Rob Blackstone has joined Kisharon as Director of Operations and Development. He was previously Assistant Director of Adult Social Care for Hackney and has an excellent track record for delivering services and managing change programmes within statutory and voluntary sectors.
Graphic designer Marc Harding teamed up with his daughter Lola, 12, to produce a large and colourful painting for Kisharon’s Hanna Schwalbe supported living facility in Golders Green.
Bradley Fried, Deputy Chairman of the Court of the Bank of England, proved a charismatic speaker when he addressed a 200-strong crowd at Kisharon’s inaugural business breakfast on Wednesday 11 November.
Young Kisharon struck lucky on Sunday (25 October) when more than £5,000 was raised for people with learning disabilities thanks to a fun-filled evening that attracted nearly 150 supporters at the Kingpin Suite, Bloomsbury.
Shabbat UK started at Tuffkid nursery with 30 children taking part in a challah bake.
Hannah Michaelson, 27, whose twin sister, Joanne is supported by Kisharon, helped raise £6k as one of nine Kisharon runners in the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 11 October.
‘Through My Eyes’ the innovative Kisharon film first shown at the annual dinner in July has won a Gold EVCOM Clarion Award.
This week at Kisharon adult day centre in Hendon a team of volunteers were busy baking hundreds of honey cakes and cookies to raise funds.
Kisharon’s inset day, when we review our performance and commit to action for the year ahead, fell in Elul. This is the time of the year in the Jewish calendar when we examine our own lives with the same introspection in preparation for Rosh Hashanah.
