During 2011, the Yad Sarah voluntary organization assisted 420,000 people around the country and saved NIS 1.5 billion that otherwise would have been come from public coffers. This included the lending of 270,000 pieces of medical equipment, from walkers and wheelchairs to air mattresses for the bedridden and oxygen-producing machines. (Please also read the wedding story below.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8_1z3tBAIY&feature=player_profilepage