AFMDA New England Representative Burt Klein presented a Red Bag of Courage to Noah Garberg from Lexington, MA for raising over $2,000 by asking family and friends to donate money to AFMDA in lieu of a gift.

Young entrepreneurs from Newton, MA, baked some chocolate chip cookies and set up a business at the corner of their street near the synagogue, offering free cookies for a donation to AFMDA.

Boston College professor Susan Tohn donated blood while touring an MDA Station in Tel Aviv .  Her husband, Jordan Oshlag, is in the background.

Anita and Don Kaufman of Narragansett, RI, donated an ambulance in honor of the birth of their twin grandsons.

Burt Klein, AFMDA New England Representative, presented Certificates of Appeciation to US MDA volunteers (left to right) Daniel Saxe, Yedidya Ben-Avie, and Ari Winograd at the 22nd Annual Temple Emanuel Brotherhood HanukaHappens Concert In Newton, MA. Proceeds of the concert have been benefitting AFMDA for over ten years.

An ambulance dedication was held at Congregation Kehilleth Israel in Brookline, MA.  With the nursery school students are Executive Director Scott Allen, Nursery School Director Carol Killian, and New AFMDA New England Representative Burt Klein.

Rosian Zerner and New England Representative Burt Klein at the Limmud/Boston Learning Event

Peggy, Charles, Martha, Jennifer and Mocha Norris stand proudly in front of the ambulance they dedicated in memory of Arthur and Stephen Norris in Brockton, MA.

A reception was  held in Newton, MA to thank members of the medical community for their support of AFMDA.  From left to right are Dr. Peter Rosen, Harvard Medical School; Burton Klein, AFMDA New England Representative; Shai Bazak, Consul General of Israel to New England; Shirley & Stanley Charm, ambulance donors; Gary Perl, AFMDA Northeast Region Director; Hosts Richard O'neal & Susan Black; and Dr. Richard Wolfe, Director of Emergency Medicine Dept. at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center.

AFMDA New England Rep Burt Klein made a presentation to Hagit Ben-Akiva, who is holding the Red Bag of Courage, surrounded by Principal Karen Hayett and religious school students from Temple Israel in Natick MA.

AFMDA New England Rep Burt Klein and Bill Costa, New Hampshire Outreach, represented AFMDA at a Stand-For-Israel Rally in Manchester, NH.  Shown are Bill Costa and Elaine Taku, wife of Rev. Fumio Taku, President of Christians and Jews United For Israel.  She and her husband were seriously hurt in a car accient in the Golan in 2008 and were saved by MDA EMTs.

Long time AFMDA supporters were recognized for their service and support of MDA at a private reception in Providence Rhode Island.  Guests heard about the latest developments at MDA including emergency preparedness protocols.  Kelly Anne Smith discussed the latest political developments in the Middle East and how the recent Arab Spring Uprisings will effact Isarel. Left to right are Gary Perl, Northeast Regional Director, AFMDA Service Award recipients Ruth Marks, Merrill Percelay, host Bernie Bell, Dr. Don and Anita Kaufman, and Kelly Anne Smith, Head of Press and Political Affairs, Consulate General of Israel to New England.

Three busloads of campers from the Cohen Camps in the Boston area visited the MDA Station in Nahariya.

The Jewish War Veterans learned about MDA at a monthly chapter meeting in Sharon, MA.  From left to right at Howard Passman, VP of Volunteers for Israel; Burt Klein, AFMDA New England Rep, Sherm Palan, Trustee; Harold Lew, Chaplain; Herb Shostek, Commander; Ted Blank, Official of the Day; Jeff Weit, Sr. Vice Commander; and Issadore Freeman, Adjutant.

Ori Shacham, MDA Deputy Director of Purchasing/Procurement lectured to a class

at the Boston University School of Medicine Health Care Emergency Management Graduate Program about how MDA prepares for any kind of injury, illness, natural disaster, terrorist attack, forest fire, etc... that require emergency medical response or blood needs.  From left to right are Burt Klein, AFMDA New England Representative; Travis Hengen, BU HCEMGP Alumni and adjunct faculty; Kevin Thomas, PhD, MBA, Director, BU HCEMGP; Farhan Alrwaili, BU HCEMGP Masters Student; Ori Shacham; John Burke, Faculty, BU HCEMGP, & Fire Inspector, Sandwich MA Fire Dept., and Jean-Ford Figaro, MD, BU HCEMGP Masters Student.

Ori Shacham, MDA Deputy Director of Purchasing/Procurement, spoke about how MDA delivers emergency medical services at a reception at the home of Marsha and Daniel Shimshak in Sharon, MA.  Left to right are Martin Ettin, Jerry Barnhardt, Ori Shacham, Daniel and Marsha Shimshak, Leon Ettin, AFMDA Boston Board member who coordinated the event, and AFMDA New England Rep Burt Klein.

The Brotherhood of Temple Emanuel in Newton, MA presented a check to AFMDA Boston Board member Rosian Zerner after its 21st Annual HanukaHappens Concert.  This is the 10th year that they have donated proceeds to MDA. In the front row, Brotherhood Co-chair Alan Nissenbaum presents a check to Rosian Zerner.  Surrounding them are Dennis Buchenholz, Robert Finkel, Marc Lowenthal, Joyce Bohnen, Adam Weitzman, and Temple Cantor Elias Rosenberg.

Students and Daniel Kochavi from the Conservative Synagogue of Westport, CT raise funds

Sara and Harvey Lewin present MDA ambulance to Greater Boston Rep. Burt Klein while surrounded by family and friends.  Left to right are Burton Klein, Sara and Harvey Lewin in the driver's seat, and family.

AFMDA hosts Portland ME Conference.  Shown are Adi Golani, Economic Affairs Director for Consul General office in Boston, Dr. Amy Lippmann, Co-Director of The Shilouv Project, Dr. Vruria Adini, Israel Ministry of Health, Erez Geller, MDA Regional Supervisor of Paramedics, and Burt Klein, AFMDA New England Representative.

AFMDA Greater Boston Friends hosted a presentation at Temple Sinai of Brookline, MA where Temple president Mike Klau presented Erez Geller with a gift.

Mr. and Mrs. Joey Russell from the Golan Chapter in New Haven, CT, receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Joey's 90th Birthday Brunch held in Orange, CT.

Hostess Olga Serebrennikov is displaying some of Boston Friends greatest accomplishments at a Dessert Reception at her home.  Also helping with the presentation were Burton Klein, AFMDA New England Representative and MDA Overseas paramedic Daniel Saxe.