 Please consider having your generosity continue in perpetuity through a legacy gift to Reason2Smile. Legacy giving (planned giving, deferred giving, estate giving) is a donation made by an individual through a will or other formal designation. They are meant to reflect the values and desires of the donor. As the name suggests, most donors want to leave a legacy or memory of their life through their posthumous giving. Please consult with your Financial Planner or Estate Planning attorney to establish a meaningful legacy to Reason2Smile. You may leave R2S: - A stated dollar amount - A percentage of your residual estate How to Name R2S in Your WillLegal Name: Reason2Smile, Inc Federal Tad ID#: 26-4597198 Address: 151 Hillcrest Avenue Lake Placid New York 12946 & 66 Henry Street Merrick New York 11566 This sample language may be useful: "I give and bequeath to Reason2Smile, Inc, 151 Hillcrest Avenue Lake Placid, New York 12946 (66 Henry Street Merrick New York 11566) EIN # 26-4597198 [the sum of __________ Dollars ($____)] or [ ____ % of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate], to be used for its general charitable purposes." If you or your attorney have any questions regarding lifetime or testimonial giving to R2S please contact: Charles Rosenblum, Attorney Email: charles@krrlaw.net Phone: (516) 868-0808 25 Merrick Avenue, Merrick NY 11566 Notifying R2S of Your Generous GiftWe hope you’ll let us know when you have named Reason2Smile, Inc in your will or trust so that we can thank you and include you in our Legacy Society.
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Greetings to all and Happy September, We hope that everyone is doing well in this unprecedented time. We wanted to share an update on how Reason2Smile and the Jambo Jipya School have dealt and will deal with this pandemic moving forward. Kenya like the United States shut down due to Covid-19 in March. Thankful the virus has not spiraled out of control and we are hoping that the situation will remain relatively stable. All schools and universities closed as of March 20 with plans to reopen in June which became July, which became September. In August the government announced that instead of trying to make up the months lost, they are canceling the 2020 school year and only reopening again in January 2021. This means that all students will need to repeat the school year. While we were upset by this announcement and the fact that our kids would lose the opportunity for education this year, we have come to grips with this decision. Jambo Jipya and most of the schools in Kenya are not equipped to provide online learning or the ability to support this learning platform. Even our University of Nairobi student just finished taking exams that she was scheduled to take in May. Reason2Smile is continuing to support the Jambo Jipya Children’s Home students and minimal personnel at the school. We have scaled back our monthly support to align with present expenses (rent, electric, maintenance upkeep, security) as well as the rising cost of basic food, personal care/hygiene items, and cleaning supplies. Our fundraising efforts have been significantly impacted since we are only able to conduct virtual programming and presentations. All of the children, Christine Mwende, and Christine's family are all healthy and well. The Reason2Smile board is grateful to you for your generous and on-going support of Reason2Smile’s mission especially during these difficult times of Covid-19. We are all doing the best we can and will keep you informed of how things progress. Thank you again for your support and stay safe! INFORMATION REGARDING LEGACY GIVING AND OUR FALL GIVE FROM THE HEART CAMPAIGN IS COMING SOON NEEMA'S REASON TO SMILE  You can share author Patricia Newman reading Neema's Reason to Smile here
Neema has an ELA and Math curriculum guide available free on our website Remember you can always purchase Neema for $15.00. Just email us and we will take care of the rest. Gifting Neema is a wonderful way to celebrate monumental life milestones with your loved ones and friends. Looking for an activity that is not only fun but promotes social action and awareness?  Check Out the Recycled Paper Beaded Bracelet ProgramThe recycled paper beading program is a great way to support Reason2Smile and participants get to walk away with their very own one of a kind bracelet! 100% of the proceeds from this program go directly back to supporting both the Jambo Jipya School and Jambo Jipya Children's Home in Mtwapa, Kenya. By purchasing a pre-packaged individual bracelet kit at $3.00 each (includes all materials and instructions on how to make), participants can make a beautiful bracelet that they can proudly wear and in doing so know they are helping to provide educational opportunities at the Jambo Jipya School. Watch the instructional video here. Kits are available for your next school, library, camp, or community group programming. Simply shoot us an email with the number of kits you need!  Neema's Reason to Smile You can share author Patricia Newman reading Neema's Reason to Smile here
Neema has an ELA and Math curriculum guide available free on our website Remember you can always purchase Neema for $15.00. Just email us and we will take care of the rest. Gifting Neema is a wonderful way to celebrate monumental life milestones with your loved ones and friends. Melinda Alford, a school librarian at Unqua Elementary School and board member at Reason2Smile shares her thoughtful initiative and how she has adapted the program during the quarantine I started the Kindness Club for the fourth and fifth grades this Spring. The idea was to meet four times to create projects in a MakerSpace format that would benefit various groups. The projects were funded by a grant I received from the Long Island School Media Association (LISMA). Our first meeting was in March and the club made gift bags for a homeless shelter, John's Place, in Greenport. Our second meeting was planned to make dog and cat toys to be donated to an animal shelter and our third and fourth meetings were planned to make recycle paper beaded bracelets (the beads are from Kenya) and develop a school-wide fundraiser for Reason2Smile.
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All of us at Reason2Smile send out heartfelt wishes that everyone is safe and healthy during these very difficult times of COVID 19. Our prayers are with all of the health care professionals and all workers on the front times. I am hoping we will see better times soon. Kenya is also experiencing the quarantining and social distancing that COVID 19 requires. While certain areas can do this, much of the housing environment in Mtwapa makes social distancing impossible. Even more difficult is the lack of services that we in the United States have available such as skilled and qualified health care, unemployment payments, small Business stimulus loans, Hunger relief agencies/food pantries as well as online shopping and home delivery. Happy December,
Please read this lovely update about a former Jambo Jipya student who is now attending the University of Nairobi. To reach this milestone one needs the desire, the motivation, the intelligence and of course the resources. Ubuntu, Donna Rosenblum Executive Director, R2S As we head into the holiday season of giving, we are reminded of all the important causes and charities doing wonderful and meaningful work. Whether it is supporting those in need or raising money to fight life threatening diseases along with money for the research for cures. Knowing the plethora of worthy organizations to choose from, Reason2Smile is extremely grateful that you support us – whether it is large or small, new or long term. Since we are a small grassroots organization every dollar counts and we are proud to say that most of the money raised for Reason2Smile is sent to the Jambo Jipya School and Children’s home.
We help to subsidize the school so the tuition is reasonable for a low-income family and provide scholarships for certain students unable to pay. The funding from Reason2Smile helps to pay salaries (teachers and staff), provide food, school supplies, books as well as pay the rent and expenses for the children living at the Jambo Jipya Children’s home.
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