

Thank you for reaching out.įollowing COVID-19 public health guidelines, the family will hold a private funeral service on Tuesday morning, followed by virtual public memorial services later this month. Congressman Jamie Raskin and wife Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the death of their son Tommy Raskin, 25, in a statement issued on Dec. The family has been profoundly moved by communications from Tommy’s friends, classmates and teachers from Takoma Park Elementary School, Pine Crest Elementary, Eastern Middle School, Montgomery Blair High School, Amherst College and Harvard Law School, as well as his own students from his “Justice” section at Harvard College. Condolences can be sent to or by mail to the Congressman’s Rockville District Office at 51 Monroe Street, Suite 503, Rockville, MD 20850. The Raskin family remains powerfully moved and grateful for the outpouring of love and support from friends, neighbors, constituents, colleagues and people from across the country, but is stressing continued adherence to COVID-19 protocols during this time of grief. The Fund has been launched with an initial contribution of $50,000. The Fund will distribute money on a semiannual basis to causes and charities championed and advanced by Tommy Raskin, such as Oxfam, Give Directly, the Helen Keller Institute, and Animal Outlook. –The Raskin family today announced the launch of the T ommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, through the Greater Washington Community Foundation. The Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals distributes money on a semiannual basis to causes and charities championed and advanced by Tommy. When Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom, announced the death of their 25-year-old son Tommy on New Years Eve, the whole nation. The more opportunities we can offer women the better! With Nsefu Wildlife beginning sewing classes in the local village, we are enabling villagers to design, construct, and sell garments and fabric goods to tourists and to the local textile market.TAKOMA PARK, M.D. Textile manufacturing has a long tradition in South Luangwa Valley. The Bloom Raskin family launched the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, a fund that will distribute money on a semiannual basis to causes and charities championed and advanced by Tommy Raskin, such as Oxfam, Give Directly, the Helen Keller Institute, and Animal Outlook. Tommy was known for frequently checking in with his friends. The Act requires the state to offer opt-in mental health services calls and periodic check-ins and authorizes the Maryland Governor to allocate a budget for implementing these services. To say this program has been a success is an understatement and we only see bigger things in the future. The Maryland Legislature passed the Thomas Bloom Raskin Act, effective July 1. Furthermore, we will have a storefront for our women sewers to sell their products to support themselves and help support Nsefu Wildlife programs. Congressman Jamie Raskin and wife Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the death of their son Tommy Raskin, 25, in a statement issued on Dec. We hope to establish an ongoing training program and this building will give us the space we need.

>LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM<< The fund goes towards supporting causes and charities Raskin has championed, including Oxfam, the Helen Keller Institute. Every school has a distinctive set of colors and patterns, and our foray into making uniforms not only supports a need in the community, but it also raises funds to support our women’s program and help underwrite other Nsefu Wildlife programs like our Antipoaching Ranger Team. Our women sewers are now involved in the “School Uniform” program where children in the sector order a new uniform for each school year.
