Posting by Leah
When: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 7:00pm
What: Join Sensi6, Leket Israel, supporters and friends at its Annual Galato supportLeket Israel-The National Food Bank and allthe great work theydo!Enjoy afull buffetdinner, wine tasting, art auction, raffles and more while meeting new people and supporting this great charity.
Where: 23 Wall Street, New York City
RSVP: For more information and tickets please visit http://sensi6.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=28,
About Leket Israel – The National Food Bank:
Leket Israel isIsrael’s largest national food bank and food rescue organization. Leket Israel serves over 290 nonprofit organizations caring for the elderly, unemployed, working poor, homeless, and underprivileged children of Israel. Leket provides food to some 55,000 needy Israelis (Muslim, Christian, and Jewish) on a daily basis. Some other salient statistics on the organization, its mandate and its success are outlined below:
Every year, Leket Israel’s staff and thousands of volunteers (over 50,000 annually) collect hundreds of thousands of meals and thousands of tons of agricultural produce and manufactured perishable items that would otherwise be discarded – from over 350 suppliers nationwide.
Leket Israel coordinates a unique national food purchasing cooperative that lowers prices for nonprofit organizations by 25-30 percent through bulk buying.
Leket Israel operates the only major agricultural gleaning project in Israel.
Leket Israel provides monthly food packages to lone IDF soldiers and also supports African refugees living in Israel.
Leket Israel promotes large scale food rescue in Israel by raising real awareness to the enormous problems of food waste.
Every year, Leket Israel’s staff and thousands of volunteers (over 50,000 annually) collect hundreds of thousands of meals and thousands of tons of agricultural produce and manufactured perishable items that would otherwise be discarded – from over 350 suppliers nationwide.
Leket Israel coordinates a unique national food purchasing cooperative that lowers prices for nonprofit organizations by 25-30 percent through bulk buying.
Leket Israel operates the only major agricultural gleaning project in Israel.
Leket Israel provides monthly food packages to lone IDF soldiers and also supports African refugees living in Israel.
Leket Israel promotes large scale food rescue in Israel by raising real awareness to the enormous problems of food waste.
For more information on Leket Israel please visit www.leket.org
