About the Empathy Fund

  Amy Eini founded the Empathy Fund at Rambam Medical Center in 2005, upon achieving remission from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Amy was inspired to start the Empathy Fund while recovering fromher bone marrow transplant in November of 2004, in Rambam’s Hematology Department. Since her remission, Amy runs annual fundraising events toimprove the quality of life of cancer patients and their familieswhile in treatment . By responding to the informational, emotional and social needs ofboth the patient and family members dealing with cancer, the Empathy fund strives to offer essential support to needed insuch difficult times. In addition to the funds raised from special events and advertisingon this site, a percentage of sales of Amy’s book BREATHING DEEPare also donated to the Empathy Fund.

Scroll down to read more about our fundraising events and activities.

 Read about the First Empathy Retreat.   

Donations may be made directly to the Empathy Fund

 by sending a check to the following address:

Friends of Rambam Medical Center

 Empathy Fund,

P.O.Box 9616,

Haifa, Israel,

31096

   

How the Empathy Fund has made a difference

Click on each of the links below to read more about how the Empathy Fund has made a difference.

1. Computers with stable Internet connection and video library for cancer patients in isolatation unit in  Rambam Hospital.

2. Equipped the  Family Room  in Rambam Hospital

3. Empathy Retreat: 2 day health retreat for Oncology patients.

Second Hand Book Sale: June 12 and 19, 2009

Taking advantage of the popular summer “BOOK WEEK” in Israel,  the guest houses ZOHAR BE DESHE on Kibbutz Dalia organized a used book sale and proceeds were given to the Empathy Fund. 

Donations of used books came from all over: private homes, nurseries, libraries, kibbutzim in the area. A total of over 3000 books on all subjects, both in English and Hebrew were collected!

People came in droves to take advantage of the amazing prices, and leisurely sifted through tables and boxes to find just what they were looking for. It was a pleasure to think, speak and smell books for hours on end those two days.

Thanks to the staff at Zohar Be Deshe (Gilad, Ora, Ronni, Leelach and Pnina) the end result   was a fat check of 6000 Nis to the Empathy Fund.We all had such a good
 time it was decided to make this an annual event!

Concert with Ohad Hitman and Adi Cohen April 18 

After many weeks of planning, advertising, organizing and worrying, the eve of the fund raising concert with Ohad Hitman and Adi Cohen was finally upon us. And what beautiful evening it was…Over 200 guests gathered from neighboring kibbutzim and settlements, and from as far as Tel Aviv at the Megiddo Regional Council Hall on April 17th 2009, to contribute to the Empathy Fund.

We began with the launch of my book Breathing Deep, while a delicious punch was served on the house (donated by the Dalia Winery with thanks) as well as delicious cakes and sweets (donated by Lev B’kfar with gratitude).  My daughter Danielle and niece Eden lovingly helped with the sales while I signed the books – what a blast that was! So many warm faces – friend.

After a few nerve-wracking moments on stage to introduce Ohad Hitman and the lovely Adi Cohen, as well as Eran on the organ and Doron Mizrachi on the guitar, I settled in to enjoy the show.

We raised 13000 Shekels! A major thank you to all those who volunteered to helped get this evening off the ground:Inbal on the punch, Ahuva and Lili at the cash, Anat for the graffics and Karen, my soul-sister, for all of the great ideas, leg work and computer brain power

Read about our past fundraising efforts and activities by clicking on the links below.

Dalia Market 2007, 2008

Bandana Therapy

Magazine Library