Dozens of children facing physical disabilities fulfilled a dream yesterday (Monday), when they met for the first time in their lives in the cockpit and Air Force air crew members.
As part of the opening of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the ILAN Association (Israeli Association for Victims of Injury), the organization decided to fulfill the dream of 70 boys and girls, who face various limitations, and brought them to visit the Tel Nof Air Force base, where they met the pilots and boarded planes. F-15 battle.
The children, the vast majority of whom first met in the cockpit up close, boarded the air crew uniform, met the pilots and talked to them.
In addition, they heard a lecture about the corps and the fighter jets from the base commander, Brigadier General Oded Cohen, watched a fighter jet take off and a show by the Air Force band, and fulfilled a dream for one day. To the ILAN Association Boaz Herman and more.
From right to left: ILAN Chairman Ehud Ratzabi, Tel Nof Base Commander Brigadier General Oded Cohen, ILAN CEO Boaz Herman, along with Shira Elyashiv, Mark Gorlik, Tamara Fattal and Shir in the ILAN members' report. Photo: Chen Galili
"We opened the ILAN celebrations with great excitement at the Air Force Base in Tel Nof and we thank the base commander and the corps staff for their hospitality," noted ILAN chairman CPA Ehud Ratzabi. And makes them outstanding pilots. "ILAN also empowers educators and teaches its patients that the sky is the limit. It is our duty as citizens of the country to see the public of people with disabilities as equals to help and incentivize them to reach their full potential and thus become a more reformed and better society."
Boaz Herman, CEO of ILAN: "We chose to open the 70th celebrations right here at the Air Force Base, and we have one message for you children - the sky is the limit and whoever wants and is determined and intends, will get where he wants. The second message is that in this powerful place, From it take off planes that fly very far, he tells the state institutions to the authorities, the government, the Knesset members - to maintain a strong and powerful country, we need excellent planes but also a strong company and we expect you to help us invest in these children so they can fly far and fast wherever they want. We at ILAN will help you, our friends, fly and fulfill dreams as much as you need us. "
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