Celebration
After three years away — two of which were spent finding creative ways to give during a global pandemic — Emajjin was back. The 2022 Celebration Gala at Parkview Manor raised $50,000 in support of Handi-Care International, funding life-changing assistive devices for children with disabilities in India.
It was three years ago that Emajjin had its last gala. In that time the COVID pandemic hurtled into our lives and left many of us feeling helpless, confused, often-times lonely and for millions around the world, grief stricken. For many non-profit organizations, the hurdles that the pandemic presented marked an ending. Numerous NPOs shuttered their doors.
For us at Emajjin Children's Foundation, we feel truly grateful to have survived as a non-profit organization through the pandemic and to have continued to raise funds. With the support of our "circle" we raised $28,000 in 2020 for the Daily Bread Food Bank of Toronto. In 2021, we chose to forgo our gala again, and raised another $20,000 through a smaller packaging event for Kids Against Hunger. We feel blessed and humbled by the support we received.
This year, with guarded caution, we are happy to be back, in person, raising funds and awareness for Handi-Care International. We are jubilant to see so many of our supporters from past years and welcome new friends into our "circle." Tonight, let us all CELEBRATE — having survived COVID and being able to gather with friends once more.
For when those around us are healthy and thrive, we are ALL that much stronger.
The theme of our 9th Annual Gala said it all — Celebration. After two years of virtual fundraising and a community packaging event, the Emajjin family was finally back together in person at Parkview Manor in North York.
The evening featured live jazz by Northern Latitudes Jazz, a live and silent auction, raffle, and the warmth of a community reunited. Auctioneer Dr. Gary Leung led the bidding with his signature enthusiasm, while volunteers Divya Steinwall and Melissa Sachter-Coleman kept the evening running smoothly.
The recipient charity, Handi-Care International, works to improve the lives of children and youth with physical and intellectual disabilities in India — funding assistive devices, physiotherapy, special education, and vocational training that families could never otherwise afford.
Emajjin's $50,000 donation to Handi-Care International's Assistive Devices program enabled the delivery of 323 pieces of custom-fitted equipment to children and youth aged 3 to 25 in India — each device assessed, ordered, quality-checked, fitted, and monitored monthly.
Handi-Care Intl. takes this opportunity to thank Emajjin Foundation's very generous support of CDN $50,000 to our Assistive Devices program, which enabled us to give out 323 pieces of equipment to service users, ages ranging from as young as 3 to 25 years old.
Emajjin's donation has made life-enhancing changes for so many service users as well as their families. Again, thanking you for the wonderful work you do.
Founded in 1992, Handi-Care International (HCI) works to improve the lives of persons with both physical and intellectual disabilities in India. Their goal is to support local NGOs in India which offer services such as education, physiotherapy, and vocational training — by raising funds and awareness from the Canadian community.
One of HCI's flagship programs is the Early Intervention Program — admitting children ages 0–10 with disabilities from poverty-stricken families and providing a comprehensive suite of services entirely free of cost. For Emajjin, HCI embodied everything we look for: a long track record, fiscal responsibility, and a laser focus on children who need it most.
To support HCI's Early Intervention program, Emajjin raised funds specifically for Assistive Technology — wheelchairs, walkers, and hearing aids for children whose families simply cannot afford them. Devices that have a profound effect on a child's ability to move, hear, see, and thrive.
Visit Handi-Care International
A Canadian charity improving the lives of children and youth with disabilities in India since 1992 — funding education, therapy, and assistive technology.
www.handicareintl.org →
