PBS premiere of “Blood Sugar Rising”

Please join me tonight Wednesday, April 15 at 9 p.m. ET to watch PBS premiere of  “Blood Sugar Rising,” a documentary on the diabetes epidemic that affects over 100 million people in America, costing more than $325 billion each year and will affect more than half of the U.S. population by 2025. 

Now, more than ever, diabetics are at risk with COVID-19. 

The Russell Berrie Foundation supports this documentary and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center. 

The 2019 Russ Berrie Making A Difference Award

We are very proud of the 2019 Russ Berrie Making A Difference Award Honorees!

Learn more about each of these extraordinary individuals and how they are making New Jersey a better place.

Congratulations to you all! 

Meet the 2019 Honorees of the Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award and hear them share their stories. 

Congratulations for making a difference in your communities and in our world! 

Honoring Lives Lost at the Tree of Life Synagogue

October 30, 2018

We are all devastated by the senseless loss of lives in the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. This heinous slaughter was more than an act of terrorism and anti-Semitism.

It is a manifestation of the growing cancer within our society that has erupted in our most sacred spaces: schools where our children should feel safe, places where we worship — mosques, churches and synagogues.

We mourn for lives lost but we also mourn the loss of civility, common decency, respect for each other’s differences, tolerance, security and the values of shared humanity that hold our nation together.

As we struggle to rise above partisanship and the divisive climate that engulfs our better selves, we must rise to the task of healing our world by guarding the values that make us a great nation. In times of crisis, we must build bridges between faiths, cultures and peoples to create a better world.

We are a resilient people. We have survived worse threats and overcome racial hatred and intolerance. We have stood up for those without power. We have a responsibility to  care for our fellow human beings.

We honor the memory of those we lost by doing all we can to repair our world.

This moment is a challenge to each of us and we must do what we can and be equal to the task!

Angelica Berrie

President, Board of Trustees

The Russell Berrie Foundation

Making a Difference 2018

After a brief hiatus, I am easing my way back with this speech from the 22nd Russ Berrie Making A Difference Awards. 

Every day, in every facet of our lives, opportunities to lead call out to us. At work and at home, in our local communities and in the global village, the chance to make a difference beckons to us.

Asia, Israel and the Jewish World

As Co-Chair of The Jewish Funders Network, I have the pleasure of being part of a philanthropic circle of peers who practice the art of giving. Generosity is our calling card and our reward is meeting inspiring people on this lifelong learning journey.

back – l-r, Debbie Dadon, Simone Szalmuk-Singer, Tracie Olcha, Belinda Bardas
front – Sam Lipski, Angelica Berrie, Solina Chau (Executive Director,
Li Ka Shing Foundation), Andres Spokoiny

The Jewish Funders Network Asia conference in Hongkong, organized by the Australian Jewish Funders and the Pratt Foundation, focused on “Asia, Israel and the Jewish World.”

Asian philanthropy has a long history in Hongkong and two of its most prominent Foundations were our guest speakers - Ronnie Chan of the Morningside Foundation and Solina Chau, Director of the Li Ka Shing Foundation.