Nick and Liz set up a Kiva Lending Team in memory of Emily.
Kiva lets you lend small loans to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty.

The Do One Thing Campaign brought Roosevelt residents together to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21 and to honor Emily Rachel Silverstein's legacy of working for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. High school junior, Sierra Duchai organized the planting of a recycled River Birch tree at Emily's grade school for peace and dedicated to Emily's memory. Emily's friend Cecelia and her mother Gail organized the showing of the inspiring film "The Day After Peace" which documents one individual's efforts to promote the International Day of Peace as a global ceasefire and day of peace in our homes, our communities and between nations.

As part of the Emily Fund's DoOneThing campaign, family friend, Elizabeth Huang-Majorczyk organized a Memorial Book Drive -- hundreds of books were collected for the Roosevelt Public School Library in Roosevelt and Better Beginnings in Hightstown. Each of the books includes a memorial plate in memory of Emily Rachel Silverstein.

As part of the Emily Fund's DoOneThing campaign, family friend, Elizabeth Huang-Majorczyk has organized a Memorial Blood Drive with the Community Blood Council of New Jersey to be held in front of the Roosevelt Post Office on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 9:30am - 2pm.

New Jersey's blood supplies have dropped below the critical five-day supply level. People can do their part by being a blood donor and help save a life. All types of blood are sought, but there is an especially strong need for type O-negative blood. The bloodmobile is a self contained unit used for this purpose and would just need 10 minutes of each person's time to donate blood. Eligible donors should be at least 17, weigh 110 pounds and be in generally good health.

A Facebook Event page has been set up to confirm your participation:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107170314484&ref=search&__a=1

Drop-ins are welcome but to schedule an appointment:
Elizabeth Huang-Majorczyk
732-299-6007
liz@emilyfund.org

This year, The Emily Fund also launched the annual Emily Silverstein Award for a Better World - a $200 bond awarded to a graduating eighth-grader at Emily's middle school, Melvin H. Kreps Middle School. Benjamin Benson was chosen as the first recipient by his teachers based on his community and civic involvement.

This year, The Emily Fund launched the annual Emily Silverstein Scholarship for a Better World - a $1000 scholarship awarded to a graduating senior at Emily's high school, Hightstown High School.

Ian Henderson was selected for the first annual award based on his essay on the theme: "What I have done and intend to do with my life to help create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world."

This year, The Emily Fund also launched the annual Emily Silverstein Award for a Better World - a $100 bond awarded to a graduating sixth-grader at Emily's elementary school, Roosevelt Public School. Eric Diamonte was chosen as the first recipient by his teachers based on his community and civic involvement.

Emily's 10 year old cousin Samantha dedicated her May 3, 2009 performance at the 15th Anniversary Concert of the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra

A donation was made to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 25 trees in the Plumas National Forest in Emily Rachel Silverstein's Memory.

A Tree Has been planted in Israel in Memory of Emily Rachel Silverstein.

Nick and Liz set up a Kiva Lending Team in memory of Emily.
Kiva lets you lend small loans to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty.

One of Emily's favorite places on campus was Musselman's Library, so Francesca and Sally, two of Emily's college friends, worked with her college library director and staff to create a memorial book plate to be placed on the first page of a selected list of books that reflected Emily's academic interests and passions.

A donation was made to Better Beginnings Child Development Center in memory of Emily.

A contribution in memory of Emily was made to Susan G Komen for the Cure.

Family friend, Larry Auld, made a donation to plant a tree in Emily's honor in New York City as part of the restoration project Million Trees NYC, founded by Bette Midler.