Category: Community
A Purim visit at Shamir medical center
Shortly before Purim, Maccabi Tel Aviv players continued a long tradition as they visited the Shamir Medical center at Assaf Harofeh as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv foundation activities. Idan Nachmias, Joris van Overeem, Tyrese Asante and Sagiv Jehezkel accompanied by Team Manager Yoav Ziv visited the kids who are hospitalized and handed out club merchandise as gifts. They also handed out ‘mishlo’ach manot’ which were packed by the club’s Under 14’s players. One of the team members, Osher Habzo lost his uncle Barak Davidi who was murdered on October 7th.
Watch Tyrese Asante sum up the visit
Watch: Neve Hadassah Youth Village kids at Bloomfield
Making kids happy at Shamir medical center
Wake Up!
Make a wish at Maccabi training. Watch
Today we mark the international Children’s Day which is celebrated world wide on November 20th and commemorates the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation initiated yet another first collaboration with the Make-A-Wish NGO. As part of the first of many joint ventures between Maccabi and Make-A-Wish we fulfilled a dream for Or and Oren who experienced a memorable experience at a training session with the first team.
A Presidential commendation for the Maccabi foundation
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation received today a commendation by Israel President Isaac Herzog for work in the community during 2024. The Presidential award which is a joint venture initiated by Values in Sports organization was dedicated this year to activities during the Swords of Iron War. The Maccabi Foundation were commended for their social value and community work during the war.
A demanding and complex year which saw the Maccabi Foundation support evacuated residence from the south and north, families of hostages in Gaza as well as injured soldiers and fans who were murdered, killed or risked their lives on and since October 7th culminated at the President’s Office in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Kfar Aza kids open school year with Maccabi
Some 2.4 million students are slated to head back to school on Sunday, following the summer vacation.
While the team were in Serbia playing the return leg of their Europa league Playoff, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Foundation together with celebrity fans Yossiel Ne’aman and Liron ‘Tiltil’ Orfali headed for Kibbutz Shfayim. The duo met with kids of Kfar Aza who have been evacuated from the Southern Gaza border communities for almost a year, helped them prepare to return to school.
Representatives of the Maccabi Foundation accompanied by Yossiel and Tiltil arrived at Shfayim on Thursday morning and met with the evacuated kids of Kfar Aza, posed for photos and handed out some return to school packs.
We take the opportunity to wish the kids of Kfar Aza and the rest of the kids in Israel a safe, prosperous return to school and a successful Yellow year.
Dvir’s new flat
Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to closely embrace the wounded warriors from the Swords of Iron war. During the weekend, the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation together with Miri Balbul – Head of the academy for home styling and design school ‘Sculla’, threw a housewarming event for Dvir Dangur.
The 25-year-old Maccabi fan who was injured in Gaza last December as his Paratroopers elite unit was hit by an explosive device that ripped through the lower part of his body and is undergoing physical rehabilitation, moved to a new rented flat. The Maccabi Foundation and Sculla helped design the interior to fit his disability needs. Maccabi’s sponsor Pizza Prego supplied the catering for the event. Watch\
Maccabi foundation host wounded soldiers for Shavuot
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC foundation hosted a special meal ahead of Shavuot which was donated by the club’s sponsor ‘Pizza Prego’ and took place at the court yard of the Rehabilitation center. During the event which was followed by music played by musicians of the ‘Kol Magen’ band, the soldiers had their photos taken with the 2023/24 Championship plate.
Later on the soldiers met with first team players Gabi Kanichowsky, Eden Karzev and Team Manager Yoav Ziv. Public Figure and influencer, Yosseph Haddad, who is also a Maccabi fan met with the soldiers as well. Several players from Maccabi’s veterans team were also in attendance as they face Hapoel Afula on Thursday for the Playoff Final.
