School Security

As we prepared our budget for the school school year, 2009-2010 we have come across a serious issue of lack of missing the budget for an extra guard. Unfortunately not all of the schools in Gush Etzion are receiving the necessary funding to cover the security situation. The Ministry of Education has a given budget which does not cover the guarding of our entire educational campus.

We are in urgent need of funding for the payment of an extra guard, to complete the school year and summer months. This would be the central campus of Gush Etzion, located in the Giva Hatzehuba near Alon Shvut which includes the Regional Council building, the JCC, two elementary schools and one high school.

Today there are 2500 students during school hours on this campus, ranging from age 6-18. After school, in the evenings there are activities at the JCC, where hundreds of children and adults attend extra curricular classes.

There is no end to the amount of security guards that can be placed on the grounds, but to meet the basic needs, the government funding does not cover total expenses. We had a generous gift of two years which has now ended.

The price per month, including July and August which are busy with camp season is 10,000 NIS per month. This would be a total of 2500$ per month, 30,000$ for the year.

Please help us with this emergency project, for the security of our children, and the future of Gush Etzion.