Soldiers' Welfare Association

Soldiers' Welfare Association
Official Award Medal, 5747-1987

The Soldiers' Welfare Association provides, without favoritism, for the welfare of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, emphasizing the needs of the fighting soldier. The welfare activities program provides rest and recreation for soldiers in the association's facilities, organizing hitch-hiking stations, operating road-side snack bars, and making available physical exercise equipment. The Soldiers' Welfare Association also provides room and board facilities and gifts for the soldiers. An additional service is educational assistance. The Association's activities are financed by donations from Israel and overseas. The Soldiers' Welfare Association does not receive any budgetary allocation from any institution in Israel. Its main fund raising activities are the annual lottery, the Sherutrom and public auction sales.

Obverse: The symbol of the Israel Defense Forces with two olive branches and motto, in Hebrew and English: "Soldiers' Welfare Association".

Reverse: On a background of the symbol of the Israel Defense Forces, the designation, in Hebrew and in English "As a lion, O Lord, I stand continuously on the watch-tower in the daytime, and I stand on guard duty through out the night." (Paraphrase of Isaiah 21:8)

Edge: The Corporation's emblem and initials IGCMC - in Hebrew and English.

Designer: Yitzhak Bibas

Mint: Kretschmer