The Elinor Bloom Marshall Humanitarian Award, established in 2011 by the Richmond Chapter of Hadassah, honors the memory of our loving friend, Elinor Marshall Z”L. Elinor’s dedicated service to her community and Hadassah, her unfailing courage, warmth and compassion, and above all, her love of Judaism and generous spirit toward life and her fellow mankind are the cornerstones of this award. This award is given by Hadassah Richmond every other year to an individual, or individuals who embody the authentic spirit of this humanitarian award.
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In selecting recipients of the Elinor Bloom Marshall Humanitarian Award, Hadassah Richmond considers the following criteria as it applies to prospective candidates:
• Community service on local levels and beyond
• Involvement and participation in the recipient’s local community and beyond
• Selfless generosity of spirit, time, talent and resources
• Ideals and values that reflect those which Elinor possessed and shared so graciously with her fellow mankind
• A shared commitment to Hadassah’s mission of motivation and inspiration in strengthening a partnership with Israel and Hadassah Hospital and its pace-setting health care, ensuring Jewish continuity, and realizing their potential as a dynamic force in American society.
Hadassah Richmond is pleased that the 2018 EBM Humanitarian Award has been featured in The Reflector over the past few months.
Hadassah Richmond is delighted to announce the Elinor Bloom Marshall Humanitarian Award will be presented this year to long-time community leaders Deane and Dan Dubansky. The Dubanskys have spent their lives devoted to Jewish and secular causes.
Deane and Dan’s passion has been working, nurturing, and mentoring children of all ages, races, and ethnicities. In 2009, Dan began mentoring five boys and became involved with the Police Athletic Association (PAL) which strives to keep boys away from street influences through their many programs such as summer camps, school break activities, and weekend sports. Dan and Deane are honored to partner with PAL’s mission.
In 2011, Dan and Deane became grandparents to Teo, who was adopted by their children Candice and Ben from the For His Children Orphanage (FHC) in Quito, Ecuador. They are thankful to FHC for the loving care to Teo before he came to his forever family, and strive to help FHC continue their mission of providing a loving home for so many orphans.
No cause is closer to the Dubanskys hearts than the children of Swansboro Elementary School in Richmond, where they are known by all as “Mr. Dan” and “Mrs. Dan.” The boys are know as “Dan’s guys.” Deane and Dan have worked for eight years to enrich the students’ lives with experiences, places, and activities that they might otherwise never have seen or experienced.
“We’ve taken them to a sleepover writing camp in the Pennsylvania Mountains, summer day camps, museums, parks, football Dan Dubansky poses with some of his “Swansboro guys.” Contributed Photos Dan and Deane Dubansky have enriched the lives of many ‘guys’ at Swansboro
Elementary. The "guys" participate in the Police Athletic League basketball
program through the efforts for Dan and Deane Dubansky. Dan Dubansky’s “guys” learn the sport of lacrosse. Deane Dubansky takes four Swansboro boys shopping for equipment. and lacrosse games, lacrosse lessons, football camp, nature walks and so much more. Dan’s guys joined the City of Richmond’s Police Athletic League’s lacrosse team and proudly wore new uniforms donated by a sponsor,” commented Deane.
The list of the Dubanskys donations of self, time, and resources to youth and their community is extensive. It is because of their passion and spirit that the Dubanskys have chosen that the money raised from this event go towards lifesaving newborn pediatric equipment at Hadassah Hospital, for use in treating such diseases as Cystic Fibrosis.
Hadassah Richmond is pleased that the 2018 EBM Humanitarian Award has been featured in The Reflector over the past few months.
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Deane and Dan's work at Swansboro Elementary
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Deane and Dan's work supporting the For His Children orphanage
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Sunday, October 21
Hermitage Country Club
1248 Hermitage Road, Manakin-Sabot VA 23103
4:00 PM - Pre-Reception (Invite Only)
5:00 PM - Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM - Award Presentation followed by Dessert
Chaired by: Leslie Baron
804.305.7695 bubbielou57@gmail.com
Hadassah Richmond is pleased to welcome Malia Litman, Hadassah Hospital patient and advocate,
as our keynote speaker. To read more about Malia's journey with multiple sclerosis, read this Reflector article.
Hadassah has permission to use photos in publicity following this event. A financial statement of Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc., is available upon request from the Virginia State Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services, PO Box 1163, Richmond VA 23209, Tel. 800.552.9963.
