From the Jerusalem Post:
Comedian Jay Leno raised 50,000 for and donated a $36,000 fully equipped ambulance to United Hatzalah at a sold-out special concert fundraiser for Israel’s largest volunteer EMS service at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Sunday.
The former Tonight Show host performed a long comedy set and called Eli Beer, the founder and president of the organization, up to the stage after his act, telling him: “What you guys are doing is so special, I am so proud to be here and be part of it. I have 117 motorcycles in my collection but none of my motorcycles save lives. I want to donate an ambulance with all of the trappings.”
Once outfitted and adorned with Leno’s name, it will join the fleet of more than 400 ambulances used by the organization to provide free treatment to anyone in need, while cutting down emergency-response time throughout Israel to under 3 minutes.
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