the team should please email Ayalaback@gmail.com and anyone wishing to donate should please go to this link: http://www.teamlifeline.org/myteam.php?myid=88.

All I can say simply is “tizku lmitzvos”

The Gradons