Throughout the Hanukkah holiday, the National League teams went to meetings in the community as part of the cooperation with the Community Centers Association. During the holiday, the teams visited hundreds of excited children, put a smile on their faces, distributed donuts to them and invited them to games. The Hanukkah holiday is accompanied by a lot of light and joy - and the National League teams distributed quite a bit Or during the past week, during the days of the Hanukkah holiday, the director of the National League and the association for community centers joined hands, so that all the league teams came to community centers in their city and made the children happy.
As part of the activities, the players participated in an event on the occasion of the holiday, in various basketball camps, visited activities held in community centers and beyond that they even went to hospitals and other community centers. In each activity held, the society for community centers provided donuts which the teams distributed to the excited children who even received an invitation to come to the team games.
The players also participated in lighting candles together, danced and sang with the children, took pictures with them and played together.
Ron Worotitzky, Chairman of the National League Board: "The Hanukkah holiday is a holiday full of light and I am happy that during the holiday the league teams went to the community centers and made hundreds of children happy from all over the country.
This activity joins other activities we held and will hold in the future in order to connect the league teams with the urban community.
I'm sure that everyone came away strengthened from these meetings, and we look forward to continued successful cooperation with the community center society in the future as well."
National League players with the children, photo: National League Administration
Tal Basachs, CEO of the National Community Association: "The National League is represented by teams from all over the country and fits perfectly into the mosaic of the Community Association, and the values we instill are in line with the values that the National League represents, of real Israeli basketball.
We are excited to see the hundreds of children who benefit from our joint activity with the league, and the Community Association will continue to support the strengthening of the community ties of the National League teams in the future as well, and will continue its role in encouraging and promoting excellence in sports."
National League players with the children, photo: National League Administration
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