{"id":315467,"date":"2022-09-29T08:24:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=315467"},"modified":"2022-09-28T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:31:38","slug":"giving-is-part-of-this-la-jolla-familys-faith-and-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/giving-is-part-of-this-la-jolla-familys-faith-and-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving is part of this La Jolla family\u2019s faith \u2014 and lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Judaism, there is a concept called \u201ctikkun olam,\u201d which is often translated as a call to \u201crepair the world.\u201d In general, it is the belief that we are all called to help relieve the suffering of people in need.<\/p>\n

La Jolla residents Lisa and Ben Arnold, devoted supporters of Sharp HealthCare, have taken that message to heart, both in philosophy and in action.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, tikkun olam is not only part of our faith, but also part of how we’re raising our children \u2014 to really be physically involved,\u201d Lisa says. \u201cFor example, for our daughter Ava\u2019s bat mitzvah project, we didn’t just serve lunch to homeless people, our whole family made all 250 lunches and served them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa believes that we all have something to give, whether time, talent or treasure \u2014 or a combination of the three. And she says it\u2019s vital each person brings what they can to the table to help others.<\/p>\n

A LIFETIME OF GIVING<\/p>\n

One of the ways Lisa and Ben, founder and CEO of Arnold Family Corp., a South Carolina-based development company, have given to their communities from South Carolina to San Diego is through their foundation, the Lisa and Ben Arnold Family Tzedakah Fund. Their donations provide support to charities, particularly those that enhance the quality of life through health care and education.<\/p>\n

After giving birth to their son, Aaron, now 16, Lisa and Ben recognized the change they could bring about for their South Carolina community. Aaron was born eight weeks prematurely and spent four weeks in the hospital\u2019s newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Lisa, however, was discharged from the hospital just two days after giving birth.<\/p>\n

The arduous travel to and from the hospital to visit Aaron each day as well as the inability to stay with him throughout the day, due to the open-concept design of the NICU, was \u2014 along with their appreciation for their infant\u2019s care \u2014 the catalyst for their involvement. The Arnolds didn\u2019t just make a significant donation toward the redevelopment of the NICU, Lisa also joined the hospital board of directors and launched a women\u2019s leadership board.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized women make 90% of the health care decisions for their family,\u201d Lisa says. \u201cI could bring my friends and other local women in, have a doctor join us to talk about a health topic, eat lunch, socialize a little bit, learn something new and raise money.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Arnolds also issued a challenge gift to the local children\u2019s hospital. They matched every donation made up to $500,000 and the total campaign raised $1.2 million.<\/p>\n

A QUICK TRIP \u2014 THEN A MOVE<\/p>\n

On a trip to the West Coast, Lisa decided to visit Bill Littlejohn, senior vice president and CEO of the Sharp HealthCare Foundation. She had heard about his renowned reputation in health care philanthropy and asked him for a tour of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns. She was, she says, \u201cin awe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For Lisa and Ben Arnold, giving to the community is not only part of their faith, but also how they\u2019re raising their children, Aaron and Ava. Along with volunteering at Sharp, the family, shown here together at a birthday celebration, have made several gifts, including a $1 million leadership gift to launch ENVISION. PHOTO BY ROBIN L. WOOD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was very impressed by everything happening at Sharp Mary Birch,\u201d Lisa remembers. \u201cAnd, lo and behold, two years later, I moved out to San Diego and picked up the phone to call Bill. I said, \u2018Bill, it\u2019s Lisa Arnold \u2014 I’d love to have lunch.\u2019 And this is the story of how I became connected to Sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after, Lisa\u2019s experience on the board in South Carolina led her to become a member of the Sharp HealthCare Foundation Board. She currently serves as the board\u2019s vice chair as well as chair of the board\u2019s Stewardship Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I became stewardship chair, I spent the next year touring every Sharp hospital and going to every event there is for each of Sharp\u2019s foundations,\u201d Lisa says. \u201cWhile Sharp HealthCare is big in terms of the sheer volume of patients we treat and the number of people Sharp employs, each Sharp hospital and entity has been able to maintain its own individual identity. But we are \u2018One Sharp\u2019 \u2014 truly a community partner in the health and well-being of all of San Diego and always striving to deliver The Sharp Experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

RECOGNIZING BLESSINGS<\/p>\n

Along with her dedicated volunteerism, Lisa and Ben have made several generous gifts to Sharp, including $250,000 for the Sharp Mary Birch Neonatal Research Institute and Nemeth NICU Follow-up Clinic. What\u2019s more, the Arnolds have helped launch ENVISION: The Campaign for Sharp HealthCare with a $1 million leadership gift for the Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center (SPIEC).<\/p>\n

ENVISION is a 10-year comprehensive campaign with a goal of raising $250 million in support of Sharp’s $2 billion investment in San Diego’s healthcare future. The campaign aims to provide clinical and technical innovation, enhance knowledge and learning, create an extraordinary patient experience, and deliver this world-class care to every community.<\/p>\n

The SPIEC, set to open in spring 2023, will be a dedicated facility for simulation, demonstration, and technology innovations that enhances outcomes for individual patients as well as improves caregiver skills. With 70,000 square feet of state-of-the-art spaces, the SPIEC will provide an auditorium and conference rooms for sharing advanced clinical procedures from infection prevention to lifesaving interventions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a saying I often reflect on: \u2018Stewardship is recognizing blessings and managing them well,\u2019\u201d Lisa says. \u201cI think that applies to everything. How do we take care of each other as a community? Are we good stewards of everything that we are blessed with? It is about what we do, not just what we give.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Arnolds \u2014 Lisa, Ben, Ava, and Aaron \u2014 are doing a lot. \u201cThis is how we fix the world,\u201d Lisa says. \u201cThis is tikkun olam.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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