Blue Star Families is an organization started by and dedicated to supporting the families of men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces.  Since its founding in 2008, BSF has been active in raising awareness among the general population about the kinds of sacrifices military families make for their loved ones and for their country, while at the same time providing special activities, information and support to help those families get through those more challenging moments.

As a longtime supporter of military families, Connie Milstein became a member of the board of directors of BSF and participates in many activities that bring pride and joy to the families of military personnel.  One such event, which is pictured here, was a dinner reception honoring military families at the elegant Georgetown home of Connie Milstein, in March, 2010.

Giggles Theater is one of the many projects of the non-profit organization Medical Missions for Children, where Connie Milstein has contributed and served as a Trustee.

Performing three times each week, Giggles Theater brings the healing power of laughter, song and entertainment to hospitalized children at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson, NJ.

Giggles also reaches out to the children who are not well enough to visit the theater itself. The show is shared even with those confined to bed or their hospital rooms by broadcasting their laughter-filled productions over closed-circuit TV throughout the hospital.

In addition, every show is recorded so that it can be viewed by ill children in over 100 children’s hospitals throughout the world.  This fulfills one of the goals of Medical Missions for Children, which is to break down the barriers of nationality and distance to bring comfort and medical care to any child anywhere in the world. In the case of Giggles, that care is in the form of laughter, proving that “laughter is the best medicine.”