Holly Lane resident Elisha Heaps helps her 2-year-old daughter Danielle put together a hospital activity bag at Congregation KTI’s Mitzvah Day celebration on Sunday, Apr. 7. The event, organized by Stacie Schinfeld, Hope Grider and Rabbi Ben Goldberg, brought families to the synagogue to design placemats, write letters and more to make a difference in people’s lives through good deeds. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Ridge Street School third-grader Bennett Schinfeld decorates a card that will be sent to an Israel Defense Forces soldier overseas. In the background, second-grader Chloe Brous does the same. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
With a face showing his focus, Ridge Street School kindergartner Nolan Schleifer, 5, designs a placemat at one of the tables set up for activities. The drawings will be donated to King Street Rehab. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Spotting the camera, 8-year-old Lincoln Avenue resident Chloe Brous takes a moment away from decorating a kindness rock to smile. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Old Orchard Road resident Eric Schinfeld admires the placemat he’s working on alongside his 10-year-old daughter Sophie. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Jaxon Hudesman, a second-grader at Ridge Street School, crafts a card supporting Israeli soldiers with some input from his grandmother, Davida Scher. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Five-year-old Talia Balsam, a kindergartener at Ridge Street School, writes a letter to an Israel Defense Forces soldier while her mother Sarah and Rabbi Ben Goldberg take a peek at her work. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
