Opportunities for Giving
Charitable Giving
The generosity of every contributor who has shared in the creation of the Miami Jewish Home is reflected both in the beauty of the Douglas Gardens and Douglas Gardens North campuses, and in the unparalleled array and quality of services provided to our residents, tenants and clients. Investing in the Home has created a continuum of care that is never-ending in its loving and dignified concern for the frail elderly. Our donors' passion has inspired the Home's journey from its modest beginnings to its place today as a world-class, multi-faceted, geriatric health care organization with multiple locations throughout South Florida.
Opportunities abound to have one's name connected to the proud history of our magnificent facilities. What better way to establish your legacy than by upholding the sacred commandment to honor the elderly, the parents of us all? The Miami Jewish Home and Hospital at Douglas Gardens offers meaningful and tax-deductible opportunities for giving:and for recognition of a loved one; a parent or grandparent; spouse; or, child. In return, the Home can offer enduring recognition in perpetuity. To arrange a dedication to honor or memorialize a loved one, please call Director of Development Norma A. Orovitz, at 305.751.8626, or 954.525.0955, extension 2124, or email to Norovitz@mjhha.org.
Planned Giving
No matter the dimensions and depth of your philanthropic goals, whether you're concerned about protecting assets, receiving income or reducing your tax obligation, Douglas Gardens' Director of Planned Giving, Richard A. Dorn, can devise a program that will realize those financial goals while enhancing and enriching the lives of seniors in need.
Today, because of generous tax advantages and high payout rates, the Life Gift Annuity is a most popular gifting vehicle. Not only does it provide a higher rate of return than other low risk investments but it ensures that you and/or a loved one will receive significant fixed payments for life.
The 700 residents and tenants who live on the Douglas Gardens campus and the 8,000 clients served in our community-based programs depend upon your investment in the Home as those gifts provide services to the parents of us all:those for whom fullness of years has been both a blessing and a challenge. Please call Director of Planned Giving Richard Dorn at 305.751.8626, or 954.525.0955, extension 2189, or email to RDorn@mjhha.org
Support Groups:
FOUNDERS
Individuals and corporations that have donated or pledged at least $50,000 to Douglas Gardens are designated as FOUNDERS. There are a number of ways to arrange a donation, including:
- Cash
- Securities
- Pledge
- Charitable Remainder Trust
- Bequest
- Gift Annuity
- Planned Giving
Alzheimer's Care Committee/NOTABLES of Douglas Gardens
- Since 1987, more than 1,000 caring philanthropists and committed corporations have assured that "until there is a cure, there is care," with loving and stimulating day care services for Alzheimer's victims and respite for their families.
- Through special events and direct donations, the Alzheimer's Care Committee/NOTABLES supports the Louis C. Fisher Alzheimer's Adult Day Care Center and other Alzheimer's care programs of Douglas Gardens.
- The Alzheimer's Care Committee/NOTABLES helps subsidize the cost of care for a diverse, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, non-sectarian population.
- For more information on becoming a member of this vital and socially active organization,
PLEASE CALL Development Officer Ricki Diamond at 305.751.8626, or 954.525.0955, extension 2295, or email to rdiamond@mjhha.org
- Sponsors `Love On Wheels' and 'Love on Weekends', resident transport programs at Douglas Gardens that encourage and enable non-ambulatory residents of the Home to participate in multiple activities throughout the 20-acre campus.
- Sponsors the annual Mollie Silverman Memorial Nursing Scholarship, awarded each year to an employee of the Miami Jewish Home who shows enthusiasm and self-motivation, and who expresses a desire to continue his or her education in order to have a more enhanced level of involvement with the elderly.
Junior Auxiliary
- Supports the Rosemarie Terzo Restorative Therapy Program which brings therapeutic activities directly to the nursing units
- Boasts a membership of more than 800
- Has endowed ennumerable projects since 1955
- The cornerstone of the Junior Auxiliary is volunteerism
- Junior Auxilians who are unable to come to the campus find ways to contribute to the Home, by knitting and crocheting afghans, shawls and lap robes for the residents
- Endowed the "Junior Auxiliary Boutique and Gift Shop" in the Howard and Mollye LaBow Residents Marketplace
Latin Auxiliary
- Supports the Home's innovative Music Therapy Program
- Raises money for the operations of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital through events and volunteerism.
- Reaches out to the increasing number of Miami-Dade County's Latin Jews to provide them with venues for camaraderie and shared goals
Men's Club
- Members are vital component of the volunteer force, giving the elderly male residents of the Home opportunities for "male bonding"
- Sponsors entertaining resident activities, such as Sunday bingo, the annual New Year's Eve bash and other holiday parties
- Plays an important role in the success of the Douglas Gardens Classic annual golf and poker tournaments
- Helps fund transportation systems for the nursing home residents on campus and in the community
Next Generation
- Members are young professional representative of the "sandwich generation"
- Maintains interest in a variety of campus improvements, assistive technologies, educational programs, and community service projects
- Sponsors annual signature events
- Dedicated to preparing a new generation of governance and philanthropic leadership
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