By Sylvia Morris MBE
Chair, Karen Morris Memorial Trust

Many members of the Liberal and Reform movements will remember my sorely missed daughter Karen Morris (pictured) – who grew up at Finchley Progressive Synagogue, attended many ULPSNYC (now LJY-Netzer) weekends and Kadimah summer camps and became a very popular Shemesh and Sheleg leader and a leader of an Israel tour in 1996.

On her return as senior leader of a RSY-Netzer summer camp in Holland in 1997 she was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and passed away in September 1998.

As we come to the end of our 25th anniversary year – 25 years since Karen left us and 25 years since the Karen Morris Memorial Trust, the Charity set up to continue her legacy, became a registered charity – there is still time to support Challenge 25 for Karen, either by donating here or with your own challenge involving the number 25.

Many current members of Progressive communities will remember Karen, either as a friend, youth leader or friend of your child. You will have gone on to have families of your own and successful careers. It would be so appreciated if you would remember Karen by supporting the Charity for which she is the inspiration.

My academic daughter wanted to do something with leukaemia when she recovered. It was not to be but theKMMT funds four Karen’s Homes from Home for leukaemia patients and their families for leading haematology departments (at Hammersmith Hospital, Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge, the Churchill in Oxford and the Queen Elizabeth in Birmingham) with the fifth under discussion.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact me at info@kmmt.org.uk or visit our web site www.kmmt.org.uk.