b'The Gaza-Border City of Sderot Sderot is a city (24,000 residents) on the Israeli border with Gaza, within easy range of every rocket, mortar and missile fired by Hamasover 18,000 from 2001 to 2018. Much of Sderotsindustryandmanyofitswealthiercitizenshave movedtosaferpartsofIsrael.OurworkinSderot includesYouthatRisk,thePoorandtheHungry,the Elderly and Victims of War and Terror.HOT has been working for many years with Reut Sderot, an organizationthathelpstheyoung,families,andtheelderly. HOT and its donors have paid for renovating bomb shelters so they could also be used for after-school programs. We have paid for food for the hungry (about 30% of the residents of Sderot are regulars at the social welfareoffice).Wehavepaidforsummerdaycampforkidswhoseparentsworkand otherwise would be left at home or on the streets. Over the years we have (i) created and expanded programs in their Daycare Center for At-Risk Children, Early Childhood Daycare Center, and Community Center and (ii) annually have given camp scholarships to ensure that Reuts camp program (which is subsidized by the City) includes as many children as possible. Since 2006, HOT has made more than 100 separate grants to Reut.Prior to the Summer of 2014 War, HOT made grants for children to go to summer camp, for equipment for daycare centers and sun-protective tents that were placed over play areas where kids participate in special afterschool programs andpartneredwithanotherorganizationtopurchase threeindustrialsizefreezersforReut.Wepaidfora coordinator for Reuts Emergency Response Team and for part of the renovation of an existing building that Reut uses as an Education Center for learning-disabled children. But then came the summer. Thousands of rockets aimed at, or over, Sderot. When their flame was spotted on ignition the sirens started and gave the residents only 14 seconds to make it to a bomb shelter. HOT was there, on the phone almost every day, making almost $100,000 (see page 57) in grants to equip shelters and pay for food, games for kids, fire extinguishers, respite day and overnight trips,textingplans,animalassistedtherapy,firstaidtraining,andmore.Wehavepaidto reinforce gates and doors to buildings where Reut takes care of young children and we have partially funded the purchase of the furniture and equipment for a safe building that houses a daycare facility run by Reut. Last year, we funded food coupons, camp scholarships, and while we were writing the last edition of the HOT News we sent supplies that were used in still another series of missile attacks.Current Wish List:$7,574 Equipment for five Day Care Centers for Young Children at Risk $9,335 Equipment for a Clubhouse for Teenage Girls at Risk $18,947 Vouchers for food and clothing for the poorest and most needy families18'