Capital Campaign Projects
FIDF
FIDF Capital Campaign Projects help build or refurbish recreation centers, sports centers,
cultural and educational centers, memorial rooms, auditoriums, and "soldiers' homes" throughout Israel.
These facilities — made possible through the generous financial support of the Friends of the IN in the
United States — have proven themselves time and again, significantly enhancing the quality of life for
active IDE combat soldiers.
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Capital Campaign
Projects
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FIDF Capital Campaign Projects are currently
in progress to build and improve facilities for
every division of the IDF Infantry, Artillery,
Armor, Navy, and Air Force.
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Tel Aviv-Yafo
Tzierifin
Palmachim
• Beit Horon
Magav
"Why is the task of upgrading our sports
facilities so important to us?" asks Oren,
deputy commander of the Palmachim Air
Force Base.
Ashdod
Navy Adam Jerusalem
Latrun
Ashkelon
Dead
"The soldiers here live a very harsh reality —
the front lines of the war against terrorism.
Going to the gym to work off some steam or
jumping into the pool to cool off is very
important to their emotional well-being...
Gaza
Givati
Air Force
Beer Sheba
Nachal
Ze'elim
MICHiGAN HOU
Golan
Flights
Rosh Hanikra
"To understand how important what the Friends of the IDF is doing for the day-to-day combat
soldier, you first have to understand the 'landscape' of this kind of soldier's life," states Tamir,
commander of the Efraim Brigade. "He or she has three years' of service. It's like a macabre marathon
race. To get to the finish line — emotionally and physically — you must create a kind of routine that allows
you to survive as a soldier and a human being. You have to have moments where you can escape the
pressure of a soldier's life, fill your lungs with air, and revive yourself. The gyms,
basketball courts, synagogues, and clubs that the FIDF builds provide critical oases of normalcy in a
soldier's otherwise chaotic life...I cannot overstate how strategically important what the FIDE does is to
a soldier's state-of-mind."
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Kyriat Shmoneh
"Believe me, I am busy running a very
complex base but I spend a great deal of time
on this project because I believe that it is
critical to my soldiers. I am very grateful, and
very heartened, by the fact that the Friends of
the IDE also recognize how important it is
and have provided the funding for it„.
Mash'ahey Sade
Shivta
Yerucham
Givati
ROAN
Negev
Bahad 1
"That this is as close to your hearts as it is
to mine means a great deal," Oren adds. "You
care for my soldiers as I do; our hearts — and
our destinies — are one!"
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Michigan Friends of the
Israel Defense Forces
P.O. Box 999
Walled Lake, MI 48390
248-203-2060
Eilat
[As of 10/2004]
Key:
Gulf of
Aqaba
Educational and Cultural Center
Sports center
Wellbeing & Recreational Center
Soldier's Home