Three MDA Volunteers from the National Civil Service Received a Medal of Excellence
The award ceremony for outstanding national-civil service took place about two weeks ago at the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem in the presence of the Director General of the National Civil Service Authority, Mr. Reuven Pinsky, and the directors of the National Service Associations. Among the 27 outstanding volunteers who received a certificate of appreciation for their significant contribution and volunteerism for the benefit of society and the state were three MDA volunteers.
Roy Ben Itach, a 21-year-old resident of Eilat, from the Magen David Adom station in Tel Aviv. Roy began his volunteering at MDA as a youth volunteer at the age of 15 and after a long and advanced course that he successfully completed, he now serves as a paramedic in MICU in Gush Dan and also at the MDA station in Eilat when he returns for vacations at home. Roy performs his job with great demeanor and professionalism, manages the teams in the best possible way and creates a relaxed atmosphere that is very important for the patient. Among other things, he took an active part in the efforts to eradicate the Corona epidemic by vaccinating and sampling at the “Drive and Test” complexes.
Anael Vaknin - A 20-year-old resident of Netanya, who immigrated to Israel alone from France about two and a half years ago, despite the language difficulties, managed to integrate and serve exceptionally as an EMT in ambulances and even leveraged the language by helping many French residents. During the Corona period, she was active in the testing and vaccination complexes. Volunteers with great dedication and works beyond what is required.
Nissim Vaknin - 22-year-old resident of Yavneh, from MDA station in Ashdod and serves as an ambulance driver and an EMT. Nissim performs many tasks beyond his job, is exceptionally dedicated and even took part in the vaccination campaign during the Corona pandemic. In the disaster in Meron he took an active part in the treatment of the injured when he reached the mountain as early as noon in order to assist in medically securing the event and he was also among the first to treat the many seriously injured. He is an example and role model for dedication and commitment to saving human lives.
MDA Director General Eli Bin congratulated the outstanding volunteers: "MDA's capabilities are based in large part on the human resources that make it up and on thousands of volunteers, who in my eyes represent all the good that Israelis have - the willingness to sacrifice for the other and help save lives. I am proud to congratulate the dear volunteers for their excellence, knowing that behind them there are many more who can be proud of their volunteering. "
