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Local Happenings from page 6

Local Students Lead
Volunteer Efforts During

Service Trip

Twenty-four Palm Beach County students kicked off their
summer vacation — not by relaxing poolside or indulging
in leisurely travel, but by giving back during a community
service trip to Tennessee, led by Jewish Federation of Palm
Beach County. The students participated in several volunteer
projects during the service learning initiative called Project Martin Blanca and Joshua
Tikvah, which is organized by Federation’s Jewish Teen Berkowitz set up new rooms
Initiative (JTI) and Jewish Volunteer Center. at the Hospitality House of
The trip was the fourth annual community service Nashville.
opportunity for Project Tikvah (Hebrew for “hope”),
Federation’s hands-on volunteer travel experience for The teens participated in
Palm Beach County teens, aimed at serving those in need various outreach projects,
and connecting to the Jewish value of tikun olam (“repair including a visit to Second Twenty-four Palm Beach County students kicked off their summer vacation by giving back
the world”). Harvest Food Bank of Middle during a community service trip to Tennessee.

The students packed more than 60 bags of toiletries and wrote
messages of encouragement for families seeking medical
treatment in Nashville-area hospitals.

Tennessee, where they sorted nearly 7,000 pounds of food
and packed 5,500 meals for underserved and food-insecure
families. The group also visited Hospitality House of
Nashville, a nonprofit that provides lodging, meals, and
other supportive services for patients and their caregivers
seeking medical treatment in Nashville-area hospitals,
where they set up new rooms, packed more than 60 bags
of toiletries, and wrote messages of encouragement for
the families.
Face Painting “Volunteering at the different sites was a great
experience. Working together as a group from Palm

Bounce Houses July 20th Beach made us appreciate our own community and seeing
the direct impact we were able to make in such a short
amount of time was meaningful,” shared Maxx Lowry,
who participated in Project Tikvah.
Characters Vs. toured cultural venues, spent time learning about the
In addition to meaningful service projects, the teens
national Civil Rights Movement, and concluded the
Balloon Artists 5:30 PM experience with a visit to the local Jewish Federation
and Jewish Community Center, where they learned about
Nashville’s Jewish community.
“In less than one week, this annual mission taught
July 27th a powerful lesson of the importance of leading with
compassion and serving others,” added Jennifer Shapiro,
chair of Federation’s Jewish Teen Initiative. “Together
Backpack with Federation and the Jewish Volunteer Center, these
young leaders created a better place for hundreds of
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