Tradition of Aid
MDA volunteers in Sakhnin are collecting food for families in need for the fifth year in a special project in the city, during the month of Ramadan. MDA teams will stand at the entrance to supermarkets and food chains in the city, distribute flyers and collect food from the public. , Tahini, sugar, salt, halva, soups, drinks, sweets and more.
After collecting the food, MDA volunteers and staff will pack the food baskets - which will be donated to families in need through local aid organizations in Sakhnin. Last year about 600 food packages were collected and packaged and this year the Sakhnin station hopes to collect more to help as many families as possible.
MDA volunteer senior medic Ahmed Badarna said: “This is our annual operation, with the aim of helping and strengthening the city’s residents in need. We launched an information campaign for the city's residents and we hope to raise tons of food products for Ramadan this year as well. We specifically asked for products pertaining to this period, through which all residents would be able to eat a respectable meal. We wish everyone a happy Ramadan. "
MDA Director General Eli Bin: "The important and social initiative of MDA staff in Sakhnin, who work around the clock every year, night and day, to help all the residents of the city and put a dignified and worthy holiday meal on their table is a pride for us. MDA is an organization whose life-saving activities are intertwined with the lives of Israeli residents of all faiths. We will continue to help and assist in the future, for the needy throughout the country. The MDA family wishes Ramadan Karim."
