Pizza for IDF Soldiers

Posted on 07/15/2006 by Eric J

(Moved to the top by Meryl)

While I’ve been an avid follower of Laurence’s Palestinian Bingo right now my need to show my love and appreciation of the IDF can’t wait.

I was about to send a Pizza to an IDF Patrol when I decided to see we could raise enough to send Pizza for a whole Company. (Or More!)

Laurence has already pledged $25.00, and will be making an appeal on IMAO. If you’d like to contribute, please Paypal your donation to ericjpp@gmail.com. If you’d like acknowlegement, please mention your donation in the comments. I’ll occaisionally bump this post up with a running total. Our goal is $269.75, which will buy pizza for 90 soldiers.

Please give, it’s the least we can do. These young men and women all have Jewish Mothers ringing their cell phones and asking “Are you eating?” Let’s help them respond with a hearty “Yes, Ma, I just had some pizza. It is too real food. Yes, I know Aunt Sadie’s birthday is tomorrow. I promise, I’ll call her.”
(And while you’re at it, you can throw some tzedakah to Magen David Adom. In fact, if you have to choose, choose MDA, and post your donation in the comments anyway.)

Am Yisrael Chai!

Update: As Shabbat is about to begin in Virginia, we have a current total of $195.94. (Plus, if I’m reading Andy’s comment correctly, pizza for a second Company!) Please keep donating – I’ll update tomorrow night after Shabbat is over.

Update from Meryl: Joshua Sharf has more links if you want to send donations to Israel.

Update: Saturday night we are up to $358.98 in contributions and pledges! Thank you all so much. I’m blown away by the response.

I’ve just sent in the money for one Company’s worth of pizza. I’ll wait another day or so for any stragglers, and send in the rest for pizza or ice cream within the next few days.

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23 Responses to Pizza for IDF Soldiers

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  2. Joel Rosenberg says:
    07/14/2006 at 4:23 pm

    A couple of friends and I are in — and, honest, I was browsing to the pizza page when I happened to open your blog in another window.

    There’s no lack of good charities; I’d be tempted to suggest another couple, but these two are just fine. (Personally, I’d rather it were both legal and useful to have a charity to buy a few Barretts for IDF snipers . . . but they’d probably end up with far more than they need.)

  3. Meryl Yourish says:
    07/14/2006 at 6:21 pm

    I’m in for $36. Twice chai. Let me go update my Paypal credit card. For real. Gee. Should I click on one of those UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT CREDIT CARD!!! emails that PayPal’s been sending me?

    Naaaah. I think I’ll log in and do it the right way.

  4. Andy says:
    07/14/2006 at 6:55 pm

    Eric,
    Thanks for the reminder about PizzaIDF. My wife and I just went in directly for a company portion.

    Am Yisrael Chai!

  5. Hugh says:
    07/14/2006 at 10:01 pm

    I’d already made my donation prior to reading this entry. However, I’m adding a small contribution to help boost your total.

  6. Dick Stanley says:
    07/14/2006 at 10:59 pm

    I’m in for $16.95 (pizza and soda for five soldiers), already paid to the site via paypal, which should almost take care of a squad. Good hunting, y’all!

  7. Tom says:
    07/15/2006 at 9:07 am

    I just sent $100.00 to MDA. I hope this helps. I support Israel and really, really hate Islamic supremicism.

  8. Derick says:
    07/15/2006 at 7:25 pm

    I sent $100.00 to MDA yesterday. Like Tom, I hope it helps. I am a secular gentile who lives in NYC, supports Israel, and really, really hates jihadists, be they Hamas, Hizbullah, or al-Qaeda.

  9. Robert says:
    07/15/2006 at 10:11 pm

    I paid 16.95 via paypal yesterday. WONDERFUL JOB!!!

  10. cond0010 says:
    07/15/2006 at 10:42 pm

    Its a shame MDA does not have Paypal. Still… There’s gonna be some IDF guys that have a nice dinner. $35

  11. Maggie45 says:
    07/15/2006 at 11:17 pm

    Sorry, I can’t contribute right now, but I’m between pay periods. Israel and her people are in my prayers continually.

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  13. Milhouse says:
    07/16/2006 at 5:27 am

    I just sent $20 for the pizza fund. I’ll also be giving to Yad Sarah, which is going to be busy helping the 500+ Israelis who’ve so far been wounded by rockets. The economic disruption is going to create more work for Yad Eliezer and Collel Chabad. And there are dozens more organisations that could use the odd shekel.

    But this is why I will not be donating to the MDA.

  14. Chaim says:
    07/16/2006 at 7:53 am

    I had just sent enough for 4 soldiers and ice cream for 5 before I saw this post. Either way I encourage as many people to whatever they to help. This is a great way to show your support.

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  16. Herschel says:
    07/16/2006 at 8:32 am

    I just sent $36.00 via Paypal to the ericjpp@gmail.com site. Also, a check for $50.00 to MDA yesterday in my annual contribution.
    Great idea Meryl, let us know what else needs to be done.

  17. plum says:
    07/16/2006 at 10:20 am

    I sent pizza to a platoon direct from the site – having trouble w/ paypal. (Also made my yearly contribution to AFMDA a bit early). I’ll give again when we hit ‘BINGO’!

  18. A Steve says:
    07/16/2006 at 10:34 am

    We’re mostly unemployed right now, but if anyone buys anything from my wife’s humorous Judaica store (Jewsy Couture) for the next week we’ll donate 100% of the profits to this cause.

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  22. avidan says:
    07/23/2006 at 3:29 pm

    is there a way to get to know a isrealie soldier and to write and support this soldier one to one ..thanks american jew. thanks again.

  23. Cheryl says:
    07/24/2006 at 10:31 pm

    I just found yout site – I’d like to donate for the next pizzafest! Its the LEAST we can do for our boys! Are you going to collect again?

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