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Dear NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Family: As you may know, I am the Director of NCSY Summer’s Hatzalah Rescue program, where we spend 4 intense weeks in Israel training to become first responders while volunteering for United Hatzalah. Your children could be doing anything with their summers, but they chose to spend their time on 8-hour ambulance shifts, learning emergency medical care, dispatching first responders, responding to emergency calls on their own, administering care, and giving back to Israel in a really unique way. They are giving up their free time this summer to work, inspiring United Hatzalah’s first responders and me. NCSY Summer and I have been so impacted by their commitment and dedication, that we have decided to team up with United Hatzalah to raise $72,000 in 72 hours for a brand new ambucycle and NCSY Summer scholarships. For the first time, we are creating an organization-wide chesed goal for all of our 20+ programs and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This is such a big opportunity for each one of our more than 2,000 current NCSYers and staff members to deepen their connection to Israel and to signify NCSY’s year-round commitment through the life-saving work of United Hatzalah. Half of the $72,000 will allow us to provide a brand new fully-equipped emergency response ambucycle to United Hatzalah. Their emergency response network of over 5000 volunteer medics in Israel is truly awe-inspiring. We are humbled to play a small role in their life-saving work and personally, I cannot wait for Yom NCSY, when we present this ambucycle on stage in front of all the NCSY teens, staff, and supporters who will have worked so hard to make this dream a reality. The other half of the $72,000 will raise much needed scholarship funds so we can ensure every single deserving teen has the opportunity to experience one our life-changing programs. As you know, NCSY Summer is one of the most meaningful and memorable experiences of a person’s life and no one should miss that on account of their financial situation. Every year, we allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships so every Jewish teen experiences a summer devoted to fostering positive Jewish identity, connection to Israel, leadership training, volunteerism and chesed, Jewish learning, and more. Our program has set a goal to raise $10,000 and I’m so excited for you to partner with us in reaching that goal (and THANK YOU, to those who have already). The campaign is live now and you can give here:https://upreaching.com/ncsy/ncsy-summer-72-in-72/ Any amount is appreciated and will help us accomplish our goal! Thank you so much for your continued support and all the best! Ziggy
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