Charitable Giving

Jerid Fisher supports many local and national organizations in a variety of ways. 

Dr. Fisher believes strongly in the importance of supporting charitable causes.  He was the Chairman of fundraising for Help Us Give Smiles from 2006 until 2011.  In this capacity, Dr. Fisher’s efforts helped fund regular missions to developing nations where doctors provided life-saving surgical corrections to facially deformed children. Absent this care, these children would be regarded as social pariahs, often cast out of their own families, left to face doubtful and isolated futures. In recognition for his work, Dr. Fisher was bestowed with in 2009 the Outstanding Leadership Award by HUGS in grateful appreciation for his “Visionary guidance and tireless dedication to the HUGS Foundation.”

Dr. Fisher, an animal lover, has provided substantial monetary support to the Humane Society at Lollypop Farms since 2004. Most recently, he offered a $10,000 matching gift for a one-day fundraiser called ROC The Day (see ROC the Day information below).   He has been asked to serve as the Honorary Chair of the 2012 Fundraising Gala titled, "The Great Catsby" at Sonnenberg Gardens for Lollypop Farms.

Dr. Fisher believes in the value of education as a tool for bettering our society and has made a 10-year commitment to The Rochester Broadway Theatre League as a Partner in Education at the Chairman Level of giving (learn more about this). His financial support of Duke University  (his Alma Mater, class of 1975) has qualified him as a member of the President’s Council while he has been a Bronze Laureate with the Phi Beta Kappa Society for the past 5 years.

Dr. Fisher has also funded for the past 6 years the Seymour Fisher Dissertation Award for the doctoral dissertation, which is chosen annually by the editors of The Journal of Body Image, that best honors the spirit of his late father’s, Dr. Seymour Fisher’s, work in the field of body image and personality.  Read more about Dr. Seymour Fisher in his son's tribute to his life.

Organizations and Special Projects currently supported by Dr. Fisher:

Humane Society - Lollypop Farms ROC the Day - $10,000 Matching Gift by Dr. Jerid M. Fisher. Lollypop Farm participated in ROC the Day, a community-based 24-hour period of giving across the nine-county region of Upstate and Western New York. In total, nearly 700 charities in the Greater Rochester area received $567,036 from 6600 donors. Lollypop Farm was thrilled that $24,384 was donated at ROCtheDay.org, plus the $10,000 matching gift from Dr. Jerid Fisher, Ph.D, ABN. Additionally, four donors, picked at random by the United Way won $500 for a charity of their choice, choosing Lollypop Farm, bringing another $2,000. Finally, visitors gave us more than $1,000 in offline donations in the lobby.  The total raised during ROC the Day was more than $37,000!
Seymour Fisher Dissertation Award Sponsor Body Image: An International Journal of Research annually recognizes an outstanding doctoral dissertation on the topic of body image.	Duke University Annual Fund Supporter President's Council Level – Donations to support educational funds.
Phi Beta Kappa – Bronze Laureate Contributor Contributor in the Secretary's Circle of the Phi Beta Kappa Society	The Great Catsby - 2012 Fundraising Gala to benefit Lollypop Farms Honorary Chair - Please Contact Dr. Fisher if you would like to donate Silent or Live Auction items to this years event.
Help Us Give Smiles Foundation, Inc. Financial Contributor, Board Member Nov. 2005-Feb. 2012 and Event Planning Volunteer 2006-2011	Rochester Broadway Theater League Contributor to the Inner City Youth Educational Fund to encourage arts in children