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The Palm Beach Section of the
National Council of Jewish Women
held a Grand Opening and Ribbon
Cutting of their newest KIDS
COMMUNITY CLOSET in the Roosevelt
Elementary School in West Palm
Beach on Friday, October 24. The
KIDS COMMUNITY CLOSET is a secured
space in a public elementary school
that is stocked with new pants,
collared jerseys, underwear, school
supplies and personal care items to
be given to children by school staff
as in-school needs arise or are
identified. Funds are provided by
the organization's membership and by
community businesses and
individuals.
Attending the event in addition to
NCJW members were Mayor Jeri Muoio,
City Commissioner Sylvia Moffett and
Brownie Brittle CEO Sheila Mains.
Roosevelt Elementary School
Principal Sharonda Alleyne,
welcomed guests and noted the
positive effect the KIDS COMMUNITY
CLOSET has because it enables all
the children to have proper clothing
and to fit in. She added that the
CLOSET is important because it
prevents children from being the
victim of bullying or being picked
on. She thanked National Council of
Jewish Women for selecting Roosevelt
for their newest closet project.
Mayor Jeri Muoio said "as an
educator I appreciate the value of
the closet to keep children in
school and to keep each one from
feeling shame for not having the
right clothing to wear. She said
"organizations like the National
Council of Jewish Women contribute
to strengthening the community by
their ongoing commitment to help
children and families."
City Council Member Sylvia Moffett
said "I appreciate the importance
of the KIDS COMMUNITY CLOSET to the
children and their parents so that
children are not kept home for lack
of appropriate clean clothing nor do
they have to be sent home in case of
an in school accident."
Sheila Mains, CEO of Brownie
Brittle, and her team made a
generous donation to underwrite the
cost of the CLOSET at Roosevelt
Elementary School. Ms. Mains said
"when I started Brownie Brittle I
used to drive regularly to Miami and
beyond and I saw the children
walking to school there and I didn't
like the condition of the clothes I
saw on them. I said 'someday I am
going to help change it so children
are no longer going to school like
that. And
that someday is today'." School
staff and NCJW members expressed
their deep appreciation for the
support of Ms. Mains and her Brownie
Brittle team.
The Palm Beach Section of the
National Council of Jewish operates
KIDS COMMUNITY CLOSETS in South
Grade, Highland, Grove Park, Lake
Park and Benoist Farms Elementary
Schools. With the addition of the
closet at Roosevelt Elementary
School the project now serves over
3600 children in Palm Beach County
Schools.
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The National Council of Jewish Women
is a grassroots organization of
volunteers and advocates who turn
progressive deals into
action. Inspired by Jewish values,
NCJW strives for social justice by
improving the quality of life for
women, children and families and by
safeguarding individual rights and
freedoms.
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