A MESSAGE FROM Jacobo
Dear Friends / Queridos Amigos,
It's that time of the year when I ask you for your support to help our Holocaust survivors.
More than 75,000 Holocaust survivors live in the United States today, and nearly a third of those live beneath the poverty level. As these men and women age, they are plagued with the consequences of surviving the most devastating conditions imaginable, including poor nutrition and no medical care.
Many survivors came to this country after World War II and worked in menial jobs. Tiny pensions from those jobs, social security, and Medicaid simply cannot keep up with the financial needs of this most vulnerable population. Most of them never received any pensions or payments administered by The Claims Conference. They are frequently desperate for uncovered expenses such as dental care, hearing aids, and transportation to doctors.
After all they have suffered, these men and women should not have to choose between paying for food or paying for medicine. Dignity was forcibly taken from them during the Holocaust, and The Blue Card ensures that our survivors don't lose their dignity again in their last years.
For the ELEVENTH year in a row I will be running the Miami Half Marathon in partnership with The Blue Card organization to raise money for Miami-Dade’s Holocaust Survivors. Through your generosity, we have been able to beat our fund-raising goal every year. Thank you so much for your support. I don't take it for granted.
Thank you a million times! ¡Millón de gracias!
Jaco
