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Line 33: One program which HOT administers in Israel is "Sandwiches for Schools" through [[Table to Table]]. In 2008, over 1700 sandwiches were provided every day to 29 schools in the center of Israel. Table to Table volunteers and partners meet every morning at 5 separate locations to prepare the lunch meal: a sandwich, paid for by Hands on Tzedakah, accompanied by fruit and vegetables "rescued" by Table to Table through its Project Leket, a produce harvesting initiative that has seen over 1,000,000 kilograms of fruits and vegetables "saved" over the last two years. Sandwiches for Schools provides in 2009 over 3,000 sandwiches daily, and is the largest program of its kind in Israel. "Hands On Tzedakah" has been fighting hunger in Israel for the last 4 years, providing food packages to indigent family members of the Israeli Border Patrol, to poor families, to soup kitchens and to youth centers. "Expanding the initiative was important for our donors, so we approached Table to Table", says Ron Gallatin, co-founder of Hands on Tzedakah.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tabletotable.org.il/newsletter/passover2007.htm | title=Sandwich Program Goes National | first=Paul | last= HOT connects the donors with the recipients and facilitates communication between the donors and the projects. In addition, HOT listens to the donor, seeking out new initiatives that are important to him/her. Whenever possible, donor dollars are leveraged through matching funds from other donors and organizations. | |||