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=Research Article = __Latet __ __introduction __

I chose the organization Latet because the organization, Latet, helps people all around the world and I wanted to learn more about the organization -- how do they help people and more sorts of questions like that: And my main questions will be: Latet also operates around the world-Don't our poor come first? __About the Organization __ Latet was founded in 1996 with the goal of providing help to people in need around the world no matter what race, place and gender they are. The organization does not get help from the government and they get most of their money from donors. In Latet, there are 25 full or half time workers and more than 4000 volunteers. Latet has not just 1 project: they have a lot of projects. __Latet's Projects: __ Latet has a large variety of projects. Some projects focus on Israel’s needs; yet other projects focus on problems around the world. In Israel they help fight hunger and over-seas they help needy countries and when there is a specific need, the organization Latet goes to help! In one of the thank you letters that the head of the organization " “Matan Beseter”"Nissim Kolfon wrote to Latet thanking them for giving food to families suffering from hunger and he wrote "May we one day be able to together see wealth and happiness in every home and family in Israel” ( thank you letters 1 ) .  According to the site Latet, “ the organization helps needy populations and individuals harmed by natural disasters or civil strife, by dispatching aid and equipment like medication, food, water, medical and engineering assistance, sanitary devices, tents, blankets and any other items that may be required.” ( [|International Emergency Relief Aid] 1)  Since Latet was established, the organization helps 20 needy countries around the world, for example:” victims of the war in the Balkans, victims of the drought in Uganda ,war casualties in Kosovo and Croatia ,victims of hunger and AIDS in Malawi and Ethiopia, orphans in Georgia, earthquake survivors in Turkey, El Salvador and India, survivors of the volcano eruption in Congo, victims of the floods in Mozambique, Vietnam and Honduras, victims of the hurricane in Guatemala, victims of the terror attack in Kenya, rural communities in Nepal. Three of the main places that Latet helped were: Survivors of the [|tsunami disaster in Haiti] and Sri Lanka, [|rape victims in The Democratic Republic of Congo] and the [|victims of the cyclone in Myanmar] "(International Emergency Relif Aid)" __About the [|Tsunami Disaster in] Sri Lanka and Haiti: __  A tsunami starts when a huge volume of water is quickly shifted. This rapid movement can happen as the result of an underwater earthquake (when the sea floor quickly moves up or down), a rock slide, a volcanic eruption, or another high-energy event. The word tsunami comes from the Japanese word meaning "harbor wave." <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The tsunami in Sri Lankaoccurred in October 26, 2004. This was the worst tragedy in Sri Lanka - more than 40,000 people died and a staggering 2.5 million people were displaced, and more than 10,000 people were left homeless. (" 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami"1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The organization Latet sent a team to help the casualties of the tsunami in Sri Lanka. Among what Latet sent was 50 tons of medication, medical equipment and basic equipment, such as water, water purification pills, blankets, nylon sheets, cookware and silverware, water jugs and more.( Assistance to Tsunami Survivors 1 ) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The tsunami in Haitioccurred on January 12, 2010 when 46, 000- 85, 000 people were killed, another 250, 000 people were injured and more than 10,000 people were left with no home.(Haiti 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Latet built a rescue tent inHaitiwhere they took care of people! Latet made a lot of publicity around the world and became popular among Israelis. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Anther special project that the organization, Latet entrepreneur was a project that is called “I am for you”. In this project, Latet has about 250 volunteers who go to different schools and communities around the country in order to educate the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">youth to volunteer and help. They expose the kids, who are between ages 12 and 16, to many different volunteer projects and encourage them to start volunteer projects in their own communities. There are about 2000 participants in this project from about 50 communities inIsrael. I think that this Latet project is very good because the youth see the people who volunteer and this gives them a lot of inspiration. As Albert Einstein says //"the correct way to educate human beings is to serve as an example for them" (// [|Information team - The face of Poverty] 1//).// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">In the past few years, the organization Latet has helped less over-seas and more inIsraelbecause the need inIsraelhas grown over the years. I enjoyed a lot to write about this organization. May we all have the love and passion to help as the volunteers in Late. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Notes: __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Assistance to tsunami Survivors”, Latet, 9 Nov 2011, Web, 24 October 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Haiti”, wikipedia, 7 Nov 2011, web, 24 December 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“ [|International Emergency Relief Aid] ”, Latet, 6 Nov 2011, web, 25 October 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">__“ [|Information team - The face of Poverty] __ ”, Latet, 14 Nov 2011, web, 14 December 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Thank you letters Matan beseter”, Latet, 11 Nov 2011, Web, 26 April 2006. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">." Tsunami ", Wikipedia, 7 Nov.2011, Web, 23 November 2011 at 09:54. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami", Wikipedia ,, 15 nov.2011, Web, 28 November 2011 at 16:40  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">http://www.latet.org.il/english/Index.asp?CategoryID=138&ArticleID=180   <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[]   <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">http://www.latet.org.il/english/Index.asp?CategoryID=138&ArticleID=179   <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[]   <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[] <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[] __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[] __
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">haw many volunteers and employees are ate latet?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Who stands behind latet
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Isn't it the government responsible to take care of the need? Do we have to help?

