MDA israel

In an exciting ceremony that took place in Atlit in the presence of David Karpis, his sons Maor and Gil, members of the extended family and many family members, the head of the Carmel Coast Regional Council Asif Isaac and his deputies Rafi Avni and Osher Vakinin, the director general of the regional council Yaron Friedman, the rabbi of the Atlit Religious Council Rabbi Shimon Elmaleh, CEO of the Atlit settlement Itamar Shurki, Chairman of the Atlit Residents' Committee Israel Shurk, MDA Director General Eli Bin, MDA Deputy Director General of Finance Alon Fridman, representatives of the MDA headquarters, director of MDA Carmel region MDA Erez Geller and the regional management, the CEO of the MDA Friends Association in Israel Orly Ariel, the chairman of the MDA Friends Association in Israel Gil Weiser, MDA employees and volunteers from Atlit, the director of the Haifa and Western Galilee district of the Clalit HMO Ronan Nodelman, the new Magen David Adom station building in was dedicated in Atlit. The station building was donated and built by the Karpis family to commemorate the late Shulamit Karpis - who died in May 2019 when she was 59 years old.

The new building will be used by dozens of MDA employees and volunteers in Atlit in order to improve the medical response to the council's residents and shorten the arrival time in medical emergencies. The station building includes a large area for organization, training, and other activities according to the needs of the teams. A statue was placed near the station building in memory of Shulamit with the dedication of by the family.

The Karpis family decided to donate towards the establishment of the station in memory of Shulamit. Thanks to their donation, the response time will be improved for the residents of Atlit and the surrounding area, and thus they will provide faster and more efficient medical treatment in times of emergency. Just before the official inauguration of the station, the MDA team was launched to provide treatment Medical for a 15-year-old boy who suffered from an allergic reaction in the settlement. Thanks to the ambulance that was launched from the new station, MDA teams were able to arrive at the scene within 3 minutes of receiving the call at Magen David Adom's 101 Emergency Call Center.

The CEO of the Israel Friends of MDA, Orly Ariel, who moderated the ceremony, opened by saying: "Thanks to the generous donation of the Karpis family, the residents of Atlit and the surrounding area will receive faster, higher quality and more professional medical service in times of emergency. A big thank you to the family for their generosity and partnership in such a generous donation for the benefit of saving lives in Israel. This giving is a supreme and important value and it comes from a painful place of losing the mother of the family, the late Shulamit, who was an extraordinary woman of kindness. The family chose to continue its path in the same way - continue its great act of kindness. Thank you very much". 

David Karpis, the father of the family: "The connection with MDA was immediate, today we feel part of the MDA family - which has also become part of our family. I want to thank all our wonderful partners along the way, Eli Bin and his team, the head of the council and everyone who helped in establishing the station, You are special people working with a special mission to save lives. This is a huge opportunity to say thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Gil Karpis, son of the late Shulamit: "This is a historic day for Atlit and its surroundings, which proves that from thought and vision - reality is created. Together with the Director General of MDA, the head of the council and the Karpis family, we are standing at the beginning of an exciting and important project that is all about saving lives. I would like to thank the MDA family and the Carmel Coast Regional Council for commemorating my dear mother, the late Shulamit Karpis."

The Rabbi of the Atlit Religious Council, Rabbi Shimon Elmaleh: "The great soul of the late Shulamit accompanied the project from above, together with MDA and the council. It is her soul that made everything here progress and succeed. We inaugurate the place on the eve of Yom Kippur, where the books are opened of the living and the dead. The dear soul of the late Shulamit works from above to save lives down here. Everything is for her memory, but also thanks to her."

Asif Isaac, Head of the Carmel Coast Regional Council: "Eight years ago, when I was a member of the local authority, my daughter had a car accident. We were waiting for an ambulance and then there was no MDA ambulance in the vicinity of our residence and it took a long time for it to arrive. At this moment I swore that there would not be one resident of the Carmel Coast Regional Council who would wait for an ambulance with his daughter. After the oath of the Karpis family, I contacted David Karpis and together we talked about building an MDA station. Today we are standing at the entrance of the station full of emotion and pride."

Eli Bin, Director General of MDA: "This is a historic and festive day that is filled with memory and sadness, in memory of the late Shulamit Karpis. The connection between the MDA family and the Karpis family was immediate and we joined hands together with the council for this important mission. At this station, generations of volunteers, doctors, EMTs and paramedics will grow and will continue to save lives for many years to come. I hug the Karpis family and thank them very much."