[RBS] Hatzala Israel closed down? Clarification!!!!

[batyashevach]

clarification!! The earlier post was not entirely accurate!!
I apologize for any inconvenience or discomfort I may have caused to either of the wonderful organizations.

I was contacted by the management of Ichud Hatzala, and they clarified a few points:
1) Hatzala Beit Shemesh volunteers receive all their medical and communication equipment, and their ambucyvles, from Ichud Hatzala.

2) Hatzala Beit Shemesh operates 3 ambulances, which are NOT paid for, supplied, or maintained by Ichud Hatzala. (I assume that funds donated to Hatzala Beit Shemesh may be going towards the upkeep of those ambulances, though you should contact Hatzala Beit Shemesh directly to find out exactly what donations are used for.)

3) When people donate to Ichud Hatzala, funds and supplies will reach Beit Shemesh as well.

For any further questions, I suggest contacting Ichud Hatzala directly. In any case, the original claim - made by someone collecting donations -that "Hatzala" has closed down, is still false.

In rbsA at yahoogroups.com, "batyashevach" <batyachanna at ...> wrote:
>
> -There is a national Hatzala Organization called "Ichud Hatzala", but for some reason, Beit Shemesh (and a handful of other localities) are not part of the national organization.That means that when Ichud Hatzalah distributes supplies to its volunteers, Beit Shemesh volunteers do not receive anything. You can still donate to Ichud Hatzala - it has not "shut down" - but if you want to support the local Beit Shemesh volunteers, and help fund their equipment, then you should donate to Hatzala Beit Shemesh as well.-- In rbsA at yahoogroups.com, Ora Rawet <orarawet@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a proud donor to Hatzala. I got a call today from Hatzala Bet
> > Shemesh requesting a donation. I told them that I am a long time donor
> > and currently have a monthly payment already. They told me that my
> > donation is to Hatzala Israel - which has been shut down due to
> > "management problems". They told me I should immediately cancel my
> > donation there, and donate to them.
> > 
> > Does anyone have any more concrete information about this?
> > 
> > -- 
> > Thanks,
> > Ora
> > 
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