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">I chose to do about Lynda Wolbromsky because Lynda is my mom’s best friend since my mom was a girl and I know Lynda since I was a baby and I heard about where she volunteers but not in a lot of detail, and I thought that it would be a great opportunity to interview her and learn more about where she volunteers. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Interview Questions __
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Where were you born?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Tell me about your family – your husband and children.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Where do you work now?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">What is your volunteer project?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">How long have you been involved in this project?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">What is Yad B’Yad?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Who do they help and how?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Where does the food and money to package it come from?
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">How do people who need help approach you?
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">How many families do you help?
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Are the families you help only from Efrat?
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Are there other organizations in the Gush who help with food?
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Where does the food come from and who distributes it?
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Why did you choose to volunteer specifically in this organization?
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">How often do you work there? How many other volunteers are involved?
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Do you volunteer in other organizations?

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Wolbromsky- yad byad __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“I couldn’t stand the fact that I was sitting to eat and I knew that someone is not eating” (Wolbromsky)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Lynda Wolbromsky is married to Ruby Wolbromsky, lives in Rimon, Efrat and has 5 kids. Her oldest daughter is married and she has one granddaughter. Wolbromsky was born inMontreal,Canadaand made aliya about 20 years ago. She worked for many years in telecommunication and has worked for the last 2 years with a book publishing company that distributes books both inIsraeland around the world. Sounds like a normal person but she is not !?! Wolbromsky volunteers for the past 10 years in an organization called “Yad B’yad”. It is a organization that includes all kinds of different charity projects in it. For example Yad B’yad has a wedding dress lending project. Brides bring in their dresses after they have worn them and a bride who is getting married can choose a dress and rent it for a very mall fee. There is anther kind of charity which is called a party lending project. They have all kind of clothes for special occasions which people donate after they had a wedding or bar mitzvah. Then people can come and rent a dress for the night. On the other side, there is a shiva gemach which is a charity that lends out low chairs and all sorts things you need when you are mourning. Yad B’yad has a section which distributes old clothes and furniture, they also rent out medical equipment, and give medicines to people who need.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">The volunteer project that Wolbromsky volunteers in is called “Hazan et Hakol”.In this project, every Thursday around 7 to 8 people eet amnd package the needy families in Efrat. The women divided up the responsibilities elves. There is one person who takes care of the money, there is someone who lives close and receives the food that people deliver during the week, there are the driversfood for among thems, and some kids who come in to help every week. Wolbromsky is in charge of ordering the paper goods used to package the food.

