On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM The White Helmets <[email protected]> wrote:
> <https://action.whitehelmets.org/donate/web?t=2&akid=392%2E6829%2ED-WB_3> > > Dear, > > It’s hard to believe, but this month marks ten years since the White > Helmets officially formed. > > What began as small groups of volunteers pulling neighbors from the rubble > as bombs rained down on civilians has grown into an organization of 3,000 > men and women that have saved more than 128,000 lives in some of the most > difficult conditions imaginable. > > *When we came together under the banner of Syria Civil Defence** in 2014, > our goal was simple: save lives*. We drafted a charter of principles and > built our teams from the ground up, sharing our resources with those who > had none. This spirit of solidarity has carried us through even the darkest > times. > > The questions we faced often seemed endless and overwhelming. *How **could > we get ambulances to the wounded in time? **How would we source the > equipment needed for rescue operations when even basic tools were out of > reach?* How could we train teams to handle chemical attacks, double-tap > airstrikes, and safely dispose of unexploded bombs? And how would we build > women-led health centers in conservative communities? > > Amidst these challenges, we found reasons to hope. *Hope came from the > people we served—a word of thanks from a survivor, the sight of a child > saved from the rubble now walking to school.* > > And every step of the way people like you, our global community of > supporters, make much of what we do possible. We are deeply grateful. Your > solidarity makes us feel less alone. > > <https://action.whitehelmets.org/donate/web/?t=3&akid=392%2E6829%2ED-WB_3>*White > Helmets firefighters after extinguishing a forest fire in the Idlib > countryside* > > *Donate to support the ongoing work of the White Helmets. > <https://action.whitehelmets.org/donate/web?t=4&akid=392%2E6829%2ED-WB_3> * > > Each day brings moments of heartbreak and triumph. I will never forget > the day a team leader in Jabal al Zawiya chose to stay and rescue a > 5-year-old girl, despite warning of an imminent second airstrike. It was > a life-or-death decision, but he stayed, risking his life for hers. > Miraculously, both survived. > > Or the day the 2023 earthquake struck. I arrived in the town of Harem to > find our team digging through the rubble, trying to reach a little girl. One > of the volunteers refused to leave even though he hasn’t checked on his > one family. He told me, “The girl is the same age as my eldest daughter. > If I keep digging, I could save her. If I leave, I might never rescue my > family, so I stayed.” It was one of those moments that left me in awe, > standing beside someone who, in that instant, felt like a mountain. > > Tragically, the cost of our work has been high. We’ve lost over 300 > volunteers—many targeted by the regime and Russia simply for saving lives. > > > As we look to the next decade, our work is needed now more than ever. Just > last week, our teams responded to a Russian airstrike on a furniture > workshop that killed 11 civilians and injured 31 others. We dream of the > day when we no longer have to pull children from rubble, but until then, we > remain committed to saving lives. > > *Thank you for continuing to stand with us on the side of life. Your > support has made all of this possible—and will continue to drive our work > in the years to come.* > > With hope and gratitude, > > Raed al-Saleh > > Head of the White Helmets > > PS – we've updated our website! Take a look at www.whitehelmets.org > <https://action.whitehelmets.org/go/225?t=5&akid=392%2E6829%2ED-WB_3> and > consider chipping in to support the White Helmets’ work over the next > decade. > > PPS - please reply to this email if you'd like to send a message to the > volunteers on this occasion. We'll make sure to share it with them! > > The White Helmets, officially known as the Syria Civil Defence, is a > Syrian-led grassroots humanitarian organization working to save lives and > uplift communities in areas most affected by conflict and disaster in > Syria. We are registered in Türkiye as Beyaz Baretliler Derneği, the > Netherlands as Stichting White Helmets Foundation, Canada as les Casques > Blancs, and the United States as The White Helmets, Inc. > > The White Helmets, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization > and all donations in the United States are tax-deductible. Our EIN is: > 93-4720959. > > 40 West 37th St., Suite 1000, New York, NY 10018 > > If you would like to stop receiving our emails, you can unsubscribe by > clicking here. > <https://action.whitehelmets.org/unsubscribe/unsubscribe?t=6&akid=392%2E6829%2ED-WB_3> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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