Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) is an Israeli‐based international humanitarian project, whose mission is to improve the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children from developing countries who suffer from heart disease and to create centers of competence in these countries. SACH is totally dedicated to the idea that every child deserves the best medical treatment available, regardless of the child’s nationality, religion, color, gender or financial situation. SACH is motivated by the age‐old Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam – repairing the world. By mending the hearts of children, regardless of their origin, SACH is contributing to a beer and more peaceful future for all of our children. The SACH mission is achieved through: * Providing lifesaving cardiac surgery and other life saving procedures for children from developing countries at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel; * Providing a full outreach training program for the medical personnel from these countries in Israel; * Leading surgical and teaching missions to partner countries in the developing world; * Holding pre‐operative and follow‐up cardiology clinics in

A big thank you to Kent Mason for sharing with us the History of Pocket watches.

A few weeks ago, Kent Mason gave an interesting 3-minute talk about his collection of pocket watches. He started collecting them after getting one as a gift. Our speaker last week confirmed at the last minute, so Kent offered to postpone his presentation until this week. Pocket watches, it seems, are directly connected a famous railroad crash….but there’s more to the story!

We heard from Guita Irani, one of the leaders of Children of Persia, a nonprofit charity based in Montgomery Village devoted to disaster relief and educational programs in Iran. The group works closely with nongovernmental organizations inside and outside of Iran on a variety of projects. In the last 20 years, the group has supported projects in health, education, training, and housing. The group has a challenging mission, especially with the current sanctions on trade and financial services, but it has had considerable success.