Wolbromsky started working in Yad B’yad 10 years ago. She remembers that when Yad B’yad began, they did not have a building yet. They used to meet every week in someone’s apartment. It took at least a year until the building that includes all the different projects was complete. “When we first started, we decided that we are going to help everyone who contacts us and says that they need help”, Wolbromsky told me. “That idea was a nice idea, but what happened was we didn’t know who really needed the help. Because of that dilemma, we decided that the best thing to do is to get the names of the families from the Welfare Department of Efrat, which is in charge of the families in need. We would have also loved to be able to give support to families from out of Efrat, but we don’t have enough means to help everyone. There is no other organization in the Gush which helps by distributing food.” “The food we get is from all sorts of places. For example, Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim gives us a donation of fresh vegetables on a weekly basis. The Shifon Bakery in Nevei Daniel gives us some of their leftover bread almost every Friday. We freeze the bread in our freezers and distribute it the following week with the rest of the food. Sometimes people call us after their their family smachot are over to bring us their leftovers. One of the volunteers meets them, sometimes in the middle of the night, and stores their leftovers in our freezers. In addition, there are amazing people in Gush Etzion who regularly bring us food to give to the needy. There is a family that gives us a cooked chicken every week and there is a woman that gives us full meals. I was surprised to hear how many amazing people there are who are willing to go out of their way to provide food. Before Pesach, a lot of families give us their leftover chametz. We sell all the chametz together and then, when we get it back after Pesach we distribute it to the families. The amount of food we get lasts until around July. Every family gets a different kind of food package. There are families who are allergic to all sorts of foods, there are vegetarians and there are certain families that prefer to receive fresh groceries and to prepare the food by themselves. On the other hand, there are families that don’t function so well and like to get full meals. Sometimes there are problems because the food we receive is not always the best quality and you would like to give people food that you would want to feed to your own family, but unfortunately, that’s not always possible. We sometimes get complaints from families about the quality of the food but although we do our best to provide the best quality food that we can, we can’t always satisfy everyone.”

Wolbromsky explains that when the volunteers package the food, they do not know to which family they are packaging food for. The only people that know which families are receiving the food packages are the drivers that do the deliveries. Wolbromsky explains, “When we help families, our happiest moments, the times when we really feel that we’ve really done something worthwhile, are when we are told that a family doesn’t need help any more and that they can manage on their own. Those are the moments that you feel good, like you really did something meaningful. Sadly, there are also families that will always need help and we help them happily. Unfortunately, there are the families that take advantage of the idea and say, “It’s free food so why not continue taking it.” .That is really bad because the organization has only a certain amount of food to distribute and it’s supposed to be for the people that really need it. It’s sad because such people will never recover..” There is an organization colld “Paamonim”. The goal of this organization is to help the families that have the ability to have a decent lifestyle but their main problem is that they don’t know how to organize their money in order to do that. These people can approach Paamonim for advice and the organization provides volunteers who help them with their bills and teach them all sorts of tips to help them get back on their feet in order to live a better lifestyle. Wolbromsky thinks that Paamonim is a very good organization because it doesn’t give charity, but rather it teaches people how to help themselves so that they will no longer need to receive charity. Wolbromsky doesn’t work in any other charity organizations now because she doesn’t have time, but says there are so many good places that she wishes she had more time to voluntee.

= <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Personal Connection- = __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">poem-The Giving Tree \ Shel Silverstein __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Once there was a giving tree who loved a little boy. And everyday the boy would come to play Swinging from the branches, sleeping in the shade Laughing all the summer’s hours away. And so they love, Oh, the tree was happy. Oh, the tree was glad.

But soon the boy grew older and one day he came and said, "Can you give me some money, tree, to buy something I’ve found?" "I have no money," said the tree, "Just apples, twigs and leaves." "But you can take my apples, boy, and sell them in the town." And so he did and Oh, the tree was happy. Oh, the tree was glad. But soon again the boy came back and he said to the tree, "I’m now a man and I must have a house that’s all my home." "I can’t give you a house" he said, "The forest is my house." "But you may cut my branches off and build yourself a home" And so he did. Oh, the tree was happy. Oh, the tree was glad.

And time went by and the boy came back with sadness in his eyes. "My life has turned so cold," he says, "and I need sunny days." "I’ve nothing but my trunk," he says, "But you can cut it down And build yourself a boat and sail away." And so he did and Oh, the tree was happy. Oh, the tree was glad.

