Donations from the Nativity Stones Foundation
Over the last several years, donations have been sent to the following charities from the sale of the Nativity Stones Collections. A selection of the charities include:
- Church of the Nativity - Manger Square, Bethlehem
- City of the Bethlehem - Bethlehem Municipality, Manger Square
- Vatican Treasury, New York, NY
- Vatican Jubilee 2000, Vatican City
- Patron of the Art's Vatican Museum, Los Angeles
- Greek Orthodox Church, Israel
- Orthodox National Charital Society, Manger Square, Bethlehem
- Spanish River Church
- St. Therese Church of the little flower, Reno, NV
- Loyola Marymount University
- Heart & Lung Association, Los Angeles
- Junior League of Pasadena
- St. Augustine's Parish, Los Angeles
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, Los Angeles
- National Cancer Society
- Westwood Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA
- Be An Elf - Christmas gifts for needy children
- APLA, AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
- CBN World Reach and Operation Blessing Living Water Wells
Stanley Slotkin, Founder of The Nativity Stones Foundation
Stanley Slotkin, was a prominent Los Angeles businessman and founder of Abbey Rents, a national party rental and medical supply rental company. Mr. Slotkin was also a philanthropist who donated his time, money and a variety of historical and religious relics to worthy causes throughout his lifetime.
During 1964, Mr. Slotkin visited the Holy Land as a guest of Elias B. Bandak, Mayor of Bethlehem. While visiting the Cave of the Nativity during its only excavation, he expressed an interest in the stones that were being removed. Mayor Bandak had no plans for the stones and offered them to him and oversaw the shipment of the stones to the U.S. Mr. Slotkin distributed the Nativity Stones to museums, churches and individuals who found comfort or interest in a memento from Christ’s birthplace.
For years, Mr. Slotkin gave The Nativity Stones to charitable foundations including the American Heart Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the American Lung Association to be used at their discretion. Often the stones were auctioned for fundraising purposes. He also visited the sick and terminally ill in hospitals all over the United States to give them stones to provide comfort and a way to reinforce their faith in Christ.
Today, Mr. Slotkin's family follows in his footsteps to fulfill his wish that the stones will be used to continue funding chartible organizations.
Read more about Stanley Slotkin's facinating life on Wikipedia.