Another Successful YPIE Dorm Room Drive Event for the Junior League of Bronxville

For a third consecutive year, the Junior League of Bronxville partnered with Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) to support college bound freshman women as the embark on their college careers.

On May 16, the Junior League of Bronxville hosted its Dorm Drive to benefit the community partner YPIE (Yonkers Partners in Education). Through the generous donations of our Junior League members and the community, the JLB was able to outfit the dorm rooms of approximately 30 Yonkers Public School students with essentials such as complete comforter sets, sheets, towels, pillows and a shower caddy complete with toiletries. In addition to the donations the JLB received from our Bed, Bath and Beyond college registry, the JLB received a very generous donation of duvet sets and decorative pillows from Dormify, a company that specializes in dorm room decor. At the “shopping” event, held in a beautiful room overlooking the Hudson River at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, the young women were able to pick and choose items to their liking. The young women, many of whom are the first to attend college in their families, were all very happy and expressed genuine gratitude. “As a women’s organization the JLB is pleased to be able to support these bright, young women as they embark on their college careers,” said Erica Sevilla, JLB President.

Yonkers Partners in Education is a private not-for-profit organization focusing on promoting academic achievement and higher education for students within the Yonkers school district. YPIE students have access to privately funded programs that provide tools and resources to successfully transition to a two or four-year college or university.

Want to learn more about the Junior League of Bronxville and its core cause of tackling the issue of hunger in Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe and Yonkers? Visit the JLB at www.jlbronxville.org, like us on Facebook and/or follow us on Twitter.

About The Junior League of Bronxville, Inc.

The Junior League of Bronxville, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Bronxville (JLB) services the areas of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers. The JLB has been an active and local women’s volunteer organization in Southern Westchester since 1948.