Preschoolers at Temple Sholom’s Selma Maisel Nursery School had the satisfaction of completing an important mitzvah on Friday, May 31, when Gail Trell of the Starfish

Four-year-olds at the Temple Sholom nursery school present their filled backpack to
Gail Trell, a Starfish Connection mentor.

Connection visited their classroom to accept a backpack filled with camp supplies that had been purchased by the four-year-olds for Starfish kids. The Starfish Connection provides promising students from low-income families in Stamford with long-term mentorship, educational guidance, social support and especially summer and after-school enrichment activities. The preschoolers’ backpack will be given to children in the Starfish program who will attend camp programs this summer.