Naomi Watts Plants Trees In Israel

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Naomi Watts took a break from filming Salt with Angelina Jolie earlier this week to join her husband Liev Schreiber in planting trees in Israel.

The celebrity couple – along with their two children – planted a pistachio sapling in Galilee with the Jewish National Fund, an environmental organization that was established in 1901 and has planted 240 million trees, built over 200 reservoirs and dams, developed over 250,000 acres of land, created more than 1,000 parks, provided the infrastructure for over 1,000 communities, brought life to the Negev Desert and helped in educating students around the word about Israel and the environment.

“This particular area is called Galilee,“ explained Schreiber. "And in this area, approximately 750,000 trees were destroyed in missile attacks. So what we are doing here today is called Project Renewal.“

The Fund is currently looking for donations to help them replant trees. To find out how you can help, visit their website.

In the pictures: Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, and their two children Sacha and Kai, helped green the land by planting a tree at Jewish National Fund Park in the Galilee on June 14th. Photo Credit: Ronn Torossian, 5W PR

Goldie Hawn Swings A Sporran For Israel's Water

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:15:07 -0000

Written by Elizabeth Willoughby

Actress Goldie Hawn was in Glasgow, Scotland, recently as guest speaker to over 500 supporters of the Jewish National Fund (JNF).

The JNF is addressing the chronic water shortage by building reservoirs and dams in Isreal where annual rainfall only occurs between November and March. The reservoirs store both surface run-off and treated waste water for the irrigation of a land that is 2/3 desert.

Founded in 1901 for the purpose of purchasing land for agriculture and new communities, the JNF is still buying and building, and also planting trees. In efforts to reclaim land, the organization is involved in cleaning up Isreal’s riverways, draining marshes, creating parks, caring for the environment, and turning useless land into thriving resources for its population.

“It’s a little chilly, but it’s great to be here,” Hawn told fans outside the Glasgow fundraiser. “I love Scotland.”

The event raised $200,000 for the Gazit reservoir in the Galilee.

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