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Chappaqua Resident Donates Smart TV to Pleasantville Cottage School

David Perlmutter of Chappaqua, champion of UJA-Federation of New York’s Westchester Sports Talk Texas Hold ’Em Tournament, recently donated his grand prize — a 60-inch flat-screen smart TV — to the Pleasantville Cottage School, a Pleasantville-based residential treatment center that serves abused and neglected children with long-term emotional and behavioral challenges. The school is run by the Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA), a 192-year-old child and family services organization and a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency.

“We didn’t have a television in the recreation building, so the entire school will benefit from this donation. A gigantic TV that students can use to watch movies, special events, sports … it’s what recreation is about!” said Phina Geiger, director of volunteers at JCCA's Westchester campus. “The fact that the donors brought the TV themselves to see where it will be located makes it all the more meaningful.”

About UJA-Federation of New York
For more than 95 years, UJA-Federation has inspired New Yorkers to act on their values and invest in our community for the biggest impact. Through UJA-Federation, more than 55,000 donors address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for New Yorkers of all backgrounds and Jews everywhere, to connect people to their Jewish communities, and to respond to crises close to home and around the globe. Working with nearly 100 network beneficiary agencies, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, UJA-Federation is the world’s largest local philanthropy; our reach spans from New York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how to donate or volunteer, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org.

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