Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Volunteers
PALM BEACH GARDENS – A $15,000 donation from the Palm Beach Gardens Police & Fire Rescue Foundation on Giving Tuesday will help a local nonprofit continue its mentoring programs for at-risk youth.
Suits for Seniors, a Riviera Beach-based organization that works closely with high school seniors throughout the county, mentors and trains students by providing them education on economic mobility, life skills, and entrepreneurship.
Currently, there are two Suits for Seniors programs for boys at William T. Dwyer and Palm Beach Gardens High Schools, and one program for girls at Palm Beach Gardens High.
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The program brings in members of the community to talk to students about their life experiences and careers, as well as financial experts to discuss banking and investing, said Irwin Edenzon, Palm Beach Gardens Police & Fire Rescue Foundation President.
"They basically build a well-rounded foundation to get them started off in life as they go off to college, or they go off to a career," Edenzon said.
Suits for Seniors Founder and CEO Jervonte Edmonds accepted a check from the Palm Beach Gardens Police & Fire Rescue Foundation during a ceremony Tuesday at Veterans Plaza Amphitheater that also included Palm Beach Gardens Mayor Carl Woods, Police Chief Clint Shannon and Fire Chief Keith Bryer.
During the past five years, the foundation has awarded a total of $50,000 to Suits for Seniors, allowing funding for 225 students to participate in the program.
The foundation was established in 2007, and works to secure public funding to enhance the safety of the Palm Beach Gardens community and the effectiveness of the city's Police and Fire Rescue Departments.
"We rely on the support of the community," Edenzon said. "It's the generosity and the civic concern that the folks in our community express every time they support us financially, and that allows us to do our work."
• Dwyer graduate honored for nonprofit work: Kayla Abramowitz, a Dwyer High School graduate and founder of the nonprofit organization Kayla Cares 4 Kids, has been named the winner of the 2020 .ORGcq Impact Award for Outstanding Volunteer.
Abramowitz, 18, a freshman at the University of Miami, will receive a $5,000 donation to Kayla Cares 4 Kids or another eligible charity of her choice, and will be honored as part of the "10 Days of .ORG" online experience that celebrates achievements that have healed, inspired, transformed, and connected communities over the past year.
Kayla Cares 4 Kids, founded in 2013, strives to help sick kids feel better by providing entertainment and educational items to medical facilities and supporting organizations nationwide.
To date, the organization has donated more than 28,000 items, including DVDs, books, game consoles, video games, DVD players, handheld electronics, games, puzzles, and arts and crafts, to 450 children's hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses in all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
"There is nothing that I am more passionate about than helping kids and families through a difficult period in their life," said Abramowitz, who founded Kayla Cares 4 Kids after extended hospital stays of her own. "I'm honored to be recognized for my work with Kayla Cares 4 Kids.
"After my own experiences in hospitals, I saw that books and DVDs can bring kids so much happiness when they are going through a tough time. So, I made it my mission to do all I can to help other kids."
More than 500 organizations and individuals submitted entries for the 2020 .ORG Impact Awards.
• City council approves Avenir clubhouse: The city council unanimously approved a 21,000-square-foot clubhouse and associated recreational amenities for the Regency at Avenir residential community Thursday night.
Construction on the facility, which will include tennis and pickleball courts, a tot lot, fire table, amphitheater with terraced seating, fitness facilities, lounge and event space, is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2021.
Regency at Avenir is an age-restricted community that will include 469 single-family homes when complete.
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