![]() But Seacrest is in no way out of danger.Īnd while Seacrest awaits the time when residents can safely return to “normal” perhaps with proper testing and other means, the love and care for them will continue-the same way this Jewish community has taken care of Seacrest since 1945-with compassion, love, dignity and respect. Grateful beyond words are the families of the residents and associates as everyone is doing well. Prior to this several employees had tested positive. And just days ago Seacrest experienced its first situation of a resident testing positive for COVID-19. In the past weeks Seacrest Village began testing all residents and associates. And very critically, by providing personal protective equipment to them and to the staff caring for them. Some may ask, “How is this right?” “How is this fair?” As one resident recently said, “Seacrest is keeping us inside and we can’t see our families in person, but Seacrest is keeping us alive and for now, until we know more, that’s got to be good enough.”Īnd so, what can Seacrest do for residents right now? Seacrest can serve special meals, bring a hairdresser to the campus when possible, afford five residents at a time in the living room for cocktails, and continue to connect them to their families through technology, social media, distanced outside limited visits when it is safe, and by becoming the closest thing to family that many have. By protecting them from the virus, and doing what is deemed critical, their choices have been take away thus further isolating them. Those of us in our homes can take the risk and choose to broaden our Quaranteem, those at Seacrest cannot. ![]() They cannot choose to run into Target or Sprouts. But for Seacrest residents, choices were suddenly taken away. Those of us living in our own homes have a choice to wear a mask and run into Target or Sprouts-and as of this writing perhaps get take-out from a restaurant. For children and teens, it means one thing, for those in college another, for those with small children yet another, and for those in their 90s and 100s it means something profoundly different. It is a blessing to have this support and now more than ever we are grateful to you and we need you.ĬOVID-19 has shaken our worlds in many ways. ![]() Something so important as saving lives and taking care of those who came before us remains the “normal” and only because of our Jewish community. On behalf of everyone involved, we express our deepest gratitude to every contributor, our dedicated board members, and our committee members who made this night possible.Īs we reflect on the previous “normal” for Seacrest we are immediately reminded that something has not changed-something is still normal. There is no greater gift there is no greater mitzvah. You can take great pride in knowing that you are bringing peace and security to the lives of seniors in our community who need so much right now. Should you wish to make a contribution, and/or share our goal with others who might help, we would greatly appreciate it. ![]() Your gift to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund provides care for Seacrest Village residents and Seacrest at Home clients who may have nowhere else to turn for help. On behalf of Sharon & David and all of us, we thank you!Īnd continuing this life-saving generosity, we are thrilled to announce that Joan & Irwin Jacobs have offered to match, dollar for dollar, everything we raise for this Hearts of Gold Gala Campaign, up to $500,000! We are on our way! Last night, we announced that, because of the support of this incredible community, we met the $500,000 matching gift provided by Sharon & David Wax. ![]()
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