Speaking as a Parkland resident, not in her official
capacity as a School Board member, Abby Freedman told the commission she'd prefer to see the money donated to the Broward Education Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to benefit Broward schools and provide free school supplies to qualified students and offer college scholarships.
She serves the Jewish and broader religious communities in a number of
capacities including
as a
member of the Global Initiative for Faith, Health and Development of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty,
as a
member of the Summit on Religious Leadership in Response to HIV and
as a
board member of the Ziegler
School of Rabbinic Studies.
She has served in a leadership and consulting
capacity with numerous organizations such
as: Center for Supportive
Schools, GradNation Conference, Leading With Love, Circle of Community Leadership, Building Bridges,
School Turnaround Leadership Network, Juggling Life (
board member), Mercer County Gang Task Force, GGrant 94 ft. Academic Sports Academy, Roots Heritage Urban Food Hub, Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, and YOU - Turn Productions.