Debra Silver

Debra Silver

International Board Member - Public Relations at Save a Child's Heart, Israel

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Caesarea, Israel
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About Debra

I am a…

Artist, Brainstormer, Event planner, Global soul, Idea generator, Jewish, Parent, Philanthropist, Photographer, Producer

I'm passionate about

just about everything...composting and poetry and good food and healing and art and children...I adore babies and make contact wherever and whenever...I usually have a balloon or clown nose in my bag!

An idea worth spreading

Save a Child's Heart...where my heart has been for the past 13 years and my soul has expanded in the past 4...treats children from 36 countries in the world...bringing them to Israel for open heart surgery or catheterization and often other treatments to give them life and a future. Now I would like to create a SACH Family network of follow-up programs that would create a local support group for parents and mentoring for new patients by older children and educational options that they have been exposed to in a limited fashion during their stay with us. and I'd love to connect them all with skype so that the children could maintain the friendships they created here in the SACH home and especially to allow the parents in their home country to contact and see their child as he or she progresses in a process that can take anywhere from 1 month to 3 and sometimes more. Children over 3 are rarely accompanied by a parent and a group of children is brought with a nurse who stays for that time.

Areas of expertise

Clowning, Editing & Writing, Event Planning, Healing touch Modalities, home hospitality, Meditation, nurturing, Philanthropy, sculpture

Things you might not know

smiling, sharing a joke, a smurk and a laugh, listening...although when I get excited...I do butt in occasionally...or finish sentences...I'm somewhat psychic, caring and can move clouds on occasion