As a fringe benefit of our Villaggio Women’s Seder, attendees donate Kosher for Passover non-perishable food items to be distributed through local synagogues to food insecure and home bound synagogue members. On April 8th, our Holiday Bags committee assembled 40 bags which were delivered to the synagogues
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Four years ago, Laurie Alexander, a Board Member of NCJW Palm Beach, initiated a fruitful partnership with Deborah Morgan, CEO of Palm Beach Harvest, an organization dedicated to feeding approximately 64,000 food-insecure individuals multiple times per week. Year after year, we have persisted in meeting our targets
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For the second time in the past few months, our member, Marsha Rickles, Chair of our Heads Smart bicycle safety program, appeared on our local TV network to promote bicycle safety and proper helmet fitting. In 1988, Marsha lost her 8-year-old son to a bicycle accident before helmet laws
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NCJW’s Dignity Bags Project brings personal care items to The Lord’s Place for their outreach workers to bring to “unhoused women.” Soon, we will be providing personal care items to “unhoused men” thanks to a generous grant from the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of West Palm Beach.
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The Kids Community Closet at Heritage Elementary School was opened in May of 2018. Heritage is a Title 1 school that is located on Melaleuca Lane in Greenacres and services nearly 800 students in grades K through 5. The faculty and staff are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment for
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On April 3rd, NCJW Villaggio held its 15th interactive Women’s Seder. It was attended by over 160 women who sang, danced, dined, and learned about the women of the Bible who had been forgotten over the centuries. The Haggadah that was used was created by members of
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On March 28th, more than 60 NCJW members and community supporters attended the third part of our Women of Wisdom series, Israel at War: Women’s Voices. Zooming in from Israel were: Eliya Attali, a 25-year-old combat paramedic with the IDF who was called upon to serve in Gaza
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On March 12th, over 100 NCJW members and guests had a fabulous afternoon at The Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth. A light breakfast was served prior to play and a delicious buffet lunch followed at halftime. Deepest thanks to Kathy Wolf and Susan Schwartz for bringing
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