The project was established by four women who live in Ness Ziona and mobilized dozens of volunteers to help the families of the reserve and security forces with simple day-to-day activities, such as babysitting, transporting children, laundry, hot food, packages of Shabbat cakes and any response that arises from the field.
Karin Lauper, from the project's initiatives, A mother of 3 children, she manages projects and functions as a representative of the Ha'emek neighborhood, and in the upcoming municipal elections she ran on the "Together" list of
the
mayor of Nes Ziona, Shmuel Boxer.
security and their families.
The idea was born after a conversation with one of the women whose husband was recruited and we realized that there was a real need here.
We opened a small HML and started collecting information about who was recruited, when they were recruited, how many children, what mainly can be helped, etc. We helped dozens of families, and to this day we help everyone who needs it," says Karin, "We have an amazing community in the neighborhood, and the project helps To connect those who need and those who want to volunteer. The possibility of giving by herself also helps the volunteers because it is their way to engage in something to improve the situation."
Gila Frank, one of the project's initiators, a mother of 2, shares: "It was important for us within our small community to give the enlisted women the feeling that they are not alone. We don't do much, but for them the hug and the kind word give strength for a few more difficult days. The mutual excitement from all Meeting them is worth everything. They really are real lions, and they and their families deserve the full support and appreciation, and we are happy to be there and strengthen."
Four mothers from Ness Ziona mobilized an entire community for the reservists/courtesy of those photographed
The women's project 'Light for lionesses' from Manes Ziona/courtesy of the photographs
Hila Wish, one of the initiators of the project, a mother of 3 children, shares: "I am happy and proud to take part in this wonderful project that embraces, strengthens and empowers these wonderful women, first of all by virtue of themselves and by virtue of their firm standing throughout such a challenging period to say the least. Never That the heart does not expand and is moved every time anew to meet and see the recognition and joy on their faces."
Shirley Gertz, one of the initiators of the project, a mother of 3 children, says: volunteering in our wonderful project, in our community neighborhood, strengthening and hugging and helping heroic women no less than the reservists themselves, I feel that we see them and appreciate their strength and daily functioning and if we can help in anything at all, we have won. .. the attention we invest in them strengthens us all!"
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