Our History
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Our History

January 2003: Joseph Gitler begins delivering excess food from caterers to social service organizations in Raanana, Herzliya and Kfar Saba.

March 2003: Nighttime volunteer food collection program begins.

June 2003: Leket Israel purchases first refrigerated delivery truck and opens first warehouse.

February 2004: Nighttime food collection goes national.

April 2005: 10,000th night-time pick up.

Dec 2005: Project Leket gleaning initiative starts.

Summer 2006: Leket Israel provides 50,000 care packages for IDF soldiers and thousands of meals daily for families displaced by the Second Lebanon War.

Sept 2006: Sandwiches for Schools project begins.

February 2007:  Leket Israel welcomes 100,000th volunteer.

July 2007: 100th partnership established with social service organization.

January 2008  Leket Israel opens a regional warehouse in Nesher to service northern Israel.

June 2008: Millionth sandwich delivered.

December 2009 (estimated):  Leket Israel welcomes 250,000th volunteer