Sderot Park Opening
The unusual nature of these happy, normal park scenes is that they are taking place in Sderot, an Israeli town on the border with Gaza. Over an eight year period, more than 10,000 rockets rained down on the town. When the ‘Code Red’ warning sounded, as it would do several times a day, you had 15 seconds to get to a shelter. 15 seconds is not very long. Some people died, many were injured, all were affected psychologically. In the year since Operation Cast Lead, there has been a lull in the rocket attacks.
The people of Sderot have been attempting to reclaim a sense of normality in their lives. In 2009 and 2010, your support raised the funds to build a beautiful park, which is playing an important part in the new life of the town.
The second phase of our commitment to Sderot, to create a striking entrance to the town with a tree-lined boulevard leading to the JNF Park is almost complete. We have also begun to build a wonderful new playground and skateboard park for the young people of the town to enjoy. With 85% of children suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, this latest stage of the project will make a huge difference to their lives.
Will you help the children of Sderot? To support the appeal, you can give online here.
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