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Missions & Humanitarian Relief · January 2027

We’re Going Back in January.

From 11 to 22 January, Cheryl Dorchinsky and Kirsten Abrahamson will be in Israel delivering aid to the people AIC has been showing up for since October 7. What they bring depends on what we raise. Our goal is $10,000.

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Suitcases of relief supplies stacked high on an airport cart, ready to fly with an AIC delegation.
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Why now? We’re building the list for January right now. Give before Cheryl and Kirsten fly, and you help decide what goes in the suitcases.

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The trip

Twelve Days, and a List of Needs.

Cheryl Dorchinsky, AIC’s Founder and Executive Director, is going with Kirsten Abrahamson, our Treasurer. They land on Monday, 11 January and fly home on Friday, 22 January.

Before they go, we put out a list of what’s needed, and they carry it over. One stop is already on it: Shuva Junction, near the Gaza border, where Cheryl has promised to restock the closet. The rest of the list comes from the people we work with in Israel, because they’re the ones who know which family needs what.

Cheryl and Kirsten pay their own way, tickets and all. So the money raised for relief goes to relief.

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  • When11–22 January 2027
  • WhoCheryl Dorchinsky and Kirsten Abrahamson
  • Goal$10,000
  • TravelPaid by the travelers

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The Mission in a Minute.

Three short videos. Where we’ve been since October 7, how the suitcases get packed, and the junction at Shuva we’re going back to.

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Shuva Junction

Where the Wounded Were Brought on October 7.

On AIC’s live tour of the Nova site on October 7, 2026, David Sussman turned off the road at Tzomet Shuva. Three years earlier, the wounded from the kibbutzim and the Nova festival were brought there for the helicopters. Brothers from the Shuva community came out with food, drinks, and shade, and the people wanting to help followed.

It never stopped. Achim Shuva has fed and supplied soldiers on their way in and out of Gaza ever since: a hot meal, a hug, socks, a tent, whatever they need. AIC volunteers restocked it in December 2025, and we’re going back.

“We’ll be going back in January, putting out a list of needs, and we stock their closet.”

Cheryl Dorchinsky, on the tour

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On the ground

AIC’s own photos from past missions. The closet at Shuva Junction, a mural for Rambam hospital in Haifa, and the suitcases we pack before we fly.

  • Cheryl Dorchinsky smiles in the Achim Shuva supply closet, holding a box of protein bars, shelves of crates behind her.
    December 2025 · Achim Shuva
  • The Achim Shuva canteen at the junction at dusk, lit up under a stormy sky, an Israeli flag on the lamp post.
    December 2025 · Shuva Junction
  • Five AIC volunteers point to a painted mural of red, blue, and purple anemones with Hebrew words for faith, hope, love, and compassion, hung on a hospital wall.
    January 2024 · Rambam hospital, Haifa
  • Two AIC volunteers write on taped-up boxes of toys at a long red table in a warehouse.
    January 2024 · Thank Israeli Soldiers
  • A living room filled with aid ready to travel: stacks of LEGO and board games, piles of stuffed animals, and first-aid kits in olive pouches lined up on the sofa.
    July 2025
  • An AIC volunteer in an AIC cap kneels in the mulch beside a newly planted seedling and gives a peace sign.
    July 2025

Send Them Back with More

For example

What a Gift Could Carry.

A few examples of what your gift could put in the suitcases. They’re examples, not fixed packages. Give from any card and we’ll keep your gift for Missions & Humanitarian Relief, toward whatever’s on the list.

  • $36

    Socks and underwear for soldiers

    For example, socks and underwear for the closet at Shuva Junction, where soldiers on their way in and out of Gaza stop for what they need.

    Give $36
  • $72

    Toiletries for the junction

    Could cover toiletries and everyday supplies for the soldiers who stop at Achim Shuva.

    Give $72
  • $180

    Toys for children

    Could bring toys and comfort items to children in hospital, or to the children’s home in Kiryat Gat we visited in December 2025.

    Give $180
  • $360

    Rehab supplies for wounded soldiers

    Could help stock rehab supplies for soldiers recovering from their wounds.

    Give $360
  • $720

    Essentials for displaced families

    Could cover the basics for families who’ve had to leave their homes.

    Give $720
  • $1,800

    A whole suitcase

    Could fill an entire suitcase from the list, from socks and snacks for soldiers to toys and rehab supplies.

    Give $1,800

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Choose Your Amount.

Give once, or monthly to keep AIC ready for the next trip. Every gift made on this page counts toward the $10,000 goal.

  • Your gift goes where it’s needed most unless you choose otherwise. Pick Missions & Humanitarian Relief and we keep it for that work.
  • Cheryl and Kirsten pay their own way, so the money raised for relief goes to relief.
  • Tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. AIC is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN 84-2603211.

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Amazon wish list

Rather Send the Thing Itself?

Buy something straight off our Amazon wish list and it goes with Cheryl and Kirsten to Israel. We’ll keep adding to it as January gets closer. Order by Friday 1 January so it reaches Cheryl before she leaves. Amazon gift cards are welcome too: send them to shalom@atlantaisrael.org.

Rather give money for the boots-on-the-ground work? Give on this page and pick Missions & Humanitarian Relief, and we’ll keep it for the mission.

Shop the list on Amazon

Most needed right now: IFAK trauma kits, the individual first-aid kit a soldier carries. They’re at the top of the list.

Ships straight to Cheryl through Amazon. Items shown are examples from the list.

We’ve done this before

Five Missions Since October 7.

AIC has made five direct-aid missions to Israel since October 7 and put in more than 200 volunteer days on the ground. In December 2025 our volunteers worked the land at the Na’aleh therapy farm, brought toys to a children’s home in Kiryat Gat, and restocked the junction at Shuva. See our missions

5
Direct Aid Missions to Israel Post-October 7th
200+
Volunteer Days on the Ground in Israel
  • An AIC volunteer fills a suitcase with donated toys and stuffed animals for a relief delivery to Israel.
  • First-aid kits in olive-green pouches, sealed in plastic and stacked on a sofa, ready to travel.
  • An AIC volunteer in an AIC cap preps salad at a long table under a marquee in Israel.
  • Boxed toys, games, and craft sets for children piled on a table, waiting to be packed for a relief delivery to Israel.

Help us make it six

From the founder

A Letter from Cheryl

On 11 January, Kirsten and I fly to Israel. It’s our sixth mission since October 7, and people keep asking me why we go back. Because they’re still there. The families on the Gaza border came home and are rebuilding. The soldiers still stop at Shuva Junction for a hot meal and dry socks. The wounded are still in rehab, learning to walk again. The headlines moved on. We didn’t.

We don’t go empty-handed. Before we leave we put out a list of what’s needed, and we carry it over in suitcases. The list comes from the people we work with in Israel, because they’re the ones who know which family needs what. At the top this time are trauma kits, the first-aid kit a soldier carries on their body, and warm socks for the closet at Shuva. I promised them we’d be back, and we keep our promises.

Kirsten and I pay our own way, tickets and all. So what you give for relief goes to relief. You don’t have to write a big check. A pair of socks, a trauma kit, a gift card you forgot you had. Every bit of it ends up with someone who needs it, and I hand it over myself.

Come with us, from home. I’ll post from the road.

Cheryl Dorchinsky’s signature

Cheryl Dorchinsky

Founder & Executive Director, Atlanta Israel Coalition

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