​​IDF Protective Gear Fundraiser update on August 15, 2024:

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities' protective gear fundraiser for the young men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officially ended on August 1st.

 

Volunteers at Beit Shalom filled 11 large, "red" duffle bags to the brim with over $10,000 in protective gear which were delivered to our BC Lev Echad contact in Chicago on Sunday, and then driven to New Jersey.  ​

 

In the first photo below are the 11 red duffle bags in front of 36 orange duffle bags from other communities, at the Newark Airport, being ready to to be flown to Israel.

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In the second photo below, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is receiving this protective gear.

 

**A BIG THANK YOU GAIL AND KATIE WHO CHAIRED THIS AMAZING FUNDRASIER, AND TO ALL OF YOU HAVE MADE DONATIONS!

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