During the month of April, two of our communities participated in the collection of our green bags filled with the ingredients for Lentil Vegetable soup.Ilene Leefer, in her second year working with her community, Buena Vida, collected over 120 bags of soup ingredients! An amazing job, Ilene!Elyse
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We have been providing dinners at The Lewis Center since February 2017. Their 90-day Rapid Re-housing program supports individuals who are being helped to go from homeless to hopeful. While serving dinner, we share words of comfort and encouragement, as clients share their appreciation. During our meal
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NCJW Palm Beach Hosts HATE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE Why here? Can it get worse? On May 9th, NCJW Palm Beach hosted a discussion with Lonny Wilk, Deputy Regional Director for ADL in Florida at The Barclay in Palm Beach. Over 100 people attended in person and
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NCJW Martin/St. Lucie hosts Alice Sondike NCJW Martin/St. Lucie/Palm Beach, in partnership with Temple Beth El Israel, hosted a special presentation with Alice Sondike, a hidden child during the Holocaust. Her story of survival and personal consequences were detailed in the award-winning documentary, “Secret Lives,” a story
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NCJW Israel Granting Program Palm Beach Section has financially supported the Israel Granting Program since its inception. This year, the first round of recipients has been chosen. See how our contribution has helped to expand women’s rights in Israel. “Womansplaining” A project of Bonot Alternativa (building an
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SPOTLIGHT ON LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL In April, 2017, a Letter of Understanding between NCJW and Liberty Park Elementary was signed and a Kids Community Closet was opened. This closet was funded by a grant from the BallenIsles Charities Foundation and is always fully stocked with new clothing thanks to
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Human Trafficking Internet and Social Media Presentation We Honor our Passionate VolunteerElizabeth Harrison has been given her Volunteer of the Year Award – and well deserved it is, too. Elizabeth has written, edited, re-written and re-edited our presentation on Internet and Social Media Safety ” Tweens and
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SOUP FOR THE SOUL continues to meet the need to feed the hungry in Palm Beach County! One of the unique parts of this program is NCJW’s partnership with Palm Beach Harvest, under the able leadership of Deborah Morgan CEO for the past 10+ years. This year
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By Marsha Rickles-Co-chair On December 20, Ilene Leefer, co-chair of Heads Smart and certified helmet fitter, teamed up with the Boca Raton Bicycle Club to teach about helmet safety and fit helmets on boys and girls from the Delray Boys and Girls Club. These youngsters had been
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