FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarit Schonbrun
JNF Communications Manager
212-879-9305 ext. 222
sschonbrun@jnf.org
Update: Helping Israel Under Attack
July 24, 2006 -- New York, NY-- Katyusha rockets continue to fall on northern Israel, placing the entire region under attack and forcing residents to remain in bomb shelters.
Since launching Operation Security Blanket 10 days ago, Jewish National Fund has raised over $885,000 to:
- Send children from areas under rocket attack to permanent and temporary JNF-KKL campsites throughout central Israel, allowing them to escape the dangerous and stressful situation at home for a few days.
- Build security bypass roads to protect citizens living on the Gaza border.
- Provide Israeli firefighters and emergency responders with necessary safety equipment and fire trucks to battle the raging forest fires caused by rocket attacks.
The following photographs are available as high-resolution jpegs upon request. Please contact the JNF office in your area at 888-JNF-0099 for local information about this emergency campaign. To support Operation Security Blanket, visit http://www.jnf.org/ or call 888-JNF-0099.
Children at Nes Harim, a camp in American Independence Park outside of Jerusalem
JNF-KKL Firefighters
Fires rage in the north
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Jewish National Fund is a non-profit organization founded in 1901 to serve as caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners—Jewish people everywhere. Over the past century, JNF has planted over 240 million trees, built over 180 reservoirs and dams, developed over 250,000 acres of land, created more than 1,000 parks, provided the infrastructure for 1,000 communities and educated students around the world about Israel and the environment. Today, JNF is putting its century of experience to work with the Blueprint Negev initiative, supporting Israel’s newest generation of pioneers in developing the Negev Desert, Israel’s last frontier. For more information on JNF or to plant trees in Israel, call 1-800-542-TREE (8733) or visit http://www.jnf.org/. To contact your local office, please call 888-JNF-0099 or visit http://www.jnf.org/.
