The Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles donated several computers and headphones to middle school students and their families in Inglewood on Sept. 21.
According to a press release, the Consulate General partnered with a local nonprofit called Champions for Progress, Inc. to donate 30 Chromebook computers and more than 300 headphones to 300 students at Payne P-8 STEAM Academy at Inglewood’s Faithful Central Bible Church.
Video footage of the Sept. 21 event shows Hillel Newman, consul general of Israel to the Pacific Southwest, saying on Sept. 21 when they were handing out the equipment, “Access to technology and education has always been a principled foundation of the Jewish people, and it is also the future. The future is technology.
“[Faithful Central Bible Church Pastor] Dr. Kenneth Ulmer has been a friend and partner of the Israeli consulate here in Los Angeles. We have developed a long and deep relationship. We look forward to many more initiatives in the future.”
The Consulate of Israel partnered with “Champions for Progress” in providing computers and headphones to students at Pyne Middle School, a result of a wonderful long-term partnership with Dr. Ulmer. @BishopUlmer. @MayorOfLA @NinaHachigian #LosAngeles @IsraelinLA pic.twitter.com/Sw2ZnecVN8
— Consul General of Israel in LA – Hillel Newman (@Hillel_Newman) September 22, 2020
Ulmer, who is also the chairman of Champions for Progress, said in a statement via the press release, “We are extremely excited about our partnership with the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. Students in our inner-city schools can often slip through the cracks, particularly in times of crisis. Expressions of love and support from our friends demonstrate how critical relationships are to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in our community.”
According to its website, Champions for Progress is a subsidiary of the Faithful Central Bible Church that “strives to build and serve sustainable communities worldwide through job and financial literacy training, education, economic and housing development.” Some of its initiatives include tutoring and financial literacy programs.
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