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

For a fourth consecutive year, the Junior League of Bronxville partnered with Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), and this year, Mount Vernon’s Guidance Center of Westchester to support college bound freshman women as the embark on their college careers.

Through the generous donations of our Junior League members and the community, the JLB was able to outfit the dorm rooms of approximately 26 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 and Target college registry, the JLB received a 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 on May 21, 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 thrilled to support these remarkable, young women as they begin the next chapter in their lives,” said Sheridan Denfeld, 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.

The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW), a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, community-based organization, has been making a difference in the lives of individuals and families since 1942, fulfilling our mission to enable our clients to learn, work and thrive. Currently providing services to more than 5,000 people each year, TGCW is a $16 million agency with over 200 employees and programs in 35 communities throughout Westchester County. TGCW’s professional staff is dedicated to helping clients of all ages overcome psychological, social and cultural barriers as they strive to develop brighter futures.

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.