And after years the boy came back, both of them were old. "I really cannot help you if you ask for another gift." "I’m nothing but an old stump now. I’m sorry but I’ve nothing more to give" "I do not need very much now, just a quiet place to rest," The boy, he whispered, with a weary smile. "Well", said the tree, "An old stump is still good for that." "Come, boy", he said, "Sit down, sit down and rest a while." And so he did and Oh, the trees was happy. Oh, the tree was glad.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">When I was a little girl, my parents used to read to me a short story called, “The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, a famous children’s writer. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">The story tells about the relationship between a little boy and an apple tree. The tree gives the boy whatever he wants. He swings on its branches, sits in its shade and eats its apples. As he grows up, the boy asks more and more of the tree but the tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. First he gives him apples to sell, then he lets the boy chop off his branches to build a house and finally he lets the boy cut it down so that he can build a boat to sail. All that was left of the tree was its stump. Even though the boy kept taking and taking, the tree was happiest when it was giving. When my mother would read me this story I used to feel sad that the boy was so selfish and kept taking from the tree without giving anything in return. It almost made me want to cry.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">While I was reading about the organization “Latet”, I couldn’t help but remember this story.

The volunteers in the Latet organization are ready to help needy populations both inIsraeland around the world, regardless of their religion or nationality. They have sent volunteers to countries suffering from war, drought and natural disasters. I have discovered that there are people in this country who have no limit to their generosity and willingness to help. They are willing to fly anywhere, even putting their own safety at risk in order to help others in need.

Even in our own community, there are so many people who endlessly give of themselves to help others, even though they will never be paid back. Just like “The Giving Tree”, just the act of giving, and helping others is enough to make these people happy.

= <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Reflection = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">When the teacher gave us our first assignment to write about an organization that helps over seas, I did not believe that there ever would be so many organizations that would help overseas. When I found my organization, Latet, and read about it, I couldn't not write about it. Such amazing people that you look up at them and say I wish I would have such power and strength to help and give like the volunteers in Latet organization have. Then the teacher gave us our next assignment which was to find a person from our community who volunteers to help within the community. I would never think that there were so many people that volunteer. I interviewed an amazing lady that volunteers with more amazing people in Yad B’ Yad. In addition to that, I got to read not just my profile project but more projects by other girls in the class and I couldn't close my mouth! It was amazing. Wene I finished writing my profile I wrote “ My Personal Connection” where I got to express my self and how I felt. When I finished this project, it left me with a strong feeling that I want to get up and volunteer right away. I learned how to appreciate my community and the people who surround me. I learned that there are many amazing people who are always available to help, not just with the big things, but also what seem to look like small things. These things sometimes make all the difference. I loved to write this project. It "forced" me to research, look, and learn. I feel like I benefited a lot just by preparing this project.

= = =<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Reflection bibliography = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">“Assistance to Tsunami Survivors”, Latet, 9 Nov 2011, Web, 24 October 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">“Countries and territories”, World, 9 nov.2011, web, oct.26.2011.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">“Haiti”, wikipedia, 7 Nov 2011, web, 24 December 2011. “ [|International Emergency Relief Aid] ”, Latet, 6 Nov 2011, web, 25 October 2010. “ [|Information team - The face of Poverty] ”, Latet, 14 Nov 2011, web, 14 December 2011 “Thank you letters Matan beseter”, Latet, 11 Nov 2011, Web, 26 April 2006. “The Giving Tree”, A.B.C, 1 January 2012, Web ." Tsunami ", Wikipedia, 7 Nov.2011, Web, 23 November 2011 at 09:54. “2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami", Wikipedia ,, 15 nov.2011, Web, 28 November 2011 at 16:40

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">http://www.latet.org.il/english/Index.asp?CategoryID=138&ArticleID=180 [] http://www.latet.org.il/english/Index.asp?CategoryID=138&ArticleID=179 [] [] [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami