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Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery
(100% of all funds collected through the Lunch With Lynch Foundation will be donated to Hope For Vilte - Padėsime su meile ir atjauta prižiūrėti šią gražią vaiką ir jos šeimą iš Lietuvos! )
Vilte's Journey to Recovery
Vilte is a Lithuanian college student working in the United States through an educational exchange this summer. She arrived in June and was working at Morey's Piers and Water Parks as a lifeguard in Southern NJ when, tragically, she was the victim of gun violence.
On July 9 at approximately 10:30pm, Vilte was an innocent bystander who was struck in the head by a stray bullet during a night out with friends. She was immediately transferred to Atlantic City Medical Center, and thanks to the rapid and skillful care of medical professionals, she was brought to critical but stable condition.
Members of her family traveled from Europe and arrived shortly after the incident, and plan to remain with her through the entirety of her recovery.
Vilte has a long road ahead. Doctors have indicated that she’s showing promising signs towards recovery, though with a brain injury, it is expected that she will require long-term intensive care and in-patient physical therapy throughout her rehabilitation, much of which will happen in the United States, away from her Home.
The costs associated with her recovery could be in the hundreds of thousands and include intensive rehabilitation, medical expenses not covered by her insurance, accommodation for her family, their daily travel to the hospital, flights for the parents to travel rotate between the US and Lithuania as they have two younger children at home, etc.
Vilte and her family need all the support they can get. Financial donations can be made via this page and will go to the Lunch with Lynch Foundation 501 (c)(3), where 100% of donations collected will be passed to Vilte’s family. Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated, and please share with friends and family to help spread awareness of Vilte’s upcoming journey to recovery.
Vilte is demonstrating remarkable strength even in her current state, and all means of support are tremendously appreciated.
Vilte is the Lithuanian word for “hope.” During this unimaginably difficult time, we know that Vilte will draw strength from such a powerfully imbued name. Our thoughts and prayers are with Vilte and her family.
Please note:Due to the many unknowns with Vilte’s recovery, the funding goal may increase over time. If/when that occurs, we will update this story with new information here or on Vilte's Lunch with Lynch webpage.- K
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Operation Connection - The iPad Project
The Power of Community by Paying it Forward can Change the World.
ROUND TWO
(Round One raised $5410 for 17 new iPads and 41 new & lightly used iPad donations)The COVID-19 virus is shutting down our hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities from visitors. In an effort to protect our front-line medical staff and their patients, many medical centers are quarantining their building. While this is a necessary step to stop the spread of the virus, the reality of it all is pretty simple, people are suffering and dying alone.
We have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of loved ones quarantine as they fight the Covid-19 virus and other illnesses! Providing our hospitals and senior care centers with ipads gives families an opportunity to speak with one another.
The Lunch with Lynch Foundation teamed up with Cape Regional Medical Center and provided the hospital with 20 iPads that will allow their patients to FaceTime with their family.
Our goal was to provide Cape Regional with 10 iPads, yet we collected and purchased over 60 iPads through this grass roots effort. We have provided iPads to hospitals/senior care centers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina & South Carolina and will continue to so in the future.
With your help we would like to continue to provide iPads to other facilities throughout our great country. We can use your help with a cash donation or lightly used iPad.
Visit our webpage at www.LynchWithLynch.com/Kindness to see how you can make a difference!
ON A PERSONAL NOTE:My home is in Wildwood, NJ and my 92 year old father lived in a memory care facility in Tucker, Georgia. We have communicated through FaceTime for the past 4 years as he was unable to operate a telephone. As fate would have it, in the middle of our iPad campaign, I received a call that my dad took an unexpected turn for the worse and had only a few hours to live.
I was able to say my goodbyes to my father through FaceTime on April 13, 2020. It’s my wish that I can afford the same opportunity for other families to FaceTime their loved one at their time of need.
My dad died from natural causes of old age and his transition from earth into heaven was somewhat expected. My heart breaks heart thinking the thousands of families who have suddenly lost a family member or friend due to Covid-19.Help us, help our neighbors.
#ThumbsUp4Kindness #PowerOfCommunity
John Lynch
Founder of the Lunch With Lynch Foundation.
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About Lunch With Lynch Foundation
To help facilitate the learning experiences for the children that attend school on the Island of Wildwood and surrounding communities through educational opportunities in and out of the classroom environment.
224 W Morning Glory RdWildwood, NJ 08260
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Established
2014
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2024
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Lunch With Lynch Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 46-1256221. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.
Recent Donations
- John Alulis donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$200
- Anonymous donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$25
- Anonymous donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$200
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- Gintautas A Taoras donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$300
- Handan Davis donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$100
- Anonymous donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$50
- Grigorij and Agnė Skurygin donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$350
- Mike Weimar donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$150
- Anonymous donated to Support Vilte's Journey to Recovery$100