Shari moved to Israel in 2003 from the US, with her husband, David, and 4 children. In 2011, while running a private practice in architecture, she created a charity to help indigent Israeli breast cancer patients with emergency financial aid while they are in treatment, (www.lemonadefund.org) The Israel Lemonade Fund was launched in 2011 after Shari had breast cancer herself in 2010 ("If life gives you lemons, make lemonade'). The Lemonade Fund has given more than NIS 4,000,000 in grants since its inception, supporting breast cancer patients throughout the country, regardless of religion, sex or age.