GCF YAD

“Hope For Life,” the Young Adult Division of the Greek Children’s Fund (GCF YAD) is a branch of the Greek Children’s Fund (GCF) affiliated with Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Schneider Children’s Hospital (SCH). GCF YAD was created in 1998 and functions as a separate entity with its own board and committee members. It is comprised of over 25 college and graduate students who volunteer their time and services to provide emotional and financial assistance to children with cancer.

The mission of GCF YAD is to work with GCF members to help Greek, Cypriot and Greek-American pediatric patients and their families find comfort in a foreign environment as well as hope for a healthy future. The objectives of GCF YAD are to build awareness about GCF among young adults in the Greek-American community, to raise funds to help the families meet their daily non-medical needs and to organize activities for the children.

The devoted committee members of GCF YAD strive to make a difference in the lives of the children and their families by coordinating monthly visits to the patients, hosting Christmas, Easter and Vasilopita parties, golf tournaments, and by working with local business people to organize fundraisers at restaurants and other social venues for fundraising purposes.

“Hope in Full Bloom” – June 2002 dinner dance Visit by Greek singers Natasa Theodoridou and One Christmas Party 2002

Join Us! To join “Hope For Life” e-mail us at youngadultdivision@greekchildrensfund.org
questions? E-mail us with any questions at youngadultdivision@greekchildrensfund.org

Click on the links below to view pictures from some of our events: