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FIDF Michigan Chapter Fundraising for Ice Cream Truck

Chapter to send ice cream to Israeli Soldiers

Beatrice Watson, Neighbor
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IDF soldiers enjoying ice cream in the summer of 2018 (Boaz Eshtai )
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IDF soldiers enjoying ice cream from an FIDF truck (Photos courtesy of FIDF)

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is planning on sending six ice cream trucks to soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) around mid-September. The FIDF Michigan Chapter is currently raising funds for at least one truck.

The ice cream trucks will deliver bars and sweets to as many soldiers as possible, each will distribute around 3,000 treats a day. The trucks will bring ice cream to outposts and the fields where combat soldiers are trained and stationed for their duties. Each ice cream truck distribution will cost $9,160 for three days of deliveries.

With a minimum gift of $500, donors’ names will appear on the truck or banner. To donate, contact FIDF Michigan Chapter Director Paula Lebowitz at paula.lebowitz@fidf.org

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