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The congregation of Village Temple is made up of wonderful people eager to preform a mitzvah when needed.   Twice a year they clean out their closets  so the clients at the soup kitchen can “shop” for a new wardrobe.  The clothes are given away free to anyone who needs them, but the foyer of the temple is transformed to look like a store.

  On Saturday, my NY-Cares crew,  Linda, Mary Beth, Lindsay and  Neil  sorted through mountains of clothes,  matching up sizes and colors like professional stylists out to please the most discerning customer.      Determined that no one would go away empty handed,  they exhausted themselves combing the racks to find exactly  the right coats, jackets. suits,  and scarves to make our  clients   feel pampered and special.

At the end of the day we had helped dress 250   homeless and fixed income seniors.              

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