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The Jewish Federation's By Michael Noveck,
Literacy Coordinator
My second grade teacher, Mrs. Schilling, always used to tell our class that "team" wasn't just a word, but also an acronym for "Together Everyone Achieves More." Despite being seven years-old, and having no idea what Mrs. Schilling meant when she said "acronym," I fully understood the concept: wonderful things can be accomplished when people work together. The Jewish Federation's Entertainment Division (led by Meredith Weiss and Libby Shani, with help from Jillian Spencer) decided to organize "The Richland Elementary School Beautification Project." On Sunday, September 9th, approximately thirty young professionals from the division (led by Reuben Liber) set out to help Richland Elementary, a proud KOREH L.A. school, achieve much-needed aesthetic improvements. These volunteers were split into three teams to paint classroom shelves, weed the front yard of the school, paint a mural on a blank wall facing the playground, and paint the equipment shed. Each team completed an hour rotation at the different areas, and as you can see from the photos, they did a magnificent job! When I was in grade school I learned the concept of T.E.A.M.; Together Everyone Achieves More. Working with the volunteers at Richland Elementary School on September 9th , I was reminded of this concept. Seeing the progress we made, the goals we achieved working together, and how beautiful Richland looked after our work there, I truly understand the concept of TEAM. A very special thanks to Ellen DeLeston, Principal of Richland Elementary, for making this project possible.
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