Brothers and co-presidents of “The Sock Drawer,” Alex and Aidan Skolnick, have been keeping themselves busy over the past three years.
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TEN TITLE ONESCHOOLS IN PALM BEACH COUNTYHAVE SOME BIG UPGRADES ON THEWAY IT'S ALL THANKS TO THEWORK OF TWO YOUNG MEN.
W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S CHRISGILMORE TELLS YOU HOW SOCKSARE NOT ONLY HELPING THEHOMELESS IN PALM BEACH COUNTYBUT PROVIDING LEARNINGEXPERIENCES FOR HUNDREDS OFKIDS IN THE DISTRICT.BROTHERS AND SOCK DRAWERPRESIDENTS ALEX AND AIDANSKOLNICK HAVE BEEN KEEPINGTHEMSELVES BUSY OVER THE PASTTHREE YEARS.
ALEX 07:51:15SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THESOCK DRAWER TO NOW, WE'VEPERSONALLY HANDED OUT OVER 15THOUSAND PAIRS OF SOCKS TO THEHOMELESS.
YES YOU HEARDCORRECTLY SOCKS.
THROUGH THEIRVOLUNTEERING WITH HOMELESS THESKOLNICKS LEARNED THEY'RE THEMOST COMMONLY REQUESTED ITEMAMONG THAT COMMUNITY.
SINCEITS START IN 2017 SUPPORT FORTHEIR NON PROFIT HAS TAKEN OFFAND THE SKOLNICKS HAVE PAID ITFORWARD ESPECIALLY TO SCHOOLS.ALEX 01:04:21 THE WORK WE DOWITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ISSOLELY WITH TITLE ONEELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BECAUSETHEY NEED IT THE MOST THEYCREATED A VIDEO CONTEST LASTYEAR FOR SCHOOLS TO WIN A NEWNEWSROOM... THE WINNERS WITHTHE BEST VIDEO GRASSY WATERSELEMENTARY.
STAFF SAY THEUPGRADES WERE MUCH NEEDED DRJENNIFER GALINDO 04:20:31 OUREQUIPMENT WAS THE ORIGINALFROM 2004 AND IF YOU KNOWANYTHING ABOUT EQUIPMENT THATIS ANCIENT IN TECHNOLOGY.01:32:43 IT WAS BAD A LOT OFTHE EQUIPMENT THEY DIDN'T EVENKNOW WHAT THE ITEMS WEREGRASSY WATERS RECENTLYCELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OFTHEIR MAKEOVER AND FIRST WEEKOF NEW NEWSCASTS.
DAVIDVOTECH/MEDIA SPECIALIST03:06:34 THEIR ULTIMATE GOALTHESE TWO BOYS AIDEN AND ALEXIS TO TRY AND AFFECT AS MANYPEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND THESKOLNICKS HAD ANOTHER SURPRISEUP THEIR SLEEVES.... MAKEOVERSFOR ALL THE SCHOOLS THATAPPLIED TO THE TUNE OF A TOTALOF 130 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTHOF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.STANDUP- CUTAWAY 2 SHOTS THEONLY THING THE SOCK DRAWERORGANIZERS ASKED IFPARTICIPANTS WAS THAT THEYGIVE BACK TO THE ORGANIZATIONGRASSY WATERS SET A GOAL OF100 SOCKS NOT ONLY DID THESTUDENTS MEET THAT THEYDONATED 12 HUNDRED THROUGHPAYING IT FORWARD THESKOLNICKS AND TEACHERS HOPE TOTEACH A SIMPLE LESSON ALEX06:49:10 WE WANT KIDS TO LEARNTHAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU'REDOING OR SITUATION YOU'RE INYOU CAN HELP GIVE BACK TO YOURCOMMUNITY AND WE THINK THATKIDS SHOULD BE RAISED WITHCOMMUNITY SERVICE IN MIND ANDTHEIR MINDS ON THE FUTURE, INWPB CG WPTV NC 5.IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO ISDOING SOMETHING SPECIAL FORTHE COMMUNITY, PLEASE HELP USSHARE THEIR STORY.
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The Palm Beach County School Board voted 6-1 to approve Superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy's recommendation for the revised 2021-2022..
