KIBBUTZ

Volunteering for 2 months (28th Nov 1977- 30th Jan 1978)

KIBBUTZ NIR ELIYANU

D.NL HASHARON

NATICHON ISRAEL 45845

 

One of the rotation jobs on the Kibbutz was feeding 40,000 chickens. Other jobs included the making and packing plastic bags, washing dishes for the 1000 people who came to each meal in the dining room, the Citrus orchards, helping in the dairy, child care etc.

Ken (with the pipe - Sth African), Christian (in the front from France), Louise Fletcher (face partially hidden with glasses from Canada - nurse), Mieka (far right in the front from Germany), Ted (Canadian: centre in the back with a yellow shirt - followed my overland to Calcutta to volunteer with Mother Teresa), Front left with the beard is Denis from Canberra and directly behind him is his parter Lindy also from Goulburn NSW),BK far right, Val (England sitting centre front with glasses) and behind her to the left her partner Nick (from England with the moustache)

MANY NOT IN THE PHOTO - 27 volunteers in total with the youngest 17 and the oldest Denis who was 27.