Sondra Friedlander, Linda Goldman, Fifi Bumgardner and others sort backpacks in a variety of colors to fill with school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Fifi Bumgardner with donated supplies, including paper, markers, pencils, and more. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Gary Gerstenfeld and Linda Goldman hold PJ Library bags, given as a gift to all volunteers for their support. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Amy Gordon and Jillian Loss hold up a plaque from the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County thanking the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County for their 2025 Backpack Initiative. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Lauren Stuhmer joined two dozen volunteers to stock nearly 400 backpacks with essential school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Fifi Bumgardner and Linda Goldman work together to organize supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Steven Pike organized backpacks for the back-to-school initiative. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Madden Katcher, 14, and Michael Gordon helped pack backpacks at Red Apple Supplies in Lake Worth. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County /Courtesy)
Ariel Hodge and Leigh Meyer fill backpacks with notebooks and other supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
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Sondra Friedlander, Linda Goldman, Fifi Bumgardner and others sort backpacks in a variety of colors to fill with school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
The Kohl Jewish Volunteer Center (Kohl JVC) at the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County came together for a back-to-school initiative on July 15, helping pack backpacks with essential school supplies for 30,000 students for the upcoming academic year.
About 20 volunteers spent their day at Red Apple Supplies in Lake Worth filling backpacks with supplies and organizing items for future volunteer efforts. The backpacks will be given to students across 48 local low-income schools. On August 4, volunteers will return to Red Apple Supplies to prepare teacher kits that include educational materials and items for their classrooms.
Sondra Friedlander, Linda Goldman, Fifi Bumgardner and others sort backpacks in a variety of colors to fill with school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Fifi Bumgardner with donated supplies, including paper, markers, pencils, and more. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Gary Gerstenfeld and Linda Goldman hold PJ Library bags, given as a gift to all volunteers for their support. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Amy Gordon and Jillian Loss hold up a plaque from the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County thanking the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County for their 2025 Backpack Initiative. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Lauren Stuhmer joined two dozen volunteers to stock nearly 400 backpacks with essential school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Fifi Bumgardner and Linda Goldman work together to organize supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Steven Pike organized backpacks for the back-to-school initiative. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
Madden Katcher, 14, and Michael Gordon helped pack backpacks at Red Apple Supplies in Lake Worth. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County /Courtesy)
Ariel Hodge and Leigh Meyer fill backpacks with notebooks and other supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
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Sondra Friedlander, Linda Goldman, Fifi Bumgardner and others sort backpacks in a variety of colors to fill with school supplies. (Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County/Courtesy)
