Eric Schames Sponsors Illini Chabad Hospitality House

(Newswire.net — February 15, 2017) Los Angeles, CA –Noted business entrepreneur and startup advisor, Eric Schames, recently dedicated a hospitality house at the Illini Chabad Center at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in memory of his grandmother, Beverly Deutsch. The hospitality house, two blocks from the college campus and directly adjacent to Illini Chabad Center, has been aptly named the “Bubby Bevy Hospitality House”. The house is 100% dedicated to providing hospitality to all students and families in their time of need – a fresh bed, kitchen, internet and food.

“Being a student at a university of over 45,000 students can be quite intimidating and scary,” says Rabbi Dovid Teichtel, head of Illini Chabad. “Living in a dorm, apartment, or Greek house is always exciting, but what happens when a student feels overwhelmed and simply needs a safe, quiet place to step away from it all for a night or a few days? This hospitality house, the brainchild and dream of Schames and generously sponsored by Eric and his wife Debbie, is a place anyone can call home.”

In addition to creating this vision, Eric and Debbie are actively involved in its operation and success, notes Rabbi Teichtel. “My wife Debbie and I wanted to do something special in my grandmother’s name at University of Illinois, my wife’s alma mater, to directly impact the lives of so many,” says Eric. Eric continues: “The word ‘bubby’ is a five letter word that most Jewish people can relate to. A bubby is a grandmother who is selfless and committed to the happiness and welfare of her children, grandchildren, and those around her. My Bubby Bevy, as she was fondly called, was a woman who provided endless love, warmth, and nurturing. She epitomized the words “bubby” and “hospitality”, as her main focus in life was to make sure that every need of others was taken care of before her own. That is why it is so befitting to sponsor this house in her name. Illini Chabad, under the leadership of Rabbi David and Goldie Teichtel, spends every moment of every day making sure that needs of anyone on campus, whether trivial or life-altering, is taken care of. Their work is a ‘Kiddush Hashem’ (a sanctification) to my grandmother’s memory.”

The Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Illinois, “Illini Chabad”, founded in August 2003, with the mission of being a “home away from home” for thousands of individuals at the sprawling Champaign-Urbana campus. Through the efforts of its leaders, Rabbi David and Goldie Teichtel, the organization works diligently in providing classes, programs, religious instruction and meal plans to students, faculty, and community members.

He has built a reputation of business mastery in just a few short years. After studying at the University of California, Los Angeles and earning his Juris Doctorate at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 2006, he went to work in the healthcare field. He was the CEO of two prominent healthcare management organizations, putting the skills he had developed as an entrepreneur to the test. In 2016, he became a Principal of StartupLoft, a company that provides advisory services to business startups and fledgling early-stage companies. As a business incubator and launchpad, the StartupLoft team under Eric’s guidance assist with creating impactful business campaigns for new businesses across market sectors. The company specializes in health IT, digital health, wearables, and financial technology startups. For more information on Eric and his work, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-schames-26330555.