Helmsley Charitable Trust grants $500,000 for 708 bulletproof vests

The helmsley charitable trust has backed 708 units of bulletproof vests and helmets to united hatzalah for the use of emergency aid employees in areas wthe helmsley charitable consider has subsidized 708 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets to united hatzalah for the usage of emergency useful resource workers in areas within the range of hamas rockets released from gaza.ithin the variety of hamas rockets released from gaza.

During Operation Guardians of the Wall, Hamas launched 3,440 rockets at Israeli cities in the Gaza periphery and beyond. The rocket barrage claimed the lives of ten Israelis and injured dozens more.

United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim alike, put themselves in harm’s way, time and again to respond to medical emergencies occurring during the tumultuous time period.

While many of the volunteers in and near the Gaza periphery had full safety equipment, including a bulletproof helmet and vest, an additional 1,500 bulletproof helmets and vests were required by the organization in order to outfit other first responders now that Hamas rockets were reaching a much wider area.

United Hatzalah President and Founder Eli Beer turned to The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and asked them to help support the effort and assist the organization in purchasing the much-needed equipment to protect the volunteers.