The eLuna.com Meal Appeal

Contributors to "The Meal Appeal"

The eLuna "Meal Appeal" project exists because of the loyal folks who have gone to a great deal of effort raising funds for this project. Here is the story of these contributors to this project.
	Shaarai Tefila Synagogue of North Miami Beach, USA
	The Spring of 2002 was one of the low points in Israeli economic history. The Israeli tourist infrastructure was disintegrating with hotels and restaurants closing every day. Debbie Lichtman took matters into hand. She launched a program through her synagogue, whereby funds were raised to send Israeli fighting soldiers to Israeli kosher restaurants. This project became the flag for our entire program. Shaarai Tefila of North Miami Beach raised $10,000 for the program. Vouchers for dinner for two at 14 different eLuna restaurants were distributed to fighting soldiers from Golani 51. The program memorialized Gedalya Mellick, a soldiers who fell in Jenin and a member of this unit. More on this program Remaining funds were used to host various groups of fighting soldiers. More on this Community
	Manchester England "The Meal Appeal"
	This program was launched by Suzy Galaskie of Manchester England. Suzy also developed the name for the entire project. The program twins the kosher restaurants in Manchester with the kosher restaurants in Israel. Visitors to the kosher restaurants in Manchester were encouraged to aiding kosher restaurants in Israel by funding dinners for soldiers at the Israeli restaurants. The funds were pooled together with the other funds raised to give our soldiers recognition while supporting the Israeli kosher restaurants. Thank you for your work
	Morrison Bat Mitzva Tzedaka Drive. Detroit, Michigan
	In the Spring of 2003 Augusta Morrison celebrated her Bat Mitzva in Detroit, Michigan. Israel is uppermost in the Morrison's thoughts because Augusta's aunt Laura and her family made aliya and Augusta's cousin Tomer serves in the IDF. The family raised funds for a parallel Bat Mitzva party for Augusta, that would be celebrated by the soldiers in Tomer's unit. Sufficient funds were raised enabling us to host two celebration lunches for two groups from the unit, and bring excellent business to two restaurants. The first lunch was held at El Gaucho Restaurant, Ramat Gan, and celebrated the completion of an intensive training period. The second lunch was held at Ima Restaurant in Jerusalem for veteran fighting soldiers.
eLuna thanks all of the contributors to this project. We recognize all the hard work that goes into seeing a project like this through. A representative from eLuna tries to attend every event in this project and we see the appreciation both of the soldiers and of the restaurants. Shetizku L'Mitzvot