David Landau, Founder of Standing Together, I started Standing Together more than twenty years ago becoming an official non-profit organization in the USA and Israel shortly thereafter.
In my travels along the roads of Yehuda and Shomron, I saw young men and women in the IDF guarding and patrolling. I felt the need to show my gratitude to them so late one night I bought some pizza and soda and drove to Rachel's Tomb in Bet Lechem. I knew that there was a continuous presence of our soldiers on guard duty there. I pulled up to the first soldier and gave him the treats. He asked me who I was, what I was doing there,who sent me and how much does this cost. My answer surprised him when I said that I just wanted to thank him for what he was doing. I was on a "high" and the rest is history.
I purchased a small trailer, then a bigger one, and then an even bigger one to distribute treats to as many soldiers as possible. Twenty years later we now have a state of the art hospitality truck driven and managed by my son Rami. The truck contains ovens, freezers, and a popcorn machine. We are able to service over 1000 soldiers each trip. We have come a long way since that first night.